Visiting and exploring Namibia, Southern Africa
Lion at Etosha National Park, Namibia
Waterhole at Etosha National Park, Namibia
Selling Firewood in Damaraland, Namibia
Sossusvlei, Namil: Lies in the Namib Naukluft Park in the heart of the Namib desert. It's a wonderful place to camp with spectacular sand dunes all around.
Sand Dunes of Sossusvlei, Namibia
Young Himba Ladies, Namibia
The Himba ives in northwest Namibia. The women wear mini-skirts made of goat skins adorned with shells and jewelry made of iron and copper.
Young Himba Girl
The Himba Village
Herero Woman are one of Namibia's main tribes and the women are easily recognizable by their distinctive Victorian look influenced by early German missionaries
women of Namibia traditionally wear these Victorian inspired headdresses and heavy skirts with petticoats, despite the soaring desert temperatures.
San Bushman MOTHER AND CHILD...THE SAN of the Kalahari are traditional hunter-gatherers and the original inhabitants of this part of the world. The Kalahari desert is in eastern Namibia.
In traditional San societies
societies the elders are the leaders of the tribe and make important decisions collectively. The San don't have chiefs, they are egalitarian.
The San Bushman of the Kalahari traditionally relied on hunting and gathering for their livelihood. Men still hunt using a bow and arrows tipped with poison.
This is what the road to the coastal town of Swakopmund looks like. The scenery is sparse but beautiful, and the roads are excellent despite being dirt roads.
SWAKOPMUND is a quaint town with a strong German heritage on Namibia's Atlantic coast. It's popular with local Namibians looking to escape the summer heat.
The San Bushman of the Kalahari traditionally relied on hunting and gathering for their livelihood. Men still hunt using a bow and arrows tipped with poison.
This is what the road to the coastal town of Swakopmund looks like. The scenery is sparse but beautiful, and the roads are excellent despite being dirt roads.
SWAKOPMUND is a quaint town with a strong German heritage on Namibia's Atlantic coast. It's popular with local Namibians looking to escape the summer heat.
The coastal town of Swakopmund is a very clean and modern German looking town. There are lots of hotels and restaurants catering to Namibians on holiday.
is a small coastal town in Namibia popular with local Namibians as a holiday destination. It's a sleepy town in the off-season
Walvis Bay lies on the Atlantic coast where the desert dramatically meets the sea. It's a popular holiday town and a place for cruise ships to dock.
Flamingos in flight....Namibia is a wonderful place for bird watching
Windhoek is Namibia's capital where the government offices are located, as well as lots of restaurants, shops, hotels and a casino
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