12 Day Namibian Experience

• Travelling Distance: Approximately 5 hours with stop-overs.

• Upon arrival, you will be welcomed by our Tour guide at the airport, then drive from Windhoek to South of Namibia into the Namib Desert. On our way, you will drive through the scenic Khomas Highland, which offers breathtaking, wide-open views and photographic opportunities. You can expect to see various Namibian fauna and flora, including ostrich, kudu and gemsbok. Stops along the way include the town of Solitaire and our route includes the Gamsberg Pass, an alternative to the Spreetshoogte pass. You will stop-over for lunch in Solitaire, an oasis in the Namib Desert.

• Meals: Lunch & Dinner + mineral water in the car

• Accommodation: 2 nights at: Namib Desert Lodge or similar

• We wake up early and pick up our breakfast pack at the lodge.

• Depart to a full day of exploring Sossusvlei, you will hike Big Daddy dune which is the tallest dune in the area at roughly 325meters (1066 feet), climbing Big Daddy is a tough but rewarding challenge, with breathtaking views over Deadvlei. Escape the midday heat with a walk into the narrow Sesriem canyon. The region’s minimal light pollution and clear skies make it an exceptional location for stargazing.

• Optional Activities:
Helicopter flight over the dunes.
Hot air ballooning
Nature drives and Safaris

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner + mineral water in the car

• Travelling Distance: Approximately 5 hours with stop-overs.

• The drive from Sossusvlei to Swakopmund is a journey through the heart of the diverse Namib-Naukluft National Park, featuring changing landscapes from towering red dunes to coastal desert. Along the way is the iconic, isolated settlement of Solitaire, the scenic Gaub and Kuiseb Passes and the Tropic of Capricorn. Closer to Swakopmund the landscape changes dramatically to a barren, moon-like terrain carved by the Swakop river over millions of years. This desolate yet beautiful area is a great photographic stop.

• Meals: breakfast + mineral water in the car

• Accommodation: 2 nights in:Swakopmund Sands or similar

• Travelling Distance: Approximately 2 hours with stop-over on gravel and tar roads.

• After breakfast, you are free to try out some of the many activities Swakopmund has to offer (own account).

Recommended optional activities: Quad Biking & Sandboarding Marine and coastal Tours Catamaran cruises & Sea kayaking Skydiving

• Meals: breakfast + mineral water in the car

• Travelling Distance: Approximately 8 hours on gravel and tarred roads with stop-over.

• The drive from Swakopmund to Damaraland offers dramatic landscape changes from coastal desert to rugged inland mountains and plains. Along the way is the Cape cross Seal colony, the ancient Twyfelfontein rock art, the striking Spitzkoppe granite peaks, Brandberg Massif, and the potential to spot unique desert-adapted wildlife.

• Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner + mineral water in the car

• Accommodation: 1 night in Damaraland at: White Lady Lodge or similar

• Travelling Distance: Approximately 6 hours on gravel road with stop-over.

• Depart for Twyfelfontein primary activity, which is visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site with its ancient rock engravings. You will have a guided walk led by local experts to view one of the Africa’s largest concentrations of San hunter-gatherer rock art, some dating back as far as 6000 years.

• Recommended optional activity:
Visit to Damara Village
Living Museum
Petrified Forrest
Tracking Desert Elephants

• Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner + mineral water in the car

• Accommodation: 1 night at: Damara Mopane Lodge or similar

• Travelling Distance: Approximately 3 hours on gravel road.

• The drive from Twyfelfontein to Koakoland offers stunning desert landscapes and unique cultural experiences as you meet Himba people. With some luck, you can spot the rare desert Elephant here, along with various antelope species. Hike in the Himba territory, in the wild landscape of the Kaokoland to meet these mysterious people. Keep an eye on scattered Herero and Himba Villages as we drive through the beautiful landscape of Kaokoland. Arriving in Opuwo town which is the largest town in the northwest, we check in at our lodge where we will have a relaxing evening.

• Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner + mineral water in the car

• Accommodation: 1 night at: Opuwo country Lodge or similar

• Travelling Distance: Approximately 3 hours on gravel road.

• After a day of journey out of the ordinary, today you will visit one of the Himba villages to experience their lifestyle as we travel to the famous Epupa Falls, a real paradise comprising of Baobabs, palm trees and luxurious vegetation. Epupa is always inhabited by the Himbas.

• Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner + mineral water in the car.

• Accommodation: 1 night at: Epupa Falls Lodge or similar

• Travelling Distance: Approximately 8 hours on gravel roads with stop-over

• We are on the way to Etosha National Park – wildlife sanctuary and treasure of Namibia, considered to be one of the most loved and most visited game parks of Africa! We are welcomed by wild animals and white sand of the plains. During afternoon game ride, admiring a variety of magnificent animals. The Park is home to hundreds of species of mammals, birds and reptiles, including several threatened and endangered species such as the black rhino. Visitors can expect to see many buck species, elephants, giraffes, rhinos and lions. If you are lucky, you will see leopards and cheetahs. After good rain, the salt pan fills with water attracting a mass of flamingos. More than 340 bird species has been counted in the park.

• Arrival at Galton Gate of Etosha in the afternoon, we have enough time for afternoon game drive around the park.

• Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner + mineral water in the car.

• Accommodation: 2 nights at: Okaukuejo resort or similar

• A full day unlimited game drive in Etosha National Park.

• Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner + mineral water in the car.

• Distance: 100 km on the roads of Etosha.

• After breakfast you will have a full day unlimited game drive in Etosha National Park.

• Meals: breakfast, lunch & dinner + mineral water in the car.

• Distance: 100 km on the roads of Etosha

• Accommodation: 1 night at: Halali Resort or similar

• Travelling Distance: Approximately 6 hours on gravel and tarred roads with stop-over for lunch and shopping

• After breakfast, farewell to a spectacular Etosha and traveling south to the capital city of Windhoek Namibia, our guide will drop you off directly at the airport or any hotel of your choice in Windhoek.

• Meals: breakfast & lunch + mineral water in the car.