Friday, June 7, 2013

Namibia, the Ideal Vacation Spot for Photographers

By Stacey Parker


There are only a few locations in the world that can offer the visual effect that Namibia can provide. You have seascapes, colonial cities, wildlife and sand-dunes all in one journey! Namibia is a country with large open spaces where you can truly delight in Africa at its best. It is not touristy and you will truly discover a closeness to "mother earth" that it is hard to find anywhere else.

The Himba tribe live in the neighboring Kaokoland in their typical manner and it is possible to locate their village and speak to them to find out about their faith, their food and their marital events. The exact location of the village changes as they "move camp" quite frequently. Generally, the Himba individuals are quite tolerant of the travelers and allow pictures to be taken.

To the West you have your Namib Desert and Coastal plains. You mustn't miss the dune industries in the Namib-Naukluft Park and likewise the Sand Dunes in Sossusvlei, which are among the tallest in the world. You can likewise see the Museum and the aquarium or go fishing or quad-biking over the desert dunes or, if you are especially daring, you can take a microlight flight over the desert to take some extraordinary pics.

Holidays in Namibia are not complete without a trip to the Eastward sloping central plateau, where you will see the Etosha Pan bordered by the Etosha National Park, which is thought to be one of the world's grandest national parks. The Etosha Pan is a salt pan that is 50km wide and 130 kilometers long.

To the South you will encounter the Kalahari desert, which spans throughout the surrounding countries of South Africa and Botswana. Maybe this is the least fascinating area of the country, however if you happen to be there between September and October, you may want to learn if there are any flower shows. In these months, occasionally the desert is changed into an incredible array of color as wild desert flowers grow all at once and blanket the arid surface as far as the eye can see.

You can then drive inland and visit Windhoek, which is essentially the economical heart of the country. It is located in the central highlands. Also you mustn't miss out on driving up Namibia's highest mountain, called Brandberg, which is 2573m high.

Namibia is really a surprising country. For photography fans, it is a chance to take pictures in some of the rarest locations you could ever imagine. Immersed in the sand and sun of this lonesome and large country, you will almost feel as if you come from another world completely!




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