[ut_service_column headline=”Skeleton Coast” icon=”fa fa-pencil” color=”#252525″ css=”.vc_custom_1484561960531{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]Named so in previous times for all the whale and seal skeletons lining the coast, there would have been a few humans ones there as well. It’s famous for shipwrecks due to blinding fog. Over 1000 ships met their end here. [/ut_service_column]
[ut_service_column headline=”World’s oldest deserts.” icon=”fa fa-pencil-square-o” color=”#252525″ css=”.vc_custom_1484562537547{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]The country gets its name from the Namib Desert – one of the world’s oldest deserts. No one knows exactly how old it is but scientists have identified that sand has existed in the desert for over a million years![/ut_service_column]
[ut_service_column headline=”Environmental protection” icon=”fa fa-pencil” color=”#252525″ css=”.vc_custom_1484562600328{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]Namibia is the first country in the world to incorporate environmental protection into its Constitution. The result of this has many community based tourism initiatives that provide social and monetary benefits to the communities and an authentic experience for visitors.[/ut_service_column]
[ut_service_column headline=”Worlds highest sand dunes” icon=”fa fa-pencil-square-o” color=”#252525″ css=”.vc_custom_1484562755370{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]Sossusvlei Sand Dunes are some of the highest in the world and one of Namibia’s most impressive sights. Big Daddy is the largest dune in Sossusvlei measuring ~325m and also visit Dune 45, known as the most photographed dune in the world.[/ut_service_column]
[ut_service_column headline=”Least densely populated” icon=”fa fa-pencil” color=”#252525″ css=”.vc_custom_1484562820876{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]Namibia is the second least densely populated country in the world. It has a population of ~2 million in a country that is twice the size of California. Only Mongolia is less populous.[/ut_service_column]
[ut_service_column headline=”Free roaming cheetahs” icon=”fa fa-pencil” color=”#252525″ css=”.vc_custom_1484562918625{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]Namibia is home to the world’s largest population of free roaming cheetahs (~2500-3000). Lucky enough to see a few of them at the Cheetah Conservation Fund. I especially loved hearing them. Their chirp-like sound as they impatiently waited for lunch was not what I expected from a cat![/ut_service_column]
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[ut_team_member align=”left” ocupation_font_weight=”normal” name=”Amazing scenery” occupation=”The Skeleton Coast” social=”%5B%7B%7D%5D” icon_color=”#151515″ link=”url:%23|||” line_color=”#efefef” ocupation_color=”#b9b9b9″ icon_color_hover=”#296af5″ avatar=”8599″]Named so in previous times for all the whale and seal skeletons lining the coast, there would have been a few humans ones there as well. It’s famous for shipwrecks due to blinding fog. Over 1000 ships met their end here.[/ut_team_member]
[ut_team_member align=”left” name=”Stunning deserts” social=”%5B%7B%7D%5D” ocupation_color=”#b9b9b9″ line_color=”#efefef” icon_color=”#151515″ icon_color_hover=”#296af5″ link=”url:%23|||” avatar=”8611″ occupation=”The Namib Desert”]One of the world’s oldest deserts. No one knows exactly how old it is but scientists have identified that sand has existed in the desert for over a million years![/ut_team_member]
[ut_team_member align=”left” name=”Colourful culture” occupation=”The Himba” social=”%5B%7B%7D%5D” ocupation_color=”#b9b9b9″ icon_color=”#151515″ icon_color_hover=”#296af5″ link=”url:%23|||” line_color=”#efefef” avatar=”8612″]… a nomadic and traditional people whose ways have changed little over the years due to their seclusion from outside influences. They only came into contact with Western influences a mere 15 years ago. [/ut_team_member]
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[ut_service_column delay=”true” headline=”One of only two countries” icon=”fa fa-book” color=”#999999″ effect=”fadeInUp” delay_timer=”300″ css=”.vc_custom_1484565405866{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]Namibia is one of only two countries in the world that has desert elephants! They’re not a separate species, but he IUCN has identified them as a high priority. [/ut_service_column][ut_service_column delay=”true” headline=”Semi-desert environment” icon=”fa fa-book” color=”#999999″ effect=”fadeInUp” delay_timer=”400″ css=”.vc_custom_1484565544070{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]They’ve adapted to their semi-desert environment by developing a smaller body mass, longer legs and larger feet – enabling them to travel for miles across sand dunes to reach water.[/ut_service_column][ut_service_column delay=”true” headline=”Free roaming black rhinos” icon=”fa fa-book” color=”#999999″ effect=”fadeInUp” delay_timer=”500″ css=”.vc_custom_1484565647064{margin-bottom: 60px !important;}”]Namibia is home to the world’s largest population of free roaming black rhinos. [/ut_service_column]
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