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Years of visits to this diverse place
Re: Years of visits to this diverse place
Time to get sand under our feet in the desert
The dunes in the Namib desert range from 100m to 388m high and are amongst the tallest dunes in the world Big Daddy is the tallest dune in the Sossusvlei area; it is around 325m and it faces a dune known as ‘Big Mama’ The desert is composed of 5 million year old sand originating from the Kalahari desert The winds are slowly but constantly changing the shape of the dunes Dune 45 is 80 meters tall The sand colour in Sossusvlei range from grey to red. The red colour comes from a high iron oxide content in the soil. The older the dune is, the more red it will appear The scorched black trees in Deadvlei are over 900 years old and are only standing because the wood is too dry to decompose Dune 45 is known as a star dune In 2002 Sossusvlei was included in ‘Southern Namib erg’ submission to the UNESCO World Heritage list. It currently sits on the UNESCO tentative list It is popular to climb Dune 45 in the early morning to watch the sunrise Thick fog from the Atlantic ocean will often cover the dunes. This fog creates enough moisture for a number of species to survive As the clay pan does not allow water filtration, when there is a heavy rainfall a lake will form and will remain for a long time Dune 45 appears in the movie ‘The Cell’ One of the great things about Sossusvlei is that its surroundings have been left unspoiled, there are no shops or cement pathways to be seen for miles.
must be great but not for me!
Desert camp (one of the accommodation options)
The dunes in the Namib desert range from 100m to 388m high and are amongst the tallest dunes in the world Big Daddy is the tallest dune in the Sossusvlei area; it is around 325m and it faces a dune known as ‘Big Mama’ The desert is composed of 5 million year old sand originating from the Kalahari desert The winds are slowly but constantly changing the shape of the dunes Dune 45 is 80 meters tall The sand colour in Sossusvlei range from grey to red. The red colour comes from a high iron oxide content in the soil. The older the dune is, the more red it will appear The scorched black trees in Deadvlei are over 900 years old and are only standing because the wood is too dry to decompose Dune 45 is known as a star dune In 2002 Sossusvlei was included in ‘Southern Namib erg’ submission to the UNESCO World Heritage list. It currently sits on the UNESCO tentative list It is popular to climb Dune 45 in the early morning to watch the sunrise Thick fog from the Atlantic ocean will often cover the dunes. This fog creates enough moisture for a number of species to survive As the clay pan does not allow water filtration, when there is a heavy rainfall a lake will form and will remain for a long time Dune 45 appears in the movie ‘The Cell’ One of the great things about Sossusvlei is that its surroundings have been left unspoiled, there are no shops or cement pathways to be seen for miles.
must be great but not for me!
Desert camp (one of the accommodation options)
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Flutterby
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Re: Years of visits to this diverse place
Wow...what stunning colours!! I like the little kitchen area...very clever. 
I like the little kitchen area...very clever. Re: Years of visits to this diverse place
The camp looks nice, is it expensive?
Stunning photos of the dunes in the morning sun
Did you climb a dune?
Stunning photos of the dunes in the morning sun
Did you climb a dune?
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nan
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Desert camp.. seems to be nice, like Fluts, I like the little kitchen, very sympa... Baboons proof 
is there Baboons ?
love too the dunes
is there Baboons ?love too the dunes
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Camp was about R600 per person.
yes I did climb. did stop I few times.
yes I did climb. did stop I few times.
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nan
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not easy... in the sandexpensive
but in the middle of nowhere... with electricity
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