Southern Namibia

Southern Namibia

December 2017, we explored southern Namibia on a self-drive 4x4 road trip. Starting from Windhoek, we headed south to Solitaire, a dusty outpost that felt like the edge of the world.


At Sossusvlei, we watched the sun rise from a hot air balloon, the Namib Desert glowing in shades of gold and red beneath us. Later, we walked among the haunting trees of Deadvlei, their black silhouettes frozen in time against the cracked white clay.


Driving west, we reached Lüderitz and wandered through Kolmanskop, the abandoned diamond town slowly vanishing into the sand.


Further south, Fish River Canyon stunned us with its immensity, and the quiver trees near Aroab lit up the evening sky before we ended our journey in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, where red dunes and wildlife made for a perfect finale.


Road map showing highways and routes through Northern California with green terrain and coastal features visible.
A panoramic landscape shows a winding dirt road through arid terrain under a bright blue sky with scattered white clouds.
Lone tree with orange clay pots hanging from branches stands in an arid desert landscape against a blue sky.
An old abandoned car rusts in the desert sand under blue skies with wispy white clouds stretching to the horizon.
Aerial footage showcases expansive desert landscape with winding canyons and ridges sculpted by erosion in warm sunlight.
Aerial view of rocky mountains surrounded by vast sand dunes in a desert landscape under clear blue skies.
Aerial view of dark shadow cast by a hot air balloon gliding over golden desert sand dunes in a picturesque setting.
Panoramic view of towering orange sand dunes against bright blue sky in the Namibian desert.
Majestic orange sand dunes rise against clear blue sky in Namibia's Namib desert landscape.
Dead acacia trees stand against orange sand dunes in the sun-scorched Deadvlei desert landscape of Namibia.
Majestic red sand dunes stretch across Namib Desert landscape under bright blue sky near Sossusvlei, Namibia.
The orange sand dunes of the Namib Desert create a striking pattern against a bright blue sky at sunset.
An oryx antelope walks along the ridge of a towering orange sand dune in the Namib Desert at sunrise.
Curved orange sand dunes stretch across a vast desert landscape under bright blue skies.
Desert landscape with scattered acacia trees against orange sand dunes and distant purple mountains in Namibia.
Interior room of an abandoned building filled with sand dunes stretching from floor to ceiling.