▁the ▁nearby ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁of ▁S oss us v lei . ▁ ▁As ▁many ▁" sett lement s " ▁in ▁the ▁Nam ib , ▁Ses ri em ▁is ▁essentially ▁a ▁filling ▁station ▁with ▁basic ▁services ▁such ▁as ▁public ▁tele ph ones ▁and ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁small ▁k ios ks ▁where ▁trav ellers ▁can ▁get ▁general ▁supplies ▁such ▁as ▁food ▁and ▁water . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁surr ound ings ▁of ▁Ses ri em ▁there ▁are ▁several ▁accommod ations , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁few ▁lod ges ▁( e . g ., ▁" Le ▁Mira ge ▁Des ert " ▁and ▁the ▁" S oss us v lei ▁L odge ") ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁cam ps ites . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁Ses ri em ▁gate , ▁hot ▁air ▁bal lo ons ▁depart ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁morning , ▁providing ▁scen ic ▁fl ights ▁over ▁the ▁S oss us v lei ▁d unes . ▁ ▁Ses ri em ▁C any on ▁Ses ri em ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁Ses ri em ▁C any on , ▁about ▁ 4   km ▁from ▁Ses ri em ▁itself , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁important ▁tour ist ▁att raction ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁after ▁S oss us v lei . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁natural ▁can y on ▁car ved ▁by ▁the ▁Ts auch ab ▁river ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁sed iment ary ▁rock , ▁about ▁a ▁kilomet re ▁( 0 . 6 ▁mile ) ▁long ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 3 0   met ers ▁( 1 0 0 ▁feet )