Namib Naukluft National Park

Namib-Naukluft National Park, located in Namibia, occupies part of the Namib Desert and the Naukluft mountain range. The Namib Desert is considered the oldest on the planet. The area of the park is approximately 50,000 square kilometers, and therefore it is the largest in Africa and the fourth largest in the world. The creation of Naukluft began in 1907. The most visited and most famous parts of the park are Sossusfley and Deadvley.

Impressive with its beauty the mountains of the reserve, protruding right in the middle of the desert. Their slopes are quite rocky and covered with rare vegetation, ravines and green valleys. This area attracts few visitors as it is difficult to pass. It is suitable for organized serious hikes. In 1968, Zebra Park was opened in the Naukluft Mountains to preserve and breed Hartman’s rare mountain zebras.

Below, in large ravines, where there are non-drying water sources, a variety of plant species have grown. Especially common here are plane trees and figs. You can also see such plants as buffalo thorns and wild olive trees. There are many small mammals in the Naukluft area, but it is quite difficult to detect them. Here are leopards, as well as some other members of the cat family. In the park you can meet the rare hornbird Monteiro, there are more than 200 species of birds.