* Horizon - From Windhoek to Cape Town - 22 Day Self Drive Safari

Casa Piccolo is a small, tastefully furnished guest house situated in the quiet suburb of Klein Windhoek, with Windhoek city centre only a short drive from the property. The guest rooms are modern, spacious and elegantly furnished, equipped with Wi-Fi, air conditioning, TVs, mini-bars, tea/coffee facilities and private bathrooms. Guests can enjoy a delicious breakfast featuring fresh farm produce served daily in the bright breakfast room. Additional amenities and services include a beautiful garden, a courtyard terrace, a swimming pool and on-site parking.

Desert Hills Lodge is located in a lovely valley setting with an unspoiled and uninterrupted panoramic view of the Namib Desert and Naukluft Mountains.  The terrain is ever changing, from a backdrop of the most beautiful mountains – the often multi-coloured and rocky desert landscapes to scrubby bush and dried up river beds.

This isolated area is a wonderer’s paradise, with many rock outcrops to explore, and at sunset and sunrise the light and shadows cast over the rocks create awe inspiring views. After breakfast, you are free to enjoy the activities offered at the lodge, such as nature walks, drives to scenic viewpoints, and marveling at the unique Namib fauna and flora.

Explore the fascinating desert flora and fauna which adapted to the harsh environment. The Namib Desert, being an ancient landscape, is interesting due to the fact that its biodiversity has had millennia to evolve and adapt to its harsh and unforgiving conditions. Fauna in the Sossusvlei area is relatively rich. It mostly comprises small animals that can survive with little water, including a number of arthropods, small reptiles and small mammalians such as rodents or jackals); bigger animals include antelopes (mainly oryx and springboks) and ostrichs. Countless creatures have evolved to contently inhabit this otherworldly environment, such as burrow-digging geckos, scorpions and spiders, or the beetles, which conjure up inventive ways to exploit the regular fog to obtain necessary moisture. Animal life in the desert is surprisingly diverse, mostly arthropods and reptiles which survive on little water, but also some larger species have also adapted to desert conditions. Larger animals such as bat-eared fox, oryx, springbok, and ostrich might also be encountered.

Visit to the famous Sossusvlei Dunes and the Sesriem Canyon.  Wake up early to enjoy the early morning light on the sea of vivid orange dunes of Sossusvlei.  The Sesriem Canyon, a natural canyon carved by the Tsauchab River as it carves through the sedimentary rock. The name Sesriem is Afrikaans and means “six belts”, given by settlers who had to tie together six belts in order to lower buckets down into the canyon to scoop up water. A visit here is a must, as well as to the Naukluft Mountains where there are beautiful natural streams.

Optional and weather permitting - take part on a Hot Air Balloon Trip.  Hot air ballooning over the Namib Desert is an absolute must for anyone considering a holiday to Namibia and visiting the Namib Desert. The tranquility of your flight will give you unsurpassed views and plenty of photographic opportunities. The splendour of the Namib plays out in front of you as you soar with the winds for an hour over the ocean of sand and mountains. Below is an endless vista of shadow and light, red dunes intermingling with dark mountains linked by pristine gravel plains.Sossusvlei itself is staggeringly strange - pans of cracked, white earth, sprouting the gnarled shapes of lifeless trees.

The Desert Hills Lodge is a mere 28 km from the Sesriem Canyon and the gateway to Sossusvlei dunes

Desert Hills Lodge consist of 18 twin/double and (Not build yet - 2 family rooms) with en-suite luxury thatched and air-conditioned chalets. Tastefully decorated in neutral tones throughout and low-level lighting, all of the guest rooms, have en-suite bathrooms and a private sundeck.

Defining Namibian luxury the way it should be

At Namtib Desert Lodge we strive to focus on the intrinsic luxury of our country – offering something which is becoming ever harder to find in the world of today: tranquility, silence, vast open spaces, intact eco-systems, clear skies, individuality.

Individuality guaranteed - only five bungalows, one family chalet and two single rooms limit the number of guest to a maximum of 16 people. We do not provide air-conditioned, super fancy hotel rooms, but colorful, rustic accommodation ensuring an authentic Namibian holiday experience.

Enjoy good food and good conversation with you hosts, Linn and Thorsten Theile, around the dinner table. Our home-cooked three course dinner, as well as our breakfast, includes vegetables of the season, selected meats – especially game - and home-baked bread, all of which we partially source locally or produce ourselves.

