NAMIBIA overland adventure

NAMIBIA overland adventure | Part One

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Here our adventure begins with a 3-week long trip through the vast lands of Nambia.
Our adventure through Namibia began with an easy border crossing at Alexander Bay. We stocked up on food at Oranjemund and headed to Klein-Aus Vista Desert Horse Campsite. Here, we stayed for two nights and highly recommend campsite nr10, home to a magnificent Weaver bird nest that provided us with plenty of entertainment!
After spending our first night in Namibia we took a day trip to Lüderitz. A lovely town just a 1h30min drive from Aus. I would recommend that you visit Kolmanskop on the way as on return from Lüderitz it was a little late for us to enter - but we did manage to get some stunning photographs of the abandoned train station in the area. Keep an eye out for the wild horses, too!
After our stay in Aus, we hit the road towards Sesriem to visit the majestic Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Sesriem Canyon. On the way we stopped at the Prisoners-Of-War camp, today, only some of the foundations can be seen where there were once structures.
Entering Sesriem the land changes and kilometers of open land and orange sand dunes approach. There are no words to describe the beautiful landscapes, a must for all to experience visiting Namib.
We spend two nights at Sossus Oasis Campsite - a real treat with our own outdoor bathroom and basin. With a little 'dakkie' to protect you from the sun. Not to mention the swimming pool - so lovely to cool off after a long day on the road with a cold one.
Sossus Oasis is just outside of the Sossusvlei nature reserve, we entered early the next morning to visit Deadvlei and Sesriem Canyon. - Bucketlist items ticked off.
The next day we took the road to Windhoek - our plan was to continue up to Swakopmund, but not all adventures go according to plan. We had an issue with the CV Joint on our left front wheel. Luckily we noticed the problem while in Lüderitz. We contacted Volkswagen and they were able to order the part for our Amarok from South Africa. We stayed at Monteiro, a lovely campsite just outside of the main city, and visited the famous Joe's Beer House (add that to your list).
Early the next morning we took our car into Volkswagen in Windhoek - we spend the day roaming around the city visiting some craft stores and local restaurants. Mid-day our car was done and we could continue our journey to Swakopmund.
A huge thank you to the team at Windhoek Volkswagen for fixing our Amarok - you guys are amazing!
Our journey continues in part two!
Cheers, Hein & Niki
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0:00 Intro
0:27 On route to Namibia
0:45 Stop over at Port Nolloth
1:00 On route to Namibia
1:15 Alexander Bay Border
1:33 Stocking up at Oranjemund
1:46 View of South Africa and Namibia
2:14 Road to Aus
3:14 Klein-Aus Vista Desert Horse Campsite
3:42 Day trip to Luderitz
5:28 Driving back to Aus
6:22 Leaving Aus
6:36 Prisoners-of-war Camp
6:54 On route to Sesriem
9:40 Sossus Oasis Campsite
10:05 Sossusvlei Nature Reserve
11:17 Deadvlei
12:38 Sossusvlei Nature Reserve
13:37 Sesriem Canyon
15:05 On route to Windhoek
16:24 Windhoek
17:27 On route to Swakopmund
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Port Nolloth: tracks4africa.co.za/listings/...
Klein-Aus Vista Desert Horse Campsite: www.klein-aus-vista.com
Sossus Oasis Campsite: www.sossus-oasis.com/
Monteiro: www.monteironamibia.com/
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@samsonkjoseph6087 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@troopyinafrica Жыл бұрын

Nice one. Subscribed and Will be waiting for the next one. Amazing how different the vegetation was when we went after the rains. Could walk up the canyon. When may I ask where you there?

@ForThisLife Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and subscribing! We were there between 25March and 15April 2023. The weather was lovely, not too hot. We had almost no wind and just a little rain while in Etosha.