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Namibia

Namibia is landscape as the main event — towering red dunes, an eerie fog-bound coastline, and some of the darkest, clearest night skies left on the planet.

Where to Go

Top 5 Places in Namibia

The places that make Namibia worth crossing an ocean for.

1
Sossusvlei & the Namib-Naukluft

Sossusvlei & the Namib-Naukluft

Some of the tallest sand dunes on Earth, glowing deep red at sunrise against a bone-white clay pan.

2
Skeleton Coast

Skeleton Coast

A fog-shrouded, shipwreck-strewn coastline where the desert meets the cold Atlantic.

3
Etosha National Park

Etosha National Park

A vast salt pan ringed by waterholes that draw enormous concentrations of wildlife in the dry season.

4
Damaraland

Damaraland

Rugged desert mountains home to rare desert-adapted elephant and black rhino populations.

5
Fish River Canyon

Fish River Canyon

The second-largest canyon in the world, and one of Southern Africa's great hiking destinations.

Where to Stay

Top 5 Properties in Namibia

A working shortlist, not an exhaustive one — five properties we'd genuinely recommend first.

Little Kulala 1

Little Kulala

Location
Sossusvlei
Style
Desert Luxury Camp
Signature
Private stargazing decks atop each suite
Ideal For
Photographers and stargazers
Wolwedans Dune Camp 2

Wolwedans Dune Camp

Location
NamibRand Nature Reserve
Style
Eco-Luxury Camp
Signature
Pioneer of Namibia's private reserve conservation model
Ideal For
Conservation-minded travellers
Ongava Lodge 3

Ongava Lodge

Location
Ongava Private Reserve, bordering Etosha
Style
Private Reserve Lodge
Signature
Black and white rhino tracking on foot
Ideal For
Rhino-focused safari travellers
Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp 4

Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp

Location
Skeleton Coast
Style
Remote Desert Camp
Signature
Desert-adapted elephant and lion tracking
Ideal For
Travellers wanting true remoteness
Doro Nawas Camp 5

Doro Nawas Camp

Location
Damaraland
Style
Desert Safari Camp
Signature
Sundowners atop a private hilltop deck
Ideal For
First-time Namibia visitors

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