Renowned for its striking red dunes, Sossusvlei in Namibia's Namib Desert, offers the opportunity to experience dune-surfing ...

The Southern Namib Desert is characterized by its rugged and rocky terrain, vast sand dunes, and sparse vegetation. The climate is arid and inhospitable, with very little rainfall and extreme ...

The Namib Sand Sea, part of the Namib Desert, is on the west coast of Namibia. It is a hyperarid landscape of towering dunes, occupying about 34,000km² between the towns of Lüderitz in the south and ...

The rugged terrain of Naukluft Mountains makes for a challenging trek, with steep ascents and descents. Perfect for ...

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. At dawn, three weeks before the winter solstice, the last tendrils of fog curled gray against the pinking sky over a sand ...

The Namibian town of Swakopmund is a top tourist draw for desert lovers. Popular activities include quad-biking and sandboarding down its massive, steep dunes. A Rare Look at Tucker Cars The Art ...

The Namib Desert is believed to be one of the world ... eerie scenes of dilapidated buildings that are filled up with sand dunes, some even reaching halfway up the walls and beyond.

Michael Schober (Austria) reveals a precious waterhole inset like a green gem within the sand dunes of the Namib Desert. The emerald pool was invisible to Michael, who was on the ground. ‘Only when ...

These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop, but to bury beneath the dunes of the Namib Desert ... quickly across the sand, and adhesive pads on their toes make ...