• The Namib - Has the world's highest dunes at Sossusvlei

The Namib-Naukluft National Park is an incredibly diverse conservation area, and there is nowhere else on the earth quite like it. It is one of the largest national parks in Africa, covering much of the central Namib Desert and the Naukluft Mountains. It covers almost 50 000 sq. kms and is ranked as the 4th largest area in the world (and the largest nature conservation area in Namibia) with landscapes including an impressive mountain massif, desert plains, high sand dunes, deep gorges and an estuarine lagoon.

Namib-Naukluft is an ancient land with an ageless spirit. It is home to some of the rarest plant and animal species in the world. 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 with one large, protected specimen is estimated at 1 500  years old.

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

Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert is the one attraction that should not be missed when travelling in Namibia. The height of the dunes are incredible, not to mention the colours and the shapes of these magical formations. These incredible, expansive dunes can give visitors an intense feeling of solitude while climbing up them!