Things to do
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Fish River Canyon
Hard, remote and slow: four or five days on the floor of Africa's largest canyon, from the rim above Hobas to the hot springs at Ai-Ais, sleeping on sandbanks by the river pools. Book the permit months ahead.
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Ai-Ais Hot Springs
Sulphurous water comes out of the ground at around sixty degrees at the canyon's southern end, fed into indoor and outdoor pools at a resort built around them. Hikers finishing the trail arrive here on foot. The road in is a long way round from the northern rim and the springs close in the hot months.
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Canyon Roadhouse
Vintage cars sit half buried in the floor and against the walls of a filling station turned lodge on the road in, which is a great deal more entertaining than it sounds. Rooms and camping are behind it. It is the nearest proper bed to the rim and the fuel stop for the whole area.
