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Khorixas

There are no tourist attractions in Khorixas. It is administrative centre of the Kunene region and capital of Damaraland. The only bank in the whole of the Kunene region (Standard, with ATM), 24-hour garage, bakery, butchery, supermarket, small craft market and post office. Curio hawkers and beggars regularly pester tourists as they fill up with fuel; ignore them and buy your curios at the craft market, or at the Petrified Forest further west. West of Khorixas the D2620 winds its way though the mountains, following the Aba-Huab valley into the picturesque heart of Damaraland. If you are lucky, you might catch a glimpse of the desert elephants along the dry river course (and there is usually spoor to be seen on the road). During the heat of the day the beasts tend to remain in the shade of the large trees. East of Khorixas, also known as the Kalk Kegel or 'limestone skittle', the Vingerklip is a 35m high limestone rock sitting on a 44m circumference base. This unusual land mark was formed by erosion of the Ugab River floodplain over a period of 30 million years. There is no fee to explore the site, and there are numerous walks that offer different angles of view of the unusual skittle. Perhaps the best is to be had from the Vingerklip Lodge itself, which will sell the heat-sapped day visitor a meal or snack, and even provide a swim in one of their pools. The Ugab Terrace is visible all along the valley, and offers good hiking opportunities.

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