Tatasberg Wilderness Trails Camp

Rugged kloofs, high mountains and dramatic landscapes that sweep inland from the Orange River divulge the fact that you are now in the vast mountain desert that is the Richtersveld National Park, an area managed jointly by the local Nama people and South African National Parks. This is a harsh and unpredictable land where water is scarce and life-sustaining moisture comes in the form of early morning fog, called "Ihuries" or "malmokkies" by the local people. A staggering assortment of plant life, some species occurring nowhere else, is to be found here, with gnarled quiver trees, tall aloes and quaint "half-mens".

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