Sossusvlei Scenic Flights
Flights over the Namib desert and Skeleton Coast
Experience Namibia from the skies! Desert Air offers several popular scenic flights from Sossusvlei Adventure Center, located at Sossusvlei Lodge. Highlights of the scenic flights are the dunes of Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei, the Sesriem Canyon, the diamond camps and shipwrecks of the Skeleton Coast and the beautiful scenery of the Namib sand sea.
Specifications
- Several scenic flights
Sossusvlei scenic flights
Specialising in the professional flying industry in Namibia for over two decades, Desert Air offers private fly-in safaris and scenic tours.
Desert Air is equipped with top of the range aircraft that they service inhouse. With their fully licenced flight school, they dot only train their own air crew to the highest standards but also offer pilot training to the public. Desert Air also operates the very popular scenic flights from Sossusvlei.
Namib desert scenic flight safaris
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Sossusvlei - Dead Vlei Scenic Flight
- Duration: 42 minutes
- Highlights: Sesriem Canyon – Dune 45 – Deadvlei – Sossusvlei – Elim Dune
Route:
After taking off from the Sossusvlei Lodge Airstrip the aircraft does a left-hand turn, flying around the mountain to Sesriem Canyon. This will allow a great view of the canyon.
Routing from Sesriem Canyon the aircraft flies south west to enter the dune corridor. Once in the dune corridor, the aircraft circles around Dune 45.
From Dune 45, en route to Deadvlei one will be able to see Hiddenvlei, Cessna Pan and white mountains. The aircraft will do a turn around Deadvlei allowing for spectacular photographic opportunities.
From Deadvlei the aircraft will route to Sossusvlei, to circle around Sossusvlei after which the aircraft will route to Elim Dune.
En route to Elim Dune one will be able to see the famous Fairy Circles in the grass plains with a possibility of seeing game e.g. oryx, springbok and ostrich.
After turning over Elim Dune the aircraft heads back to the airstrip.
Sossusvlei - Langewand
Sossusvlei - Langewand Scenic Flight
- Duration: 1 hour, 6 minutes
- Highlights: Sesriem Canyon – Dune 45 – Deadvlei – Sossusvlei – Black Rock – Meob Bay (Langewand) – Elim Dune
Route:
After taking off from the Sossusvlei Lodge Airstrip the aircraft does a left-hand turn, flying around the mountain to Sesriem Canyon. This will allow a great view of the canyon.
Routing from Sesriem Canyon the aircraft flies south west to enter the dune corridor. Once in the dune corridor, the aircraft circles around Dune 45.
From Dune 45, en route to Deadvlei one will be able to see Hiddenvlei, Cessna Pan and white mountains. The aircraft will do a turn around Deadvlei allowing for spectacular photographic opportunities.
From Deadvlei the aircraft will route to Sossusvlei, to circle around Sossusvlei after which the aircraft will head to the coast.
The aircraft will descend en route to the coastline. Once over the coastline the aircraft will turn north, flying along the coastline for 10-15 minutes. Along the coastline one will be able to see the vast extend of where the dunes meet the ocean. Several bird colonies can also be seen.
From Langewand the aircraft will route back to Elim Dune. At this point the aircraft will ascend. Approaching Elime Dune, the ground level rises to a level where one will be able to view the dunes up close.
En route to Elim Dune one will be able to see the famous Fairy Circles in the grass plains with a possibility of seeing game e.g. oryx, springbok and ostrich.
After turning over Elim Dune the aircraft heads back to the airstrip to land.
Sossusvlei - Shipwreck
Sossusvlei - Shipwreck Scenic Flight
- Duration: 1 hours, 30 minutes
- Highlights: Conception Bay – Seal Colony – Eduard Bohlen – Conception Bay – Old Diamond Miners Camps –Sossusvlei – Sesriem Canyon
Route:
After taking off from the Sossusvlei Lodge Airstrip the aircraft does a left-hand turn, flying around the mountain to Sesriem Canyon. This will allow a great view of the canyon.
Routing from Sesriem Canyon the aircraft flies south west to enter the dune corridor. Once in the dune corridor, the aircraft circles around Dune 45.
From Dune 45, en route to Deadvlei one will be able to see Hiddenvlei, Cessna Pan and white mountains. The aircraft will do a turn around Deadvlei allowing for spectacular photographic opportunities.
From Deadvlei the aircraft will route to Sossusvlei, to circle around Sossusvlei after which the aircraft will head to the coast.
The aircraft will fly in a north westerly direction to the diamond camps. The aircraft will descend, doing a turn around the southern, middle and northern diamond camps respectively.
The aircraft will route west to the coast in a descend. On this direct route, one will be able to see the vast salt pans to the left and various seal colonies en route to the shipwreck Eduard Bohlen.
From the Eduard Bohlen the aircraft will route back to Elim Dune. At this point the aircraft will ascend. Approaching Elime Dune, the ground level rises to a level where one will be able to view the dunes up close.
En route to Elim Dune one will be able to see the famous Fairy Circles in the grass plains with a possibility of seeing game e.g. oryx, springbok and ostrich.
After turning over Elim Dune the aircraft routes back to the airstrip to land.
About Desert Air
Desert Air is a fully-licensed air charter company which operates strictly according to the regulations of Namibia's Civil Aviation Authority. Desert Air specializes in fly-in safari tours exploring the wilderness of Southern and Eastern Africa. Furthermore Desert Air operates in the fields of domestic flights, charters and emergency evacuation services.
Rates
| 01.01. - 31.12.2023 | 2 x | 3 x | 4 x | 5 x |
| Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | Passengers | |
| Sossusvlei - Dead Vlei | N$ 5320 | N$ 3550 | N$ 2660 | N$ 2130 |
| Sossusvlei - Langewand | N$ 8070 | N$ 5380 | N$ 4035 | N$ 3230 |
| Sossusvlei - Shipwreck | N$ 10965 | N$ 7310 | N$ 5485 | N$ 4390 |
| Price per person | ||||
Booking enquiry
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