Africa Overland Trucking, Day 5, Sesriem(Namib-Naukluft National Park)

21 DAYS CAPE TOWN TO VICTORIA FALLS
SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA, BOTSWANA & ZIMBABWE

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DAY 5: Sesriem (B / L / D)

This morning we enter the Namib-Naukluft National Park where we spend the morning exploring this amazing area. We take some time to climb to the top of Dune 45 - a truly memorable experience. Following our once in a lifetime experience you will have the option to take the desert shuttles a further 5kms into the desert where you can take a walk to Sossusvlei and explore the surrounding area. 

Le Mirage Desert Lodge & Spa

http://www.mirage-lodge.com/

 Sossusvlei Camp site

Sesriem

Dead Vlei

“Strenuous but worth it”

Dune 45 is of course well known all around the world. We climbed this Dune very early in the morning. There were no other tourists to observe a couple in their seventies trying to climb the dune as if it were a Calvary. One step forward and slipping back two steps. It was strenuous and regrettably Maria gave up. I accepted the challenge, imagined that I was climbing Chomolangma at its pyramid and strove to emulate my group of friends, half my age and finally, through sheer determination reached the top of the Dune to watch a beautiful sunrise. Then, just to snub my young friends, I climbed further. What an experience. What fine, red sand. What a sight observing the sand slip under one's feet and roll down like marbles. Shortly after my descent, the place filled up with a great number of tourists. It is therefore highly recommended that those deciding to climb Dune 45 should do so early in the morning., The air is crispier and there are no tourists to observe you struggling up the Dune!! - airamSydney (tripadvisor)

Dune 45, Sossusvlei, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia

Hyun-min Jeong|
2008.03.06

아프리카 오버랜드투어(캠핑투어) 5일째, 이보다 아름다울 수 없는 세계에서 가장 아름다운 사막, 나미브 사막

유네스코세계유산으로 지정된 나미비아, 나미브사막을 만나러 가는 날이다. 세계에서 가장 아름다운 사막, 세계 유일의 해안에 위치한 사막 등 나미비아의 나미브 사막은 정말 꼭 가봐야 하는 곳이다.

꼭 다시 가고 싶은 그곳 소서스플라이, 그리고 가장 아름다운 석양을 볼 수 있는 듄45(dune 45), 꼭 한번 더 가고 싶다. 그 순간을 다시 담아보고 싶다. 이번 아프리카 오버랜드투어 중에 최고라고 말하고 싶다.

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