I stood at the airport at Windhoek, Namibia.

Standing in the long queue of the tiny airport to get our Visa stamps, we already realized what is to be expected from Namibia.

Sand as far as the eye can reach.

Wifi and internet detox.

and the non-existence of time. 

Eco-friendly Namibia
Namibia was the first African country that provides the protection of its environment in its constitution. Those progressive environmental protection laws include: protecting the wildlife, preserving open spaces, reducing contamination due to mining and industrialization .. And what are the actual implications os such those eco friendly laws? A 47% increase in wildlife sightings since 2004, 132,000 square km land already protected by communities and 59 conservation areas set up to protect wildlife. 

Camping on top of a car
We usually promote comfort and luxury while traveling sustainable. However, the best way to explore the infinite vastness of this country is to rent a 4×4 with a tent on top and call it your home for the duration of your trip. we’re honest with you. Camping is not luxurious. But thanks to the Namibia Travel Shop we rented a brand new 4×4 with 2 fully equipped tents on top, a fridge to store our food supplies and everything else the heart of a camper desires. We chose the Sesriem Camping as our home and starting point from which we started our eco adventure.

In the world’s oldest desert
Waking up call at 4:30 in the 55 million years old desert, the world’s oldest. The morning hike in the chilly desert on top of the 170 meter high sand dune 45 rewards every traveler. It is a sense of eternity that can be felt when the first sun-rays of the day kiss awake the massiv orange san dune 45. And words cannot describes the beauty of walking along a 300 meter long orange san dune, stretching amongst 900 year old fossil Acacia trees in the white clay pan of Deadvlei. We closed our eyes and just soaked it in. Humankind has not left behind its traces in this world … yet.

Treat yourself with Namibia’s best apple pie 
Driving hours on the bumpy dirt roads, followed by massive swirls of dust clouds behind us, our car carried on. Far away on the horizon, somewhere between the clouds of dust we could finally see it: Moose’s bakery, home of Namibia’s best apple pie. I was determined to put it to the test. And indeed, it is truly delicious. 

Back at the airport in Windhoek, after 4 days of traveling, we slowly awoke from our dream. Neither of us were yet returned to the reality required to wake us up. Instead we were still between our present and our recent past. 

We were walking along sand dunes. 

We were flying over the skeleton coast. 

We were smelling the salt of the cold atlantic ocean touching the hot desert.

We were on an eco friendly trip beyond reality.