Sossusvlei, Namibia

Travel Blogs from Sossusvlei (42)

How not to organise an overland trip, Sossusvlei, Namibia travel blog
How not to organise an overland trip
May 5, 2006

... Tanzania! In the end it was 1:30 before we left, due to general ineptitude it looked like we wouldn't make it to Namibia's top tourist attraction that evening! We went the first 30km down the coast to Walvis Bay, this place was occupied by the South ...

A travel blog entry by jonclark2000
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The Journey to Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei, Namibia travel blog
The Journey to Dead Vlei
Sep 10, 2008

Getting around is pretty difficult in Namibia.  Distances are vast and desolate and public transportation is almost non-existent.  I suppose it figures that in an enormous desert with a population of only 2 million people, public transport is a ...

A travel blog entry by youngtravellers
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Sand Sea &  If God Exists, He
Sand Sea & If God Exists, He's Taunting Me
Oct 3, 2007

After mouldering in Windhoek for almost a week, it was clear I would not be hitching a ride to Sossusvlei. Fortunately, neither would Meg and Liz, two American Peace Corps volunteers, so we decided to rent a car and take matters into our own hands. ...

A travel blog entry by djchurch
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The highest dunes in the world, Sossusvlei, Namibia travel blog
The highest dunes in the world
Mar 28, 2007

This was another very strange place. Sossulsvlei is home to the highest sand dunes in the world, but it looks like something out of an apocalypse. There are dead trees everywhere, and its very eerie. It was interesting to look at though. We climbed one of ...

A travel blog entry by angela_louise

Forum Discussions on Sossusvlei (5)

Namibian tours
Posted on Oct 2, 2009, 10:52:41
... do a tour in Namibia of about 14 days to see the main sights e.g. Etosha, Fish River Canyon, Luderitz, Naimb-Naukluf NP, Sossusvlei to name a few. I am looking for one that either starts and ends in Windhoek or starts in Cape Town and ends in Windhoek. ...
Africa Adventure
Posted on May 24, 2007, 04:33:44
... with the enormity of the fact that right where we were standing could soon be covered by ocean. However, no trip through the Sossusvlei region of the Namib-Naukuluft National Park would be complete without a dawn hike up 'dune 45' - one of Namibia's ...
Adventures in Africa this autumn
Posted on Sep 17, 2008, 13:19:37
... circular touring route around Namibia takes in all the country's most iconic landscapes, including the world's highest sand dunes at Sossusvlei, Fish River Canyon and Sesriem Canyon. Of course, any trip to Africa wouldn't be complete without wildlife - in ...
Hello!
Posted on Oct 13, 2009, 23:18:30
... not anyone on my trip anyway!). Highlights for me were the dunes in Sessriem and make sure if you do that to visit Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei too; Swakopmund - if you have any sense of adventure you can do a heap load here and; Etosha National Park - ...