Namaqua National Park
A national park on the Atlantic edge of Namaqualand, in a biodiversity hotspot with the largest concentration of succulent plants in the world. In spring the dry land is covered by wildflowers.
- Where
- Kamieskroon, Northern Cape, South Africa
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -30.0433, 17.5861
Get the Namaqua National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Namaqua National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Northern Cape volume with your photos and a note.
Near Namaqua National Park
Richtersveld 165 km
A rugged desert landscape of mountains and dry gorges in the far north west, in a bend of the Orange River on the Namibian border. Nama herders still move their livestock seasonally here, and the Richtersveld was listed by UNESCO as a cultural landscape in 2007.
Cederberg Wilderness 292 km
A rugged range of orange sandstone peaks north of Cape Town, known for odd rock formations such as the Wolfberg Arch and Maltese Cross. It has hiking trails, ancient San rock paintings and the rare Clanwilliam cedar, which gives the range its name.
Augrabies Falls 312 km
A waterfall on the Orange River in the Northern Cape, where the river drops about 56 metres into a granite gorge some 240 metres deep. It lies inside Augrabies Falls National Park, and the name comes from a Khoikhoi word for the place of great noise.
West Coast National Park 346 km
A coastal park 88 km north of Cape Town, built around the Langebaan Lagoon inside the Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve. It is a major wetland for migrant birds, and wildflowers carpet the hills in spring.
Dassen Island 379 km
A flat low island off the west coast, about 9 kilometres from the mainland, with a lighthouse built in 1893. It is a nature reserve and breeding site for African penguins, and access is limited to researchers and managers.
Southern African Large Telescope 402 km
The largest single optical telescope in the southern hemisphere, with a mirror 11 metres across, on a dry hill near Sutherland in the Karoo. It began work in 2005 and the site has tours by day and stargazing events in the dark night sky.
Robben Island 425 km
A low island in Table Bay, a short ferry ride from Cape Town, used for centuries as a prison and place of exile. Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in custody here, and former prisoners now guide visitors around the site, a World Heritage Site since 1999.
Afrikaans Language Monument 433 km
A concrete and granite monument on a hillside above Paarl, opened in 1975 to mark the 50th anniversary of Afrikaans as an official language. Its tall curved columns and a large dome stand for the influences that shaped the language.
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Questions
Where is Namaqua National Park?
Namaqua National Park is in Kamieskroon, Northern Cape, South Africa. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Richtersveld (165 km), Cederberg Wilderness (292 km), Augrabies Falls (312 km).
How do I get the Namaqua National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Namaqua National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Northern Cape volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Namaqua National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Northern Cape volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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