Deserts

Namibia gifts you the chance to leave everyday life behind and escape into extraordinary wildernesses. The vistas which await you in this private desert - from the red desert dunes of Damaraland to the sea lion dotted cliffs of the Skeleton Coast - are poignant reminders of the scale and beauty o...

Botswana is defined by the seasons, the ebb and flow of the Okavango Delta, which carries life giving water from the Angolan Highlands into the Kalahari. The landscapes are magnificent in their scale and diversity, and in the abundance of wildlife they support.

Never think that the desert is empty: the quiet and the space are illusory. In spite of the arid climate, Namibia’s deserts are filled with flora and fauna, which have adapted to the dry ecosystems. And when the rains do come, brilliant flowers erupt from the desert sands.

The Atacama is high, utterly dry, spectacular and absorbing. Vast fields of steaming geyser cobalt soda lakes covered in a pink flamboyance of flamingos and strange lunar landscapes set the scene. Beneath the 19,400 foot Licancabur volcano, the Gustavo Le Paige museum bears testimony to age old...