The Namib Desert and the Namib-Naukluft National Park have some of the world's highest sand dunes making it a popular Namibia safari destination. See the Namib Desert and Sossusvlei on a Namibian safari with Jenman Safaris.

OUR NAMIBIA SAFARIS AND THE NAMIB NAUKLUFT DESERT:

Our Namibian safaris may take you to ‘the Namib’ which is also known as the Namib-Naukluft Desert. The Namib has the world's highest sand dunes at Sossusvlei making Namibian safaris in the Namib a firm favourite. The Namib-Naukluft National Park is an incredibly diverse conservation area and there is nowhere else on earth quite like it. It is one of the largest national parks in Africa, covering much of the central Namib Desert and the Naukluft Mountain. The Namib-Naukluft Desert has become a popular Namibia safari destination as travellers love the golden and magical sand dunes.

This Desert covers almost 50 000 sq. kms and is ranked as the 4th largest area in the world (the largest nature conservation area in Namibia) with landscapes boasting  an impressive mountain massif, desert plains, high sand dunes, deep gorges and an estuarine lagoon…. making for magnificent photo opportunities of the Namib-Naukluft.

Namib-Naukluft Desert is an ancient land with an ageless spirit. It is home to some of the rarest plant and animal species in the world; sightings of this flora and fauna on a Namibian safari are a must. The animals of this harsh landscape include the Oryx, springbok and Hartmann’s Mountain Zebra. One can also see the Welwitschia mirabilis which is an odd-looking desert shrub and one of these ‘shrubs’ is a large, protected specimen estimated at over 1 500 years old.

The Namib-Naukluft National Park is a combination of the Namib Desert Park and the Naukluft Mountain Zebra Park as well as sections of the Namibian Diamond Area. There are four sections in the Namib-Naukluft National Park: Sossusvlei and Sessriem, the Naukluft, the Namib section and the Sandwich Harbour.

Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert is the one attraction that should not be missed when travelling on a Namibia safari. The heights of these Namibian sand dunes are incredible, not to mention the colours and the shapes of these magical formations. These beautiful, expansive dunes can give visitors an intense feeling of solitude while climbing up them! We offer many Namibia safaris that will take you to these dunes in Sossusvlei…

Have a look at our range of Namibian safaris that pass through the Namib Naukluft National Park below. Find more Namibia attractions below that you might want to visit on your Namibia Safari.