Richtersveld

Northern Cape · South Africa

Richtersveld, South Africa
Photo: Winfried Bruenken (Amrum), CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
April to September
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A mountainous desert wilderness along the lower Orange River, jointly managed by the Nama people who still practice transhumant herding. Its extraordinary succulent flora thrives in one of the driest corners of South Africa.

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