Coastal Safari Tour, Namibia

_MG_8919 Everything was abandoned when the large scale diamond operations shut down. Due to potential smuggling, everything was left in place.
1 Everything was abandoned when the large scale diamond operations shut down. Due to potential smuggling, everything was left in place.
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2 Still an active Diamond mine
_MG_8839 Inspection shed to check to see if we're smuggling out diamonds
3 Inspection shed to check to see if we're smuggling out diamonds
_MG_8841 Sperrgebiet National Park or also called the
4 Sperrgebiet National Park or also called the "forbidden zone"
_MG_8842 We needed to submit passports for prior approval to enter the zone
5 We needed to submit passports for prior approval to enter the zone
_MG_8846 Entering the new Sperrgebiet National Park or the former diamond fields. Most of the mining operations are now shut down.
6 Entering the new Sperrgebiet National Park or the former diamond fields. Most of the mining operations are now shut down.
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9 Water source
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IMG_8872 Pomona water supply
14 Pomona water supply
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_MG_8878 Fairy-tale valley where diamonds were collected by moonlight
16 Fairy-tale valley where diamonds were collected by moonlight
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