Orange River

Orange River

crossing the border to South Africa through the greenest oasis I have seen in Namibia

Location: 

Vioolsdrif, Namibia

Duration: 

Friday, November 4, 2016

Personal highlights

  1. Namibiainfo-icon: leaving the dry and arid country after more than 2 weeks
  2. South Africainfo-icon: utterly friendly customs officers, but no car insurance
  3. Nomansland: crossing the wide Orange River on a modern bridge
  4. Border Post: one of the fastest and easiest crossings in Africainfo-icon
  5. Orange River: the first flowing river and green oasis I see in Namibia

Image sources

  1. Customs office
  2. Leaving Namibia
  3. Orange River bank
  4. Approaching South Africa
  5. Customs in South Africa

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