3-Day Sossusvlei Namibian Explorer
This guided tour starts in Windhoek with a morning tour of the city (we can arrange an early flight from Johannesburg if required). Afterwards we travel further along to southern Namibia and Sossusvlei. It is situated in the largest conservation area in Namibia, the Namib-Nakluft National Park, an area of almost 50,000 km2. The tour includes many scenic areas and above all, Sossusvlei; renowned for its red, star-shaped dunes contrasting starkly against the floors of the pans.
Day 1. WINDHOEK – NAMIB DESERT
Depart from your hotel – or the local airport – for a tour of the city including some interesting visits followed by a light lunch. Afterwards we depart from Windhoek and travel further via the scenic Spreetshoogte Pass and Solitaire into the Namib Desert the oldest and driest desert on earth. Late afternoon check into the hotel. Later in the afternoon we drive into the desert around the Gondwana Namib Park including a visit to the petrified dunes. Refreshments and snacks are included. Overnight at Namib Desert Lodge. Dinner included.
Day 2. SOSSUSVLEI
After an early rise, enter the Namib-Naukluft Park early morning and watch the first sun rays change the dunes into a picturesque lunar-like scene. Travel from the Tsauchab River Valley to the Sossusvlei surrounded by some of the highest sand dunes in the world. We experience Deadvlei on foot! After a picnic lunch under Camelthorn trees, return to the lodge via the Sesriem Canyon and awe at the rock formations. Later this afternoon you can join optional activities around this amazing area, even a night walk into the desert…
Overnight at your lodge after a sumptuous dinner.
Day 3. SOSSUSVLEI – WINDHOEK
After breakfast we travel back to Windhoek via the Remshoogte Pass arriving mid-afternoon.
We can drop you off at your hotel or the airport.
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