Guides

Explore dunes, pans and canyon settings, then connect the places with a considered plan.

Dunes near Sossusvlei, 2018. Diego Delso, delso.photo. Source, CC BY-SA4.0. Resized; responsive layout crop.

Sesriem campsite, 2016. Ji-Elle. Source, CC BY-SA4.0. Resized; responsive layout crop.

Choose a base around the journey

Location is useful only in relation to the trips you intend to make. Compare the actual arrival and departure arrangements.

Dunes near Sossusvlei, 2018. Diego Delso, delso.photo. Source, CC BY-SA4.0. Resized; responsive layout crop.

Connect named stops, meeting arrangements and current access information before you compare the experience.

Sesriem Canyon, 2007. Josep M. Gracia. Source, CC BY-SA4.0. Resized; responsive layout crop.

A narrow rock setting offers a different sense of scale from the broad dunes. Plan it as a distinct stop.

Dune shadow near Sossusvlei, 2018. Diego Delso, delso.photo. Source, CC BY-SA4.0. Resized; responsive layout crop.

Look at the shadow boundary, the surrounding scale and the quieter details before taking the photograph.

Deadvlei, 2016. AnandievanZyl. Source, CC BY-SA4.0. Resized; responsive layout crop.

Two neighbouring names describe different landscape settings. Give each a clear place in the plan.