We flew to Fish River Canyon from Windhoek, which is the second largest canyon in the world, after the Grand Canyon. It is 161 km long, up to 27 km wide and 550m at its deepest. We stayed at the only lodge in the Nature Reserve, on the rim of the canyon, situated 190 km from the nearest town. We were awestruck by the solitude and quietness.
We were driven into the canyon by a guide, together with two Dutch tourists, and were the only five people in the canyon that day. We were introduced to the “African Massage” – four wheel drive vehicles bouncing around on at best gravel tracks. Our excursion into the canyon was described as extreme four wheel drive and we were grateful for an excellent driver, despite him joking that it was his first time ! The final destination was a rock pool, in which Sarah had a swim, followed by a picnic using a table and chairs which had been stored in a tree.
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