‘Dead swamp’ over 900 years old appears in the middle of the desert like a beautiful picture

The carcasses of the trees of Deadvlei stand out for hundreds of years and are stunningly beautiful.
No trip to Namibia is complete without a visit to the Namib Desert. This sandy sea stretches for more than 2,000 km along the Atlantic coasts of Angola, Namibia and South Africa. In particular, the most iconic and aesthetically pleasing place to visit is Deadvlei.

Deadvlei is a white clay basin located near Sossusvlei, inside Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. It is also written as DeadVlei or Dead Vlei, the name meaning “dead swamp” (from the English word dead, and Afrikaans vlei, a lake or swamp in a valley between the dunes). (Photo: Worldkings) This is a white clay basin located near the famous sand dunes Sossusvlei. In this area are scattered hundreds of dead acacia trees – trees that once thrived when the Tsauchab River flooded the land. About 900 years ago, the river began to change direction, causing Deadvlei to gradually become arid. Over the years, the dead trees were dyed black by the sun like bare bones on the sand. However, they do not disappear over time, instead decomposing, the bare branches stuck for hundreds of years in the middle of the white clay swamps turned black in the heat of the desert. (Photo: Gypset Magazine) When the sun rose from the sand dunes, winding like a silk in the distance, the corpses of the trees in Deadvlei still stood for hundreds of years and were stunningly beautiful. At the foot are the hard white mud strips of rock, above the blue sky and around are the sand dunes transforming in the magical bright sunlight. (Photo: Gypset Magazine) At the edge of Deadvlei, visitors can climb the “Big Daddy” also known as the “Crazy Dune” known as the tallest sand dune in the world. To climb to the top of the dune can take about 1.5 to 2 hours. But the hard work will be rewarded with a beautiful view that is reduced to eye level. (Photo: Worldkings) This is one of the places for visitors to see the clearest sky on the planet. Red sand dunes, blue sky make the scene of dead swamp appear more fanciful, in resonance with the morning mist, salsola shrubs and nara melons can still exist, giving life to the barren forest, making the scenery here so unique that visitors cannot see these strange things anywhere else in the world. (Photo: Wolfgang Steiner) (Photo: Wolfgang Steiner) The best time to visit is early morning and late afternoon. This is not only the best time of day to take photos, but also avoids the harsh noonday sun. If you want to visit at sunrise, you should arrive at the gate early before opening time, between 6am and 6:45am. If you come in the afternoon, you need to note that the closing time is from 5:15 to 6:15 pm. (Photo: Travel News Namibia) (Photo: Deviating The Norm) (Photo: Deviating The Norm)