Sossusvlei

DesertNamibiaUNESCO World HeritageProtected area

Towering red dunes and the cracked white clay pan of Deadvlei in the ancient Namib Sand Sea, home to some of the tallest dunes on Earth.

Highlights

Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco

A sea of wind-sculpted Saharan dunes rising up to 150 metres near Merzouga, glowing orange at sunrise and sunset.

Western Region, Uganda

A dense, ancient montane rainforest sheltering roughly half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas.

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Africa’s highest peak at 5,895 metres, a free-standing dormant volcano rising from savanna through rainforest to an arctic summit.