Fish River Canyon

Adventure Holidays to Fish River Canyon

In the far south of Namibia the stupendous Fish River Canyon carves itself into the earth. It's the largest canyon in the southern hemisphere, and arguably second only to the Grand Canyon in terms of size. At 160km long, up to 27km wide and over 500m deep, only the Blue Nile Gorge in Ethiopia rivals it for second spot. Approaching the Fish River Canyon from the north is like arriving from space. The otherworldly landscape breaks up into a series of cliffs and boulders as the Fish River meanders along below. The views from the canyon rim are spectacular and we take time for a walk along it in the afternoon, rewarded by superb sunset views.