Fish River Lodge in southern Namibia is the only lodge perched directly on the rim of the Fish River Canyon offering guests breathtaking views of the canyon from sunrise to sunset.

Experience first hand the geological forces that unfolded 300 million years ago, when the Fish River began to etch its way through hard quartzite forming a Canyon 90 kilometers long, 549 meters deep and 28 kilometers wide in some places, making it the world's second largest Canyon. The 45 000 hectare Canyon Nature Park is a natural sanctuary for Karoo succulent flora and endemic wildlife.

Incredible hiking trails meander down into the heart of the canyon affording guests spectacular scenery combined with 75 km river frontage made up of permanent water holes and rock pools that attract Hartmans Zebra, Kudu, Oryx, Springbok and many other smaller wildlife species and endemic bird life.

Quivertree Forest Rest Camp is situated on Gariganus farm, just 3 km northeast of Keetmanshoop and offers tourists comfortable accommodation amid a pristine Namibian landscape. On the farm, visitors can explore the ancient and famous Quivertree Forest and the dolerite rock formations of the Giants Playground at their leisure. The accommodation consists of guest houses, bungalows and campsites equipped with air-conditioning, a mini bar, fully equipped kitchen. During their stay, guests can enjoy delicious breakfasts and dinners available upon request. Additional amenities include barbeque facilities.

The Kalahari Game Lodge (KGL) is a luxury private game farm situated on the south-eastern border of Namibia.This oasis surrounded by red dunes is a mere 18 km from the Mata-Mata border post, entering the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The KGL has eight luxury chalets with beautiful views of the dry Auob riverbed. For the more adventurous, there are six secluded campsites along the Auob riverbed.

Nossob Rest Camp is located in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, within the dry riverbed of the Nossob. The camp features a variety of accommodations, including chalets and campsites with power points. Facilities at Nossob Rest Camp include a reception, swimming pool, predator information centre, shop, and fuel station. The camp operates on generator power for 16.5 hours a day, adding to its rustic charm.

Strategically located only five kilometres away from the Twee Rivieren gate of Kgalagadi National Transfrontier Park, Kgalagadi Lodge is a secluded accommodation set within the vast natural beauty of the Kgalagadi. Accommodation options include chalets and campsites, each with its own ablutions. Campsites feature a small fire pit, a veranda shade net, an outdoor dishwashing facility, and power sockets. All chalets include air-conditioning, a kitchenette, DSTV, and outside braai facilities. For guests convenience, a shop with groceries, a bottle store, a swimming pool, and a restaurant are available. The property is an ideal base from which to explore the wild magnificence of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park.

Kakamas Hotel, surrounded by lush green vineyards, sits nestled in the Orange River valley on the outskirts of Kakamas, Northern Cape, en route to various popular destinations including Augrabies National Park, the Kalahari, Namibia, Richtersveld and the West Coast. Guest rooms are air-conditioned and equipped with private bathrooms, tea- and coffee-making facilities, small work tables and chairs, flat-screen TVs and a variety of selected DSTV channels to choose from. Facilities and services available for guests' convenience include 24-hour reception, free Wi-Fi, complimentary breakfasts and secure parking.

Kleinplasie Gastehuis provides conference facilities, DStv, air-conditioners, Wi-Fi Internet access and safe parking.

Klein Boschkloof is located in the Boskloof Valley which borders onto the Cederberg WWildernedd Area. Klein Boschkloof, a lush green oasis and working farm, surrounded by the Northern Cederberg – the majestic Krakakadouw Peaks on the one side and Platberg (Flat Mountain) on the other side - is situated in the unspoilt Boskloof Valley which borders onto the Cederberg Wilderness Areas, a mere 9km from the town of Clanwilliam. The chalets are all air-conditioned, equipped with TV and have Wi-Fi access. The cottages are well equipped with full bathrooms, bath and separate shower tiled to the ceiling. Towels, bed linen, dishcloths and the necessary toiletries are provided. A 'starter pack' of tea, coffee, milk, sugar and home-made rusks makes that first cup of tea/coffee after arrival pure pleasure.

Kitchens are equipped with the necessary crockery, cutlery, fridge, stove with oven, kettle, toaster, microwave oven and coffee plunger. Original paintings and hand- picked prints enhance the interiors of the chalets.

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