Sossusvlei

Sossusvlei is a clay pan surrounded by the towering star dunes of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, where some of the highest dunes on earth rise above 300 metres. The classic photographic composition from the ridge of Dune 45, shot at sunrise when warm light rakes across the red sand faces, has become emblematic of the Namib Desert. The adjacent Deadvlei pan preserves skeletal camel-thorn trees set against white clay and deep blue sky.