In August 2024, the Jasper House Museum in Oranjemund, Namibia, unveiled a new exhibition dedicated to the artifacts ...

A Portuguese vessel lost in 1533 resurfaced in Namibia’s desert, offering a treasure trove of coins, ingots, and a glimpse ...

In drought-stricken Namibia, where conservation groups are fighting to preserve endangered species, paying tourists can join ...

Sossusvlei is part of the Namib Desert, which is considered the world's oldest desert, dating back at least 55 million years.

Sossusvlei, a breathtaking dry lake in Namibia’s Namib Desert, has been named one of the world’s top destinations to visit in ...

In the early 1900s, the first diamond was found in Kolmanskop, in the African country of Namibia. It led to a diamond rush and the town was created. Having become one of the wealthiest places, when ...

But what many of these regions lack in traditional water sources, they make up for in fog, like the Namib Desert. It's one of the oldest and driest places in the world. Depending on how far you ...

Although large parts of this desert region are protected, it still faces threats from unsustainable land practices, mining and illegal plant harvesting. One unique way of protecting Namibia's ...

After more than a decade, Bruce Parry returns to visit some of the world's most remote tribes living radically different ...

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. At dawn, three weeks before the winter solstice, the last tendrils of fog curled gray against the pinking sky over a sand ...