Spitzkoppe
Namibia & Botswana, June – July 2018

Day 6 – Jun 24: Swakopmund – Spitzkoppe
After our “Living Desert” tour near Swakopmund we drove to Spitzkoppe, our first stop in Damaraland. Damaraland is a semi-desert spectacular wilderness with breathtaking mountainous scenery in Northwestern Namibia, and is home to the country’s famous desert-adapted elephants and black rhino, and also to small settlements of the ethnic Herero in the south and Himba tribe in the far north.

The middle of nowhere – locals selling gemstones.

We checked-in at Spitzkoppe Rest Camp and were free to drive around and find a camping spot. Spitzkoppe was one of my favourite camping sites and offers some of the most spectacular night skies in the world.

How is that for a camping spot?

Hyrax.

Rock Agame Lizard.
Braai in the bush.

Milky Way.
