Sossusvlei with the family, on a budget

Red dunes, a borrowed 4x4 and a cooler box full of boerewors — our self-drive family trip into Namibia.

Rust-red dunes under a pale desert sky (sample image)
Rust-red dunes under a pale desert sky (sample image)

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We drove from Cape Town in two long days and arrived at the gate just as the dunes turned red.

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Retired, restless and South African. I travel solo when the road calls and with the grandchildren when the holidays do — and I write it all down so you can go too. More about me.

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