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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 Collection has built a camp on top of one of these petrified dunes!
Yesterday, we went on a little sundowner safari to have a look at this new camp. The Dune Star Camp.
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The Desert Horse Inn
We recently spent two nights at Gondwana Collection's Klein-Aus Vista Desert Horse Inn. This lodge is the closest Gondwana property to Luderitz and the Kolmanskop ghost town. And of course to the wild horses of the Namib Desert. But you don't...
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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,...
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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...
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Amazing Sights At Deadvlei And Sossusvlei
We were up at 4:30am Friday morning. We had been told that in order to get the best photos, you needed to have the early dawn light on the huge sand dunes at Sossusvlei. Also, we had grand ambitions of climbing the highest sand dune in the world, something...
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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...
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