24°44′S 15°17′E

Namibia

Sossusvlei, Namib Desert

BEST TIME TO GO

May to October — dry, clear days and cold, star-filled nights.

GETTING THERE

Fly to Windhoek via Johannesburg or Frankfurt. From there we travel in 4×4 vehicles.

24°44′S 15°17′E

N°

2026

FIELD GUIDE

Namibia is space. The oldest desert on Earth meets a cold Atlantic coast strewn with shipwrecks; dunes rise 300 metres high and turn from apricot to blood red as the sun moves. Our expedition crosses the Namib, follows the Skeleton Coast north and tracks desert-adapted elephants in Damaraland.

Nadia, our expedition leader, has driven these tracks for fifteen years. Camps are small, solar-powered and owned with local communities, and every evening ends around a fire under a sky crowded with stars.

Good to know

Distances are big: some days include five or six hours of driving on gravel roads.
Bring a warm jacket — desert nights in winter can fall below zero.
Malaria risk is low in the areas we visit, but ask your doctor.
Photography is extraordinary; bring a spare battery and memory card.