April 25, 2009

#7 Coolest Place - Sossusvlei and the Namib Desert, Namibia


Towering as high as 1,000 feet, the Sossusvlei Dunes in the Namib Desert are viewed by many as the most beautiful in the world. They are slowly migrating inches every year moving further inland, and are the only desert in the world that borders an ocean.

Dead Acacia trees dotting the pale white salt pans contribute to the other worldly experience of Sossusvlei


It takes three hours to climb the highest of the dunes while the running and tumbling descent, only takes about fifteen minutes. The best time to go is May to October. Make time to see the shipwrecks on the Skeleton Coast by bush plane and a visit to the Himba villages in the North.

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