$4,546 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Arrival
Day 1
Windhoek to Namib Naukluft Park (Sossusvlei)
Windhoek to Namib Naukluft Park (Sossusvlei)
This morning, you will meet your guide at your accommodation in Windhoek at 09h00. We will drive through the Khomas Hochland and down the escarpment via one of the scenic mountain passes into the Namib Desert. This journey will take about 4 hours, including stops for photographs.
The Namib is the oldest desert and boasts the highest sand dunes in the world. This region is one of the most spectacular areas in Africa. The name Sossusvlei refers to the vlei or pan into which the seasonal Tsauchab River flows in years of exceptional rainfall. The neighbouring Dead Vlei, with its ancient dead camelthorn trees, photographs beautifully in the early morning light. The Sesriem Canyon is a narrow gorge about one kilometer long and is also well worth a visit. Several desert-adapted wildlife like oryx, springbok, black-backed jackal, ostrich, sociable weavers, and plenty of reptiles and small mammals call this place home.
- Main Destination:
- Sossusvlei (Sand Dunes)
- Accommodation:
- Desert Quiver Camp
Wildlife in Namib-Naukluft NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Sossusvlei to Swakopmund
Sossusvlei to Swakopmund
After an early breakfast and coffee, we will depart for a morning excursion to Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei. We will stop at the scenic Dune 45 along the way. Some of the dunes in the area are a few hundred meters high, but the view from the top for those who dare to climb them is unforgettable. After lunch, we will depart for Swakopmund via the Namib Naukluft National Park. We will spend the night at a guesthouse and enjoy dinner at a restaurant in Swakopmund. Please note that dinner tonight is at your own expense.
Swakopmund has plenty of great restaurants and bars, good shopping opportunities, and fascinating architecture. For the adventurous, there are quad biking, sandboarding, skydiving, beach angling, and scenic flights over the coastline and Sossusvlei on offer.
- Main Destination:
- Swakopmund (City)
- Accommodation:
- Swakopmund Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Swakopmund
Swakopmund
This morning, after a breathtaking breakfast, you will be off to Walvis Bay for your morning boat cruise and afternoon Sandwich Harbour tour. Your boat cruise will start at 08h00. You might be lucky to spot the humpback whale. You will enjoy oysters, sparkling wine, trademark platters with delicious snacks and locally brewed Namibian beer. On your return, your local guide will be waiting for you, and you will continue with your activity on the Sandwich Harbour Tour. You will return at 16h00 and be dropped off at the waterfront after having the most awesome sightings of the marine wildlife and the most remarkable sighting of Sandwich Harbour, where the sand and the sea meet. Your private guide will be waiting for you at the waterfront.
Upon your return, he will drive you back to Swakopmund, where you will rest for the day. You can walk to the nearby restaurants for dinner and explore the town on foot. The rest of the night is at your leisure.
- Main Destination:
- Swakopmund (City)
- Accommodation:
- Swakopmund Guesthouse
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Swakopmund to Damaraland
Swakopmund to Damaraland
Today, we'll continue our safari northwards along the Skeleton Coast. This bleak and evocatively named area is one of the most unusual coastal wildernesses on the planet, protecting about a third of Namibia’s long coastline.
After visiting one of the many shipwrecks along the coast for some dramatic photographs, we will turn inland towards the spectacular Damaraland. We will drive past Brandberg, Namibia’s highest mountain. In the distance, we will also see the Spitzkoppe (sharp heads), one of Namibia’s most recognizable landmarks.
This beautiful mountainous region is home to an assortment of scientifically important desert-adapted wildlife, such as elephant, rhino, zebra, and lion, which somehow survive and thrive in this near-barren landscape. We hope to see some of them; it would be a special treat indeed!
We will arrive at our lodge in time for a sundowner drink while we enjoy the view over this rugged but beautiful landscape. Dinner will be enjoyed at our lodge.
- Main Destination:
- Damaraland
- Accommodation:
- Brandberg White Lady Lodge
Wildlife in Damaraland
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Damaraland to Etosha National Park
Damaraland to Etosha National Park
After breakfast, we will make our way north and visit the Twyfelfontein rock engravings (a UNESCO World Heritage Site), the Organ Pipes rock formation, and the Petrified Forest en route to Etosha National Park, where we will spend the next 3 nights.
Afterwards, we'll arrive at Okaukuejo Resort and check in. You will be off on a short game-viewing drive if time allows. You will return to the resort by sunset before they close the park and resort gates, and freshen up for dinner (on your own account).
- Main Destination:
- Etosha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Okaukuejo Resort
Wildlife in Etosha NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park
We will explore the southwestern side of the world-famous Etosha Park today. After breakfast, we will go for a morning drive in our own vehicle and return to our lodge for lunch and a break in the heat of the day.
In the drier months of the year, almost all the animals tend to congregate around the waterholes dotted around the massive park. They come to drink and are inevitably followed by predators. This allows us to sit and wait at some of the waterholes and for the action to come to us. This is what sets Etosha apart from other parks in southern or eastern Africa; unique indeed!
We will return to the lodge after our afternoon game drive in our own vehicle to enjoy dinner. Remember to look up before settling into your bed tonight; the African night sky, undisturbed by city lights out here in the bush, is truly amazing.
- Main Destination:
- Etosha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Okaukuejo Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 7
Eastern Etosha National Park
Eastern Etosha National Park
From here, we will make our way across the park in a full-day game drive in our own vehicle to the eastern boundary, where we will exit the park. We will stop for lunch (for your own account) at Halali Camp and then make our way to our overnight destination, Namutoni Resort, on the eastern gate.
- Main Destination:
- Eastern Etosha National Park
- Accommodation:
- Namutoni Resort
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Departure
Departure
After breakfast, we will depart for Windhoek. En route, you will visit Okahandja Town to do your last-minute shopping at the wood carvers market. In Windhoek, your guide will drop you off at your accommodation, and here you also say your final goodbyes to your guide.
- Main Destination:
- Windhoek (City)
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
- Meals & Drinks:
