Fish River Canyon

Nowhere else in Africa will you find a more breath-taking landscape..... made better only by an early summer sunset over the most magnificent canyons.

Temperatures here can reach extreme highs during the day, and will drop rapidly once the shadows extend across the canyon. If you are considering a trip through Namibia, this is in the top 3 places to visit, and you should definitely plan on bringing a few beers or a bottle of champagne to toast the sun... and our great continent.

Then as time slows with dusk, it only makes sense to retire the short drive to the Canyon Roadhouse where the coldest beer for more then 120km in any direction will be awaiting your arrival. It is almost mandatory to light a fire and get prepare to experience the most vivid, star studded night-sky that you will ever experience in your life.

The Fish River Canyon (Afrikaans: Visrivier Canyon or Visrivier Afgronde, German: Fischfluss Canyon), is located in the south of Namibia. It is the largest canyon in Africa, as well as the second most visited tourist attraction in Namibia. It features a gigantic ravine, in total about 100 miles (160 km) long, up to 27 km wide and in places almost 550 meters deep.

The Fish River is the longest interior river in Namibia. It cuts deep into the plateau which is today dry, stony and sparsely covered with hardy drought-resistant plants. The river flows intermittently, usually flooding in late summer; the rest of the year it becomes a chain of long narrow pools. At the lower end of the Fish River Canyon, the hot springs resort of Ai-Ais is situated.

Public view points are near Hobas, a camp site 70 km north of Ai-Ais. This part of the canyon is part of the Ai-Ais/Richtersveld Transfrontier Park. The other 90 km of this canyon are privately owned.