Road clue guides · Africa
How to recognise Namibia from the road
Drives on the left
Desert, gravel roads and huge empty distances. Namibia drives on the left.
What to look for
1
Traffic on the left
Namibia drives on the left.
2
Gravel roads
Many main roads are wide, well-graded gravel.
3
Desert and scrub
The land is dry and open, from red dunes to rocky scrub.
4
German names
Some towns and streets have German names, a legacy of the colonial era.
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