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Office ladies exploring the Hoanib River
Great Explorations Namibia
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- Size:
- 5-10 employees (Founded in 2021)
- Tour Types:
- Custom budget & mid-range tours that can start every day
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Great Explorations Namibia will help you plan & book your self-drive accommodation in Namibia & Botswana, organize the rental car you require, and generally take all the hassle out of the planning process. Planning self-drive itineraries is the favorite part of our job, as it gives us an outlet for all the knowledge we have accumulated. Our services range from booking a single nights accommodation to complex itineraries for Namibian self-drives.
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Great tour
Our self drive tour was very well organised. Communication was efficient and polite. The accommodations were excellent. The car chosen for us was fantastic.
IT
Amazing assistance and highly recommended
We were a group of four planning our first trip to Namibia and couldn't have made a better choice than Great Explorations. Lilly guided us throughout the entire planning process, always ready to help, even with last-minute requests and changes, even during the trip! She was exceptionally knowledgeable, responsive, and attentive, making everything smooth and stress-free. Her support exceeded our expectations and went far beyond what was expected, and we felt well taken care of from start to finish. Highly recommended!
IT
Everything perfect
5 stars to Great Explorations Namibia, and especially to our consultant, Jade. We have just finished a 12-day trip to Namibia—two families with children. The organization was perfect in every respect: the itinerary, 4x4 rental, lodges, and extra activities. For our final day, Jade left us speechless with a night at Otjiwa Eagle's Rest in Otjiwarongo—a wonderful lodge to cap off our wonderful vacation.
Organised, knowledgeable, helpful and responsive
We had an amazing holiday and experience planned by Great Explorations Namibia. From the point of enquiry to being in Namibia, Jade from Great Explorations was helpful and knowledgeable helping to plan the best route and experience for our budget and family.
Nothing was too much trouble even when we were swapping hotels as to best suite our family needs.
Jade met us at our first hotel following arrival in Namibia and provided a welcome pack with all vouchers as well as a very useful highlighted and marked map for ease of use. She answered all our questions making us feel welcomed and prepared for the trip ahead.
As a young family smooth transition from locations and hotels aids in an enjoyable holiday and for the most part this went without any problems. Any small issues we were able to contact great explorations via a emergency number and they were very responsive and helpful.
We had wonderful time and were able to see all the sights and animals we had hoped and planned before our trip.
Note - swimming pools are cold at nearly all locations, no matter where across the country.
We travelled from Windhoek to Kalahari, over to Soussaveli, Swakopmund, Twyfelfontien, Grootberg, ,Etosha, Okonjima and then Avenir before back home. All accommodations were excellent. Okaukuejo at Etosha was probably the least plush, however we knew this coming into the trip, but it does have one of the best watering holes which was true for our trip.
Okonjima was beautiful and we would definitely recommend the other locations we stayed (Desert Hills Lodge, Twyfelfontien Adventure Camp - go premium well worth it, Onguma Bush Camp and Avenir Lodges).
The living desert tour in Swakupmund is really great especially for the kids as is the sandwich harbour dune tour with sand boarding.
Deadveli is lovely but you can explore on your own, however to get the most out of the game reserves, guided drives are best. On all our drives the guides found animals that we would have driven straight past.
Get up early at Etosha when leaving though, as we were fortunate enough to see a pride of 7 lions lazing and playing by the watering hole.
An amazing once trip made all the better by the organisations smooth running provided by Great Explorations Namibia would definitely recommend.
HR
The Best Way to Plan a Namibia Self-Drive
We were planning a self‑drive trip through Namibia and initially started by researching possible routes, accommodations and logistics on our own.
After a lot of research, we contacted Great Explorations Namibia to check their self‑drive package, as they specialize in organizing tailored self‑drive itineraries, including accommodation bookings and rental car arrangements, which was exactly what we were looking for.
From that first contact, everything was perfectly organized: they took care of all the practical details, arranged our rental car and accommodation, and kept communication clear and timely throughout the entire process.
What we especially appreciated was how flexible they were in customizing the trip: we were able to adjust the itinerary in detail to match our preferences and interests, and all our requests were handled quickly and professionally.
The combination of excellent organization, reliable arrangements and friendly, efficient communication made the whole planning process completely stress‑free.
Based on our experience, we can highly recommend Great Explorations Namibia to anyone considering a self‑drive trip in Namibia.
