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Encompass Africa > Articles by: Ginny Cumming

17 things you need to know about going on a self-drive holiday in Namibia

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Sleeping under stars in Namibia

When I was told I’d be sleeping under the stars at Onduli Ridge in Namibia, I assumed it would be a camping affair, with me in a sleeping bag in a beautifully remote location somewhere. Well, I got the beautifully remote location part right, but that was about it.

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Water for elephants

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Damaraland Namibia

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With that sentence, we were off on one of the rarest, most devastating and utterly thrilling adventures you can have while on safari in Africa – hunting with African wild dogs.

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