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Sossusvlei, situated in the Namib Naukluft National Park in Namibia, is one of Namibia's premier vacation destinations boasting some of the highest dunes in the world. Namibia, bordered by South Africa is the ideal place to start your African Safari. For adventure tours, accommodation, car hire, guided tours and safaris in Namibia and South Africa - in fact, for all your Africa Travel, Trust Thompsons.
 
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Featured Tours
 
Namibia - 7 Day Escorted Tour - Ghostly Towns & Canyon Vistas
A roundtrip fully escorted tour, where you will discove the highlights of southern Namibia.

From R10 990.00
 
Namibia - Namibian Discovery - 10 Days - 2008
Explore the best of Namibia, a country of wide open spaces and high sand dunes of the Namib Desert, on this fully guided/escorted tour.

From R17 100.00
 
Namibia - Sossusvlei: Ancient Dunes & Big Sky - 3 Days - 2008
Marvel at the world's highest sand dunes and explore the vast Namib Desert on this partly guided/escorted tour.

From R3 950.00
 

Day tours

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    Escorted Tours

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    Diamond Collection

  • Namibian Southern Splendour
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    Safari getaways

  • Namibia - 3 Day Sossusvlei Safari Getaway...
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    Tailormade Itineraries

  • Namibia - Best Of Namibia Fly-In Safari
  • Namibia - Coastal Desert Splendour
  • Namibia - Flying Namibia
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    Climate
    Highlights

    Summer (September to March). Daytime temperatures average approximately 29 degrees C. Nights are cool with an average of around 15 degrees. Summer is also the rainy season.

    Winters days are cool (approximately 20degrees C) with night temperatures dropping down to freezing.

    How to get there
    Sossusvlei is approximately 5 hours from Windhoek and 4 hours from Swakomund. Thompsons offer private transfers or a daily shuttle from both Windhoek and Swakopmund.

    • Take an early morning drive to the Vlei and climb dune 45 - reputedly the highest dune in the world
    • Experience the magic of a hot air balloon flight over the dunes.
    • Take a guide tour and see some of the harder to find wildlife that lives in the area - the Gemsbok (Oryx), Bat Eared Fox and Aardvolf amongst others.
     

     
    What to Expect
     
     

    Sossusvlei is certainly the most unusual destination on earth because of its many different types of vegetation and its geological features. This area is an exceptionally beautiful, wild and romantic place which offers a natural beauty so overwhelming that it is an experience that cannot be forgotten. It is perhaps one of the most exciting photographic destinations on offer today! 

    It is made up of a vast, dried up clay pan over which tower a vast sea of magnificent sand dunes, which are reputed to be the highest in the world. Part of the Tsauchab River still occasionally flows into the pan, and this creates a waterhole where one can see wild game and a variety of birds.

    Surrounding Sossusvlei is the vast Namib Naukluft National Park. This is the 4th largest conservation area in the world and in most areas is almost totally untouched by man !

     
         
     

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