Damara Region

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The Damara region is a mountainous semi-desert between Swakopmund and Etosha. It is a very impressive landscape with vast plains with rock formations, split here and there with often dry riverbeds.

This dry and sparsely populated area is home to several geological features, large numbers of cave paintings and not to mention, an impressive flora and fauna. The many species of birds and animals have adapted themselves to the harsh conditions and they survive in an almost waterless surrounding. The desert elephant and black rhino are a good example.

Twyfelfontein

Twyfelfontein is world famous, thanks to its many beautiful murals that are made on the red sandstone. Many of these drawings are thousands of years old and often depict animals, from which some species that no longer live in this area. The most recent paintings are probably made in the 19th century by bushmen.

Organ Pipes

The Organ Pipes are uniquely shaped basalt boulders near the Burnt Mountain. This mountain was flooded by volcanic magma 120 million years ago, whereby, the entire mountain is charred. There is still no chance for the possibility of vegetation.

Brandberg

Another special mountain is the Brandberg, the highest mountain range of Namibia. It is possible to climb this mountain. On the mountain, one can find more than 43,000 rock engravings at many locations, including the famous White Lady.

Petrified Forest

The Petrified Forest is a collection of trees of about 300 million years old. The trees were probably washed up from ashore, and so conserving it well, that it is difficult to distinguish them from real trees.

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