LANDING AT A MILLION YEAR OLD CRATER IN NAMIBIA

Part of our Namibia flying trip takes us to Uis, Messum Crater and our final destination - Swakopmund.
All flying was done in my Rotax 915 powered KFA Safari taildragger bush plane. The perfect vehicle to tour such an impeccable destination. There is nothing quite like a birds eye view in Namibia.
Upon approaching Uis, it was evident that we were now truly in the desert. Surrounded by sand dunes, high winds and high temperatures, we had arrived.
Earlier that morning we had made provision on our route to visit one of the oldest volcanic calderas in the world, dating back to the splitting of the continents at Gondwana. The incredible sights of the Messum Crater is something so difficult to portray on film but hopefully this video encourages you to visit it. From the desolation, to the ability of plants being able to grow in such an environment, the sights were truly awe inspiring.
After a brief stop in Messum, we were on our way to Swakopmund. An incredibly pretty town on the West Coast of Namibia. With huge amount of German and European influence, this destination is a major tourism hotspot. The area has many B&B's, hotels and activities for tourists. We managed to go on a tour through the dunes surrounding Swakopmund which was amazing! Highly recommended.
Thanks to those that are following along with the series. See you next week as we make our way to Solitaire & Sossusvlei.
and a HUGE THANK YOU, once again to the companies that helped make this trip possible. Please see their links below.
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[@aviator267]

Motivating Thomas. ✈️ 2023

[@ThomasMarrow]

Thanks Darryl! Fingers crossed that we get to do Bots this year.

[@aviator267]

@@ThomasMarrow I’ll set you up when you get here 🤝

[@FatParamotorGuy]

No video of cold beer this time? Thanks for sharing the journey, I look forward to the next episode.

[@wernerwillemse3602]

Fantastic video Thomas. Brilliant cinematography and flying adventure. Thanks for taking us along.

[@ThomasMarrow]

Thanks Werner. Appreciate it!

[@chrisfiggins3520]

Great job on this video. Fun to see bush flying on the other side of the pond!

[@ThomasMarrow]

Great to hear from people in US. Hopefully get to experience flying on your side sometime soon!

[@reidwardle3992]

Just sitting down to my coldened angry chicken and another brilliant vid gets postened!

[@ThomasMarrow]

Haha thanks Reid! Appreciate it - currently planning to get down to Thomas River this year

[@bernardleicher366]

Again an amazing video!

[@ThomasMarrow]

Thanks Bernard! Appreciate it!

[@_FNQ]

Impressive landscape. Namibia looks like a pilots paradise!

[@ThomasMarrow]

It is incredible. The best flying trip I have done and it will take a lot to beat!

[@13knots52]

Nice video 👌🏻📸

[@ThomasMarrow]

Thank you!

[@ClearedAsFiled]

What a great adventure! !! Scenery is awesome for sure....but I still like your plane the best..! Have you ever encountered or flown with a Bush Cat?

[@ThomasMarrow]

Thanks! I have never flown a bushcat but are locally manufactured here in SA and apparently quite the little performer!

[@FlyingDarkLord]

So envious of the weather there! It’s just been rain & wind for around a month now here in the UK 😭 Great to be able to watch your videos & live vicariously through you! 😄 Keep it up gents 👍🏼

[@ThomasMarrow]

I've just been in the UK - arrived to snow but very short lived, had to put up with the miserable rain for the rest haha. Thanks for comment! Appreciate it

[@FlyingDarkLord]

@@ThomasMarrow If I had known I would have offered to take you flying… if the weather had permitted 😄🤦🏻‍♂️