DEADVLEI - The most SURREAL place on EARTH

Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia.
Dead Vlei has been claimed to be surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world, the highest reaching 300-400 meters (350m on average, named "Big Daddy" or "Crazy Dune"), which rest on a sandstone terrace.
The clay pan was formed after rainfall, when the Tsauchab river flooded, creating temporary shallow pools where the abundance of water allowed camel thorn trees to grow. When the climate changed, drought hit the area, and sand dunes encroached on the pan, which blocked the river from the area.
The trees died, as there no longer was enough water to survive.
The remaining skeletons of the trees, which are believed to have died 600-700 years ago (ca. 1340-1430), are now black because the intense sun has scorched them. Though not petrified, the wood does not decompose because it is so dry.
Films partly shot there include The Cell, The Fall, and Ghajini.

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  • @aurimasad248
    @aurimasad2482 жыл бұрын

    Nice vid, tho i wish there was a shot of it at night. This place looks like it's rendered in unity engine

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're right, a night shot would be really awesome!

  • @affluenzashot
    @affluenzashot2 жыл бұрын

    It's crazy to me how, no matter how many aerial views or pan shots I see, it still looks like straight out of a painting. I think it's the way the desert fog diffuses the light or something but either way, excellent footage!

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! Yes, it really is absolutely stunning. I still get chills remembering that day...

  • @mothh7600
    @mothh76002 жыл бұрын

    The dead camel trees were probably the inspiration for the "special trees" in the monumentmythos series

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    So cool!

  • @raindoset5408
    @raindoset54082 жыл бұрын

    It looks like a good place for cowboy gun fights

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @jon417
    @jon4172 жыл бұрын

    It's so surreal and otherworldly, I had to remind myself I wasn't dreaming.

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    It really is. And I also had to remind myself of the same thing 😊

  • @siavashs3962
    @siavashs39622 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely stunning!

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks brother!

  • @majoroneone
    @majoroneone2 жыл бұрын

    Lovely

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Joanne 😊

  • @CanInelli
    @CanInelli Жыл бұрын

    Amazing video man. I'll be there in 2 weeks. I also want to fly my drone there. Did you need to get any permissions beforehand?

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    11 ай бұрын

    This footage is from a few years ago. I'm sorry I don't have the current information on permissions. Good luck!

  • @goober130
    @goober1305 ай бұрын

    woahh thanks for the video i was in a bad mood earlier but this made me happy because of how cool it is

  • @oasisboi
    @oasisboi2 жыл бұрын

    legit looks like mars

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    It absolutely does!!!

  • @zaidfitness96
    @zaidfitness968 ай бұрын

    This is where aamir khan’s guzarish song was shot.❤

  • @silverpassion3588
    @silverpassion35887 ай бұрын

    An absolute great video I chanced upon. Your photos are stunning. We are a grp of photographers and intend to visit Deadvlei. One of our interest is astro photography, ie shooting star trails and milkway using the trees as back drop. In your video also shown a segment of star galzing. How is it possible to stay for the night (some star trails may take 3 hrs or more) since the 2nd gate closes ard 8pm if we understand correctly. Any idea are we allowed to stay inside?

  • @bodyy22
    @bodyy224 ай бұрын

    Amazing What's the music name?

  • @prolydrew
    @prolydrew2 жыл бұрын

    I thought this is not real i wish i can go there.

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know... It absolutely looks like is not real, but it is! And you can absolutely go there 😁

  • @0i0crave0oatmeal0
    @0i0crave0oatmeal02 жыл бұрын

    Damn. It looks like an unfinished Dead by Daylight map.

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    👍

  • @jasonrogers9169
    @jasonrogers91698 ай бұрын

    Whatever happened here happened quick and it happened to the entire planet. Looks like a shift of balance and the world is still recovering. First thing that comes to mind is earth axis shift. Would explain the disappearance of civilizations and turning ocean to land and land to ocean. If it is the case then we are way off in our timeline.

  • @lonwabosigola2100
    @lonwabosigola2100 Жыл бұрын

    Deadvlei is on desert with dead camel trees in inspiration for moumentmythos "special trees" series on the earth

  • @prorandocopier7945
    @prorandocopier79456 ай бұрын

    so, yall know that one layer in Dante's Inferno that's just a bunch of trees to represent suicides? This is it, I think we found a gateway to the afterlife, but not really

  • @user-ud1te2ys4n
    @user-ud1te2ys4n3 ай бұрын

    神よ、この地に樹木をお授け下さい‼️

  • @nthabisengdireko9007
    @nthabisengdireko90072 жыл бұрын

    looks like hell ,its scary

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes, it absolutely is!

  • @ilikebeingbronixD
    @ilikebeingbronixD2 жыл бұрын

    Looks like Ground Control game :0

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    It does!!!

  • @sagatuppercut2960
    @sagatuppercut2960 Жыл бұрын

    That's a good location to film a Star Wars movie.

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    11 ай бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @iukguy1
    @iukguy1 Жыл бұрын

    the song of ''tu meri aduri'' of ghajini movie shot here.

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    11 ай бұрын

    Cool!

  • @Heavy-P
    @Heavy-P2 жыл бұрын

    I would like to hear information about this location rather than music

  • @jjgomezq9851

    @jjgomezq9851

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's a good idea. I'll keep it in mind.

  • @kanker5256
    @kanker5256 Жыл бұрын

    this is a videogame

  • @selmagebhard4214

    @selmagebhard4214

    Жыл бұрын

    It's real. In my country 🇳🇦, in Southern africa

  • @hahaomorigobrrr

    @hahaomorigobrrr

    4 ай бұрын

    reminds me of ena