Our last stop in Namibia was the Fish River Canyon. To get there we drove along the Orange River, and what a STUNNING drive it was.
Like leopards, klipspringers are very rare to see in the wild. They are very skittish, tiny antelope who are specially adapted to jump from cliff to cliff (thus the name, which even if you don't speak Afrikaans, is pretty self explanatory.) They actually stand on the tips of their toes, like a ballerina.
Look at this little guy in action:
Very cool.
The next day we went to the Fish River Canyon. It is the second largest canyon in the world and the largest in Africa. As per Wiki: It features a gigantic ravine, in total about 100 miles (160 km) long, up to 27 km wide and in places almost 550 metres deep.
People leave stones marking that they've been here, so of course we had to do it too:
Unfortunately, you can't go hiking!
You have to book ahead and it is a 5-day trek. Boo. I think there should be an option for day-trippers like us.
We returned later in the day as the sun was setting to get a few more shots:
A hell of a way to finish our 2-week journey. Goodnight Namibia.
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