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THE STARTING POINT

Namibia is not your typical safari destination. It offers scenery and wildlife unlike anywhere else. It boasts huge red dunes, the second-largest canyon in the world, 60 per cent of southern Africa’s cheetah population and an array of endemic desert-adapted animals, to name a few.

“The key to Namibia is its diversity,” says David Cartwright of ATI Holidays. “If you just want a game safari, Namibia may not be your first choice. But if you want wildlife, space and the freedom to do things yourself, that is the real advantage of Namibia.”

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SEE?

“What do you want to experience?” asks Cartwright. “Is it desert? Open space? The big skies? Do you want to focus on looking for desert elephants? Or is it culture that interests you, such as the Himba

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