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Namib Desert, Namibia
2 June 2026
The Namib Desert, one of the world’s oldest and driest, stretches north to south for over 2,000 km along Namibia’s Atlan...
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Karoo Hoogland Municipality in the Karoo Region, Northern Cape
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Sahara Desert, in North Africa.
2 September 2025
When you explore the luxuriously decorated tombs carved deep into the rocky cliffs, you’ll be captivated by intricate hi...
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Kalahari Desert
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Kalahari Desert, large basin like Plain of the interior Plateau of Southern Africa. It occupies almost all of Botswana, ...
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Pofadder, Northern Cape
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Pofadder is a small town situated in the Northern Cape of South Africa. While pofadder means, as you would expect, puff ...
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Leliefontein
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Nama Riel Dance has its roots in the Khoisan tradition where it originated as a celebratory dance. It’s thought to be on...