
NAMIBIA - Namib Desert
Sossusvlei
The Namib is a coastal desert in Southern Africa and stretches for more than 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia, and South Africa. Annual precipitation ranges from 2 millimetres (0.079 in) in the most arid regions to 200 millimetres (7.9 in), making the Namib the only true desert in southern Africa. Having endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years, the Namib is probably the oldest desert in the world and contains some of the world's driest regions, with only western South America's Atacama Desert to challenge it for age and aridity benchmarks.
The Namib-Naukluft National Park, that extends over a large part of the Namib Desert, is the largest game reserve in all Africa and one of the largest of the world. Sossusvlei area is accessible by unpaved roads and is famous for its fascinating landscapes with plenty orange sand dunes surround vivid white salt pans.

Korhaans have a perfect camouflage

landscape with orange sand dune

Springbok

Off-road experience

landscape with orange sand dune

landscape with orange sand dune and the shadow of our 4WD car

Oryxses

Black-backed jackal

Oryxses : mother and calf

Oryxses have very long horns - the female has the longuest ones and the male the shortest

Oryxses : mother and calf suckling

Oryxses : fathers have shorter horns and are responsible of the calves when the mother is feeding

Ostriches

Off-road

Ostrich

very young oryx calf

Oryx antelope

Oryx calf

landscape

Namib-Naukluft National Park entrance

Oryx and landscape

Off-road drive

Traveling to Namibia is a real experience with confortable lodges surrounded by the Namibian desert

Namibia desert landcapes are unique

Bird's-eye on the dunes

Oryx is a magnificent antelope

Bird's-eye on the dunes

Off road drive

landscape

Camp in Namib desert
BEST TIME to VISIT SOSSUSVLEI
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to NAMIB DESERT
From May to September

Black-backed jackal

Oryxses

Orange dune landscape

Mountains landscape

landscape

Orange dune and arid landscape

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving between Windhoek to Sossuvlei and Sesriem

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - not always easybut fantastic landscapes

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - Unpaved road

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - unpaved road

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - very isolated farm

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - a small village in the middle of nowhere

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - isolated house

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - unpaved road

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - very isolated farm

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - unpaved road

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - unpaved road but beautiful landscapes

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - unpaved road but beautiful landscapes

Driving from Windhoek to Sesriem and Sossusvlei - unpaved road but beautiful landscapes

Be aware of wildlife when driving

Oryxses

giraffes

during dry season, oryxses are attracted by any water source. Here a lodge swimming pool

Oryxses : mother and calf suckling

Oryx

Finally the oryx is drinking in the swimming pool

be aware of wildlife on the road

Oryx

be aware of wildlife on the road

Oryxses

our guide found an ostrich egg abandonned

Climbing one of the highest dune in the world

Climbing one of the highest dune in the world

around Sossusvlei - Dunes "avenue" heads to Sossusvlei and dunes are located each side of the paved road

around Sossusvlei - Dunes "avenue" heads to Sossusvlei and dunes are located each side of the paved road

In the Sossusvlei area, several dunes exceed 300 meters (980 feet) in height.

In the Sossusvlei area, several dunes exceed 300 meters (980 feet) in height.

around Sossusvlei - Dunes "avenue" heads to Sossusvlei and dunes are located each side of the paved road

around Sossusvlei - Dunes "avenue" heads to Sossusvlei and dunes are located each side of the paved road

landscape

Landscape

landscape with a desert tree

Landscape

male Oryxses fighting

male Oryxses fighting

male Oryxses fighting

male Oryxses fighting

male Oryxses fighting

male Oryxses fighting

male Oryxses fighting

male Oryxses fighting

the tourist and the oryx are face to face

Surrealistic image of a swimming pool invaded by oryxses

landscape

landscape

Ostriches

Red Hartebeests crossing the road

Cattle in a farm

few horses grazing a very dry vegetation

During dry season, it's a big temptation for the oryxses to drink at the lodges swimming pools

Oryxses drinking water from the swimming pool

Oryxses keep an eye on tourists which are enjoying this surprising situation