Sossusvlei, Namibia
Sossusvlei is a clay and salt pan inside the Namib-Naukluft National Park, ringed by orange dunes that are among the tallest anywhere; Big Daddy stands about 325 m. From the Sesriem gate a tarred road runs 60 km into the dunes, and the last 6 km to the pan is loose sand, so it needs a 4WD or a stop at the 2x4 parking. Dune 45 lies 45 km in, and Deadvlei, studded with dead camelthorn trees, is about 2 km from Sossusvlei.
Trip ideas that stop in Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei dunes and Swakopmund coast in 5 days (4 nights)
5 days · Namibia
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8 days · Namibia
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10 days · Namibia
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Namibia heritage and dunes, desert first, in 10 days (9 nights)
10 days · Namibia
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Namibia self-drive loop in 11 days (10 nights)
11 days · Namibia
The standard Namibian circuit driven clockwise in a hired vehicle, with one settling night in Windhoek before heading south-west. Two…
Desert & Skeleton Coast
11 days · Namibia
Fly between dunes, desert-adapted elephant and the wild Atlantic coast in a light aircraft.
Namibia and Victoria Falls in 15 days (14 nights)
15 days · Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
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