Some people say this camp site sucks, it's overpriced, stay at the Desert Camp outside the park, etc.. we thought it was a great campsite. Every site is large, has a tree for shade, water, power, a big light, a braai, is -very- clean, and has a little rock wall surrounding you to keep the sand out. The pool is really nice too! There's a nice bar and a restaurant (though make your own food, it wasn't so good the one time we ate there).
We were happy we spent two nights here, we arrived around 5PM from Swakopmund, went to check out Dune 45 at sunset and had it to ourselves. The next morning everyone races to Dune 45 for sunrise, have fun racing up with 100 other people :) We skipped it and went straight to Dead Vlei/Big Daddy which I highly recommend. We left camp at 5:00 and got back at 15:00 (most people probably back by noon) and it was nice to just jump in the pool, relax, and not have to drive anywhere after being in the heat all day. Next morning we drove to Naukluft at 7:00 and hiked the Olive trail from 9:00-13:00 (if you go, when you reach the chains, take the right side, left side gets sketchy at the end). Afterwards it was a 3.5 hour drive back to Windhoek. We had a VW Polo, no problem on the roads.
All that said, I think the 5AM sunrise start is overrated so don't feel bad if you decide to stay outside of the park and start a bit later, in fact I think Sossuvlei/Dead Vlei/etc.. is better in the late morning, hotter yes.. but wayyyyyy less people around. Just bring lots of water, sunscreen, and a hat and you'll be fine. And if you want to see a sunrise/sunset, opt for sunset. You can take your time getting up and there will be very few people, if any, up there with you.. unlike sunrise.
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