Karibib Things to Do

Stunning Spitzkoppe

by CatherineReichardt

I have to declare a bias: I adore central (and indeed, most of the rest of) Namibia, and believe that it is one of Africa's best kept and most tourist-friendly travel secrets. And of all the attractions that the Erongo region has to offer, Spitzskoppe has to be the most obvious and accessible.Spitzkoppe is located to the north of the Karibib-Swakopmund road - it's not hard to find, as even if you miss the road signs, it's hard to ignore a 1728m Matterhorn-inspired peak rearing up from the otherwise flat plain! The geologist in me could wax lyrical for hours about why it has withstood erosion whilst the surrounding area has been levelled to a featureless plain (technically it's a granite inselberg), but for the layman, let's just say that it's harder!I think that Spitzkoppe's great attraction is that is a place to just 'be': what people decide to make of it is their own business, but I...