GuardTrailsDay 6 of 28 · Hobas · Southern Namibia & Namib Desert: The Off-Beaten-Path Odyssey
Day 6 — Fish River Canyon Eastern Rim
A nature day to your new base in Hobas, with 2 h 15 on the road and little free time.
Stage 6 · Hobas · Namibia
We sleep in Hobas Camp, 10.9 km from the place visited
days 6–7 2 nights 2 h 15 on the road188 kmclimate favourable
Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: valley; valley reached from the stage (Fish River Canyon).
- programme
- 7 h
- road
- 2 h 15
- usable window
- 10 h 48
- Sunset walk along the Fish River Canyon rimInterest nature 15★★★☆☆ · known in 17 languages — article “Fish River Canyon”“The Fish River Canyon is located in the south of Namibia. It is the largest canyon in Africa, and the second most visited tourist attraction in Namibia.” — after Wikipedia2 h
- Photography session at the main canyon viewpointInterest nature 152 h
- Birdwatching walk along the canyon edgeInterest nature 153 h
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Fish River Canyon Viewpoint
The primary vantage point to witness the dramatic shadows and deep orange hues stretching across the canyon floor at dusk.
90 min there · detour +3 km · View on Google Maps
© photographed in 2014 by Pavel Špindler — CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
