What to book before you travel to Sossusvlei?

Most visits can be booked on the spot. A few sell out days ahead. Here they are, stop by stop, with what you can do without booking underneath. Keep the rest of your time free.

8 activities to book

Sossusvlei

Days 1-7
Days 1-7DeadvleiA white clay pan ringed by orange dunes, with around a hundred dead camel thorn trees still standing since the dunes cut off the river.included in the park entry feeBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Big Daddy DuneThe great dune between Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, about 325 metres high, climbed along its crest in an hour or more of soft sand.included in the park entry feeBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Dune 45Named after its distance in kilometres from Sesriem gate, this dune of about 170 metres is famous for its clean crest and lone tree.included in the entry feeBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7SossusvleiThe pan where the Tsauchab River ends, blocked by dunes some 55 km short of the Atlantic; the name roughly means dead-end marsh.included in the entry feeBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Sesriem CanyonA gorge about a kilometre long and up to 30 metres deep; its Afrikaans name recalls the six leather straps needed to lower a bucket.included in the entry feeBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Elim DuneThe first dune of the sand sea, 5 km from Sesriem gate near the park campsite; about 100 metres high, climbed in half an hour.included in the entry feeBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7HiddenvleiA third clay pan, about 1.5 km from the 2x4 car park along a path marked with white posts, and almost always empty.included in the park entry feeBook on GetYourGuide →
Days 1-7Hot-air balloon over the NamibAn hour-long dawn flight from near Sesriem, the only way to grasp the scale of the parallel dune ridges cut by the dry Tsauchab.€450Book on GetYourGuide →
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Frequently asked questions

How much do the activities to book in Sossusvlei cost?

8 activities are paid; one has a known price in euros, for about €450 per person. The others are paid on the spot or in local currency: the price is on each card.

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