V5-JOG flying over the Namib Desert |
Sesriem Canyon, Namib-Naukluft National Park |
Sesriem Canyon |
Sesriem Canyon |
Flying over Sossusvlei Lodge on arrival |
V5-FIS on the ground at Sossusvlei Lodge (FYSU) |
The lodge is at Sesriem, 64km from Sossusvlei |
Sossusvlei Lodge |
View from the tower at Sossusvlei Lodge |
Sossusvlei Lodge |
Sossusvlei Lodge |
Ralph relaxing at Sossusvlei Lodge |
Sesriem entrance to Namib Naukluft National Park |
We walked from the lodge to Sesriem Canyon |
Walking to Sesriem Canyon |
Sesriem Canyon |
Sesriem Canyon |
Inge at Sesriem |
A bug at Sesriem |
Sesriem Canyon |
Sesriem Canyon |
Full moon over Sesriem |
Sunset at Sesriem |
Sunset at Sesriem |
Catching the sunset |
Sunset at Sesriem |
Sunset, Sesriem |
Sesriem |
Hiking back to the lodge after sunset |
Sossusvlei Lodge |
Jackal prowling around the Sossusvlei Lodge |
Jackal at Sossusvlei Lodge |
Jackal at Sossusvlei Lodge |
Early morning at Sossusvlei Lodge |
Our driver, Eddie Murphy |
We got an early start for the drive to Sossusvlei to hike the dunes before it got too hot |
The road from Sesriem to Sossusvlei |
Namib-Naukluft National Park |
The road is lined with huge red dunes |
Sesriem to Sossusvlei |
Sesriem to Sossusvlei |
Red dunes at between Sesriem and Sossusvlei, Namibia |
Sesriem to Sossusvlei |
Tiny hikers on top of Dune 45 |
5 km prior to Sossusvlei is the 2-WD parking lot |
Big Daddy, the highest dune around Sossusvlei |
Big Daddy |
Sossusvlei |
Sossusvlei |
The sandy 4-WD track to Sossusvlei |
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Sossusvlei |
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Sossusvlei |
Climbing the dunes at Sossusvlei |
Sossusvlei |
Sossusvlei |
Climbing the dunes at Sossusvlei |
Sossusvlei |
The actual pan at Sossusvlei |
Dune ridge above Sossusvlei |
On top of a dune at Sossusvlei |
Guide from the hotel |
On top of the dune at Sossusvlei |
Sossusvlei |
Long shadows, Sossusvlei |
The easy way down |
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Dead Vlei is a 1 km hike |
Heading to Dead Vlei |
Desert beetle, Namibia |
Hiking to the Dead Vlei |
Dead Vlei |
Dead Vlei |
Dead Vlei |
Dead Vlei |
Dead Vlei |
Dead Vlei |
Namib Desert |
Ostrich in a dust storm, Sossusvlei |
Airstrip at Sossusvlei Lodge (FYSU), not to be confused with Sesriem (FYSS) |
Sossusvlei Lodge from the air |
Sossusvlei Lodge and the road to Sesriem Canyon |
Namib Desert |
Dunes along the road from Sesriem to Sossusvlei |
Large dunes between Sesriem and Sossusvlei |
Large dunes between Sesriem and Sossusvlei |
Dune 45 |
Dune 45 |
Mountain south of Sossusvlei |
Dead Vlei |
The dune we climbed at Sossusvlei |
Sossusvlei is a dry pan in the middle of the Namib Desert |
Sossusvlei |
The dune we climbed at Sossusvlei |
Sossusvlei |