As if by magic a tapestry of brilliant colours unfold enticingly along the winding roads of the Namaqua National Park. Butterflies, birds and long-tongued flies dart around among the flowers, seemingly overwhelmed by the abundance and diversity.
Namaqua is famous for its display of wild flowers in spring and a rich diversity of succulent plants, with an estimated 3500 species. Escape to the land of contrasts, where the rigorous climate has created a myriad of life forms superbly adapted to their specific habitat.
The fragrant aromas fields of flowers, starry nights, quiver trees, enormous granite outcrops and the icy Atlantic are few wonders that await you to what is truly the Creator's playground. Namaqua is home to bulb flora of any dry region in the world and more than a 1 000 of its estimated 3 500 species are found nowhere else in the world.
Amphibians and reptiles are well represented, with a number of endemic species. The mammal species that have adapted to these harsh conditions include Klipspringer, Aardvark, Baboon, Steenbok, Duiker, Porcupine, Black-Backed Jackal and Leopard. Birds are typical of the dry arid western regions of the country.
