Damaraland has no fences, no boundaries in the vast, stony desert landscape. Just endless vistas across stark plains, ancient valleys and brooding, distant mountains which bring the traveler as close to nature as is comfortably possible.
Here, the plants and animals have evolved side by side with their environment over millennia and unusual geological features, a wealth of rock paintings and engravings, and populations of desert-adapted elephant and rhino, combine to form the unique attraction of Damaraland.
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Tailor-made Damaraland
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Best of Namibia Wing - 6 nights
From £3,170.00 per person sharing which includes the scheduled charter flights as below, but not international flights to and from Windhoek
17 Nights Feat. Namibia and Mozambique
A tour of opposites! Fall in love with Namibia's offerings - from the mystique of the Skeleton Coast to the awe-inspiring Estosha salt pan.
Elusive Desert Wildlife
8 night / 9 day - Combination Wilderness Safaris Vintage camp, Discoverer Camp, lodge overnight and serviced dome tent. Adventurer camping in private concession areas and campsites.
Namibian Mountain Bike Safari
5 nights/6 days - A unique way for reasonably fit guests to experience the wilds of north-western Namibia: a combination mountain bike and vehicle safari, taking in wildlife and spectacular desert scenery on the way.
Spirit of the Namib
10 night / 11 day - Combination Wilderness Safaris Vintage camp, Discoverer Camp, lodge overnight and serviced dome tent camping in private concession areas and campsites.
The Great Namibian Journey
12 nights /13 days - This journey encompasses Namibia as a whole: a land of stunning landscapes, endless skies, barren deserts, rugged mountains and spectacular wildlife. Explore the dunes of Sossusvlei and the awesome space of the Namib Desert.
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Damaraland
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Luxury
Hotels
Damaraland Camp Situated on the northern face of the Huab River Valley and looking south toward the imposing Brandberg Mountains, Damaraland Camp offers its guests endless vistas.>>
Dora !Nawas The combination of Africa's past and present makes the Dora !Nawas a fascinating visit. The camp overlooks ancient plains with glorious views of the rugged Damaraland area. >>
Quality
Hotels
Palmwag Rhino Camp Palmwag Rhino Camp is a luxury tented camp run in conjunction with the 'Save the Rhino Trust' in the private Palmwag area of the rugged northern Damarland. >>
Huab Lodge In an ambience where total comfort and friendliness are the order of the day, your hosts and guides, welcome you to the splendour of the Damaraland area of the Kunene region. >>
Value
Hotels
Palmwag Lodge Palmwag Lodge is a paradise on the Uniab River in northwest Damaraland- a vacation opportunity with a difference. >>
Epupa Camp Situated east of the Epupa Falls on the banks of the Kunene River, northwest Namibia, is Epupa Camp. It is a small, luxury tented camp which offers the visitor a relaxing yet exhilarating few days. >>
Twyfelfontein Country Lodge Twyfelfontein Country Lodge is situated 5km from the historic Twyfelfontein site in Damaraland, which boasts the highest concentration of rock engravings in Southern Africa. >>
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The mountain massif Brandberg (Burnt Mountain) is home to many prehistoric rock paintings, the most famous and enigmatic being the "White Lady" of Brandberg. There is also the Petrified Forest, where some antediluvian flood deposited 30m long treetrunks some 200 million years ago, and fossil remains at Doros Crater. Travelers to Damaraland fly in by air charter and stay in luxury tents at one of the camps. Activities include nature walks, drives in 4 x 4 vehicles, star gazing and the sheer exhilaration and enjoyment of the vast panoramas and wide open spaces
Damaraland was an area occupied primarily by the Damara people, but it soon became the home of other tribes such as the Hereros and the displaced Riemvasmakers of South Africa. Today, many residents of Damaraland are thus of mixed heritage, but most consider themselves Damara.
The Damara name is derived from the Nama word "Dama", meaning "who walked here". This is because the Damara were known to the Nama people by the footprints they left around waterholes. From their vantage point in the mountains, the Damara were quick to spot resources such as water or animals, on the plains below, and they were therefore able to be the first groups to reach these essential resources. The Damaraland community comprises a unique group of people who have recognised the value of the wildlife on their land and formed a Community Wildlife Conservancy to protect it.
Until 1981, Damaraland was unprotected and open to poachers, mostly from outside the area. Eventually, Namibian NGO's formed a game guard system with people from the community, and interest in the welfare of the wildlife increased. After halting the poaching activities, there were many ideas on how to conserve the area and its resources sustainably. In 1996, Wilderness Safaris joined the community's conservation efforts and co-established what is now the most successful community-based tourism venture in Namibia. In 1998, the success of Damaraland Camp helped the community to have their land proclaimed as the Torra Conservancy. It is now the leader of four Community Wildlife Conservancies in the country.
Today, the Torra Conservancy is one of the most successful in all of Africa. It meets all its management costs and makes a profit which is then re-invested into community projects for their benefit. It is the first community conservancy which is able to sustain itself without donor funding
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