Dead Vlei is a wilderness area which is located near the famous Sossusvlei Salt Flats in the Namib Desert, Namibia.
The most famous subject to shoot in Deadvlei are the dead trees , Subsequently, dunes surrounded the area and blocked the flow of water, causing the trees to die from lack of water. The remaining skeletons of the trees, said to be about 900 years old, are blackened by the sun. Although they are not petrified, they do not decay because it is too dry.
Deadvlei is part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park and, like nearby Sossusvlei to the north and east, is marketed for geotourism and consists one of the most popular photo locations within Namibia.
Access : Coordinates: -24.759722, 15.291944 /
Highlights :
- Deadvlei is part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park.
- Dead Vlei was used as a filming location for some scenes in the films The Cell , The Fall and Ghajini.
Go next : The famous Sossusvlei , a plateau in the central part of the Namib Desert. / The highest dunes in the world : “Big Daddy” or “Crazy Dune”.
