{"id":2230,"date":"2017-05-11T06:24:27","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T06:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tourmaline.extension-interactive.com\/?page_id=2230"},"modified":"2018-10-11T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T12:33:42","slug":"the-damaraland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tourmalinesafaris.com\/en\/our-destinations\/namibia\/the-damaraland\/","title":{"rendered":"The Damaraland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A must-see !<\/strong><\/p>\n During apartheid, the Damaraland was a “homeland”, a territory owned by the Damara people. It is of particular interest for :<\/p>\n The geology<\/strong><\/p>\n The Damara people are herders and are disseminated throughout the territory. Fauna Flora<\/strong> For decades Damaraland was the territory of Bushmen, who were eventually chased away by the arrival of the bantou tribes four hundred years ago. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row is_container=”yes”][vc_column][vc_media_grid element_width=”3″ gap=”20″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1539261202586-2bcf9267-83ad-6″ include=”7129,7143,7141,7139,7137,7135,7133,7989″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row is_container=”yes”][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1494483846391{padding-top: 30px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes” is_container=”yes” el_class=”margin_top_60″][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner el_class=”wow zoomIn” width=”1\/4″]\n
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\nDue to the low density of the population in this region and the respect its inhabitants have for the environment the Damaraland is a truly “non official” reserve.<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Along the way you might meet : giraffes, oryx, springboks or hartmann moutain zebras. In some less accessible regions you will find the last of the wild black rhinos of africa, the famous desert elephants.<\/p>\n
\nIt is very rich, different types of euphorbia, aloes, pachypodiums the list goes on..<\/p>\n
\nTwyfelfontein is the major site for bushman hand gravings with more than 2000 paintings and hangravings, 6 of which have been estimated to be 6000 years old.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n