Namibia · Southern Africa
The Caprivi and the Zambezi Region.
The narrow strip in the far north-east is green, riverine and completely unlike the rest of the country.
Photo Joe McDaniel / Unsplash
The Zambezi Region — long called the Caprivi Strip — carries four rivers and links Namibia to Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is used as a corridor towards Victoria Falls and as a destination in its own right for birding and river game.
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Elsewhere in Namibia
- Sossusvlei and the NamibSossusvlei's red dunes are the image of Namibia, and Deadvlei's dead camel-thorn trees on a white clay pan are the most photographed thing in the country.
- EtoshaEtosha is Namibia's principal game park, built around a salt pan so large it is visible from space.
- The Skeleton Coast and DamaralandThe Skeleton Coast is where the desert meets a cold Atlantic, and Damaraland inland holds desert-adapted elephant and ancient rock art.
- Swakopmund and the coastSwakopmund is a German colonial seaside town between the desert and the Atlantic, and the base for the country's adventure activities.
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