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Into the Canyon no more - 20.07.07
Bad news for hiking fans who intend to do the several days’ tour through the Fish River Canyon: the canyon is officially closed from 31 July. This was recently announced by the warden of the nature reserve at the Fish River Canyon, Eben Naudé. The reason: there is not enough water left in the canyon. Usually the hikes take place until 15 September. The next hiking season only starts at the end of the Namibian summer on 1 May 2008.

  
 
The Fish River Canyon hike covers a distance of 80 km from Hiker’s Point near Hobas to the thermal baths of Ai Ais and takes 5 days. Participants depend on being able to find water, for drinking and cooking, in some of the potholes along the way. If no water has run through the Fish River for some time, the potholes dry up. During the last rainy season (October to April) the whole country had significantly less rain than usual. This also affected the catchment area of the Fish River and its tributaries which includes large parts of southern Namibia.  
Closed from 31 July: the entry point for hikes through the canyon. Photo: Sven-Eric Kanzler
 
  - For more on the hiking tour see www.trailhopper.com

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