Ai-Ais — Fish River Valley Walks & Birding

The canyon floor at Ai-Ais is a different world from the rim — enclosed, intimate, with the Fish River and its fringing vegetation creating a ribbon of life through the desert rock. Self-guided walks along the riverbank offer close-up canyon scenery, excellent birding (Verreaux’s eagle on the cliff faces, Egyptian geese, waders) and photography of the ancient stone walls in warm canyon light.