Feeling the wind on the sand dunes at Sandwich Harbour, with crashing waves below and a cloudless sky above, is a bucket-list moment. Touching the stem of the Miracle Plant is an experience like no other. Allow five days to truly appreciate Namibia, a “beautiful bastard of a country.”

Swakopmund, Walvis Bay, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Dorob National Park, Spitzkoppe, and, of course, Sandwich Harbour