Sossusvlei
Namibia's signature image — dead camel thorn trees black against a white clay pan and a wall of orange dune — is Deadvlei, next door to Sossusvlei in the world's oldest desert.
- Best forAdventure
- Approx. flying time~18h 50m from Los Angeles
- Nearest airportWalvis Bay (WVB)
About this place
The dunes here are the planet's tallest; Big Daddy takes an hour of two-steps-forward climbing and repays it with the run back down. Stay inside the park gate at Sesriem so you reach the dunes at first light, before the heat and the convoys. June to August is coolest.
Featured in Ten desert adventures worth the sand in your boots
When to go
Daytime highs run from about 26°C in June to 32°C in March. Rain is rare in any month.
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August27° · no rainWarm and dry.
Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis). Live conditions from MET Norway, CC BY 4.0.
Where to stay
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Flights
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