For Aus > Sesriem/Sossuvlei you can take the D707 to skip some of the C13/C27. It's more scenic and likely in much better condition.
Road conditions change a lot in Namibia, and they are actively grading all the time, so it is sort of a roll of the dice. Someone told me once that you can pretty much bank on any gravel road being terrible within 50km of a major tourist attraction, as the roads just can't handle the volume. Seems to be a good rule of thumb, and held true when we were there in March.
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