The Fish River Canyon is located in southern Namibia, West Africa. As the second largest canyon in the world, it’s a very popular destination among tourists. Although dry with only a small series of pools for most of the year, late summer flooding breathes new life into the 404 mile Fish River. Spectacular panoramic views await visitors of the Fish River Canyon, particularly at Hell’s Bend, a scenic overlook named after a horseshoe-shaped bend in the river.
As the sun glows golden in a deep red sky, a cloud of dust appears on the horizon. Soon, the whole of the savannah is trembling with the thudding of a million hooves. The great wildebeest migration is the most famous event in the Serengeti’s annual calendar, but all year round, this National Park in…
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For most people, the word desert conjures up images of huge expanses of dry sand with little or no vegetation and a very limited animal population often only able to venture out during the hours of darkness to avoid the blistering daytime temperatures. The Kalahari Desert however has none of these features and it is…
Zanzibar, which means “coast of blacks” is an archipelago situated 16-31mi (25-50km) east of mainland Tanzania. The archipelago consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: the main island is Unjuga, which is commonly referred to as Zanzibar itself, and the other is Pemba, which is known as the “Green Island”. The Zanzibar archipelago…
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Victoria Falls is perhaps the most famous waterfall in existence. Situated on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, this massive wall of water is also referred to by its indigenous name ‘Most-oa-Tunya’, which means ‘the Smoke that Thunders’. Fed from the Zambezi River, the Falls are considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural…
I was watching a short Youtube Documentary Series recently which touched on Hell’s Bend and I became fascinated with it. These pictures are fantastic! Did you take them yourself? I was playing around with the map. I love that you included that here. I would love to go see Fish River Canyon in person some day 🙂