The Road To Sossusvlei

Once one navigates the main Sesriem entrance gates and enters the national park a pleasant surprise awaits, a tarred road (yes, a tarred road) that extends all the way through to the main parking area near Sossusvlei.

A scenic road that although in theory should take you one hour to reach your destination, in reality, will take you two to three hours due to all the stops for photographs and climbing of dunes. But no complaints as this is why we are here, and that quite simply is to enjoy all that is the Namib Desert has to offer us.

Just as a gentle reminder; a trip to Sossusvlei one will need between half a day or even a full day, depending on what you want to see, photograph, experience and climb. This is most certainly not a two to three-hour trip, oh no, that it is not.

Getting to Sesriem and the tar road to Sossusvlei, on the other hand, can be quite a traumatic one, the roads leading here can be bad to very bad. Especially the C19 and C14 to Walvis Bay. There are certain sections of this road where one just wants to stop, get out the vehicle and start crying (crying when it is your own personal vehicle that is taking a complete and utter unrelenting beating). The Namibian Government really does need to do something about these roads. Getting off our soapbox now :)

Driving distances and general information;

  • Sesriem to Sossusvlei parking lot (non 4x4 vehciles) = 61.3 Kilometres.
    • This drive is on a tarred road the entire way.
  • Sesriem to Deadvlei parking lot (4x4 vehciles) = 65.4 Kilometres.
    • The last 5 kilometres is over very soft sand and a 4x4 is required.
    • Should you get suck in the sand, a rescue fee is charged to get you out.
  • Driving at 50kph, this will take you a little over 1 hour (without stopping)
  • Above distances are one way only.

Attractions along the route that are worth stopping at include; Dune 45 Viewpoint and Sesriem Canyon. One also has the chance to climb a few of the massive sand dunes, Dune 45, the Deadvlei Dunes and Big Mamma Dune as all worth the effort getting to the top (one does need to be relatively fit to do this).

There are early morning hot air ballooning options available should one wish to view the dunes from above - contact us and we will help organize this for you.

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Driving To Sossusvlei

The Road To Sossusvlei
The Road To Sossusvlei
The Road To Sossusvlei
The Road To Sossusvlei
The Road To Sossusvlei
The Road To Sossusvlei
The Road To Sossusvlei
The Road To Sossusvlei
The Road To Sossusvlei
Driving To Sossusvlei
Driving To Sossusvlei
Driving To Sossusvlei
Driving To Sossusvlei
Driving To Sossusvlei
Driving To Sossusvlei
Driving To Sossusvlei
Driving To Sossusvlei
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