I've wanted to go to Namibia for some time, and over Christmas 2014 Rashida and I went on a road trip. Dunes, petrified forests, meteorites, desert elephants, wide open spaces, massive skies… Fab!



Namibia is fabulous. I absolutely recommend visiting... Just make sure you go to Etosha in the dry season, otherwise all the animals hide in the bush and you wont see anything.

We flew from Harare to Windhoek mid December, and picked up our car and headed north. On Christmas Day we were back in Windhoek after driving nearly 2,500km in a loop taking in Etosha, Damaraland, Erongo, Swakopmund and Sossusvlei.
Meteorite sign
What's not love about a country that signposts this kind of thing?
Hoba meteorite
The Hoba meteorite
Sky
Sky
Road
Not all Namibia is desert…
Black-faced Impala
A Black-faced Impala in Etosha National Park
Plains Zebra
A Plains Zebra
Crowned Lapwing
Crowned Lapwing
Palms
Palms
Blacksmith Lapwing
Blacksmith Lapwing
Pan
The Etosha pan
Lilac-breasted Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller
Black Rhino
Black Rhino
Oryx
Oryx
Petrified log
A log in the Petrified Forest near Khoriax
Log and Welwitschia
A petrified log and a <em>Welwitschia</em> plant
Welwitschia
A male (left) and female <em>Welwitschia</em> growing together
Granite boulders
The view form our (luxury) tent at <a href='https://www.mowani.com/' class='blockLink' style='color:white' target='_blank'><u>Mowani Mountain Lodge</u></a>, Damaraland
Sunrise
Granite boulders at sunrise
Damaraland
Damaraland
Damaraland
Elephants
The desert Elephants of Damaraland
Elephants
Sleeping Elephants
Elephants
Elephants
Elephants
Elephants
Elephant calf
Organ pipes
Organ pipes
Twyfelfontein
Petroglyphs at Twyfelfontein
Twyfelfontein
Penguins!
Twyfelfontein
Petroglyphs
Twyfelfontein
Elephant
Twyfelfontein
The <em>Lion Man</em>
Twyfelfontein
Lion's mouth
Twyfelfontein
Lion's mouth
Tree
Damaraland
Damaraland
Damaraland
Sunset
Damaraland
Sunset
Erongo
View from our "tent" at the <a href='https://erongowilderness-namibia.com/' class='blockLink' style='color:white' target='_blank'><u>Erongo Wilderness Lodge</u></a>
Erongo
Erongo
Erongo
Erongo
Erongo
Granite boulders
Erongo
Sunset
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Rainbow lizard
Rainbow lizard
Road
On the road to Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe
<a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitzkoppe' class='blockLink' style='color:white' target='_blank'><u>Spitzkoppe</u></a>
Arch
Granite arch at Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe
Fur seals
Fur seals at Cape Cross
Fur seals
Fur seals
Fur seals
Fur seals
Lichen field
Lichen field in the Dorob National Park
Dunes
Dunes at Swakopmund
Moon landscape
Moon landscape
Ostrich
Ostriches in the Namib desert
Welwitschia
Giant <em>Welwitschia</em>
Welwitschia
<em>Welwitschia</em>
Flamingos
Flamingos at Walvis Bay
Salt
Salt pan at Walvis Bay
Salt
Another salt pan
Dunes
Dunes to the south of the Swakop river
Dunes
Dunes
Dunes
Dunes
Dunes
Dunes
Dunes
Dunes
Dunes
Dunes
Trees
On the way to Sossusvlei
Road
On the way to Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei
Deadvlei
Deadvlei, Sossusvlei
Deadvlei
Deadvlei, Sossusvlei
Dunes
View from the Big Daddy dune
Deadvlei
Deadvlei
Deadvlei
Deadvlei
Spotted Eagle-Owl
Spotted Eagle-Owl, Sossusvlei
Namib-Nakluft
Early evening in the Namib-Nakluft
Locations
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