Namibian Safari 3

Namib-Naukluft National Park 2

Deadvlei and Sossusvlei

Shuttle service to Deadvlei Deadvlei

A special shuttle service operates from the main car park serving Deadvlei (right) and Sossusvlei - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

Deadvlei Deadvlei
Deadvlei is reached by walking about a kilometre from the car park - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Deadvlei Deadvlei
Deadvlei and trees which died between six and seven hundred years ago  - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Deadvlei Deadvlei
The desiccated trees in Deadvlei - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Deadvlei Deadvlei
The dunes around Deadvlei - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Arriving back from Deadvlei Arriving back from Deadvlei
Awaiting transport from Deadvlei to Sossusvlei - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Heading for Sossusvlei Sossusvlei
Approaching Sossusvlei - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sossusvlei Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Big Daddy Dune, Sossusvlei Gemsbokke (Oryx), Sossusvlei
Dunes at Sossusvlei - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sossusvlei Lodge Namib-Naukluft National Park
Sossusvlei Lodge - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park
Sesriem Canyon - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park
There is always water in the Canyon but it is inaccessible to horses - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park
In order to water the horses it was necessary to raise the water in buckets on ropes made of gemsbok hide - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park Sesriem, Namib-Naukluft National Park
In Afrikaans the hide was known as a riem and six [ses] riem were needed to make a long enough rope - hence Sesriem - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

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Flight over the dunes