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Quivertree Forest & Giant's Playground

quivertree forest
Quivertree Forest


I. Description and Formalities to Quivertree Forest & Giants Playground

Quivertree Forest

The quiver tree forest at sunset
The quiver tree forest at sunset


About fifteen kilometers northeast of Keetmanshoop , dozens of trees were grouped forming a cerite forest in the heart of magnificent rocky peaks scuptés by erosion.
The site was classified by the Historic Buildings in 1955.
Forest and Giants Playground Kokerboom will be a journey of several hours a day.
It is strongly recommended to stay for the sunset.

Giant's Playground

The Giants Playground is an amazing geological formation at some 5 km away.
The site is part of the same complex (s'ascquitter of admission to Quivertree Forest Camp) and deserves a ride.
When light becomes oblique, the play of shadows on the red rock piles offer an amazing spectacle.
Also a excellent opportunity to approach hyraxes , closest living relatives of elephants , who haunt these places.

Giant playground to namibia
Giant's Playground to Namibia

Formalities

Admission for the Forest & Giants Quivertree Playgound: 50N $ per person .
Reservations:http://www.quivertreeforest.com/booking.htm

Mesosaurus Fossil Site

Twenty miles away on the C17 towards Koes, fossil remains of interest to fans Mesosaurus paléontolgie. Site link : Mesosaurus Fossil Site.


II. Come to Quivertree Forest

The Quivertree Forest & Giant's playground is located on land Gariganus farm 13 km north-east of Keetmanshoop on the road M29.

geographical location of Quivertree Forest Geographical location of Quivertree Forest map of quivertree forest & playground map of Quivertree Forest




III. Accommodation at Quivertree Forest & GiantsPlayground

» Inside of Quivertree Forest:

- Le Quivertree Forest Camp : camping 80 N$ per person.
Site internet: http://www.quivertreeforest.com/ - Our Opinion on the Quivertree.


» Hotels and Lodges in Keetmanshoop :

Canyon Keetmanshoop Hotel

Canyon Hotel Keetmanshoop
Price: € 55
Canon Village Keetmanshoop Hotel

Canon Village Hotel Keetmanshoop
Price on request

» All Hotels / Lodges and campsites in Keetmanshoop

» Hotels & Lodges in Keetmanshoop
» Campsites Keetmanshoop



IV. The Kokerboom

The quiver tree is a plant which would be interested and the most characteristic of hot, dry regions of Namibia and north-west province of South Africa in Cape Town.
Strictly speaking, this is not a tree, but a variant of aloe plant, whose botanical name is Aloe dichotoma.
Dichotoma refers to the forked branches and the plant is called "quiver" due to the use by the tribes of the Hottentots bark and branches robust and flexible to make quivers for their arrows. (Koker = quiver)

The quiver tree is a tree trunk and smooth thick jusu'a reaching one meter thick at the base and nine meters high.
They are generally only renontre and snow in large groups, giving the effect of a forest.
The quiver tree is propagated by seeds. It flowered for the first time at age 20 to 30 years.
The flowers are yellow and up to thirty centimeters in size during the flowering season, ie winter months of June and July.

quiver tree
Quiver Tree in namibia


The quiver tree especially in environments with high concentrations of black rocks (ysterklip) absorbing a large heat capacity (average summer temperature of 38 ° C).
The rocks are also used to anchor the tree with sprawling roots. In addition to the quiver tree is frost resistant.

The trees of the forest grow naturally, none having been planted by man.
Each has between 200 and 300 years of age. The quiver tree drill was declared a national monument June 1, 1955.


V. Photos of Quivertree Forest & GiantsPayground

» Pictures of Quivertree Forest & Giants Playground


VI. Climate of quivertree Forest & Giants Playqround

Keetmanshoop
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Temperature max
35
34
32
29
25
22
21
24
27
30
32
35
Temperature min
19
19
18
14
10
7
6
8
11
14
16
18
Rainfall (mm)
24
42
36
15
5
2
1
1
3
6
11
13


VII.Book on the kokerboom

- Into Kokerboom Country: Namaqualand's Jewish Pioneers

- Travel journal to Quivertree Forest and Giants Play's Ground


Source : 2008



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