Sossusvlei, Namibia
24° 42' S 15° 16' E
Dec 25, 2006 10:00
Distance 1648km

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Sandy Christmas!

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This Christmas, my parents and I decided to go to Namibia, specifically to Sossusvlei, to see the highest dunes in the world.

 

We stayed at Kulala Desert Lodge and our stay there was nothing short of breath-taking...this lodge is nestled in the heart of the Namib desert, facing the red dunes, and the reason you see dry grasses covering the otherwise dark rocky ground surface is that there was some rain earlier last year, which is highly unusual in this part of the world.

 

The photos you see below are mostly form what i like to call 'D-day' - Dune day - as we woke up at 5am to climb up a 300m high dune before 9am at which time the sun becomes unforgiving...and we did it!

 

Other 'greener' photos are from Goche Ganas Wellness Village which is located about 80km directly south of Windhoek. We found this little bushveld jewel by chance, while driving on a dirt road. We only spent one night there to acclimatise but it left a very good impression on us.

 

 

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Photos / videos of "Sandy Christmas!":

Sunset over the plains of Goche Ganas Sunset over the Wellness Village pool Rainy sunset Dad & me on the road to Sossusvlei View from Kulala Desert Lodge terrasse Kulala Desert Lodge chalets with a roof terrasse for star gazing The unusually grassy desert Sundowner in the Namib Naukluft National Park Dunes on the way to the vlei View from Dune 45 Morning mist over dune The 'summit' My mother, me and our guide henri: we did it! View of Dead vlei and Sossusvlei Dry vlei scenery Dad among the dead trees in the vlei Interesting colours... Sandy sunset Kulala Desert Lodge Satellite view Goche Ganas Satellite view Satellite view of the famous Sossusvlei and the dune summit we reached by foot! Satellite view of a herd of Gemsbock running in the Namib Desert.
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