Travelling westwards of Aus towards Luderitz, the landscape is characterised by seemingly never-ending plains merging into the horizon. The wavering illusion of mirages add a unique desert flavour to any journey in this area. This is the home of the wild horses of the Namib, one of the few populations of desert dwelling feral horses in the world.

Built amongst the rocky outcrops along the southern Namib coast, Lüderitz owes its existence to the discovery of diamonds in 1908. With its wealth of German colonial buildings, this picturesque seaside village has survived time and elements unlike the former mining settlements of Kolmanskop, Elisabeth Bay and Pomona, which have all become ghost towns.