You will be met by our local guide on arrival into Windhoek who will transfer you over the your lodge for the first night. The remainder of the day can be spent relaxing at your own leisure. If you would like to do a guided city tour (3 hours) then we can make these arrangements for you.
For dinner tonight, you can head into town for a bite to eat at one of Windhoek's well known restaurants. We recommend Joe's Beerhouse as it is popular with locals and tourists alike.
After breakfast, you can still pop into town for anything you might need at the local supermarket. It is then time to depart heading south from Windhoek to the red sand dunes of the Kalahari. The journey today should take around 4 hours.
On arrival in the Kalahari you have the remainder of the day to spend at leisure in this beautiful setting.
Optional activities here include game and nature drives as well as a Bushman experience
Today head south via Mariental and Keetmanshoop to the Karas region, the Fish River Canyon area.
If you choose to you can take a detour en-route to Giant’s Playground and Quiver Tree Forest, a beautiful site where large aloes grow between the rocks.
We highly recommend you enjoy the beautiful view from the lodge at sunset to end the day
Quiver Tree Forest
Enjoy a morning canyon view before heading west through harsh but beautiful terrain which changes to wide open desert plains as you make your way to the coast
Your drive will take you via Aus, where you may be lucky to view the wild desert horses in the area
1 full day is set aside to enjoy the historic town of Lüderitz and visit the amazing Kolmanskop Ghost Town
Lunches and dinners can be enjoyed at any of the fabulous local restaurants in town
After breakfast, you will depart to the "sea of sand" backtracking to Aus and then heading north via Helmeringhausen. The drive today will take up to 8 hours, so you will most likely just want to relax on arrival at the lodge.
The next day we suggest you wake up early for breakfast (Day 7) and then head to the entrance to Sossusvlei, the Sesriem Gate. Spend the whole day in the beautiful Sossusvlei area, exploring the highlights: Sossusvlei, Dead Vlei, Dune 45, Big Daddy, Elim Dune and the Sesriem Canyon. Return to the lodge for lunch or arrange a lunch pack to enjoy in the dunes and return late afternoon for a well-earned rest
Optional extra activities: Guided Sossusvlei excursion, Hot air balloon safari, Nature drives
Depart Swakopmund after breakfast and head north to Solitaire, then west crossing the Tropic of Capricorn, through the Gaub and Kuiseb Canyons via the Namib Gravel Plains to the coast. We suggest your route is either via Walvis Bay to Swakopmund, or (recommended) detour via Ganab to the Welwitschia Plains and Moon Landscape
The Namibian coastline is generally known as The Skeleton Coast due to the barren areas, ship wrecks and, in days gone by, whale skeletons left on the beach
1 full day is set aside for this lovely area where Swakopmund and Walvis Bay offer a wide range of activities such as: Dolphin cruise, Sandwich Harbour excursion (a real Skeleton Coast experience), Dune quad biking, Sand boarding, Sea kayaking, Lots more...
Lunches and dinners can be enjoyed at a café or restaurant overlooking the sea
Today head north along the Skeleton Coast, via Henties Bay to visit the Cape Cross seal colony. Along the way, stop at the Lichen Fields as well as the ship wreck between the colourful small town of Wlotskasbaken and Henties Bay. You will then backtrack to Henties Bay and head inland through wide open plains to Uis, then north to the Twyfelfontein area.
Why not visit Namibia’s Open Air Museum, the Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings as well as the interesting Organ Pipes rock formations and Burnt Mountain. You can also visit the Damara Living Museum for a hint of culture.
Depart the Twyfelfontein area and head north via Palmwag, crossing the Hoanib River, up and over Joubert Pass to Opuwo, the centre of Kaokoland. Opuwo is a small typical African town, where a range of different people live, from the traditional Himba tribes to Herero, Damara and Owambo cultures.
Along the way today you will have the chance to stop at various villages to interact with the local people. Depending on your arrival time, enjoy a Himba village visit this afternoon with your guide.
Today takes you way north to the border with Angola, the beautiful Epupa Falls. Here you will have 2 nights, and a full day is set aside here to visit some authentic traditional Himba villages, view the falls and hike along the Kunene River.
We suggest you plan a morning visit to 1 or 2 authentic Himba villages as this is when there is the most activity.
Depart this morning after breakfast and backtrack to Opuwo before heading east and then south towards the west side of Etosha. Arrival here will be in the afternoon and if you wish you can join an afternoon or evening game drive on the private reserve (optional extra) or enjoy the waterhole and hide at leisure to end the day.
After breakfast, enter the park for a full morning game drive to Okaukuejo and exit Etosha at the southern gate, Anderson gate. You will then return into Etosha for an afternoon drive with your guide.
At Okaukuejo, we suggest you pop in at the local shop to purchase some drinks and snacks and most importantly, a map of Etosha which will show you all the waterholes in the park
Etosha is one of Africa's great game parks. With 114 species of mammal and 340 species of birds you are sure to see a great variety of wildlife on your safari.
From one side to the other side of the park is a full day game drive as you head slowly east stopping at numerous waterholes along the way. Take a slow drive in the morning and then enjoy a snack or lunch overlooking one of the waterholes before continuing on through the park to the eastern side.
1 full day is set aside for game viewing, either all day or alternate with morning and afternoon drives
Head south via Otavi and Otjiwarongo to Otjiwa, which is the oldest private game farm in Namibia, and offers about 25 different game species, this includes the White Rhino, Sable and Roan.
Enjoy one or more of the optional activities like a sundowner drive, game walks, rhino tracking and night drives.
Early morning rise for a quick snack before joining an optional morning activity, then after it is back to the lodge for a hearty Namibian breakfast before departure
Head back to Windhoek, where your guide will drop you at the airport in time for your departure flight (Keep in mind that you need to be at the airport 2 hours prior and the airport is still a 45 minute to 1 hour drive from town)
