OUR WORST DAY IN NAMIBIA | HORRIBLE SPAS and GIANT BUGS!
We travel to Ais Ais Hot Springs for a massage that ends up being terrible. We also get attacked by giant locust.
Today's itinerary:
- Canyon Roadhouse
- Ais Ais Hot springs / Spa
This month we're travelling across Namibia to discover some incredible destinations. We're starting in Windhoek, heading north to Etosha, down the skeleton coast before hitting Fish River.
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Namibia Ai-Ais Trip
Short video of me and my family at Ai-Ais, Namibia
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Ai Ais Campsite, NWR Namibia.
Video of the Ai Ais Campsite, part of NWR, Namibia
Unforgettable Namibia | NWR Ais-Ais Fish River Canyon Hotsprings Spa & Wellness Lodge
Unforgettable Namibia | NWR Ais-Ais Fish River Canyon Hotsprings Spa & Wellness Lodge
Namibia Wildlife Resorts is a State owned enterprise manages a total of 23 lodges, restcamps and campsites throughout Namibia. It is mandated to run the tourism facilities within the protected areas of Namibia. Its only shareholder is the Government of the Republic of Namibia; hence, it belongs to the Namibian people.
The /Ais-/Ais Hotsprings Spa and Wellness Lodge located in the Fish River Canyon is one of these 23 Lodges, restcamps and camping sites
Henties Bay - Namibian Travel Destinations
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Bartolomeu Dias sailed along the Atlantic coast in 1488. Near the area of today's Henties Bay he discovered such an abundance of fish that he named this coastline Praia das Sardinhas, Coast of Fish. The fresh water source was first discovered by Schutztruppe soldiers in 1886. In 1920, a minerals prospector stayed overnight. After tasting the water he was said to be healed from an affliction.[5]
The namesake of the town is major Hendrik Henty Stefanus van der Merwe who discovered the place in 1929 while looking for water. He had been hunting a rhinoceros in the arid hinterland of the Namibian coast near the Brandberg in order to collect a reward from a museum in Pennsylvania that was in search of a rhino skeleton. After shooting the rhino and scraping meat from the bones, water resources of the expedition diminished and forced the party to load the decomposing carcass and search for water.[6][7]
They chose to head into the direction of the Atlantic coast and reached it close to Cape Cross. From there van der Merwe and his fellows searched southwards for the mouth of Omaruru River. A few miles south of the mouth they discovered a deep sand valley with reed grass growing in it, advertising the presence of fresh water. Van der Merwe liked the place and after delivering the bones and collecting his reward, returned the following Christmas to build a wooden hut in the riverbed. The place became known as Henty se baai (Henty's Bay) and developed into a holiday hideout,[6] mainly because of the abundance of fish at this spot.[5]
In 1951 the South–West Africa Administration mandated to South Africa, proclaimed erven in the Omaruru riverbed that were available for rent, but the erection of permanent structures was not allowed. The first shop was established during that time. A lighthouse was erected to guide ships along the dangerous Namibian coast. In the 1960s mining holes were dug after diamonds had been found in the area on a few occasions. A few years later mining was abandoned due to lack of success. In 1966 it was decided that the riverbed must not be settled in, and property north and south of it was sold. A hotel was built one year later, and the town began to develop.[7]
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NAMIBIA TRAVEL DOCUMENTARY - 4x4 Safari Road Trip
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Follow us on our road trip safari through southern Africa's desert country Namibia. We drove through most of Namibia, exploring all the famous highlights such as the Fishriver Canyon, Sossusvlei and Etosha Nationalpark. We were lucky enough to spot most of the big, and many small, animals which call Namibia home. These include elephants, giraffes, lions, rhinos, hippos, kudus, oryx, ostriches, warthogs, springboks, impalas and many more.
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Locations: Namibia, Southern Africa, Lake Oanob, Lake Hardap, Quivertree Forest, Giant's Playground, Fishriver Canyon, Gamchab Eco Trail, Orange River, Namib Desert, Aus, Lüderitz, Kolmanskop, Lüderitz Peninsula, Namib Naukluft Nationalpark, Sesriem Canyon, Sossusvlei, Dead Vlei, Big Mama Dune, Spreetshoogte Pass, Khomas Highland, Gamsberg Pass, Rooiklip Guest Farm, Kuiseb Pass, Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Spitzkoppe, Cape Cross, Skeleton Coast Nationalpark, Dorub Nationalpark, Damaraland, Twyfelfontein, Etosha Nationalpark, Lake Ojikoto, Caprivi Strip, Bwabwata Nationalpark, Mahango Core Area, Okavango, Kwando River
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Namibia - Keetmanshoop - Giants' Playground
This place is called the Giants Playground because of the way in which massive dolerite boulders have apparently been placed one on top of another by some gigantic force, creating strange rock formations and a series of mazes.
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NAMIBIA HIGHLIGHTS - SELF DRIVE TRIP AROUND NAMIBIA AFRICA
Video of our recent self drive journey around Namibia, Africa.
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Hiking at Fish River Canyon - The world's second biggest canyon. Kolmanskop Ghost Town - An abandoned diamond mining town in the desert
Sossusvlei & Deadvlei - The world's highest sand dunes and 700 year old dead trees in the Namib desert
Cape Point Seal Colony - North of Swakopmund heading towards the Skeleton Coast is Cape Cross, one of the largest colonies of Cape Fur Seals in the world.
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Round trip (Ai-Ais, Fish River Canyon, Quiver Tree Forest, Giants Playground)
The Fish River Canyon is located in the far south of Namibia. It is the largest canyon in Africa. It features a gigantic ravine, about 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. Local legend has it that the snaking canyon was created by the whiplash of a dragon’s tail. It takes you through 1.5 billion years of geological history.
The natural hot-spring oasis is situated at the base of the mountain peaks (extremely arid area) at the southern end of Fish River Canyon. Ai-Ais means 'burning water' in the local Nama dialect, refers to the sulphurous hot springs which are found in this area in 1850 by a nomadic Nama. The thermal water has an average temperature of about 60 °C and rich in sulphur, chloride and fluoride.
Giant’s Playground. it is a geological phenomenon. The giant's playground is a place where huge dolorite boulders seemed to have been place in piles as if giant toddler played lego with them. The unique rock formations were caused by the erosion of underling sedimentary rock sometime around 180 million years ago. The dolorites at the quiver tree forest and giant's playground form part of the bigger sill complex. The dolorites are magma that was pressed up, but cooled off just below the earth's surface. The softer parts of the stone and the top layer of the earht's crust erodated away, which left the dolorites exposed. The dolorites are between 160 and 180 million year old, and in the Keetmanshoop region cover an area of 180 000 km2. Dolortes dykes are usually between 3-10 meters in width and can run from a few hundred metres to more than 20 km in lenght.
The Quiver tree forest is spontaneous. It is an aloe plant which botanical name is aloe dichotoma. Also called Quiver trees because bushmen use its branches to make quivers. The tallest quiver trees are two to three centuries old. These unusual-looking trees can reach heights anywhere between three and nine metres and only bloom once they are between 20 and 30 years old. The Quiver tree is also known for looking like its upside down because the leaves look somewhat similar to roots. This tree has a long history of beliefs that it will bring good luck to anybody that worships a tree and nurtures it. The forest is home to the rock hyraxes living among rocks. The closest living relatives to hyraxes are the modern-day elephants and sirenians.