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Sesriem is the starting point for trips to the Sossusvlei a small clay pan surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world up to 300m The Tsauchabriver flows into the Sossusvlei pan supplying it with a boundless source of water for numerous species of wildlife The Namib Naukluft Park is not only Namibia s largest park but also one of the largest in Africa The Namib is considered to be one of the oldest deserts in the world To visitors it presents an ever changing kaleidoscope of the landscape that ranges from the changing dunes of the sand seas to vast gravel plains and the picturesque lagoon at Sandwich From a tourist point of view the park can be divided into four areas the Namib segment between the Swakop and Kuiseb rivers Sandwich the Naukluft section and the central Namib sand sea including Sesriem and Sossusvlei Each of these areas has unique flora and fauna and offers visitors utterly different experiences and scenery History Sesriem means six reins and the name dates from the time it used to be a stop over for ox wagons travelling the vicinity The drivers needed six reins strapped to one another to lower a bucket into the gorge for water
