Van Zyl's Pass is the most notorious pass in Namibia. Located between two very steep mountain ranges in Namibia’s Marienfluss, it gets its name from the Dutch explorer who found the way across in the 1920’s with a few hundred Himba and a Model T Ford. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.
Bosua Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.728m (5,669ft) above the sea level, located in central Namibia. The pass is traversed by the C28 road.
Tsaris-Hoogte Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.672m (5,485ft) above the sea level, located in Hardap region, in central Namibia. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.
C34, also known as Skeleton Coast Road, is one of the most stunning drives in the world. The surface of this road is sand and salt and is located along Namibia’s hauntingly barren Skeleton Coast in the country’s north west. The sense of being very close to the end of the world is overpowering.
C27 is an unpaved road with a length of 247 km, located in Southwestern Namibia on the Namib Desert. The road goes through the Namib Rand Nature Reserve.
Surrounded by high red dunes, Sossusvlei is a large, white, salt and clay pan located within the Namib-Naukluft National Park in the southern corner of Namibia. It’s one of the best-known attractions in the country.
Spreetshoogte Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.780m (5,839ft) above the sea level, located in central Namibia. With up to 22% slope of the pass is one of the steepest in southern Africa. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.
Kuiseb Pass is a mountain pass at an elevation of 905m (2,969ft) above the sea level, located in central Namibia. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.
D707 is a gravel and sandy track located in southern Namibia, within the Nemtib Desert.
Gamsberg Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.347m (7,770ft) above the sea level, located in central Namibia. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.
C14 is an epic drive through the desert. The road runs from Walvis Bay to Goageb on the Lüderits road in southern Namibia.
Us-Hoogte Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.812m (5,944ft) above the sea level, located on the outskirts of the Namib Desert, in central Namibia. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.
Brandberg West Mine is an abandoned tin mine, operated between 1946 and 1980, located in the Erongo Region, in Namibia. The trail to reach the mine is called D2303 (also known as Doros Crater Trail) and has a total length of 74,3km.
Kupferberg Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.050m (6,725ft) above the sea level, located in central Namibia. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.
D1986 is a very scenic road located in Walvis Bay, a city on the coast of Namibia.
C28 is a highway of central Namibia with a length of 310km, linking Windhoek to the coast. It’s said to be one of the less traveled roads in the world: less than 10 cars use it every day. The road climbs up the Bosua Pass.
Located in the far south of Namibia, close to the border of South Africa, Fish River Canyon is the largest canyon in Africa.
The Sangwali Bridge is located in the Mamili National Park in the north-eastern corner of the Zambezi Region in Northern Namibia. It’s one of the most spectacular bridges in the world.
Located in southern Africa on the Atlantic coast the dry lands of Namibia have an average elevation of 1,080 meters (3,543 feet). The parts of the country which are not flat are often covered by mountains and hills. If you are into 4x4 adventures, Namibia has some beautiful mountain passes just for you.
Messum Crater is the remainder of a gigantic volcanic eruption located within the Dorob National Park, in Namibia. It’s one of Damaraland’s most remote natural attractions, which comprises two concentric circles of hills. Make sure you have enough equipment to handle basic breakdowns.
Located in the Mamili National Park in the north-eastern corner of the Zambezi Region in Northern Namibia, the bridge over the Linyanti River is 40m long. It’s one of the most spectacular bridges in the world.
Remhoogte Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.556m (5,104ft) above the sea level, located in central Namibia. The road is very steep and dangerous, not recommended for people who are afraid of heights. It’s one of the highest roads of the country.
Gaub Pass is a mountain pass at an elevation of 750m (2,460ft) above the sea level located along the Naukluft Mountains in southern Namibia.
Otavi-Tsumeb Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.478m (4,849ft) above the sea level, located in the Oshikoto region of northern Namibia.
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