Sample Namibian Discovery Self-Drive (12 nights)

1 night Windhoek

On arrival in Windhoek you collect your rental car and drive to your guesthouse for your overnight stay in the city.

2 nights Eastern side of Etosha National Park

After an early breakfast you travel north to Mushara Bush Camp adjacent to Etosha National Park.

The Etosha National Park is one of the finest game parks in Southern Africa. It encloses a vast saltpan that becomes an immense, shallow lake in rainy periods, attracting great numbers of flamingos and other water birds

Safari & Activities at Mushara

Etosha National Park in the north of Namibia is one of the finest game parks in Southern Africa. It’s certainly one of Namibia’s most iconic destinations. Etosha means ‘Great White Place’ in Herero, an apt description of this huge park that encloses a vast saltpan.

Enjoy guided game drives into the Etosha National Park.

Drive through the National Park to the central area where you stay overnight. 

2 nights Damaraland

Your next stop is an appealing wilderness retreat, Grootberg Lodge, in Damaraland. 

Today you head south, visiting the rock engavings at Tyyfelfontein en route. Your destination is the White Lady Lodge at Brandberg. A notable landmark for early Namibian explorers was a soaring mass of granite, known as The Brandberg. The 'fire mountain', is so called because of the effect created by the setting sun on its western face, which causes the granite massif to resemble a burning slag-heap glowing red.

Brandberg White Lady Lodge is a simple eco-lodge about 2 km from Namibia's highest mountain the Brandberg.  All accommodation is widely spread out on the bank of the Ugab River, ensuring a quiet, tranquil and relaxed stay.

2 nights Swakopmund, 

A relatively easy driving day today, mostly on tar, to the coastal town of Swakopmund for 2 nights.

Exploring Swakopmund

The appeal of Swakopmund lies in strolling about admiring the High German architecture, perhaps stopping at one of the several good seafood restaurants or coffee houses. There’s plenty to do and see such as the Seal Colony at Cape Cross, the flamingos at Walvis Bay or the Welwitschia “forest”. Visit the surreal landscape of the “Moon Mountains”, an area of deep chasms and interesting geological features, or perhaps try some sand-boarding, or quad-biking over the desert dunes.

2 nights Namib Desert near Sossusvlei

Today you head across the gravel plains into the Namib Desert to Kulala Desert Lodge.

Exploring and activities at Sossusvlei

Enjoy early morning excursions to the famous pan of Sossusvlei, the scorched trees of the Dead Vlei and the gorge of Sesriem Canyon.

Overnight in the Kalahari Desert, 

Set off early northwards to the Kalahari Anib Lodge in the Kalahari Desert where you stay overnight. Here you can experience the unique Kalahari with its magical sunsets, stunning landscape and dramatic colours. Although classified as desert, the Kalahari has abundant tree and grass species which results in plentiful wildlife. Optional afternoon game drives are on offer. (4 hours, 310km)

Return to Windhoek for onward flight

This morning you return to Windhoek (approx 2½ to 3 hours drive) where you have some time at leisure before you need to drive to Windhoek Airport. You return your rental car at the airport prior to your onward flight.