Namib Desert · 30 km from Sesriem

Little Sossus Campsite

Namib Desert, Namibia

A small campsite on the edge of the Namib-Naukluft Park, 30 km from Sesriem. Ten sites set in a semi-circle, each with its own bathroom, its own kitchen and a roof high enough to pitch a tent or park a camper underneath.

The stay

Ten sites, and a roof over every one

The shelter is the thing people remember. Each pitch has a high covered roof, tall enough to set up a tent or drive a camper underneath, which changes the whole character of a desert afternoon. Shade out here is not a luxury and there is very little of it naturally.

Each site also has its own bathroom — a hot shower, double basins and a toilet that belong to you alone rather than to the campground. The water is heated by a donkey boiler, a wood-fired drum that has warmed water on Namibian farms for a century and does it better than most electric geysers.

Ten sites arranged in a semi-circle, spaced so that nobody is looking into anybody else’s camp. Seven are sized for a couple or a small family; three are larger, for friends or family travelling together. Every one has a covered kitchen with a wash-up, its own power supply and a braai.

Covered shelter over a campsite pitch

Private bathroom and kitchen at a campsite

Where you will sleep

Accommodation at Little Sossus Campsite

Ten sites: seven small and intimate, three larger for groups. All have private bathrooms and a covered pitch.

Little Sossus Campsite on the edge of the Namib-Naukluft Park

Covered shelter over a campsite pitch

Private bathroom and kitchen at a campsite

Braai and kitchen area at a site

Swimming pool and desert views

Desert landscape and mountains around the camp

Little Sossus Campsite on the edge of the Namib-Naukluft Park

Covered shelter over a campsite pitch

Private Campsite

A private site with a tall covered shelter, so your tent or camper stands in the shade all day and you have somewhere dry to sit when the weather turns.
The en-suite bathroom is yours alone: a hot shower, double basins and a toilet. Hot water comes from a traditional donkey boiler.
The kitchen and wash-up area is covered and generous enough to unpack properly, with electrical connection points at every site for charging camera batteries and running a fridge. Braai facilities are next to the kitchen.

Seven sites are small and intimate, good for a couple or a small family. Three are larger, for friends or family travelling together. Tell us your numbers and we will ask for one that suits. Bring your own tent and camping gear.

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What to do

Why stay at Little Sossus Campsite?

Thirty kilometres from Sesriem puts Sossusvlei within comfortable reach as a day trip, without being in the cluster of places at the gate. As everywhere outside the park, the gate opens at sunrise, so the first light on the dunes belongs to the handful of people sleeping inside. Ask us if that shot is the reason for your trip and we will tell you straight what the in-park options cost.

What you get here instead is privacy and shade. Ten sites, not forty, set in a semi-circle so nobody is camped in your view, each with its own bathroom and a proper roof over the pitch. For anyone who has spent a week queueing for a shower block, that is the whole argument.

It suits people who want to slow down for a night rather than treat the desert as a checklist. The natural spring fountains, the photography tours and the Naukluft walking trails are all here rather than an hour down the road.

Before you book

Bring your own tent or camper — sites are serviced, not set up
Every site has its own bathroom, so you are never sharing
Seven sites are small, three are larger — tell us your numbers
The shop sells everyday essentials, with homemade bread and braai packs on order
The restaurant is at Little Sossus Lodge, a few kilometres away, not at the campsite
Park entry fees for Sossusvlei are paid separately at the gate

Activities

Guided trips to Sossusvlei
Sundowner game drive
Sundowner 4x4 drive
Photography tours
Walks to the natural spring fountains
Naukluft walking trails

Things to see

Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Hidden Vlei
The massive dunes at Sossusvlei
Sesriem Canyon
Desert landscapes and Namibian wildlife around the camp

Facilities

Shop selling essentials, homemade bread and braai packs to order
Swimming pool
Bar
Wi-Fi at the reception area
Restaurant at Little Sossus Lodge, a few kilometres away

Getting there

30 km from Sesriem, on the edge of the Namib-Naukluft Park
Gravel roads throughout — a normal car manages, but drive slowly

Desert landscape and mountains around the camp

Swimming pool and desert views

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