Sossusvlei Safari

Sossusvlei is a striking salt-and-clay pan located in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, the largest conservation area in Africa. It is roughly 185 miles long and 86 miles wide. The area is famous for its reddish-orange sand dunes that contrast sharply against the white of the pans. Their color is caused by the oxidation of iron over the centuries, so the older the dune, the darker the shade. The dunes are also among the tallest in the world. Many of them are over 650 feet high and the highest, nicknamed Big Daddy, rises 1,066 feet into the sky.