After arrival at the international airport, you proceed via mountainous terrain to Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia, which has an afro-European flair and peaceful atmosphere. In the evening enjoy typical Namibian cuisine in one of the numerous restaurants in the city.
Traveling south after breakfast, you will soon see the red sand of the Kalahari interspersed with yellow grasses, shepherd’s trees and acacia’s. Your lodge is situated on a private game reserve where Oryx, Springbok, Zebra, and a variety of smaller game species abound. In the late afternoon experience the Kalahari and its symbiotic components on a sundowner / nature drive (optional).
Sundowner Nature Drive
This morning you travel further south into endless plains dotted with dolerite hills and desert-adapted vegetation. Visit the quiver tree forest at Keetmanshoop, before arriving at your lodge, situated close to the Fish River Canyon.
After breakfast, travel a short distance to the magnificent Fish River Canyon. Enjoy this natural phenomenon, the second largest of its kind on Earth, with its awesome splendour and adapted fauna and flora on a scenic walk along the ridge of the canyon. After the visit travel back to your lodge, where you can enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.
Your journey continues past Aus and down the open plains of the Great Escarpment to Lüderitz. On route see if you can spot the wild horses of the Namib, and, once in Lüderitz, enjoy a scenic drive to Diaz Point, site of Bartholomew Dias’ landing in 1488.
This morning visit the “ghost town” Kolmanskop, the remnant of a bustling diamond town that flourished here from 1908 to 1950. Traveling north, your next stop is situated in a more densely vegetated area along the foot of the stunning Tiras Mountains.
After breakfast you travel along stretches of grass plains interspersed with huge mountain ranges into the area of Sossusvlei, where you lodge is situated. En route you may choose to visit Duwisib. At your lodge you have the rest of the day at leisure.
Today calls for an early rise, as you will forever remember the picture of a sunrise over mighty dunes in the Namib Desert. Gaze at the bright splash of sunbaked sand combined with the mighty play of shadows cast onto the layside of dunes. After taking a walk along or even up some of the majestic dunes, travel back to your lodge. Stop at the Sesriem Canyon, a 30-meter deep gauge eroded into the desert floor by the forces of the mighty Tsauchab River.
After breakfast, travel through two rugged passes and via the Welwitschia plains and the Moonlandscape to Swakopmund. Better known as Namibia’s playground, this idyllic town is wedged between the sweltering Namib Desert and the cold Atlantic Ocean, and enjoys a distinct German architecture and atmosphere. Swakopmund has numerous activities to offer.
Enjoy the day at leisure or join one of the numerous activities Swakopmund has to offer.
Departing the coastal town of Swakopmund you travel east towards the picturesque Erongo Mountain Range. Traveling past the Spitzkoppe you have the exceptional opportunity of visiting an authentic village of the San community living here. At the lodge you have enough time to spend at leisure along the sparkling pool, or explore the small town of Omaruru and its surrounds. Experience the magical sunset around a fireplace and marvel at the African sky whilst sipping your favourite ‘Namibian Sundowner.
After breakfast you continue into the Damaraland where you visit Twyfelfontein, a World Heritage Site and an “open air art gallery” that boasts over 2500 different Bushman rock engravings and rock paintings. Close to Twyfelfontein, you can also visit a traditional Damara village, the original inhabitants of the Damaraland. Furthermore visit the Petrified Forest where pre-historic tree trunks jut out between patches of Welwitschia.
After a relaxed breakfast you can visit a traditional Himba village and meet these proud and statuesque people. The Himba still adhere to their traditional values and cultures and are one of the last truly nomadic tribes on Earth. Travel further north to the Etosha National Park, which, with its numerous water holes, is home to the array of 114 different animal and 340 different bird species that thrive here.
The entire day is enjoyed game driving in the Etosha National Park. Shortly before sunset you travel out of the park to your lodge.
After sunrise you again travel into the park again, enjoying the sight of pronking springbok and playful animals announcing the start of another glorious day. The dense stands of Mopani forests support a large variety of browsers and specialized predators such as leopards, while it offers a variety of migratory as well as non-migratory bird species safe cover and nesting sites.
Today you travel into the main agricultural and cattle farming region of Namibia, just south of Otjiwarongo you have the option of visiting the Waterberg National Park with the Waterberg Plateau rising like an enormous fort above the surrounding plains. This is one of the most scenic locations in Namibia - perfect for undertaking scenic walks or guided nature safaris on the Plateau.
Enjoy a pre-breakfast walk along one of the scenic mountain trails before traveling south towards Windhoek. After strolling through one of the large craft markets in Okahandja, your route takes you between high mountain ranges back to the capital city, Windhoek, where your tour ends.
