At The Top of Dune 45

The Dunes

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August 30th 2009
"Dune, Arrakis, Desert Planet..." Another early start for us as we get up before sunrise to head for the dune in Deadvlei (to quote one our readers 'the sodding middle of sod all'). A whole bunch of us jump in the 4x4 to being the 65km journey into the valley of the dunes. Our first stop is the well-known Dune 45 (45km from the entrance) which is one of the few dunes that you are al ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Sossusvlei

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South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla gr... ... read more