Visitors stay at lodges and campgrounds in Sesriem, the settlement outside the park (see accommodation information below).

CNN: Romancing the dune in Namibia

Enter the park at the Sesriem gate, where you will find the eponymous canyon, and drive all the way into the park.

BBC: A do-it-yourself Namibian safari

Here, near the settlement of Sesriem, westerly winds from the Naukluft Mountains to the east collide with the Atlantic winds, stopping the dunes' advance.

CNN: Romancing the dune in Namibia

The shifting dunes and flat pans around Sossusvlei, more than 700 km south of the Skeleton Coast, lie in the Namib-Naukluft Park, beyond the park entrance at Sesriem.

BBC: A long road trip along Namibia��s coast

In the darkness before dawn, they drive the 60-kilometer (37-mile) road from Sesriem and line up at the entrance gate, then gingerly navigate the rough road about 5 more kilometers to the first dunes.

CNN: Romancing the dune in Namibia