GuardTrailsDay 27 of 28 · Sesriem · Southern Namibia & Namib Desert: The Off-Beaten-Path Odyssey
Day 27 — Sossusvlei & Dead Vlei Clay Pan
A road day to your new base in Sesriem, with a long drive (3 h 04).
Stage 20 · Sesriem · Namibia
day 27 1 night 3 h 04 on the road176 kmclimate variable
Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: wetland reached from the stage (Deadvlei).
- programme
- 3 h 30
- road
- 3 h 04
- usable window
- 8 h
- Walking among the ancient dead trees of DeadvleiInterest nature 15Place Dead Vlei, 2.6 km away · exact place name★★☆☆☆ · known in 13 languages — article “Deadvlei”“Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, in a valley between the dunes in the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. Also written DeadVlei or Dead Vlei, its name means "dead marsh" (from English dead, and Afrikaans vlei, meaning lake or marsh).” — after Wikipedia3 h 30
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On the way
Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.
Elim Dune
A striking red sand dune offering panoramic views of the surrounding desert plains.
45 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 26 September 2010 by Hansueli Krapf This file was uploaded with Commonist — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sesriem Canyon
A narrow, natural gorge carved into the sedimentary rock by the Tsauchab River.
60 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 26 September 2010 by Hansueli Krapf — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dune 45
An iconic star-shaped sand dune famous for its elegant curves and deep orange hues.
90 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps
© photographed on 2 October 2006 by Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
