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Khorixas
Waterberg Plateau Park
Waterberg Wilderness Trail
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German & Herero Military Graveyard
Dramatic Cliffs Burnt Mountain
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Durissa Bay
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Dinosaur's Footprints
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Bandom Bay
Bocock’s Bay Horing Bay
Franke Tower & Roman Catholic Omaruru Church & Rhenish Mission House
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Tinkas Nature Trail
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As many as 200 000 South African fur seals gather at Cape Cross during the breeding season.
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Swakopmund
Moordkoppie
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Ombo Ostrich Farm
Philips Cave
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Lake Oanob Resort
Gaub Pass
Zebra Pan Dassie Trails
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Spreetshoogte Pass
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Black Cliff
Conception Bay
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Remhoogte Pass
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Meob Bay Black Reef
Waterkloof Trail
Naukluft Hiking Trail
Fish Kub Memorial Hardap Recreatio Resort
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