Travel
We recently spent three nights at the Gondwana Collection's Namib Desert Lodge. This is a larger resort, with 65 rooms. It's within a day trip of the popular desert dunes at Sossusvlei, and that's the main attraction for most people.
But, it's also a very scenic destination itself, and we enjoyed the three days we spent just exploring the area around the lodge.
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- From One Desert To The Next.
Yesterday we drove from the Namib Desert to the western edge of the Kalahari Desert. And we had to drive through the Naukluft Mountains to do it. A really pretty area, and we totally enjoyed that part of the drive. And, we picked up another hitchhiker...
- Thunderstorm In The Desert!
Here in the Namib Desert, it gets pretty hot at this time of year. And it's supposed to be the rainy season now, but after all, this is the desert. So we weren't counting on seeing too much of that! Either way, we wanted to do some hiking and...
- The Dune Star
We're currently staying at The Namib Desert Lodge. The lodge is located on the edge of a series of petrified sand dunes. Yes, sand that has sat and compressed for so long that it has turned to rock. The scenery here is so spectacular that Gondwana...
- Namushasha River Lodge
We spent three nights at Gondwana Collection's Namushasha River Lodge in the eastern section of Namibia's Caprivi Region. It's located 4 kms (2.5 miles) off the main road, but you'll find that the dirt track that leads to the lodge is...
- Sossusvlei. Namibia's Dune Wonderland
Sossusvlei is an area situated within the Namib Sand Sea, the largest area of dunes in the southern part of Africa. Sossusvlei is situated in Namibia, one of Africa's least populated countries, within the Namib Desert. The Namib Sand Sea is some...
Travel
Namib Desert Lodge
We recently spent three nights at the Gondwana Collection's Namib Desert Lodge. This is a larger resort, with 65 rooms. It's within a day trip of the popular desert dunes at Sossusvlei, and that's the main attraction for most people.
But, it's also a very scenic destination itself, and we enjoyed the three days we spent just exploring the area around the lodge.
Click here to read more...
- From One Desert To The Next.
Yesterday we drove from the Namib Desert to the western edge of the Kalahari Desert. And we had to drive through the Naukluft Mountains to do it. A really pretty area, and we totally enjoyed that part of the drive. And, we picked up another hitchhiker...
- Thunderstorm In The Desert!
Here in the Namib Desert, it gets pretty hot at this time of year. And it's supposed to be the rainy season now, but after all, this is the desert. So we weren't counting on seeing too much of that! Either way, we wanted to do some hiking and...
- The Dune Star
We're currently staying at The Namib Desert Lodge. The lodge is located on the edge of a series of petrified sand dunes. Yes, sand that has sat and compressed for so long that it has turned to rock. The scenery here is so spectacular that Gondwana...
- Namushasha River Lodge
We spent three nights at Gondwana Collection's Namushasha River Lodge in the eastern section of Namibia's Caprivi Region. It's located 4 kms (2.5 miles) off the main road, but you'll find that the dirt track that leads to the lodge is...
- Sossusvlei. Namibia's Dune Wonderland
Sossusvlei is an area situated within the Namib Sand Sea, the largest area of dunes in the southern part of Africa. Sossusvlei is situated in Namibia, one of Africa's least populated countries, within the Namib Desert. The Namib Sand Sea is some...