Kamanjab main street |
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Kamanjab is little more
than a cross roads having a couple of fuel stations and a couple of
good general
stores. There are no banking facilities, or hotels, but fuel and well stocked
General Store. However, in the Kamanjab district you will find some excellent
guest farms and game
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lodges. The surrounding area is very scenic - the mountain-lands of Damaraland are remote and beautifully rugged. If you are intending to tour in Damaraland
be sure to plan your choice of vehicle carefully. During the Namibia
dry season the roads can be negotiated with a car.
However, during and immediately following the rains a 2 x 4
pick-up truck or 4 x 4 vehicle is
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recommended as the road, particularly when negotiating river beds can
become quite rough.
Khorixas is slightly larger
than Kamanjab. There are fuel stations, some well stocked general
stores and a Standard Bank. The bank opening hours are 09h00
to 12h45 Mon-Fri. Closed on Saturday and Sunday. There is an ATM
machine, but don't rely on it being functional when you arrive
there. Make sure you have reserve money supplies before travelling
to Damaraland. In the Khorixas
district there are several good guest farms with camping facilities
that are in close proximity to the
Petrified Forest,
Twyfelfontein,
or the Vingerklip.
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Twyfelfontein is a large Sandstone rock face with a
shelf on, which can be found an unusual group of rock-formations etched
by the desert winds. Twyfelfontein is also the location of the largest single
display of Bushman
Rock Engravings in the world. Over 2,500 depictions of animals,
humans and strange and mystical glyphs on 200 rock slabs plus rock paintings. It
is a National Heritage site and is subject to Guided Tours only.
Time budget 1-2 hr
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The Burnt Mountain: Unusual
Geological phenomena. In prehistoric times organic material accumulated on the
bottom of a lake bed. This was later covered by sedimentary deposits and buried.
During the Break-up of Gondwana hot magma pushed upwards and when coming
into contact with the organic material baked it. The remaining rock is quite
colourful in certain sunlight conditions. Time budget 30min
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Organ Pipes: Unusual Geological
feature similar to the Giant's causeway in Northern Ireland. About 125 million
years ago when Gondwana
was dividing into Africa and South America the earh's crust in this
region was subjected to a great up-thrusting of molten
rock which formed into polygon shaped pipes owing to surrounding
constrictions. Time budget 30
minutes.
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Petrified Forest. The site is
where a forest of ancient Cordaites Trees some 45 meters in height were
deposited after having been torn up during a great deluge of water and
being carried here some 260 million years ago. The trees were buried
under sediments and eventually fossilized. The fossilized bark, wood grain
and even tree rings can be seen. A National Heritage Site with Guided Tours Only. Time
budget 1-2 hr
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Road Distances from Kamanjab
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Khorixas |
Palmwag |
Outjo |
Ruacana |
Swakopmund |
Windhoek |
Accommodation
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113 /
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114 /
71 |
145 /
90 |
272 /
170 |
412 /
256 |
463 /
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