Waterberg Platopark Travel Guide

 CatherineReichardt Says:  One of the nicest - and most underrated - ways of exploring the Waterberg is on foot. This allows you to appreciate both the beautiful landscape and the wildlife as well as the poignant history of the Schutztruppe graveyard.Walking is an ideal way of appreciating the smaller... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  The Waterberg plateau is a splendid sight to behold, rising up in sheer 200m cliffs from the flat surrounding plain. The physical isolation from the surrounding plain and the relative abundance of water that seeps out from the sandstone along the flanks of the plateau make... 

 CatherineReichardt Says:  For fear of alliterating beyond your tolerance levels, the diminutive Damara dik dik is a dinky little darling ... and the smallest buck (antelope) in Southern Africa.Because of their tiny stature (40cm at the shoulder and only about 5kg in weight) and furtive nature, they... 

 Edla Says:  The park provides camping facilities but you can also stay in one of the bunaglows if you're not a hardcore camper :) 

 Edla Says:  The various hiking trails are marked with various symbols, so just keep a lookout for your trail. Also, all the way to the top of the mountan there are little white footprints to show your the direction and so you know you're still on track. 

 Edla Says:  After your long hike up the mountain, there's nothing as refreshing as a dip in the pool. 

 Edla Says:  There are a number of trails you can choose to hike along. I chose the mountain view trail because I find it most scenic. 

 Bigjones Says:  Many animals can be seen in the park and especially rare and threatened species such as the sable and roan antilopes and both black and white rhinos. We missed all of them but other interesting animals such as the rock dassie ("daman des rochers" in French) which is in fact... 

 Bigjones Says:  We arrived on top tired but happy : the view is simply fantastic, it really worths the effort ! 

 Bigjones Says:  Climbing on top might not be easy but it really worths it. There are several walking tracks so you can pick the one that suits you better. On the pic, you can see the track we took : a short but intensive walk ! 

 Bigjones Says:  The Namibian table mountain is much bigger and more impressive than the one in Cape Town : it's a 50km-long and 16km-wide colourful plateau consisting of porous sandstone. The top is arid but there's a lot of surface water and permanent springs at the foot of the mountain.... 

 Bigjones Says:  I never saw such comfortable campgrounds before going to Namibia : clean ablution blocks, restaurant, shop, swimming-pool, grill... And all that with a view on the red mountain, it was fantastic. After observing the beautiful birds (over 200 bird species in Waterberg) and... 

 Bigjones Says:  Located near the city of Tsumeb, this is the largest permanent natural lake in Namibia. It is part of an underground river and is now to be seen since the roof of what was a large dolomite cave fell in. The name Otjikoto comes from the Otjiherero language and means deep hole...