Spitzkoppe

Spitzkoppe was absolutely breath-taking – the mountains, boulders, colours and remoteness was just incredible and everything we expected. 

The Grosse Spitzkuppe, also known as the Matterhorn of Africa, is a declared National Monument. It has a height of 1728m above sea level. The complex has a diameter of about 6km and towers above the Namib plain. Its sister range to the east is The Pondok Mountains and height is 1628 above sea level.

Jurgie was in her element towered by the enormous rock formations – protected with no wind!  Each camp site is miles from the next so you are guaranteed total privacy and it really felt like we were the only people on earth. No water or power just a lone structure which was our long drop.  This was immaculate and although I had visions of it been incredibly scary it was immaculate, breezy with beautiful views.

A quick pizza snack at the little café at the entrance along with a couple cold ones as temps peaked at about 36 degrees.

Had some great bird sightings – couple of firsts for us – the Rosey cheek lovebird being one of them!

The sunset, full moon and stars were spectacular and I feel like our photos can’t really do any of it justice. We had the most wonderful night out in the wilderness – no light pollution, no noise, just us and awoke to golden hour sunrise which was incredibly calming and we felt truly blessed to spent the night there.

Could have stayed longer but we didn’t – had a long day’s drive ahead to Etosha.  Quick shower back at the reception area and time to leave.... at the time of leaving Spitzkoppe we have travelled 3672km and used approximately 800 litres of fuel. Lost count of the number of hours we’ve spent driving but it has been worth every minute!