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Fish River Canyon National Park Sights

Fish River Canyon

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Lonely Planet review for Fish River Canyon

The NWR Administers The Main Access Points To Fish River Canyon, which is entered at Hobas, near the Northern end of the park, or at Ai-Ais, near the Southern end. All accommodation must be booked in advance through the Windhoek office. Daily park permits, which cost around US$3 per person and around US$3 per vehicle, are valid for both Hobas and Ai-Ais.

Note that following the death of an ill-prepared hiker in 2001, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) decided to prohibit day hikes into Fish River Canyon, despite the fact that over the years, thousands of people have done it without incident. During the cooler weather, however, you may be able to get special permission at Hobas to hike down from Hikers' Viewpoint. The canyon measures 160km in length and up to 27km in width, and the dramatic inner canyon reaches a depth of 550m. Although these figures by themselves are impressive, it's difficult to get a sense of perspective without actually witnessing the enormous scope of the canyon.

 

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    Unbelievable hiking experience!

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    I'm still very new to the whole Hiking thing,but absolutely loved my very first experience at hiking in the Fish River Canyon at a lodge named Vogelstrausskluft.

    This was really a whole lot of fun as they are also new to this kind of hiking!So me and my partner where oficcially the first hikers!Their still experimenting with new trails and routes so we'll defenately go back again!!

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