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Deadvlei

Deadvlei is a pale basin with a clay floor and dead acacia trees, reached by walking over sand. The walk from the arrival point is approximately 1.1 kilometres.

Dead trees standing on the pale clay pan of Deadvlei.
Photo by Daniel Kraft Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
The place

What makes it special

  • Its clay floor contrasts with the surrounding sand.
  • Dead acacia trees characterise the basin.
  • Reaching it involves a walk over sand.
Deadvlei
Photo by Olga Ernst & Hp.Baumeler Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Sandy access track toward Deadvlei in the Sossusvlei area.
Photo by Hub JACQU Source: Pexels Licence: Pexels License
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Deadvlei

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Red dunes of Sossusvlei in early morning light, Namibia.

Planning a visit to Sossusvlei and Deadvlei around heat and access

A well-planned visit to the Namib’s *vlei* depends less on collecting dunes than on resolving your base, the final stretch and the heat before setting out.

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Profile updated: 01/10/2026