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Gondwana Cañon Park
Where just a minute ago the plain seemed to continue without disruption, all of a sudden the ground is breaking off and plummeting down a sheer 500 metres. Gorge follows upon gorge, precipice upon precipice... Our park is ideally situated to experience the Fish River Canyon, the second largest of its kind world-wide, on an excursion to its rim.

Also explore the fascinating flora and fauna of the Nama Karoo. Several accumulations of quiver trees, the typical stem succulents of the Nama Karoo, are found on the sweeping plains of Gondwana Cañon Park. Watch Springbok, Gemsbok, Hartebeest, Ostrich and Mountain Zebra and discover the Sundowner Bar in a wall of rock.

Please note: Activities start from Cañon Lodge or Cañon Village, unless indicated otherwise. Guests of all the accommodation facilities in Gondwana Cañon Park are invited to participate. Activities can only be booked on site, subject to availability. Prices may vary.

Canyon Drive (about 3 hours)
Especially for guests who want a break from the wheel or those on a fly-in safari. You are taken to the three major lookout points along the Fish River Canyon. Our guide will tell you all about the canyon’s fascinating geological history.

Sundowner Drives in Gondwana Cañon Park (about 3 hours)
Starting at Cañon Lodge, Cañon Village or Cañon Roadhouse -
The three-hour tour is the perfect opportunity to acquaint yourself with Gondwana Cañon Park. You will learn useful and fascinating facts about the geology and the adaptability of flora and fauna. The tours do not include the Fish River Canyon.

Horseback excursions (about 1 hour, on request longer)
Take part in a ride and enjoy the landscape of Gondwana Cañon Park on horseback.

Sunrise Walk (about 1 hours)
We drive you to a spot with a grand view and watch the sunrise while enjoying coffee and tea. Then we walk back the short distance to the lodge or to the village.

Morning Hike (about 3 hours)
On this 6-km-hike you will experience the very core of Gondwana Cañon Park. You are accompanied by a guide who will gladly share his knowledge about the fascinating desert landscape around the canyon.

Hiking Trails (2 to 4 hours)
A marked trail takes you from Cañon Village up to a mountain plateau with an incredible view of the vast plains adjacent to the canyon. You pass through ‘Archway Rock’, hike down into the plain and make your way to Cañon Lodge.

Sundowner Walk
(at Cañon Lodge and Cañon Village) Everyone is invited to wrap up the day with a little excursion to our very ‘own’ mountain where we enjoy a drink and the sunset.

Excursions further afield
The thermal baths of Ai-Ais are situated in the Fish River Canyon (about 45 minutes by car). There you can enjoy a therapeutic bath or go for a short hike into the canyon (remember to take enough drinking water).

The village of Warmbad (about 2 hours by car) also boasts a bath which is fed by a warm spring. An old church is reminiscent of missionary times and several buildings in the colonial style are the remains of German rule. You can visit a small museum where the focus is on the Bondelswart Nama, the population group which once inhabited the entire area between the Fish River Canyon and Namibia’s eastern border. Warmbad was, and still is, the main seat of the Bondelswart.

Details about all of Gondwana’s accommodation facilities and activities, with prices and maps, for printing:

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