Namibia

Red dunes and desert elephants.

This is a first draft of the Namibia list. The full region guide is being written, and tiers may still change.

The Short List

Nature · UNESCO

Some of the world's tallest dunes, with Deadvlei's black skeleton trees.

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Must-See

Nature · Safari

Rhinos and elephants at waterholes on a white salt pan.

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Nature · Shipwrecks

Shipwrecks and seals on a foggy desert shore.

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Worth a Detour

Cities · Dunes

A German-colonial seaside town, for sand-boarding.

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Worth a Detour

Nature · Canyons

Africa's largest canyon.

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Worth a Detour

Heritage · UNESCO

Engravings, and desert-adapted elephants.

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Heritage · Ghost towns

A diamond town swallowed by sand.

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Grey pins: guides still being written.