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Day 1
Pick up time at about 8h00 in Windhoek. Heading southwards we will reach “Die Duine House” at NamibRand Nature Reserve in the afternoon. A 2-3 hours walk takes us to our first overnight stop in the dunes. The terrain mainly consists of vegetated red sand dunes. Drinking water will be available in at the camp. (LD)
Day 2
The rising sun awakes us and we continue our trail up the “Kudu Gorge” on the “Schafsberg” and enjoy a spectacular view over the red sand dune area. We descent the “Schafsberg” and reach our lunch spot where fresh water is available. Refreshed we resume our trail until we reach the foot of the Weaver Mountain, our second camp. To be able to see another dazzling sunset we climb the mountain only equipped with a camera and some water. It is a 150 m high climb, quite steep and mainly consisting of loose gravel. The panorama that awaits us up there compensates for the exhausting walk. Drinking water is available at camp (BLD)
Day 3
Today we cross the gravel plains to reach the “Gorrasis Mountain”. At the foot of the mountain we fill up our water reserves, as there is no water available at the camp. We climb up a 100m gorge to reach our camp just in time for lunch. In the afternoon we explore the surrounding area of the camp until darkness falls onto this part of the Namib. (BLD)
Day 4
With an early breakfast we prepare ourselves for the longest walking day of the trail. We continue our climb from yesterday. The challenging way, covered by loose gravel, winds itself up for 450m. Flora and fauna changes compared to what we experienced on the dunes and plains. Close to the summit we leave our backpacks behind and climb the top only equipped with water and camera. We find a suitable spot on the ridge of the mountain to have lunch. The descent requires our absolute concentration, as it is steep, covered with loose gravel and granite boulders. Once at the bottom another two hour walk across the dunes finally takes us to the “Horseshoe Wilderness Area”, our camp for tonight. Exhausted and tired we fall asleep under the starry firmament. Bucket showers and long drop toilets available. (BLD)
Day 5
A short walk through the vegetated sand dunes leads us back to “Die Duine House”. Drive back to Windhoek (BL)
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