Stunning sunset over Mowani before leaving for Hoanib

The next leg of the journey took us to a hotel called Doro Nawas and its airstrip around 30 minutes away. We were heading for Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp for two nights. This meant a 45-minute flight north to get there, and we were only able to take a small carry-on bag with us (as well as camera bags thankfully!). Our larger suitcases were left at Doro Nawas and not long after we were boarding a small 12 passenger plane. I’m not a comfortable flyer but for some irrational reason I feel much safer in smaller planes, so was able to enjoy the view on the way. The aerial views of the surrounding landscape were breath-taking, completely alien to anything in the western world and, so much so, you felt you were looking at the surface of another planet. As we approached the landing strip of Hoanib Camp our pilot had to circle it to check there were no elephants on the runway. While there were no elephants on the airstrip there were two adults and baby at a waterhole by the camp, surrounded by a beautiful desert landscape. It was amazing to watch them as we checked in and made our way to our rooms.