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One of Namibia’s most extraordinary and unlikely landmarks — a 22-room pseudo-medieval castle rising from the southern Namib desert, 72km
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One of the world’s most important fossil sites — and one of the least visited. On Farm Grasplatz near Keetmanshoop,
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The Keetmanshoop Museum is housed in the historic Rhenish Mission Church, one of the most beautiful colonial buildings in southern
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Lüderitz is one of the most extraordinary architectural time capsules in Africa. The diamond boom of 1908–1914 funded an entire
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One of Africa’s most photographed places — a diamond-era German town being slowly swallowed by the Namib sand. In 1908,
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Rosh Pinah is a company town built around its zinc and lead mine, one of the most important mineral deposits
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A private open-air museum run by the local Farmers’ Association, located right next to the hotel. Displays an extraordinary collection
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The Naukluft limestone and dolomite mountains formed 600–700 million years ago when southern Namibia lay under a warm shallow sea.
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Smaller, more intimate alternative to Opuwo Country Lodge. Rooms and camping. Also offers guided Himba village trips and is well-located
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Comprehensive museum covering the town’s natural history, diamond rush history, indigenous Nama and Topnaar people, local fishing industry and colonial
