Namibia, March 31 - May 4, 2022 Photo Gallery by Rick & José van der Weijde at pbase.com

Namibia, March 31 - May 4, 2022

We visited South- and Central-Namibia from March 31 to May 4, 2022, our first long distance destination again
after the beginning of the Covid-pandemic two years ago. We rented a car with two rooftop tents through Osino Car Hire
in Windhoek and just travelled around, camping along the way. Only our lodging at Erindi Private Game Reserve
was booked beforehand as the campsite was still closed due to Covid.

The first week we lingered a few days near Windhoek and travelled south all the way to the South African border and the Ais-Ais
National Park, visiting places like Daan Viljoen, Arnhem Caves, Hardap Dam, Quiver Tree Forest and Fish River Canyon.
The second week we travelled along the Orange River towards Rosh Pinah and back north again to Sesriem, with a
multiple day stopover in Lüderitz along the way. In the third week we visited the famous dunes of Sesriem and the Sossusvlei,
Namib Naukluft National Park and the coast of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. In our fourth week we explored the northcentral
mountaineous areas of Spitzkoppe, Brandberg and Erongo. Our final days we focussed on the Big 5 (Buffalo's excluded)
in Erindi Private Game Reserve.

We had the most wonderfull time enjoying the diverse sceneries of the country, which were more green then usual
because of some good rains prior to our arrival. Our trip was highly succesfull seeing almost all the (near-)endemics
(including the 1 true endemic: Dune Lark) bird and all the big mammal species that were possible on our route
(including Black Rhino, Desert Elephant, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Wild Dog and much much more), and
a great diversity of other small (and bigger...) critters crawling around.

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Hennie & Lies Lammers		12-Mar-2025 10:31
Prachtig album van deze reis door Namibië.

Don		21-Jun-2024 03:16
A journey full of wonderful landscapes and fantastic wildlife.

