Augrabies National Park

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	The three-day Klipspringer Trail in Augrabies Falls National Park winds through an arid but fascinating area offering a sharp contract between the river banks and the much drier area nearby. At Augrabies Falls, the Orange River, one of the largest rivers in South Africa, drops about 90 m over a series of cataracts and rapids before plunging 56 m over the main falls.

Although most of the walking is flat as at left below, some is steeper.

We normally get to the park in time to enjoy an afternoon exploring the area near the falls. Besides the scenery, there is some interesting wildlife including the rainbow lizard and the elephant's closest living relative, the dassie or hyrax.
Much of the first day's walk is fairly flat and offers spectacular views over the river below.

The river splits into a number of channels above the main falls so there are smaller falls coming in in several places along the gorge. The photo at right was taken from very close to the photo at right above.

	There are comfortable huts with beds and mattresses at both overnight stops. The photo at left shows one of these huts. The two photos below show views up and down the river near the hut. If you can't see the person, click the photo to see how big the boulders really are.
We'll leave Augrabies with a view of one of the steeper climbs on the final day.
This is just one of the many walks we do on our Namibia and northern South Africa trip. Click here to return to the main Namibia and northern South Africa Gallery page. Click here to go to the Namibia and Northern South Africa Trip Notes