The number of tourists to Namibia in 2005/6 to 2011 increased enormously from about 600 000 to over a million (www.travelnamibianews.com, 2013). Of these, 18 % tour to the Greater Sossusvlei Namib Landscape (GSNL) and the percentage of tourists visiting the landscape is expected to increase following the recent inscription of the Namib Sand Sea as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Marais, 2013). This increase in tourist traffic is likely to significantly increase water demand and waste generation. For this reason, it is important to assess the management of water sources as well as both solid waste and wastewater within the landscape.