Things to do in Northwestern Namibia
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Haunted Forest
The area dubbed the Haunted Forest, west of Okaukuejo, is so named for its bizarre moringa trees, which recall enormous pachypodia (elephant-foot trees) or the legendary boojum of Mexico's Baja California. San legend recounts that after God had found a home for all the plants and animals on earth, he discovered a bundle of leftover moringa trees. He flung them into the air and they fell to earth with their roots pointing skywards - and so they remain.
Lately, this bizarre stand of bulbous remnants has suffered a good measure of elephant damage, but its unusual forms still merit attention and at least a few inspired photos.
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Restaurants
Each rest camp is open year-round, and has a restaurant, which is open from 07:00 to 09:00, noon to 14:00 and 18:00 to 22:00 daily, as well as a bar, a shop, a swimming pool, picnic sites, a petrol station and a kiosk. If you're self-catering, it's considerably cheaper if you stock up on groceries prior to entering the park.
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