Day 8: Sand, Sand Everywhere

Sand... lots and lots of it. Look up... look down... look all around. It’s everywhere (the Sand Dune Sea stretches out over 12,000 square miles)... it’s millions of years old... it’s otherworldly beautiful... and its all yours! Venture out to the dunes and, if you choose to, climb these skyscraper-high mountains of sand, which change their shape with the shifting desert winds, and their colors with the changing light. Climb Big Daddy, rising about a thousand feet... walk through the ominously named but lovely Dead Vlei, whose apricot-colored dunes teem with wildlife and small lakes... embark on a game drive... and enjoy tea and sundowners, of course. Another unforgettable day...