Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Swakopmund to Sesriem
Swakopmund to Sesriem
There's the option for a leisurely start as we only leave Swakopmund at 11.30. There are many opportunities to keep busy during the morning. Our guide will discuss all the options with you and will be able to facilitate any bookings that we would like to make. Departing at 11.30 after being picked up from the airport or your accommodation, we head east into the desert. We first cross the Namib gravel plains and have two mountain passes to traverse this afternoon. We emerge from the mountains onto a flat road and almost immediately we cross the Tropic of Capricorn at 23.5 south degrees. Our destination for today, Desert Camp, located very close to the National Park entrance at Sesriem. We aim to arrive in the late afternoon and there will be time for a short walk to see the sun dip below the impressive Naukluft Mountains.
NOTE: No single supplement will be charged if you are willing to share a room with another single traveller of the same sex.
Driving time: ~4 1/2 hours.
- Main Destination:
- Sesriem (Town)
- Accommodation:
- Desert Camp
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Sossusvlei
Sossusvlei
Sunrise in the dunes is the name of the game and that means a pre-dawn start and a very early breakfast. This is when you can see towering sand dunes illuminated a glowing orange, apricot red on one side and swathed in shadow on the other. The valley we drove along this morning to get here is kept free of sand by the Tsauchab but Sossusvlei is now permanently waters end. There is a 4x4 shuttle service that will transport us through the sandy terrain of the river-bed. We will visit Dead Vlei, an ancient pan completely surrounded by dunes, that is strikingly populated with dead, skeletal camelthorn trees. We drive back the way we came, stopping at the iconic Dune 45, (so named as it is 45 km from Sesriem. There is time to climb Dune 45 if you still have energy, or perhaps just a sit in the shade at the base of the dune will suffice. Driving back to Sesriem we take a short excursion to see the Sesriem Canyon. We head back to Desert Camp in the late afternoon.
- Main Destination:
- Sossusvlei (Sand Dunes)
- Accommodation:
- Desert Camp
Wildlife in Namib-Naukluft NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Windhoek
Windhoek
Our last day today but excitement is still on the menu. We head back to Solitaire and join open vehicle to visit one of their local conservation projects, in this case cheetah. Solitaire is home to a number of cheetah that, for different reasons, are unable to be released back into the wild, for different reasons. After the activity our guide will get us a sample the apple pie that has made this homestead famous. There is some lovely mountain scenery on our drive back to Windhoek. The road climbs up onto and over Namibia’s central plateau and we return to Windhoek via the small community at BűellsPort and the small town of Rehoboth. We arrive mid-afternoon and will be dropped at Chameleon Backpackers, accommodation of our choice within Windhoek city limits or the airport.
For those that choose to fly today, no flights departing prior to 19.00 in case there are unexpected delays returning from safari.
Driving time: ~4 1/2 hours.
- Main Destination:
- Windhoek (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
