Destination: Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei
The sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert are often referred to as the highest dunes in the world. Located in the Namib Naukluft park, the largest conservation area in Africa, and fourth largest in the world - the sand dunes at Sossusvlei are just one excellent reason to visit Namibia.
The best time to view Sossusvlei is close to sunrise and sunset; the colors are strong and constantly changing, allowing for wonderful photographic opportunities. The midday heat is intense and best spent in the shade while sunset also offers excellent photo opportunities at Sossusvlei.
During exceptional rainy seasons, Sossusvlei may fill with water, causing Namibians to flock there to witness the grand sight, but normally it is bone dry. This particular ‘vlei’ is actually a more-or-less circular, hard-surfaced depression that is almost entirely surrounded by sharp-edged dunes, beyond which lies a formidable sea of rolling sand, stretching in unbroken immensity all the way to the coast.
The second attraction of the area is Sesriem Canyon, which is only a few miles from the campsite, the entrance gate, and main Nature Conservation office. The canyon derives its name from the fact that early Afrikaner trekkers had to use six (‘ses’) leather thongs (a thong is a ‘riem’) so that their buckets could reach the water far below. The canyon begins as an almost imperceptible but nevertheless deep cleft in level, stony ground, and then widens until it finally flattens out onto the plain. Because it is so deep and sheltered, it often holds water well into the dry season - an invigorating sight in such a barren and stark environment.
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A: Alexandria
B: Amboseli National Park
C: Arusha
D: Aswan
E: Bazaruto Island
F: Benguerra Island
G: Botswana
H: Bwindi Impenetrable NP
I: Cairo
J: Cape Town
K: Cape Winelands
L: Central Kalahari Region
M: Chobe National Park
N: Denis Island
O: Desroches Island
P: Drakensburg
Q: Dubai
R: Dubai Beaches
S: Dubai City Center
T: Dubai Desert
U: Dubai Marina
V: Durban
W: Eastern Cape
X: Eastern Cape Safaris
Y: Egypt
Z: Etosha National Park
AA: Franschhoek
AB: Garden Route
AC: Greater Kruger National Park
AD: Greater Winelands
AE: Hermanus
AF: Hwange National Park
AG: Johannesburg
AH: Kafue National Park
AI: Kampala
AJ: Kariba
AK: Kenya
AL: Kigali
AM: Knysna
AN: Kruger National Park
AO: Kwazulu Natal
AP: La Digue
AQ: Lake Manyara NP
AR: Lake Nakuru
AS: Lewa Wildlife Conservation
AT: Linyanti/Savuti Region
AU: Livingstone
AV: Lower Zambezi National Park
AW: Luxor
AX: Madikwe Game Reserve
AY: Mahé
AZ: Mana Pools National Park
BA: Masai Mara
BB: Mauritius
BC: Mombasa
BD: Mozambique
BE: Nairobi
BF: Namibia
BG: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
BH: North Island
BI: Okavango and Moremi GR
BJ: Oudtshoorn
BK: Plettenberg Bay
BL: Port Elizabeth
BM: Praslin
BN: Queen Elizabeth National Park
BO: Quirimbas Archipelago
BP: Rwanda
BQ: Sabi Sands
BR: Samburu National Park
BS: Selous Game Reserve
BT: Serengeti National Park
BU: Seychelles
BV: Sharm El Sheik
BW: Sheik Zayed Road
BX: Silhouette Island
BY: Skeleton Coast National Park
BZ: Sossusvlei
CA: South Africa
CB: South Luangwa
CC: Stellenbosch
CD: Sun City
CE: Sun City and Surrounds
CF: Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
CG: Tanzania
CH: Tarangire National Park
CI: Timbavati Region
CJ: Uganda
CK: Umhlanga
CL: Victoria Falls
CM: Vilanculos
CN: Volcanoes National Park
CO: Windhoek
CP: Zambia
CQ: Zanzibar and Pemba Island
CR: Zimbabwe
CS: Zululand
CT: Zululand Parks and Reserves
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- Alexandria
- Amboseli National Park
- Arusha
- Aswan
- Bazaruto Island
- Benguerra Island
- Botswana
- Bwindi Impenetrable NP
- Cairo
- Cape Town
- Cape Winelands
- Central Kalahari Region
- Chobe National Park
- Denis Island
- Desroches Island
- Drakensburg
- Dubai
- Dubai Beaches
- Dubai City Center
- Dubai Desert
- Dubai Marina
- Durban
- Eastern Cape
- Eastern Cape Safaris
- Egypt
- Etosha National Park
- Franschhoek
- Garden Route
- Greater Kruger National Park
- Greater Winelands
- Hermanus
- Hwange National Park
- Johannesburg
- Kafue National Park
- Kampala
- Kariba
- Kenya
- Kigali
- Knysna
- Kruger National Park
- Kwazulu Natal
- La Digue
- Lake Manyara NP
- Lake Nakuru
- Lewa Wildlife Conservation
- Linyanti/Savuti Region
- Livingstone
- Lower Zambezi National Park
- Luxor
- Madikwe Game Reserve
- Mahé
- Mana Pools National Park
- Masai Mara
- Mauritius
- Mombasa
- Mozambique
- Nairobi
- Namibia
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- North Island
- Okavango and Moremi GR
- Oudtshoorn
- Plettenberg Bay
- Port Elizabeth
- Praslin
- Queen Elizabeth National Park
- Quirimbas Archipelago
- Rwanda
- Sabi Sands
- Samburu National Park
- Selous Game Reserve
- Serengeti National Park
- Seychelles
- Sharm El Sheik
- Sheik Zayed Road
- Silhouette Island
- Skeleton Coast National Park
- Sossusvlei
- South Africa
- South Luangwa
- Stellenbosch
- Sun City
- Sun City and Surrounds
- Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
- Tanzania
- Tarangire National Park
- Timbavati Region
- Uganda
- Umhlanga
- Victoria Falls
- Vilanculos
- Volcanoes National Park
- Windhoek
- Zambia
- Zanzibar and Pemba Island
- Zimbabwe
- Zululand
- Zululand Parks and Reserves
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