Aloe dichotoma flower buds. Yellow yellow yellow. #Namibia ...

Aloe dichotoma flower buds. Yellow yellow yellow. #Namibia (Taken with instagram)

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Etosha National Park, Namibia by safari-partners on Flickr.

Namibia by muriwai_girl on Flickr.

Etosha National Park, Namibia by safari-partners on Flickr.

Two Bodies One Head by Gane on Flickr.

Leopard crossing the Sossusvlei Desert

Two Bodies One Head by Gane on Flickr.

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Half way between Otjiwarongo, Okahandja and Omaruru 

Namibia - Kolmanskop Doors by Fabrizio Fenoglio on Flickr.One of...

Namibia - Kolmanskop Doors by Fabrizio Fenoglio on Flickr.

One of the best Kolmanskop photos I’ve ever seen

After leaving the city of Swakopmund, we then ventured a bumpy...

Once we arrived at the sand dunes in Sossusvlei, we completely understood why we made the journey to Namibia.  We woke up at 5AM and drove the one hour journey from our lodge to catch the sun rising along the dunes.  Watching the strong colors overtake the country landscape, we steadily climbed the steep sand dunes, which have been argued to be the largest in the world.    

On our second day in Swakopmund, we decided to expand our adventurous spirit and rent quad bikes for an hour.  Originally apprehensive, Kwame tossed his fears to the side once he realized how much fun he was having while racing his bike up and around the hills of the desert dunes.

After leaving the city of Swakopmund, we then ventured a bumpy five hour drive to Damaraland, a more rugged scenic landscape and home to Namibia’s largest mountains.  While in Damaraland, we stayed at the Grootberg Lodge, perched at the top of the Grootberg Plateau, and is the first lodge in Namibia owned and maintained 100 percent by the local community.   

Namib - Duna 45 by tapperoa on Flickr.

In 1990 newly independent Namibia became on of the world’s first nations to write environmental protection into its constitution.

Aerial view of Salts Pans in Namibia

Photo by Kit Wilde

Namib - Duna 45 by tapperoa on Flickr.

Zebra in Etosha Park - Namibia (by Eric Lafforgue)

Zebra in Etosha Park - Namibia (by Eric Lafforgue)

Erongo Mountains

Erongo Mountains

Sesriem by stekepanne on Flickr.

Vitundu’s Second Wife & Child by InceyWincey on Flickr.

ORIGINALLY POSTED BY: http://buhlown.tumblr.com/

Sossusvlei - Namibia

When one thinks of Namibia it’s desert landscape, big skies and soaring temperatures that come...

It’s NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM cold!

Time to tame an entry. As uplifting and pleasant as my last post was, it is good for me to change...

Vitundu’s Family by InceyWincey on Flickr.

ORIGINALLY POSTED BY: http://buhlown.tumblr.com/

Sesriem by stekepanne on Flickr.

Kalahari Sunset on Flickr.

Sunset over the Kalahari desert viewed from Waterberg, Namibia. The beginning of our Caprivi-Botswana-Tour in 2010.

GIRAFFE ALLA POZZA DI NOTTE by peo pea on Flickr.

OneStonedCrow Blog Post: Sossusvlei - Peachy Sandbox For Adults

(via It’s Not All Black and White, a photo from Kunene, North | TrekEarth)

Tinted orange by the morning sun, a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park.

The Namib-Naukluft National Park is located in the Namib Desert of Namibia, estimated to be the oldest desert in the world.

Photo by Frans Lanting.

Sesriem by stekepanne on Flickr.

Quiver Tree | Namibia