Richtersveld National Park: Infomap Means High-Detail
Richtersveld National Park: Infomap Means High-Detail
To Ais Ais
17°45’00” 18°00’00” 18°15’00” 18°30’00”
NATIONAL PARK
P/D, accommodation.
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Sendelingsdrif Rest Camp Potjiespram 28 48 28 48
National Park Reception Rest Camp INSET: GOODHOUSE EAST TO PELLA
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027 831 1506 28°54’16” S 18°41’23” E
Fuel
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28°51’45” S 18°45’01” E ORANGE
Monday-Sunday 8:00 - 16:00
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NP. Opening hours not reliable Ramansdrif
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campsite
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Sendelingsdrif RT3 RT4 29°54’19” S 18°46’16” E
Sendelingsdrif Pont 10.1 28°10’59”S 17°10’20”E 29°00’17”S 19°00’41”E
De Hoop Campsite 0.4 Melkboom Kabis
Info tel. (027) 831 1506. High water
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28°13.70’ S Goodhouse 28°53’42” S 18°40’41” E Boerputs
Klein Pella Campsite
level can disrupt operations. RT13 Kambreek
Hours: 8:00 – 16:00 MEHLBERG 11.3 17°03.60’ E
28°54’16” S 18°41’23” E Hoogoor 054 972 9712
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• 2 standard 4x4 vehicles 924 0.6
28°56’32” S 18°15’52” E Dabenoris
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• 1 standard 4x4 vehicle with trailer
• 2 standard light motor vehicles RT5 28 13.85’ S 1074 28°57’16” S 18°59’53”E
with trailers 5.1 RT4 17 03.30’ E A B B A S A S B ERG E DA B EN O RI S - Koenabib
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795 11.5 RT8 THE RICHTERSVELD NATIONAL PARK creation, when continents moved and plates shifted ists. Damage to the area will eventually rob them of BOOKING INFO
ACCOMMODATION + BOOKING INFO 210 RT17 The Richtersveld National Park was proclaimed and buckled. Now, the softer material has been their livelihoods. No driving at night, do not remove online: www.sanparks.org
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28°23’15”S 17°09’35”E in August 1991 and integrated into the Ai-Ais/Rich- eroded and has left behind barren, sandy plains, plants and stay on existing, well-used tracks. email:reservations@sanparks.org
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AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF NATIONAL PARK 19.2
Gannakouriep
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tersveld Transfrontier Park in 2003. It measures called the Springbok- phone: central reservations: +27 12 428 9111
Wilderness Camp RT9 162 445 hectares and is the only mountain desert vlakte. VEHICLE REQUIRED fax: +27 12 343 0905
INFOMAP MEANS HIGH-DETAIL S T Springbokvlakte park in Southern Africa. The feeling of wilderness and isolation is the Most of the park is easily negotiable by high-clear-
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Life in the park is influenced by the mist created by primary attraction of the park where, unlike other ance 4x2 vehicles although heavy duty tyres are
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the cold Atlantic Ocean, known to the local Nama national parks, you are not confined to your vehicle advised.
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28°26’50”S 16°59’37”E R I C H T E R S V E L D N AT I O N A L people as the ‘huries’ or ‘malmokkie’ which brings and are free to walk around, enjoying the scenery SUVs should cope well but should stay away from
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Kuboes in moisture to an otherwise parched land. and the vegetation. the 4x4-only tracks along the Orange River. Towing
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Tourist Information 28°23’37”S 17°10’09”E The mountains of the Richtersveld are truly awe- Please take care of this beautiful park and con- of trailers should pose no problem but they should
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Tourist Information
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027 831 2375 1363 Hakkiesdoring
Echo Canyon at view point.
Walk 500m north-west from TATASBERG inspiring and landscape photographers, botanists sider those that follow you. Take only photographs be heavy-duty types. The Richtersveld is remote
027 831 1457 Kokerboomkloof
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view point to look over the broad plain.
6.3 4.6 Trails Camp MOUNT TERROR
Face north. Try the echo from this point.
1026 and lovers of remote places will find endless plea- and memories. Leave only footprints. Do not leave and potentially hostile to the ill-equipped. Travellers
corrugations Kuboes
Die Toon sures in its richness.The granites, dolorite, quartz, the road and create new tracks! must take three days of food and water in case of
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sandstones and shales of the region were formed Many communities enjoy the benefits of visitors to vehicle breakdown.
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Distance chart 1329
Sendelingsdrif to Kuboes
Sendelingsdrif to Eksteenfontein
57km
107km
Brandkaros 28°20’02”S 17°15’03”E 0.9
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Sendelingsdrif to Sanddrift 54km r 1.8
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Sendelingsdrif to Alexanderbaai 90km N Very Glybank 5.7 RT10
28°30’00” Sendelingsdrif to Port Nolloth
Sendelingsdrif to Steinkopf
180km
270km
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LEGEND 28°30’00”
Sendelingsdrif to Springbok 320km 28°20’45”S 17°19’21” E
Sendelingsdrif to Cape Town 875km Rosynebos
Sendelingsdrif to Upington 720km 6 7 N National Route
Sendelingsdrif to Vioolsdrif 126km
Vioolsdrif to Eksteenfontein 45km Beauvallon 28°28’46”S 16 41’05”E 7
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RICHTERSVELD WORLD 28°21’55”S 17°14’09”E
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Oranjemund Alexander 610 2 -28°25’20”S 16°53’28”E 4x4-only track
06:00-22:00 Bay 3 -28°27’55”S 16°52’06”E
To Rosh Pinah
20kms 1214 CORNELLSBERG C13 4 -28°27’40”S 16°53’57”E Railway
6 INFOMAP’S ADVENTURE ROAD MAPS: 5 -28°27’50”S 16°56’50”E
ORANJEMUND SOUTHERN AFRICA STATES HYPSOMETRIC TINTS 6 -28°31’21”S 16°55’13”E Powerline
ALEXANDER WURMKOP 1374 28º41’59” S 17º31’59” E
BAY B5 Lesotho 1: 400 000
SOUTH AFRICA NAMIBIA 7 -28°40’56”S 16°58’56”E Nature Reserve
Alexander Bay Amanzi River Camp Namibia 1:1 400 000 8 -28°43’36”S 17°07’44”E
290 Mozambique 1:1 800 000 9 -28°49’33”S 17°14’31”E Perennial water
Tourist Information +264 63 297 255 0 - 300m
92 027 8311 330 +27 21 559 1573 Zambia 1:1 100 000 10 -28°49’26”S 17°15’16”E Non-perennial water
Tierhoek Basterfontein Swaziland 1: 300 000 11 -28°51’02”S 17°17’56”E
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300 - 600m
Fluorspar Valley Botswana 1:1 100 000 12 -28°54’37”S 17°20’52”E Dry pan
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28º41’18”S 17º33’49”E
. Angola 1:1 660 000 900 - 1200m
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Small settlement
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ALEXANDER BAY Sun Valley RT3 -28°11’32”S 17°03’10”E
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Stinkfontein Vioolsdrif/Noordoewer RT14 -28°17’34”S 17°01’51”E
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Noordoewer Monument
28°45’00” VISAGIESFONTEINKOP 31.8 24 hours RT15 -28°16’45”S 16°59’41”E 28°45’00”
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Tourist Information Kaalbeen
027 851 7108 Henkriesmond Goodhouse Kabis
12 Melkboom
Muisvlei
28°56’32” S 18°15’52” E
BLUFF
135 37 BAVIAANSKOP
28°55’23” S 17°44’25” E
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Brakfontein
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