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Michele Bartlett
GB
Visited:
September 2017
Reviewed: Oct 28, 2017
Email Michele Bartlett | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Sterna999
AT
Visited:
October 2014
Reviewed: Aug 10, 2017
Email Sterna999 | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
especially the red dunes in the morning light are unforgettable!
Maarten Elings
NL
Visited:
November 2016
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2017
Email Maarten Elings | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Start your days early (the ground temperature can rise to 80°C) and visit the Deadvlei, Sossusvlei and climb the Dune 45 (before 11:00, because of the exposure and heat).
Be sure to bring plenty of water and sunscreen. The view from Dune 45 is astonishing. It gives a broad overview of the area and you’ll be able to see the massive Big Daddy and Big Momma dunes.
An advice we learned while visiting: if you go early enough then climb it on your bare feet. If you can’t make it to the dune early in the morning then climb it while wearing socks.
The soft sand makes it hard to walk on either sneakers or walking shoes.
Most campsites have waterholes for the Oryx’s. In our case we had one just a few meters from our cottage so during the day (and especially the night!) it was swarming with desert foxes
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and Oryx’s.If there is a pool near your campsite/cottage then make sure to visit it at night. It usually attracts thirsty wildlife.
DSNam
NA
Visited:
July 2016
Reviewed: Jun 5, 2017
Email DSNam | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
The Namib-Naukluft is vast and is a place of spectacular scenery - from the Atlantic coastline, the sand sea of the Namib to the rugged terrain inland.
VariousCuriousStuff.com
GR
Visited:
December 2014
Reviewed: Apr 12, 2017
Email VariousCuriousStuff.com | 20-35 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
Wilderness in its entire splendor!
An ideal place to experience quietude and divinity. Barely witnessed any sign of human presence at all throughout my staying in the park. Immense areas of empty desert and desolate mountains where various refined for such harsh conditions creatures live. Climbing a dune through dawn to marvel at the desert sunrise, and hiking for a few hours through the extreme desert heat to Sossusvlei salt/clay pan and its for-ages-immemorial-dead trees were among the highlights of the trip.
ronmcbride66
GB
Visited:
September 2016
Reviewed: Jan 8, 2017
Email ronmcbride66 | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
s_andreja
SI
Visited:
June 2016
Reviewed: Aug 15, 2016
Email s_andreja | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Not sure if Namib Naukluft National Park qualifies as a safari destination. However, the scenery is breathtaking beautiful. A definite-must.
Ian Robertson
The breathtaking beauty of the desert left me speechless.
I had high hopes of the park as a I like deserts. But the colours and shapes of the landscape far exceeded my expectations. I loved the Namib desert. It is surprising how animals can survive in such a harsh environment but they do. The sight of Oryx (in my view the most beautiful of the antelopes) set against the massive, golden dunes will stay with me forever. The lodge we stayed in was the friendliest and prettiest in our whole trip.
Anant
US
Visited:
February 2016
Reviewed: Apr 23, 2016
Email Anant | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
An extraordinary experience
We went during the "rainy" season (I put it in quotes because the area has been experiencing a multiyear drought; most of the riverbeds we saw were dry). This is the low point for tourism, which worked to our advantage; during high season, the dunes are apparently crawling with tourists.
The gvt does an exception job maintaining the park - they are clearly well-prepared for tourists. We went on a guided tour from our lodge. The park is enormous - we went at daybreak, and spent a few hours driving straight into the park. We stopped at one of the massive dunes and took 45 minutes to climb up and down it. You must try it - that experience was so fun!
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Dune sand is unlike any sand you're used to - it's not coarse at all, it's like silk. I highly recommend bringing a waterproof container with you and taking some sand with you, you'll want to bring some home with you. (Also, go up the dunes barefoot in the morning when the sand is cool, and run down them - it's a lot of fun!).The Deadvlei was breathtaking - just as spectacular in person, a photographer's dream. And much bigger than one expects from photos!
Overall, visually stunning, and a unique experience. So glad we chose Namibia!
paulafrenchp
GB
Visited:
October 2015
Reviewed: Apr 10, 2016
Email paulafrenchp | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: over 5 safaris
An amazing experience the dunes have to be seen to be believed