Namib Naukluft Park
Namibia

The Namib-Naukluft Park is Namibia's largest nature reserve, about 50.000 sqkms in size. It includes a 100 to150 km broad belt of land that stretches along the coastline from the Swakop valley in the north, towards the road B4 to Luederitz in the south.

Most parts of this enormous area are not accessible to man. One can only visit a small stretch north of the Kuiseb river: the Naukluft Mountains and the Sossusvlei in the central dune fields.

The northern part between Swakop and Kuiseb is called the Namib Section. From Swakopmund, one can drive through the park on Pad C28. However, the detour along the "Welwitschia Drive", which does require a permit, makes for a more interesting journey. (More detailed information on the Swakopmund INFO page).

The C14 also leads from Walvis Bay through the Namib Naukluft Park and provides stunning vistas of landscapes of huge mountain massifs and gravel plains covered in desert ink. After passing the sandy riverbed of the Kuiseb, you exit the park.