Deadvlei is the most spectacular 'dead' place you'll ever see

DEEP in Africa lies a place so devoid of life, that it's essentially a graveyard for nature. Yet it's so beautiful you really won't believe your eyes ...

Deadvlei is home to petrified acacia trees. Picture: Thinkstock

DEADVLEI is a graveyard for trees, and for a place devoid of life, it's quite beautiful.

Located inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia, Deadvlei is surrounded by some of the highest sand dunes in the world, some of which, according to the travel guidebook Atlas Obscura, tower at 400 metres high.

A river once brought water to Deadvlei, but when the climate changed the river dried up and Deadvlei has been an arid, lifeless place ever since.

Tree skeletons scorched by the sun stand among desiccated land. Some species of plants still do grow - such as Salsola shrubs and Nara melon, but for the most part it's an eerily beautiful and deserted place you have to see to believe.

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Check out some jawdropping photos of Deadvlei below.

Silhouette of a dried out tree at Deadvlei. Picture: Thinkstock

A stunning pattern at DeadVlei. Picture: Thinkstock

Death in the desert. Picture: Thinkstock

Deadvlei is an arid, lifeless place. Picture: Thinkstock

Deadvlei is an arid, lifeless place. Picture: Thinkstock

The eerily beautiful setting. Picture: Angel Harnansaez, Flickr

A man walks through the desert. Picture: Gregw66, Flickr

View from a plane. Picture: Thinkstock

An Acacia tree and sand dune. Picture: Thinkstock

This story originally appeared on the HuffingtonPost.