You will arrive at the international airport Hosea Kutako. An African Footprints Tours Cc representative will be welcoming you and will give you all the required documentation for your trip, and will also assist you with the handover of your car.
You will drive through Gibeon and Keetmanshoop, visiting the Quiver Tree Forest, to reach afterward your lodge near the River Canyon
You will spend your day exploring the most important geological phenomenon of Namibia: the Fish River Canyon together with the thermal springs of Ai-Ais Hot Springs and Huns Mountains.
You will head on towards west to reach the Atlantic Ocean, passing by the beautiful and little known Richtersveld that offers an unspoilt and wonderful landscape. Once arrived at Aus, you will continue towards Luderitz.
With its many German colonial buildings, Luderitz has survived the passing of time, unlike the previous mining stations of Kolmanskop ( guided tours at 9:30 and at 11:00), Elisabeth Bay e Pomona, that turned into ghost towns. You will also have the possibility to visit Diaz Point and its museum.
Your tour will go on through Aus, driving through the private reserve of the Namib Rand and the towering Tiras Mountains. You will reach finally Sesriem, in the nel Namib desert, where you will enjoy the wonderful landscape.
Guided quad bike tours, scenic flights, air balloons tours over the Namib desert, can be arranged on request.
Today you will be either relaxing on the beach, explore the town, or just simply enjoy some fun activities, as Swakopmund is popular for its varied range of options: skydiving, sandboarding, quadbiking, horseriding in the desert, airbaloon trips, scenic flights! There is plenty of choice!
You will drive towards north to reach Damaraland. You will drive by Cape Cross to watch the sea lions and then go through the Skeleton Coast.
Today you will visit Twyfelfontein, the historic and important Unesco world heritage site , where you will admire the old bushmen artrock. The burnt Mountain, the Organ Pipes and the Petrified Forest are some other sites that you can visit.
You will drive by Khorixas and Outjo to reach the Anderson gate of the Etosha National Park where you will start your adventure in the animal world.
You will leave early in the morning to visit Etosha National Park. You will stop by the several waterholes that give relief to thirsty animals. You will be amazed at the beauty and the magic of this wonderful park.
You can spend some more time to admire the several game species populating Etosha National Park. You will exit through the Von Lindequist Gate. You will notice how dramatically the landscape changes during this transfer.
You will leave Etosha behind to head south.
You will arrive at the airport on time for your return flight.