joseantonio		08-Feb-2023 14:17
what a great gallery.V

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Doubleday's Tip Colotis doubledayi	Lydomorphus thoracicus	Flowering River Vegetation	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea
River Vegetation	African Grass Blue Zizeeria knysna knysna	African Grass Blue Zizeeria knysna knysna	Rens & Rick @ Work in the dry riverbed of the Fish River	Relaxing breakfast
The Scenery of the Mountainous South	The Scenery of the Mountainous South	The Road to Nowhere	Fish River Canyon	Guus enjoying the View
Pale-Winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup	Pale-Winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup	Fish River Canyon	Fish River Canyon	Our Osino Rental Car
Common Ostrich Struthio camelus australis	The Road to Nowhere	Chamaites	The Road to Nowhere	The Road to Nowhere
Brown Locust Locustana pardalina	Brown Locust Locustana pardalina	Brown Locust Locustana pardalina	Brown Locust Locustana pardalina	Brown Locust Locustana pardalina
Brown Locust Locustana pardalina	Brown Locust Locustana pardalina	Brown Locust Locustana pardalina	Brown Locust Locustana pardalina	Rens
Southern Rock Agama Agama atra	Southern Rock Agama Agama atra	Southern Rock Agama Agama atra	Southern Rock Agama Agama atra	South African Ground Squirrel Geosciurus inauris
Karasburg Tree Skink Trachylepis sparsa	South African Ground Squirrel Geosciurus inauris	South African Ground Squirrel Geosciurus inauris	South African Ground Squirrel Geosciurus inauris	South African Ground Squirrel Geosciurus inauris
Brown Armoured Ground Cricket Acanthoplus discoidalis	Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius	Southern Rock Agama Agama atra	Southern Rock Agama Agama atra	Southern Rock Agama Agama atra
Southern Rock Agama Agama atra	Southern Rock Agama Agama atra	Quivertree Forest	José & Guus on expedition	Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius
Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius	Rens meets the locals	Quivertree Forest	Quivertree Forest	Familyshot
Pebble Locust Puncticornia puncticornis	Quivertree Forest	José, Guus and Rens exploring the Quivertree Forest	Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis welwitschii	Southern Rock Agama Agama atra
Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis welwitschii	Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis welwitschii	Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis welwitschii	Brown Armoured Ground Cricket Acanthoplus discoidalis	Dusky Sunbird Cinnyris fuscus fuscus
Rosy-Faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis roseicollis	Brown Locust Locustana pardalina	Camponotus fulvopilosus	Red-Backed Shrike Lanius collurio	White-Backed Mousebird Colius colius damarensis
Acacia Pied Barbet Tricholaema leucomelas centralis	Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus	Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris collaris	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise
Lark-Like Bunting Emberiza impetuani impetuani	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise
Quivertree Forest at Sunrise	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise	Quivertree Forest at Sunrise
Bibron's Thick-Toed Gecko Chondrodactylus bibronii	Bibron's Thick-Toed Gecko Chondrodactylus bibronii	Schizonycha spec.	Midnight Dining	Sunset in Keetmanshoop
Sunset Dining	Locust Massacre	Mud Fun	Lunch Time	Private Property
Red-Veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa	Red-Veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa	Red-Veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa	Red-Veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa	Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta	Red-Veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa	Red-Veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa arteriosa	Fish River	Dwarf Shrub Savanna
Dwarf Shrub Savanna	José @ Work	Guus @ Work	Grey-Backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis damarensis	Grey-Backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis damarensis
Grey-Backed Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix verticalis damarensis	Spike-Heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata arenaria	Spike-Heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata arenaria	Spike-Heeled Lark Chersomanes albofasciata arenaria	Picknick Break
Rens on Safari	Hardap Dam Game Park	Viewpoint at Hardap Dam	Hardap Dam Game Park	Brown Armoured Ground Cricket Acanthoplus discoidalis
On safari	Greater Striped Swallow Cecropis cucullata	Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis welwitschii	Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis welwitschii	Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola ssp.
Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola ssp.	Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola ssp.	Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola ssp.	Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola ssp.	African Red-Eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans nigricans
Black Spitting Cobra Naja nigricincta woodi	Black Spitting Cobra Naja nigricincta woodi	Black Spitting Cobra Naja nigricincta woodi	Black Spitting Cobra Naja nigricincta woodi	Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola ssp.
Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris galtoni	Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris galtoni	Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens	Brown Armoured Ground Cricket Acanthoplus discoidalis	Delta lepeleterii formosum
Anterhynchium fallax	Guus meets the locals	Rick @ Work with public	Cerocala vermiculosa	Rick overheated
Rufous-Eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis ocularius	Rufous-Eared Warbler Malcorus pectoralis ocularius	Savanna Birding	Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis namibicus	Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis namibicus
Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis namibicus	Buffy Pipit Anthus vaalensis namibicus	Toad Grasshopper Trachypetrella anderssonii	Toad Grasshopper Trachypetrella anderssonii	Toad Grasshopper Trachypetrella anderssonii
Toad Grasshopper Trachypetrella anderssonii	Rens & José @ Work	Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis	Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis	Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis
Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis	Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis	Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis	Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis	Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis
Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis	Yellow-Bellied Eremomela Eremomela icteropygialis icteropygialis	Chestnut-Vented Warbler Curruca subcoerulea cinerascens	Chestnut-Vented Warbler Curruca subcoerulea cinerascens	Chestnut-Vented Warbler Curruca subcoerulea cinerascens
Black-Chested Prinia Prinia flavicans ssp.	Black-Chested Prinia Prinia flavicans ssp.	Black-Chested Prinia Prinia flavicans ssp.	Black-Chested Prinia Prinia flavicans ssp.	Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena paena
Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena paena	Kalahari Scrub Robin Cercotrichas paena paena	White-Browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali ssp.	Kalahari Sunrise	Green Kalahari Desert
Green Kalahari Desert	Chat Flycatcher Agricola infuscatus namaquensis	Red-Headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala	Red-Headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala	Red-Headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala
Red-Headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala	Red-Headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala	Red-Headed Finch Amadina erythrocephala	Black-Throated Canary Crithagra atrogularis deserti	Namaqua Dove Oena capensis capensis
Pearl-Breasted Swallow Hirundo dimidiata dimidiata	Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli	Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli	Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli	Burchell's Sandgrouse Pterocles burchelli