BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Eventin//Event Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c405684e5e08ba1e4b45cf30e42efe31@adventurejunkies.africa SUMMARY:FISH RIVER CANYON โ€“ 15th July 2026 DESCRIPTION:๐…๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐‘๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐ข๐ค๐ž 1๐Ÿ“ ๐‰๐ฎly ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ6\nJoin us on a hike in the F ish River Canyon departing on the 13th of July 2026 from Mossel Bay. Descen ding 15th July 2026. Back home on the 21st of July 2026.\n[vc_row][vc_colum n][vc_column_text]\nThe Fish River Canyon is the second largest canyon worl dwide after the Grand Canyon in the USA. The Canyon forms part of the state -run Ais-Ais Richtersveld Transfontier Park. The entrance to the Park is si tuated 10 kilometers from the well-known viewpoint Hell`s Bend at the Hobas Restcamp. Visitors have to report here. It is important to know that durin g the summer month the Canyon hike is closed due to the heat. The Fish Rive r Hiking Trail can be conducted during the months of April โ€“ September an d can be completed within 4 to 5 days\, depending on fitness. It covers a l ength of 85 km and the descent into the Canyon is only allowed for hikers d oing the trail. Day visitors are not allowed to climb into the Canyon.\nThe Fish River is 800 kilometers long and thus the longest river in Namibia. I t has its source in the eastern parts of the Naukluft Mountains. After abou t 200 km the river flows into the Hardap Dam which is the largest water res ervoir in the country with a circumference of 30 km and a surface area of 2 8 kmยฒ. After being retained the Fish River does not carry water continuous ly\, only during the rainy season the river might turn into a torrent. Duri ng the dry season\, sporadic pools supply water to many animals. The Fish R iver Canyon commences at Seeheim\, at the lower course of the River. The Ca nyon is 161 km long\, 27 km wide and up to 550m deep. The Fish River Canyon ends at Ai-Ais and the river then flows into the Orange River\, the border to South Africa Vegetation along the way is mostly dry with beautiful scen ery and hot springs in specific places which make for a good cool-off beach before continuing on the hike. Trail stages Day 1 - 20 km (ยฑ 7 hours) Hob as Rest Camp - Palm Sulphur Springs Day 2 - 12 km (ยฑ 7 hours) Palm Sulphur Springs - Three Sisters Day 3 - 15 km (ยฑ 9 hours) Three Sisters - Von Tro tha's Grave Day 4 - 16.7 km (ยฑ 6 hours) Von Trotha's Grave - Ai-Ais Day 5 - 9.8 km (ยฑ 5 hours) Ai-Ais - Hobas Total distance ยฑ 75 km.[/vc_column_te xt][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=".vc_custom_1550825686553{padding-top: 30px !important\;padding-bottom: 33px !important\;}"][vc_column][qodef_icon _with_text type="icon-left" icon_pack="dripicons" dripicon="" title_tag="sp an" custom_icon="948" title="5 Days / 4 Nights" text_padding="8"]ย  ย  [qod ef_icon_with_text type="icon-left" icon_pack="dripicons" dripicon="" title_ tag="span" custom_icon="949" title="Guided tour" text_padding="8"]ย  ย  ย  [qodef_icon_with_text type="icon-left" icon_pack="dripicons" dripicon="" ti tle_tag="span" custom_icon="950" title="DIFFICULTY:8.5/10" text_padding="8" ]ย  ย  [/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset="vc_col-lg-offset-0 v c_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-sm-offset-0 vc_col-xs-12" el_class="qodef-map"][vc_column_text]\nTrail Map\n[/vc_column_text][vc_emp ty_space height="27px"][qodef_elements_holder holder_full_height="no" numbe r_of_columns="one-column" switch_to_one_column="" alignment_one_column=""][ qodef_elements_holder_item item_padding="169px 0px" item_padding_1367_1600= "169px 0px" background_image="3743" item_padding_1025_1366="169px 0px" item _padding_769_1024="169px 0px" item_padding_681_768="169px 0px" item_padding _680="169px 0px"][/qodef_elements_holder_item][/qodef_elements_holder][/vc_ column][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1550505500194{margin-left: -15px !importa nt\;padding-left: 0px !important\;}" offset="vc_col-lg-offset-0 vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-offset-0 vc_col-md-12 vc_col-sm-offset-0"][qodef_elements_holder holder_full_height="no" number_of_columns="one-column" switch_to_one_colum n="" alignment_one_column=""][qodef_elements_holder_item item_padding_680=" 9px 0px 17px 30px" item_padding="0 0 0 0" item_padding_1367_1600="0 0 0 0" item_padding_1025_1366="0 0 0 0" item_padding_769_1024="18px 0px 17px 31px" item_padding_681_768="21px 0px 17px 33px"][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_ 1550504677086{margin-top: 0px !important\;}"]\nAt a glance\n[/vc_column_tex t][vc_empty_space height="12px"][vc_column_text]Check in: Very important to bring aย medical certificate proving you donโ€™t have any health problems. The certificate must not be older than 40 days. A form will be sent to you after you make a payment for the hike or you can download it.[/vc_column_t ext][vc_empty_space height="17px"][tt_items_list][tt_item type="info" value ="Hobas Camp Rest"]Starting Point:[/tt_item][tt_item type="info" value="Ai- Ais"]End Point:[/tt_item][tt_item type="info" value="Trekking"]Activities:[ /tt_item][tt_item type="info" value="R5900"]Prices From:[/tt_item][tt_item type="info" value="Namibia"]Country:[/tt_item][/tt_items_list][vc_empty_spa ce height="4px"][/qodef_elements_holder_item][/qodef_elements_holder][/vc_c olumn][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n*download pdf\n[/vc_col umn_text][/vc_column][/vc_row] LOCATION:Namibia DTSTAMP:20260802T224836Z DTSTART:20260715T100000Z DTEND:20260721T100000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR