Sesriem

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Sesriem is a small settlement located in the Namib Desert, close to the southern end of the Naukluft Mountains.
It is especially known because the "Sesriem gate" is the main access point to the Namib-Naukluft National Park for visitors entering the park to visit the nearby tourist attraction of Sossusvlei.


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By the Sesriem gate, hot air balloons depart in the early morning, providing scenic fligts over the Sossusvlei dunes.


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Sesriem is also known for the Sesriem Canyon, about 4 km from Sesriem itself, which is the second most important tourist attraction in the area after Sossusvlei.
It is a natural canyon carved bu the Tsauchab river in the local sedimentary rock, about a kilometer long and up 30 meters deep.


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The name "Sesriem" is Afrikaans and means "six belts", given by settlers returning from the Dorsland Trek who had to attack together six belts (made of orix hides) in order to reach buckets down into the canyon to scoop up water.

The Sesriem Canyon is only two meters wide in some places, and has a portion that permanently contains water, which many animals use.


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