For example, it added provisions for environmental protection and the conservation of natural resources into its constitution – the first nation to do so. As a new nation, it began shaping its future in an understated, but groundbreaking manner. Eleven ethnic groups joined forces to become Namibia. The country gained independence from South Africa in 1990, emerging from the specter of apartheid with a true sense of unity in diversity. It is a large, sparsely populated country with 2.3 million people, and is almost four times the size of Great Britain. Namibia shares borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana and Zimbabwe to the east, and South Africa to the south. It is famed for remote and intimate lodges, the diversity of its stunning wide-angle landscapes, wildlife specially adapted to a desert existence, and for its indigenous people. Namibia is a photographer’s dream that has rapidly become a well-known safari destination with a difference. The Kalahari, in the eastern interior of Namibia, is a vast savannah with sparse vegetation that sprawls across the border into neighboring countries. The Namib is the oldest desert on earth, with its sea of red sand stretching along the entire Atlantic coastline. Namibia straddles two of the world’s greatest deserts. This is a country where both flora and fauna have adapted to survive and thrive in the ruggedness of the Namibian landscape.
With a relaxed ambience and the freedom to explore, it offers privacy to enjoy exotic experiences in a panoramic setting. One of the most enchanting and remarkable corners of the Earth, Namibia is characterized by immense open spaces, breathtaking scenery and spectacular contrasts – the ocean, sand dunes, mountains and deserts.
Namibia is a vast desert country of wilderness, sunshine, rolling sand dunes and rugged epic landscapes. The joy derived from the stillness, the beauty, the solitude and the sheer uniqueness stirs the soul and moves the heart. NAMIBIA STIRS THE SOUL AND MOVES THE HEART