On 1 December 2010, the Dorob National Park was proclaimed in Namibia, making it Namibia’s 8th National Park and 24th officially proclaimed conservation area.
The new park stretches from the northern border of the Namib Naukluft Park (the Sandwich Harbour flood plains) to the southern border of the Skeleton Coast Park (The Ugab River).
The Dorob National Park is the last piece of the puzzle in the soon to be proclaimed Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park; this means that, with the exception of towns, the entire west coast of Namibia now constitutes the largest conservation area in Africa!
This new National Park has many unique attractions including the most extensive lichen fields in the World and the breeding site for and estimated 98% of the World’s population of the near threatened Damara Tern and will also protect the dune belt and coastal plains between the Swakop River and Sandwich harbor as well as the numerous small creatures found in the Namib dunes.
The name was suggested by the Topnaar traditional authority and means ‘Dry Land’, which according to the local oral history was the name for the entire region between Ludertiz and Walvis Bay in the 16th century
On 3rd February we received the following communiqué from the Zanzibar Ministry of Health:
Following the Yellow Fever outbreak in Northern Uganda: “all arrivals from endemic countries in Africa and South America must be vaccinated against yellow fever and show the certificate at the port of entry to Zanzibar.
Direct arrivals from non-endemic countries in Europe and North America are not required to show the vaccination certificate but it is highly recommended that they take the shots against yellow fever for their own safety.”
The vaccination against yellow fever is safe and effective, and it is advised to receive the vaccination 7 days prior to travel to the affected area.
