Where is the Namib Desert?

Namib Desert

The Namib Desert is situated on the west coast of Namibia in Africa. It also covers a small part of Angola the country located north of Namibia. It’s one of the most captivating destinations in the world. Tourism is increasing but still there are very few travellers. The Namib Naukluft Park encompasses one of the oldest deserts in the world and offers amazing sights, including some of the highest sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the world.

It’s also one of the largest conservation parks in the world. North of the Namib Naukluft Park but still by the Namib Desert you’ll reach the Skeleton Coast. The Skeleton Coast has one of the most wildest, windswept and amazing coastlines in the world. Its name dates back to the early 1930’s when Mr Sam Davis, a publisher of a South West Annual, stated in an article concerned with a missing plane of a local celebrity, that “his bones will forever lay on the coast of skeletons”, referring to the many ship wrecks, whale and seal skeletons that laid to rest on this inhospitable coastline.

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One Great Reason to Visit the Namib Desert

One great reason to visit the Namib Desert is for the absolute remoteness, solitude and beauty of the surrounds you can experience here.

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