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Sossusvlei is one of Namibia's defining landscapes, with towering red dunes surrounding pale clay pans.
Deadvlei adds a surreal contrast of dark camel-thorn trees against white ground and red dunes.
Dune 45 and Big Daddy offer different levels of dune-climbing adventure.
Sesriem Canyon makes a natural addition to a Sossusvlei day.
The desert is especially rewarding around sunrise and late afternoon, when the light changes the colour and texture of the dunes.