While on safari in Namibia in your 4x4 hire vehicle you will note that the Namibian night skies are so clear it feels like you can just reach out and touch the multitude of stars. The first thing you will notice about the night sky In Namibia is the clarity and clear view to the heavens. The lack of pollution and big city lights make for a spectacular heavenly view.

The night falls suddenly in the desert, one moment you are watching with fascination as the very shadows seem alive as the roll of the caramel coloured dunes and the next the shadows have engulf you and dusk is over. Along with the suddenness of the night is the plummeting of the ambient temperature. Although hot enough to cook an egg on during the day, the desert sand floor of hold none of the suns radiant heat. The tour guides due warn of this but it seems inconceivable at the time when the sun beats down albeit at a slanted setting angle, that you would need a jersey. The stillness of the night is also comforting with only the yap, every so often of a desert jackal off in the distance.

Because of the diverse nature of this region Namibia has a lot to offer in the way of African wildlife