NamibRand — Africa's First IDA Gold Tier Dark Sky Reserve

The NamibRand Nature Reserve (203,000+ hectares — the largest private nature reserve in southern Africa) holds two extraordinary designations: Africa’s first International Dark Sky Reserve at Gold Tier level (International Dark-Sky Association) and Africa’s first Wilderness Quiet Park (Quiet Parks International). The nearest town is over 140km away. On a moonless night the sky quality here is among the darkest ever recorded anywhere on Earth — thousands of individual stars visible to the naked eye, the Milky Way bright enough to cast a shadow.