The Damara people gave their name to this superb region. It encompasses the Brandberg Massif – called the Fire Mountain because it shimmers and glows at sunset – and boasts Namibia’s highest peak the Königstein at 2’573 m).
Among the unusual features of Damaraland, not far from Twyfelfontein, is a wall of basaltic columns known as “Organ Pipes” and a geological phenomenon, the “Petrified Forest”, composed of fossilized coniferous tree trunks.
To the North, the last desert elephants and rhinoceros live in perfect harmony with their environment. Also home to treasures like the famous Welwitschias and Desert Edelweiss...
