Sesfontein

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Named after the six fountains found in the area, Sesfontein is nestled in the Hoanib Valley, on the northern edge of Damaraland.


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The town is really nothing but a dusty settlement difficult to access.
In 2WD vehicle the drive is slow and difficult, squeezing throw narrow gorges, across dry riverbeds, and over small boulders.


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Nevertheless, the small town is authentic, having little European influence and zero apartheid homeland locations.


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The area became a German military outpost built to control the free-range livestock after the outbreak of rinderpest disease in 1896.


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By the First World War, the fort was abandoned and it wasn't until recently that it was remodeled into the Fort Sesfontein Lodge that it is today.


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Sesfontein is the last stop to replenish supplies before continuing north to Opuwo.


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