Sossusvlei is a common tourist destination in the southern part of the Namib Desert, Namibia.  Sossusvlei is a mud pan created by a river that flows through the Namib every 5 to 10 years.

Even in very wet years it does not reach the Atlantic Ocean but drains away between the dunes of Sossusvlei.There is a wide range of landscapes in the Namib, from gravel, to rocky mountains to huge dunes in varying colours of sand.Sesriem Canyon is a small canyon just south of the petrol station. It's a nice place to watch the sunset, and you can easily climb down into the canyon and walk along the dry riverbed.

The Namib Desert all around, dunes ranging from 100m-450m, including some petrified dunes. Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei in two valleys side-by-side in the Namib. One has living trees, and on rare occasions gets snow or rain. The other is completely cut off from all water sources and the trees are just dead stumps.There are a number of lodges in the surrounding area, as well as a government-run campground with good facilities which is very close to Sossusvlei.