Day 8: Kunene River Lodge to Epupa falls

 We started in the morning and drove along the Kunene river towards Epupa. In the earlier times the old road took about 9-10 hrs to reach Epupa. Now the road has been completely levelled and widened and it takes only 3-4 hours to reach Epupa. Still on the way we took a wrong diversion and ended up in the old road. It became clear why the old road took so long time as it was a typical 4 x 4 road with steep climbs and drops at some point. The moving was slow but the road took us closer to the river side and hence it was a very picturesque route. We joined the new road later and then the going was smooth and fast. The road passed through mountains and was always going up and down.

We reached the camp near to the Epupa falls after noon. Epupa camp is just on the side of the falls. They even had a restaurant with a deck overlooking the falls, which made it a really beautiful camping spot. Later in the evening we went to a small pool on one of the streams of Kunene river to take a bath. There were also local kids taking bath there. The place was amazing as it was to the Epupa falls, and ofcourse the water was cold. We immediately came back to the camp to take our cameras. On the way we stopped at a small Himba craftshop and bought some bangles from them. We sat on the deck in the evening, enjoying the view of the falls and the beautiful landscape there with a chilling beer in hand. It was peaceful, silent, just nature and us. As it was off season, there were no other tourists other than us, perfect!!!