Amazing and breath taking photography. Thanks for sharing your adverture with us.
My favorite TR of 2017 thus far.

I'll second that apodo77

Amazing TR as always! TY for sharing

Another spectacular trip report Daniel, bravo.

What's left now, a trip report into space? :)

Some drone bans are legit but some are obviously silly. The rule of thumb is to get as much drone footage as you can before they get banned in more and more public places.

In Namibia, I flew my drone at Etosha NP, Cape Cross Seal Reserve, Swakopmund, and Sossusvlei.

I just came back from Svalbard where I flew my drone over a polar bear when our boat was anchored 1 mile away.

I am sure the governor of Svalbard would ban drones if every other tourist had a drone. So flew while you can.

Another excellent report by one of flyertalk's finest! Those drone and helicopter shots are epic!!

Thank you, stevie:). No similar dunes in Dubai. They have some big dunes in Liwa in Abu Dhabi but I have yet to make the trek out there to see them yet.
Many thanks, worldtraveller73:). The flight down wasn't too bad, I've had much worse anyway:). Yes, the heli-trip over the coast was such a buzz. After our first pass, Harmand asked if we wanted to go lower, which we quickly agreed to:).
Thank you, nequine:). The Phantom adds a new dimension on how I can photograph things, always find myself looking for opportunities to send it up and see how it looks from a bird's eye view:).
Cheers, apodo77:). Next TR will be a little less scenic but hopefully still interesting.
Thank you, kathykathy:).
Many thanks, snabbu:). My next travel goal is a little less ambitious than outer space, to visit South America:).
Yes, drone laws seem to be encroaching quite a bit where you can fly. I read recently that Seychelles is considering some quite strict rules.
Stefan Sip, Looking forward to the Polar bear drone footage too:)!
Thank you, MA330:). Yes, with some much vast, and unique scenery, the best place to observe and photograoh it all was up in the air:).

What stunning nature shots!

Thanks, VH-RMD:). Definitely no shortage of beautiful landscapes in Namibia.

What an awesome trip report - thank you! I'm planning on Namibia in early January with a few friends, so I really appreciate this. We'll have four-five days as well.

From your perspective, is there much point in spending time in Windhoek beyond 'stopping over' before a flight out?

Many thanks, makin'miles:). There didn't be too much to see in Windhoek. My guidebook listed a museum and a church and a few other things, but nothing I felt I really needed to see.

It seems that the Toyota pick-up trucks with the topper are the most common rental vehicles in Namibia. Do they seat five people, or just four?

Yes, the double-cab Hilux fits three in the back and two up front (including driver).

Super - thanks so much for that, as well as (another) amazing trip report: they are great (and your photographs). Add so much to the forum! Thank you!

Make sure to get the double-cab. Single cab ones only seat 2.

They have normal rental cars and honestly we would have been fine in a normal car for everywhere we visited at least, though that meant we would have had to take the shuttle to Deadvlei,