This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. At dawn, three weeks before the winter solstice, the last tendrils of fog curled gray against the pinking sky over a sand ...

The Namibian town of Swakopmund is a top tourist draw for desert lovers ... of bitumen-lined water bottles A Tomato Trail The Art of Sausage Making Follow Us Explore ...

Michael Schober (Austria) reveals a precious waterhole inset like a green gem within the sand dunes of the Namib Desert. The emerald pool was invisible to Michael, who was on the ground. ‘Only when ...

This immense stretch of Namib Desert is, first and foremost ... Gaze at the stars in a state-of-the-art observatory, and then drift off to sleep under a retractable skylight in your villa ...

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The Namib Desert is one of the oldest deserts in the world, flourishing with life where none seems possible. This programme reveals its hidden water sources. Show more The Namib Desert is one of ...

Their color provides perfect camouflage among the powdery reddish sands of the Namib Desert, their primary habitat. These geckos have adapted their webbed feet not only to help them stay atop ...

But what many of these regions lack in traditional water sources, they make up for in fog, like the Namib Desert. It's one of the oldest and driest places in the world. Depending on how far you ...

Deep in the beautiful, barren Namib Desert sits andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert ... with rooms featuring red lacquer front doors, colorful glass sculptures and "fun '70s-style fabric wall art." ...