Windhoek

Arrived at Windhoek, capital of Namibia, early afternoon. I saw a few baboons chilling along the road from the airport. After getting the car and got briefed for the next 3 weeks, there was justRead more
Windhoek - > Kalahari

A 4h drive separate Windhoek from the Kalahari desert. I spotted 2 Pumbas and a Timon on the way. As I drive the vegetation become sparse, trees become bushes until the valley where tonight campgroundRead more
Morning hike in Kalahari

Woke up at 5:30AM for a 6km walk and sunrise in the Kalahari desert. Spotted a few oryx, sprintboks and a zebra.
Quiver tree forest

Quick stop on the way from Auob to Hobas to see the Quiver Tree forest. This tree was used to make quiver. The local wildlife (daman) is chill AF 😁
Hardap Dam

Small dam but largest water reserve of Namibia
Fish river canyon 1

Arrived late afternoon at the lodge but with enough time to go see the canyon....and what a view! There was a bit of an evening mist but the sunset was amazing. The sunset light and shadows brigingRead more
Fish river canyon 2

Went back to the fish river canyon this morning. The view was clearer than yesterday and the sky was spotted with clouds creating nice shadows patterns on the canyon. They cleared up quite quickly asRead more
Ai-Ais

Drove from the fish river canyon to Ai-Ais hot springs. Stop on our way for lunch in the middle of a small mountain range to cook our meal over fire. We arrived at the hot spring early afternoon andRead more
On the road from Ai-Ais to Aus

Hiking around Aus

Small hike of 4.5km and 200m D+ close to Aus lodge with a nice view and incredible almost fluorescent flowers.
There was an old car with lots of bullet holes at the back and on the right side. 2Read more
Aus lodge

We're not sleeping in the tent tonight! We have a nice chalet with a big boulder in it 😆
On the D707 from Aus to Sessriem

The D707 is a gravel road that makes a scenic detour from the usual road joining Aus to Sessriem. It offers an ever changing landscape with mountains, desert and vast plains.
On the way, we helped aRead more
Elim dune

We arrived to Sessriem mid afternoon which gave us a bit of time to go hike the first dune of sossusvlei: Elim dune.
With red sand contrasting with the white sand of the plain, the dark shades of theRead more
Sossusvlei

Red sand dunes of Sossusvlei.
Dead trees of Deadvlei.
Beauty of Namib desert.
Woke up at 5am, drove through the sunset till sossusvlei. Got stuck in soft sands along the waybut quickly back onRead more
Dune 45

Sessriem canyon

The last stop before leaving Sessriem
Solitaire

The well named Solitaire is a little town lost in the C19 between Sessriem and Walvis Bay.
Famously known for its wrecked cars and its bakery
Swakopmund

We did not have time to explore the city, only the sea front.
There is a sea shore fog almost all year long. It is very impressive as you can see a clear line a few kilometers inland where the fogRead more
Walvis bay

Living desert

Yup, there's lot of life in there 😁
Sandwich Harbor

We took a 4x4 tour to Sandwich Harbor, which started with our car loosing its spare tank...
After a quick duck tape fix, we're back on track.
We drove for around 50km along the shore, with sea lionsRead more
Spitzkoppe - pontok

Nice hike of the Pontok mountain around Spitzkoppe.
Note : the cacti are poisonous, don't taste it.
Spitzkoppe - himba village

Ehra camp

Palmwag concession
