Rediscover the Richtersveld Magic

Chat to any adventure seeker – local or international – about the Namib desert, and they can probably pinpoint its location on a map, without difficulty. Besides that, most of them have either been there or still have a wish to go! However, did you know that our own Richtersveld National Park forms part of the Namib Desert, the oldest desert on Mother Earth?

The entire Richtersveld area boasts some of the richest desert flora in the world. The mountain range which forms the southern border of the Park (Rosyntjieberg Formation) is part of a volcanic ridge that erupted two billion years ago. Furthermore, this area has the second most identified number of plant species per square kilometre on earth. This even outnumbers the world's tropical forests, although this specific locality receives a mere 85mm average rainfall per annum. After Table Mountain National Park, the Richtersveld National Park boasts the second most plant species of all the South African National Parks. We can carry on…

So, now that I have your attention let me start at the beginning. Roland Vorwerk, the marketing manager of Boundless Southern Africa – an initiative responsible for marketing of the Transfrontier Conservation Areas in Southern Africa – called me up, asking if I would fancy a trip to re-discover the magic