Fish River Canyon

Heading further south have reached the most southern part of Namibia and couldn’t leave before seeing the impressive Fish River Canyon. 

                         

Nowhere in Africa will you find anything like it. The canyon measures 160km in length and up to 27km wide, with the inner canyon reaching up to a depth of 550 metres.

The Fish River is the longest interior river in Namibia and about 650 million years ago plate movement formed the north-south graben. During the Karoo Ice Age, it further deepened the canyon.

The Fish River Canyon is the second largest in the world after the Grand Canyon.

It dries up completely during the summer season leaving a few puddles behind and In the rainy season it can turn into a raging river. We waited for sunset before heading back to camp.

 Birds-eye view of the surroundings.

There were a full moon and an excellent photo opportunity as it lit up the African sky.