Namibia
Sossusvlei
Red dunes rising from a white clay pan. The most photographed desert on earth.
Overview
A clay pan surrounded by some of the highest dunes in the world. Deadvlei, with its 900-year-old dead camelthorn trees, is one of the most photographed landscapes on the continent. The light here changes every hour.
Best Time To Visit
May to September — cool mornings, clear light.
Landscape
Red sand, white clay pan, dead trees. The purest desert image.
What you will see.
Dune 45DeadvleiHiddenvleiSesriem Canyon
What moves here.
01
Ostrich
02
Springbok
03
Gemsbok
04
Brown hyena (rare)
