Luxury 10-day safari tour: Fly-in

The 37 000-hectare (91 429-acre) private Kulala Wilderness Reserve offers visitors exclusive wildlife-viewing opportunities, which include the likes of gemsbok (oryx), bat-eared fox, brown hyena and birdlife. A highlight is a coffee or sundowner stop in the exceptionally scenic reserve.

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World-famous Sossusvlei is both the name for the area in general as well as an enormous clay pan, flanked by immense sand dunes. Nearby, at the foot of some of these dunes, the skeletons of 900-year old camelthorn trees dominate the landscape where once water flowed. This is known as Dead Vlei.

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

This fascinating geographical formation is well worth a visit. The result of millions of years of water carving its way into the earth, today Sesriem Canyon is three kilometres long. Views from the top are breathtaking, while walks through the canyon reveal distinct geographical layers which were laid down over aeons.

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Walking trails focus on becoming immersed in this remote area, as well as its scenic beauty and the fascinating, and surprisingly, diverse array of insects, reptiles and rodents which make this dry and harsh region their home. The Tsauchab River Trail takes guests on a stroll along the dry riverbed close by the camp.

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Set out in the late afternoon for a nature drive, and complete your excursion in a remote and dramatic spot on the reserve, sipping a gin and tonic while watching the sun set over the distant mountains or sweeping dunes.

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Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

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Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Ideal for introducing your family to the natural wonders of Namibia, take in the sweeping scenery on fat-wheeled e-bikes. A fun way to explore the spectacular open plains with your guide.

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Private rooftop area for sleep-outs accessed by a wooden staircase behind each tented guest room. Sleep-out under the twinkling skies in the Namib Desert, and be lulled to sweet slumber by the magical night sounds of Africa.

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Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge Credit: Wilderness

The balloon safari on the Kulala Wilderness Reserve offers a truly unique experience – soaring silently above the magnificent sand sea of the Sossusvlei dunes, with a champagne breakfast served at your landing site.

* This activity is at additional cost on 25 December and 01 January, and from mid-January to mid-February.

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Our front Desk, will help Guests plan their activities in Swakopmund ensuring they experience and enjoy all on offer in Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and along this exciting and very unique Southern Atlantic coastline and neighbouring Namib Desert. Their sole objective is making sure that every guest's stay is personalised and filled with interesting, exciting, educational and cultural activities and adventures.

It provides:
* Airline Re-confirmations
* Car & Bicycle Hire
* Transfer Arrangements
* Restaurant Reservations
* Shopping Advice & Information
* Personalised Consultation

Nature drives showcase the magnitude of this wondrous lunar-like landscape and offer the best possibilities of seeing unique desert-adapted wildlife. Morning or afternoon drives are available, as well as full-day excursions. Attractions include true desert oases found in the Hoanib floodplains; as well as habitats being home to desert-adapted elephants, gemsbok, giraffe, and springbok.

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

Guided nature walks from camp take in the magnificent surrounds, as well as offer a glimpse at vestiges of the Strandloper (Beachcomber) lifestyle from hundreds of years ago. A thought-provoking opportunity to study the smaller creatures that survive in this seemingly barren landscape, and be astonished at the fascinating plant life of the concession.

* Weather permitting and subject to the availability of a qualified walking guide.

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Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Credit: Wilderness

On a stay of three nights (or more) full-day excursions to the Skeleton Coast are offered. This fascinating 4x4 trip to the coast takes you via the wilderness and wildlife of the Hoanib River and floodplain, which include Klein Oases Spring and driving through a dune field – while the Skeleton Coast itself reveals a rocky coastline with its huge Cape fur seal colonies and shipwreck remains. Following a picnic lunch, the return flight back to camp offers a magnificent perspective of your journey from the air.

* Typically, harsh desert conditions prevail in this area with regards to heat, fog rolling in from the sea, high winds and flooding rivers. On occasion, these conditions may affect the duration and routing of the excursion, with guests being driven both ways or – as is the case when it rains and the floodplains fill with water – flown both ways.

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wildernes

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wildernes

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wildernes

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wildernes

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wildernes

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wildernes

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wildernes

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wildernes

Operating within our concession area and on offer to all guests, these trips leave camp early in the morning, include a picnic lunch, and return to camp in the mid to late afternoon. It includes Mudorib Springs, exploring remote areas in the south of our allocated exclusive concession area, with the red basalt landscapes of the Damaraland. Amongst other general game species, guests have the chance of seeing Angolan giraffe and desert-adapted rhino. In the northern and eastern area of the Hoanib, the valleys offer spectacular scenery.

* Subject to private vehicle availability, to guarantee this excursion a private vehicle needs to be booked and paid for.

Hoabnib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

Hoabnib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

Hoabnib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

At the Hoanib Research Centre, presentations by, and interactions with, wildlife researchers are possible when they are in camp. These valuable insights cover all current research being supported at Hoanib, in particular the vital work conducted by Dr Philip Stander and his team studying the unique desert-adapted lion. Learn about the tragic Vanishing Kings lion coalition, as well as the ancient stories and legends of the Skeleton Coast.

* Subject to the availability of researchers when in camp, and conducted in the research centre.

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Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

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Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

Birding enthusiasts are sure to enjoy the diverse avifauna of the northern Palmwag Concession, from soaring raptors to charming Namaqua sandgrouse; as well as other regular endemics including Rüppell's korhaan, Benguela long-billed lark and Verreauxs' eagle.

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Credit: Wilderness

Guided afternoon/evening game drives take place on the private Ongava Game Reserve. The reserve has a diverse range of wildlife and is famed for its population of rhino and lion, as well as other game such as the endemic black-faced impala. Private vehicles can be booked at an extra cost (subject to availability).

A full- or half-day guided morning game drive in the Etosha National Park, Namibia’s prime savannah wilderness area (with a packed lunch on full day), allows you to see the massive salt-pan and perennial springs that provide the water required by the Park’s high-density big game population. Private vehicles can be booked at an extra cost (subject to availability).

Offered seasonally and subject to an available walking guide, the guided nature walks through the reserve will proudly showcase the abundant array of life, from the unusual plants to the arid-adapted animals with a chance of potentially approaching white rhino.

A hide is a fantastic place to while the hours away up close and personal with wildlife slaking its thirst at a waterhole. This arid environment where little water occurs makes this a popular drinking spot for game.

Guests can interface with science and research across the Ongava Game Reserve and part of this experience is an immersion into the world of natural history and science at the new Ongava Visitor Centre. With dozens of in-depth displays that feature information on the geology, animals, plants and ecological functioning of this fascinating region, guests are encouraged to meander through the self-guided exhibition area.