Kaokoland
On the border between Angola and Namibia lies the Kaokoland, a dry, mountainous, and relatively undeveloped region that takes in the rugged beauty of Namibia's skeleton coast and the northern sandy Namib Desert. The area is inhabited by three large ethnic groups - the Damara, Herero and Himba - each with their own customs, traditions and rituals. The coastal Kaokoveld Desert stretches over 45,000 square kilometers and houses the well-known prehistoric Welwitschia plant. In this desert is a diverse of wildlife, including giraffes, desert-adapted elephants, black rhinos, a variety of endemic reptiles, and many different species of birds.
