Sossusvlei Lodge Namib-Naukluft Park

... park in the world! Covering an area of 4.9 million hectares (12.1 million acres), it stretches 400 km. (248 mi.) long and 150 km. (93 mi.) wide along Namibia&#8217;s coastline. The Namib Desert is considered to be the world&#8217;s most ancient desert, at more than 55 million years old. <br><br>We are meeting our &#8220;bushman&#8221; at 8:30 AM for a tour of some of the park. We do not understand why we are taking a tour with the bushman first instead ...

... nestled deep in the heart of the ancient but ever-changing Namib Desert. Perched on the edge of a rocky escarpment, this secluded getaway blends into the stark beauty of shifting sands, towering dunes and stony outcrops. A calm oasis of peace and comfort in the midst of the world's oldest desert, the Lodge offers a cosy and comfortable refuge in the vastness of this strange and beautiful land. Let lose your inner child in this ultimate private ...

... skills they would have learnt from their parents. Their future is in doubt due to this, as you have to question the priority of reading and writing skills in their society. It was a really long drive to Keetmanshoop and the highlight was a stop for ice-cream. Everyone was so hot,tired and dusty we had a mini mutiny and wouldn't get back on to the truck until we had eaten our ice creams in the shade and had a drink! Ummmm!

... odd one but we assumed that she must have had some people in the past demand a Namibian to tell them about Namibia. After explaining that she'd been in Namibia for many years and doing this job for over 10 we all said let's go. After an interesting journey with us all trying to stand up in the back of a pickup truck through some rough terrain we arrived at the start of the walk. After Mincer had rearranged his damaged toes (no idea ...

... a few feet of his site, following the road through the camp. Suddenly it came abreast of where the three of us were camped, seemed to pause for a moment, and then made a beeline for my tent. It passed within inches of Meg and Liz's tent and then jumped on mine like a fat kid on cake. My tent, with my 30 kilogram backpack and various other items and pegged down, launched up into the air into the tornado's vortex. It then proceeded to roll end over end for ...

... one other group of campers, there was no one within 25 miles of us except for a few park employees. The next morning we started our 10 mile hike at 7 am to try to beat the heat. It was a beautiful hike that started out along a river and then climbed into the mountains. We saw two families of baboons as we hiked along the river, saw some very large antelope, and after we climbed the peak (around 3000 feet above where we started), we saw a family of very ...

... as the terrain was difficult and the bushes scratched our bare legs. Why had I worn shorts - again? We hadn't taken enough water either so I began to feel a bit dehydrated and my lips began to feel cracked and dry. When we eventually got back we were absolutely exhausted with every joint aching but the incredible scenery had made it worth the pain. Note to self - get fit!!

... a cautious eye to make sure we weren't bad guys. As we continued towards our chosen dune we noticed a lone creature in the distance walking, more like stalking, towards the heard of Oryx. Kelly and I studied its walk and summized that it was definitely a leopard. As we were a few kilometers from any sort of safety we started hightailing it in the other direction. I decided to take a picture of our leopard from and try to zoom in on it so we would at least have a picture ...

... hours away and storm clouds were fast approaching. We knew that as soon as it started to rain we would be stuck once again. The washed out bridge had miraculously be fixed in the day. We punched our fists in the air in elation knowing that the worst was over. And then we hit the bad patch. It must have rained while we were at the dunes because the ...