Climbing up to 325 meters high on these star-shaped dunes at Sossusvlei is one of Namibia’s most famous sights and a photographer’s dream. Formed by strong multi-directional winds, they are at their highest and most spectacular where the west-flowing winds constantly change the shape of the Namib dunes and the Tsaugab River empties into the Vlei. The colour transformation of the dunes is best at sunrise.
Day 1 Windhoek City to Sesriem/ Sossusvlei or Namibia Naukluft Park
: –09:00 is our pick up from your hotel we head south, via the Spreetshoogte Pass with far reaching views of the Namib Desert (please advise if you need to be picked from the Hosea Kutako international airport at an additional Fare of US$30p/p one way), we will pass through the Solitaire arriving there around lunch time and have your optional test of the famous apple pie, after your optional Lunch we proceed straight to Sesriem upon arrival check in at Sesriem camp site or Sossus dune lodge or similar and do the formalities after we depart for our first sighting of the Elim dune which is our welcome dune of the Sesriem national park and view the sunset and return to the lodge or campsite for a night, dinner is served by our guide, if lodging your dinners will be served at the lodge, kindly advise your guide if you need some beers such that he can make arrangements from the store at the camp site, enjoy star gazing by the fire place, while sipping your Windhoek ‘s finest larger and rest for the day.
Main Destination: Sesriem / Sossusvlei National Park (Namibia)
Accommodation: Sossus Dune Lodge Mid-range lodge inside Sesriem Nationa Park.
Meals & Drinks:
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- Dinners (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinners not included)
- Mineral Water included during transfers & activities.
Activity of the Day:
- Climbing Elim Dune for Sunset (Excluding ZAR 80p/p per day)
Day 2 Sesriem Campsite/ Sossus Dune Lodge to Sossusvlei/ Dead Vlei
:– In order to capture the dunes at their most spectacular, During sunrise we depart from the camp at 05.00 am hours, if we are lodging outside the national park it will be difficult to see the sunrise, so we highly recommend camping inside the national park, we might try to depart 05:00am to arrive on time when the gate opens and drive to Sossusvlei our first sighting is the Dune 45 where we will start our climb before the sun rises this is the most famous dune in the world soon after sunrise we disembark and have our breakfast under camel thorn trees after we drive to the dead Vlei walk at take as much photos as possible in the dead Vlei before embarking on climbing the highest dunes in the world the Big daddy, “I like to call it the Crazy Dune”, depending with the guides instructions, if you are still very strong we will then go to the end point of the Sossusvlei where we will see the Big Mama and climb it again, we encourage you guys to take a lot of water bottles with you, two is not enough so ask your guide to provide enough for your time there we encourage 4 x 750mls bottles per person, return back for lunch, after lunch we then finally visit the Sesriem Canyon where the Tsauchab River has exposed millions of years of geological history. We return to Solitaire for lunch, with the afternoon at leisure. We will sleep on the way at Solitaire guest house if camping we will rest there for the night, on this day you really need to be physically fit to climb all the dunes otherwise you can ask your guide the most easiest one, please note that our guides will be always cooking for you so they might not join you but may show you the way, but if you like them to join you it’s to their discretion.
Main Destination: Sesriem / Sossusvlei National Park (Namibia)
Accommodation: Sossus Dune Lodge Mid-range lodge inside Sesriem Nationa Park.
Meals & Drinks:
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- Breakfast & Packed Cold Lunch (Dinners not included)
- Mineral Water included during transfers & activities.
Activity of the Day:
- Climbing Famous Sand Dune 45 for Sunsrise, Visiting the Dead Vlei, Finally the Sesriem Canyon. (Excluding ZAR 80p/p per day)
- Optional (Climbing the Big Daddy/ the Crazy Dune, Big Mama)
Day 3 Solitaire to Windhoek City
: – This day it’s a free day in the morning you can have optional activities like Cheetah walking or tracking at solitaire, or lax in the morning, leisurely have breakfast disembark tents and leave for Windhoek city, on this day we may take a different route, passing through Remboogte Pass and arriving back in Windhoek in the afternoon and you will be dropped off at your hotel of accommodation, we normally don’t recommend booking flights on this day, also if you need transfers to the airport please advise your consultant or your tour guide to add the extra charges for the transfers which is also US$30p/p one way.
Main Destination: Windhoek City (Namibia)
Accommodation: No accommodation at the end of Tour
Meals & Drinks:
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- Breakfast (Lunch & Dinner not included)
- Mineral water Included but Drinks not included
Activities of the Day:
- Transiting back to Windhoek