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Sossusvlei
Red dunes rising from a white clay pan. The most photographed desert on earth.
A clay pan surrounded by some of the highest dunes in the world. Deadvlei, with its 900-year-old dead camelthorn trees, is one of the most photographed landscapes on the continent. The light here changes every hour.
Best time
May to September, cool mornings, clear light.
Wildlife
- Ostrich
- Springbok
- Gemsbok
- Brown hyena (rare)
The land itself
Red sand, white clay pan, dead trees. The purest desert image.