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This magical 3 day Sossusvlei Tour takes you to Namibia's most iconic and oldest desert in the world including Dead Vlei, Sesriem Canyon walking trails, nature drives & the Marble Mountain.
Join our 3 day Sossusvlei Tour for an unforgettable journey through Namibia's most picturesque landscapes, a photographer's dream. On this tour, we lead you through the Namib desert and show you the main attractions & adventures without joining a lengthy safari, great for travellers looking to visit Sossusvlei on in a short time frame. Enjoy a desert excursion to some of the highest and oldest sand dunes on earth and visit the white clay pan, Dead Vlei.
Spend the night at our lodge in the Namib desert, the Namib Naukluft Lodge or the Soft Adventure Camp enjoying endless vistas of the desert and Naukluft Mountains. On our Namibian tour, we also take you to the Marble Mountains on a nature drive for an extraordinary view this beautiful region with a great chance of spotting a wild oryx, springbok, ostrich or smaller animals including reptiles and beetles. With some luck, you might also spot mountain zebra, leopard, hyena and desert foxes known to roam the region around the vlei. Make the journey to Namibia worthwhile and don't miss out on this unique gem of Southern Africa by booking our 3 day Sossusvlei Tour.
TOUR DEPARTS AT 14H00 OR 13H00 (During Namibian wintertime)
HIGHLIGHTS:
- The Namib Desert, known as the oldest & driest desert on earth
- Early morning excursion into Sossusvlei
- View the most beautiful sunrise, painting the dunes with deep reds, apricot & purple
- Oryx can be spotted wandering the reserve
- Short drive & walking excursion into the Dead Vlei
- Picnic under the Camelthorn trees
- Visit the gaping Sesriem Canyon
- Afternoon nature drive to the magnificent Marble Mountain
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This tour is also available in a 4-day version - see our 4 Day Desert Dream Tour.
See also our 5 Day Sossusvlei & Swakopmund Tour














Summary



Day 1 - Namib Desert - (app. 240 - 270km)
Starting our tour, we first pass the Kupferberg Pass or pass Namibia’s harbour town Walvis Bay. Traveling from Windhoek, we drive along cattle farm land and see a few farmhouses along the way. The landscape is hilly and we can enjoy some nice views over fertile valleys. As we continue, the vegetation changes and the farmland is used for sheep and goat farming. We take the turn via the scenic and steep Spreetshoogte Pass. Enjoy an undisturbed view on top of one of the steepest passes in Namibia! We will stop at the small settlement Solitaire before continuing on to the NamNau Habitat private nature reserve, which hosts a variety of desert adapted game like springbok, ostrich, earth wolf, bat-eared fox and many more.
Standard Tour: Soft Adventure Camp
Superior tour: Namib Naukluft Lodge
Day 2 Namib Desert
After an early morning rise with a snack before leaving we arrive at Sesriem, the Park’s gate at around sunrise. We drive across the Tsauchab dry riverbed, which has found a way through the dunes until it reaches the clay pan – the Sossusvlei. The early morning sun offers spectacular pastel colours in the star-shaped dunes. This is the highlight for the keen photographer. Your first stop will be at Dune 45 before we continue to the Sossusvlei. Climb one of the dunes – there are plenty – and you might be overwhelmed by the sight of the dynamic and living desert! Breakfast will be served in form of a picnic under one of the shady camel thorn trees, before you continue to the base of the ‘Dead Vlei’. It is quite a walk over patches of dunes that are crossing your way. When you arrive you will be paid off for your efforts – the scenery is awesome! We will visit the Sesriem Canyon, a 30 metre deep rift, before we return to our lodge for a late lunch. During the late afternoon a sundowner-drive to the natural marble mountains on this 25,000 ha private nature reserve is included.
Standard Tour: Soft Adventure Camp
Superior tour: Namib Naukluft Lodge
Day 3 Return to Windhoek / Swakopmund (app. 260 - 270km)
We departure our lodge around 08h00-09h00 and return to Swakopmund via Gaub & Kuiseb Pass. You will pass Namibia’s largest Nature Reserve, the Namib Naukluft Park. An internationally renowned desert research station is located at Gobabeb (not accessible to the public). We arrive back in Swakopmund or Windhoek around afternoon time where you will be dropped off at your accommodation in the city centre. This tour can be extended with a few nights in Swakopmund (no guide) where guests can do additional activities including dolphin cruises, quad biking on the desert dunes or shopping at the local craft market.
Sossusvlei Guided Tour |
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Standard Version |
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South African Rand |
US$ (Subject to ROE) |
EURO (Subject to ROE) |
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01 Jul 2023 - 31 Oct 2023 |
R 9,950 pp sharing R 10,950 pp single |
US$ 585 pp sharing US$ 638 pp single |
€ 564 pp sharing € 615 pp single |
01 Nov 2023 - 14 Mar 2024 | R 8,950 pp sharing R 9,850 pp single |
US$ 480 pp sharing US$ 525 pp single |
€ 440 pp sharing € 485 pp single |
15 Mar 2024 - 30 Apr 2024 | R 9,950 pp sharing R 10,950 pp single |
US$ 530 pp sharing US$ 585 pp single |
€ 490 pp sharing € 540 pp single |
01 May 2024 - 30 June 2024 | R 9,550 pp sharing R 10,550 pp single |
US$ 510 pp sharing US$ 565 pp single |
€ 470 pp sharing € 520 pp single |
01 Jul 2024 - 31 Oct 2024 | R 9,950 pp sharing R 10,950 pp single |
US$ 530 pp sharing US$ 585 pp single |
€ 490 pp sharing € 540 pp single |
Superior Version | |||
South African Rand |
US$ (Subject to ROE) |
EURO (Subject to ROE) |
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01 Jul 2023 - 31 Oct 2023 |
R 10,950 pp sharing R 11,950 pp single |
US$ 645 pp sharing US$ 703 pp single |
€ 620 pp sharing € 677 pp single |
01 Nov 2023 - 14 Mar 2024 | R 9,950 pp sharing R 10,850 pp single |
US$ 530 pp sharing US$ 580 pp single |
€ 490 pp sharing € 535 pp single |
15 Mar 2024 - 30 Apr 2024 | R 10,950 pp sharing R 11,950 pp single |
US$ 585 pp sharing US$ 640 pp single |
€ 540 pp sharing € 590 pp single |
01 May 2024 - 30 June 2024 | R 10,550 pp sharing R 11,550 pp single |
US$ 565 pp sharing US$ 615 pp single |
€ 520 pp sharing € 570 pp single |
01 Jul 2024 - 31 Oct 2024 | R 10,950 pp sharing R 11,950 pp single |
US$ 585 pp sharing US$ 640 pp single |
€ 540 pp sharing € 590 pp single |
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