Spitzkoppe, Namibia

Travel Blogs from Spitzkoppe (27)

Visit to the Bushman
Visit to the Bushman's paradise!
Oct 3, 2009

... so, we had to get back to the truck to make it to the campsite for our bush walk. Our campsite was located at Spitzkoppe (in German this literally means pointy-head).  This granite isle burg is the remnant of an ancient volcano.  It stands 1728 metres above ...

A travel blog entry by caralyn
Damaraland and Toyotas, Spitzkoppe, Namibia travel blog
Damaraland and Toyotas
Mar 16, 2009

We travelled for about 5 hours from Etosha to Damaraland for our bush camp.  We were lucky as there were actually bush toilets (a loo with a bit of canvas around it) in the middle of the grass near the camp!  We got set up with our tents (we ...

A travel blog entry by badams
A night under the stars, Spitzkoppe, Namibia travel blog
A night under the stars
Aug 16, 2006

... the road to purchase some mineral rocks. I purchased a purple and green rock for my mom for 10 Rand. We arrived at Spitzkoppe shortly thereafter.              At Spitzkoppe, we took a walk along the ...

A travel blog entry by mxcna78
On to Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe, Namibia travel blog
On to Spitzkoppe
Jul 31, 2006

After a morning of shopping, email etc., we left Swakopmund after lunch for the comparitively short journey to Spitzkoppe - 165km. Spitzkoppe is sometimes called 'Africa's Matterhorn' and it's one of a few mountains that just stick up out of the huge ...

A travel blog entry by anneowens

Forum Discussions on Spitzkoppe (3)

15 things to see in Namibia
Posted on Jun 23, 2009, 14:53:48
... this list of cool things to see in Namibia from Trifter: The photos are pretty amazing. 1. Visit the Matterhorn of Namibia (The Spitzkoppe) 2. See the Second Largest Canyon in the World 3. Visit One of the Oldest Artist Colonies on the Planet 4. See ...
What's the hottest you've ever felt?
Posted on Nov 6, 2009, 23:26:15
Spitzkoppe, Namibia: 38C in the shade, 48C in the sun. Even our local guide was sweating!
10 Surprisingly Good Destinations
Posted on May 15, 2009, 04:28:04
... , about a squillion seals at Cape Cross, huge sand dunes you can climb up and then snowboard down, and the majesty of Spitzkoppe at sunset. A pretty amazing place, all up. TASMANIA What I expected: Not much, really. Like, literally not much. A small ...