Among the towering red dunes of Namib-Naukluft National Park in the central Namib Desert is an area known as Sossusvlei. It is a strange and alien landscape. The rich red dunes that surround the area owe their hue to age -- over the thousands of years, the sand has literally rusted.

Sossusvlei is a wide, flat, salt-covered expanse with a dense and compact layer of clay in the subsoil. When dry, Sossusvlei is hard and arid, and when wet, as it...

A Little Sossus Lodge is 300km from the nearest city. It is important for us to be self sustainable. therefore we grow 60% of our own vegetables & fruit and all our own herbs on the farm. Beforehand preparation of the soil ensure a maximum output capacity. We avoid using synthetic pesticides and fertilizers by using homemade sprays and organic compost, manure and leaf mould. Healthy soil builds up resistance to attacks, so all starts with the soil, healthy and...