THE OLDEST DESERT IN THE WORLD SHARES ITS OCEAN OF SAND WITH NAMIB NAUKLUFT NATIONAL PARK IN THE SOUTH. WITHIN LIES THE HAUNTINGLY SERENE AND SCENIC SOSSUSVLEI WITH ITS SALT AND CLAY PAN ENVELOPED BY TOWERING DUNES IN DEEP RED SHADES.
While dramatic and undeniably inspiring, the seemingly endless stretch of gracefully curving and shifting dunes are not the only attraction in this magical destination. Not far away, also in the Namib Naukluft National Park, ancient tree skeletons sit silently in Deadvlei meaning ‘dead marsh’. Outside the park, the narrow but stunning Sesriem Canyon is stirring although small with pools of cool water at its feed. Time spent in the Namib Desert is unique. There is just something about the empty, wild and pure landscapes that play with one’s perspective and feed one’s sense of contentment.
THE OLDEST DESERT IN THE WORLD SHARES ITS OCEAN OF SAND WITH NAMIB NAUKLUFT NATIONAL PARK IN THE SOUTH. WITHIN LIES THE HAUNTINGLY SERENE AND SCENIC SOSSUSVLEI WITH ITS SALT AND CLAY PAN ENVELOPED BY TOWERING DUNES IN DEEP RED SHADES.
While dramatic and undeniably inspiring, the seemingly endless stretch of gracefully curving and shifting dunes are not the only attraction in this magical destination. Not far away, also in the Namib Naukluft National Park, ancient tree skeletons sit silently in Deadvlei meaning ‘dead marsh’. Outside the park, the narrow but stunning Sesriem Canyon is stirring although small with pools of cool water at its feed. Time spent in the Namib Desert is unique. There is just something about the empty, wild and pure landscapes that play with one’s perspective and feed one’s sense of contentment.
