Namib Naukluft Park

Namib Naukluft park is the largest game park in Africa (40 000 sq. km) and fourth largest in the world. There are four sections in the park: Sossusvlei and Sessriem, Naukluft, Namib section and Sandwich Harbour. The vegetation of the Naukluft complex has been classified as Semi-desert savanna. There are several interesting species occurring in the area. Aloe sladeniana, Aloe karasbergensis, cluster fig, Commiphora, Acacia (thorn) and Euphorbia.The following mammals are likely to be seen: steenbok, springbok, oryx, kudu, mountain zebra, dassie rat, baboon, rock dassie, klipspringer. Up to 200 bird species have been recorded in the area.

The Namib Naukluft Park offers magnificent views of the famous red dunes of Sossusvlei - some of the World's highest sand dunes as well as magnificent mountainous scenery and vast open plains.

Skeleton Coast

The Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the Namib Naukluft Park, the worlds oldest desert. Skeleton Coast, a strange name. It is called that way because there are a lot of skeletons of shipwrecks and of human beings. Because of the rough sea, a lot of ships ran ashore. The shipwrecked man who reached the shore thought that they were saved. Unfortunately they landed on one of the driest places on earth with the nearest village over 200 km away. They all died of thirst. The park stretches from north to south a few hundred km and 50 km from east to west. It is very dry and nothing will grow here. Sometimes you see a Welwitschia. The southern part is open to the public while the northern part is unspoiled wilderness and visitors are not allowed there. In the northern part live some desert elephants, a very very rare and threatened species.

Namibia's Skeleton Coast is one of our planet's most beautiful places and is now host to one of our finest safaris. Over much of the past decade, access to this private area within the National Park has been restricted