Fresh dung. Tracks in the sand of the Namib desert. The black rhinoceros can't be far away. Wildlife rangers Stefanus Ganuseb ...

This immense stretch of Namib Desert is, first and foremost ... The subliminal power of silence even guides the latest tours through the reserve. A new Quiet Safari from storied luxury tour ...

Collard, renowned for his deep knowledge and passionate advocacy for the Namib desert, was the founder of Tommy’s Tours & Safaris and the pioneer of the widely acclaimed Living Desert Tours.

This story appears in the June 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. At dawn, three weeks before the winter solstice, the last tendrils of fog curled gray against the pinking sky over a sand ...