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Waterberg Resort: On the B1 road 28km south of Otjiwarongo turn
east onto C22 tarred road for 42km. Turn north onto D2512 Gravel road.
After 24km arrive at the Waterberg Resort. There are good hiking trails
in the Park, plus guided 4x4 scenic game tours on the plateau.
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The Khorab Monument: This is at the place known as Kilometre 500
where on 9 July 1915 the German forces in South West Africa
surrendered to the Union Of South Africa's General Louis Botha thus
ending hostilities within the colony. It's difficult to find the
memorial as some of the streets in Otavi have no signs, so make use
of the Map of Otavi. Once over the railway track, turn right. You
will find a a sign 'Khorab Monument
'pointing to waste land across which there is a farm fence with a
notice 'Strictly Private". At this sign take the left hand path.
After 1.7kms you should arrive at the Khorab Monument.
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Gaub Cave: From Otavi drive the B1 road north for
25km then turn east onto the D3022. After 25km you arrive at the
Guest Farm Ghaub.Gaub Cave: From Grootfontein Drive the C42 towards Tsumeb for 25km. Turn west
onto D3022. Drive for about 20km and arrive at Guest Farm Ghaub
Recommended pre-bookings for the guided tour. . The cave is not
'tourist friendly', so be prepared for some rock hopping. Not for
the Claustrophobic and good boots are a must.
42 Hoba Meteorite: From Grootfontein: Drive the
C42 towards Tsumeb. After 4kmsYou will see the sign on the left hand
side for the road 2905. After about 12kms you will see the turn off to
the Hoba Meteorite 1km.
Hoba
Meteorite: From Otavi: Drive the B8 towards Grootfontein. After 50kms turn left onto D2860. After about 6km you
will see sign to Hoba Meteorite 1km.
The world's largest meteorite. It's metal and weighs over 60
tons, is 84% Iron and 16% Nickel.
43 Lake Otjikoto and Guinas:
From Tsumeb drive the B1 road north for 20km. on you left hand
side you'll see the signs for Lake Otjikoto. A further 1km north
on the B1 you will see the sign for Lake Guinas. Take the D3043 for
25km and you arrive at the junction with the D3031. Turn right and
rive for about 5km and you arrive at Lake Guinas. Please note that
this is private property. There is a walk down hill for some 100 meters or so before you
arrive at the Lake.A good place to visit. Apart from the Lake with
it's unusual geological feature - it is into this lake that the
Germans dumped the Kaiser's Cannons in 1915. There's a small zoo,
restaurant and lots of interesting collections at this site.
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Baobab Tree: From Grootfontein drive on the B8 road towards Rundu. After 4km
turn left onto M73. After 8km turn right onto the D2848. After
39 km there is a T junction. Drive straight on and the road now becomes the
D2855. After 33km you will see the Baobab Tree sign on your right. From the car park it is about a 700
meter walk to the Big Baobab Tree.It's a
fair schlep out to this site, but if you've never seen a
Baobab Tree it's worth the drive. All Big Baobabs are special. When
you get there, your efforts will be rewarded.
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Fort Namutoni: When visiting Etosha you can't miss this old
Schutztruppe Fort built in the Beau Geste style.
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Tsumeb Museum: This is at the eastern end of the Main Street.
The majority of self drive tourists don't know about the Museum and
pass it by, and it really is a 'Must See'. This is where you can see some of the Kaiser's Cannons
that were recovered from Lake Otjikoto and refurbished by the Old TCL Mine. There is
also an excellent mineral sample collection from the TCL MIne De Wet Shaft plus many
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