20 day Complete Namibia Camping & Accommodated Self-Drive 2018
Day 10: Madisa Campsite, Twyfelfontein
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- Overnight: Madisa Campsite
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- Twyfelfontein Rock Art
- Damara Living Museum
Day 10: Madisa Campsite, TwyfelfonteinDay ItineraryDepart from Swakopmund after breakfast and drive north along the Skeleton Coast, stopping at a shipwreck just south of Henties Bay before continuing along the coastline to visit the Cape Cross seal colony – a huge colony of over 100,000 congregate here during breeding season. From here turn inland; your destination today is a campsite in the Twyfelfontein area, a very vulnerable and delicate ecosystem renowned for some of the best rock engravings in Southern Africa. Interesting rock formations and the remainder of prehistoric volcanic action can be seen in the organ pipes and burnt mountain, among the most prominent geographic features. The fauna and flora of Damaraland is as interesting as the landscape, with plants such as welwitschia, moringa and variety of commiphora species. Visit Twyfelfontein rock etchings, and perhaps Damara Living Museum this afternoon. Overnight camping only, all meals will be at client’s expense. Approx 4-5hours (depending if visiting Cape Cross – add 1hour for seals and 1.5hours for drive) 
Twyfelfontein is a site of ancient rock engravings in Damaraland, and Namibia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site (2007). It has one of the largest collections in Africa as well as one of the most note-worthy with around 2,000+, some thought to be around 6,000 years old! It is believed that the creators of the rock art were the medicine people or shamans who incised their engravings as ameans of entering the supernatural world and recording the experiences, the process could prepare the shaman for a state of trance by the repetitive chipping and concentration of energy. Etched into the rock are thus stories within stories, eternalised as a legacy Overnight: Madisa CampsiteMadisa is centrally located close to Twyfelfontein, Petrified Forest and Brandberg, between the Ugab and Huab Rivers. The campsite offers exclusive camping facilities, for individuals, groups and consists 10 private shaded sites each with running water, wash up facility and braai area along with a view of the river bed and rock formations. Ablutions are set on stilts and include donkey powered hot water system. There is also a swimming pool and bar an from this base you can explore Twyfelfontein OptionalCape Cross Seal Colony Twyfelfontein Rock Art Damara Living Museum Cape Cross Seal ColonyThis colony of Cape Fur Seals is one of the largest in the world, home to approximately 80 000 to 100 000 of these so-called 'seals', which are in fact a species of sea lion. Day trips to the colony are offered and the seals can be viewed from a walkway at a distance of roughly 200 metres.   
Twyfelfontein Rock ArtTwyfelfontein is a World Heritage Site boasting one of the richest rock art concentrations in Africa. Thousands of tourists come to this site each year to view some 2, 500 Stone Age rock engravings. The area is home to 17 rock art sites, which collectively encompass 212 engraved stone slabs. There are an additional 13 sites displaying rock paintings.   
Damara Living MuseumObserve and experience the traditional Damara way of life right in the heart of their traditional homelands. A unique opportunity to see a way of life that is slowly dying out. Open daily.   
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