Dunes and Fish River Canyon
Trip Start
Dec 02, 2007
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Trip End
Sep 01, 2008
Fish River Canyon,
Namibia
Sunday, August 17, 2008
The area of Sossusvlei contains bright red sand and large dunes, the most famous of whch is Dune 45. This is a particularly photogenic dune, with the advantage that you are able to climb to the top for breathtaking views (quite literally given the steepness of the climb up heavy sand). Then, there is the fun of running down the side of the dune, or tumbling in some cases!
After climbing Dune 45, we had a couple of hours exploring the dune fields, which was stunning. It was definitely one of the highlights of the trip, and hopefully the photos do the scenes justice.
After the highs of the dune fields, there was a feeling amongst the group that the trip was certainly coming to a close as we continued inexorably to Cape Town. We did however, stop at Fish River Canyon all too briefly, for a short hike between view points
Across the dunes
. It is the second largest canyon in the world (after the Grand Canyon), and the views were spectacular. With a little more time, there were some great opportunities for hiking. Maybe another time...Our final destination before reaching Cape Town was Clanwilliam, where we stayed in a hosel and those who had not upgraded were sleeping in a tent for the last time. This led only to hilarity as a tent race was started, with most tents being sabotaged and taking considerably longer than the usual couple of minutes to put up. A good night was had by all in the bar after, as we all considered that the next day is the last day of the tour.
