Ai-Ais Hot Springs Resort Fish River Canyon

We travelled from Sesriem to the famous, or perhaps not so famous, Fish River Canyon. This canyon is nearly 30km across and 160km in length. It is reportedly second only in size to the Grand Canyon. So, for all you Arizona relatives, here are some photos of the "runner-up"! We walked around the canyon to get some different views ...

... out by the forces of nature. The same savage, continuous geological movements produced not only spectacular beauty but also great mineral wealth &#8211; diamonds, uranium, platinum, lead, zinc, silver, copper, tungsten and tin &#8211; all the cornerstone of Namibia&#8217;s economy. Humans have lived here for thousands of years. The San (Bushmen) are the earliest know people, although their hunting gathering way of life is now almost extinct.<br ...

... the narrow canyon and they had had to turn back. There we took one of what would later turn out to be many group photos. <br><br><br>When we finally arrived to camp the day had not tired of being hot and I was grateful that Anthony had parked Shangani (our truck) under the shade of a huge tree. A low stone wall made a small perimeter around the truck and the tree and ...

... While sliding the dune would make a noise as the sand adjusted underneath that was almost like a burp. I hiked mostly with Shirat who is a little more quiet than Bina mostly because her English isn't as good as Bina's. I was surprised to find out that her mother had married her uncle (father's brother). It seemed a little weird but there didn't seem to be anything in the bible against marrying your cousin or uncle just direct family so it was ok. We then went on a hike of ...

... This might sound stupid, but Africa is really big! as we were driving towards the canyon there was an awful lot of nothing, and then all of a sudden a very large gap in the earth!! The great big plains dotted with a few rocks and not much else, although we did see the first springbok of the trip (again probably not the last!!).

... d tortoises - cause that's what they look like), ox tail, biltong of all sorts and the biggest oysters I have ever seen. Simply divine. We got back on the truck at 5pm as the sun was setting, causing the sky to look like a painters canvass with whisps of pink, orange, red and yellow. As we drove away a half moon appeared making it a most memorable view. Leaving the canyon behind we drove onto bush camp, a spot previously used by Oasis so it was just a matter of ...

Do not take a chance and drive to Ai-Ais on your way up into Namibia from South Africa. There is also a sign at the turn off on the B1 highway that says so, but I can guess most curious travelers would just ignore it and make their way to the little settlement at southern end of the Fish River Canyon anyway - exactly as Claire and I did. The story goes something like this: it seems that Ai-Ais - renowned for its proximity to the majestic Fish River Canyon just 70Kms ...