Route: Windhoek Hosea Kutako International airport - City
Distance: 48 km
Journey: on arrival at Windhoek International airport you will be met and transferred to your overnight accommodation in the City.
Route: Windhoek to Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
Distance: 265 km
Journey: Your vehicle will be delivered to you this morning. Leaving Windhoek head south passing through the town of Rehoboth, your destination for today is a private Reserve situated on the edge of the southern Kalahari are of Namibia, this is an area of mixed tree and shrub savannah crisscrossed by red sand dunes – quite different to the Namib Desert.
Route: Bagatelle to Fish River Lodge
Distance: 452 km
Journey: An early morning start as you travel down to Keetmanshoop, the original population of the town by a Nama tribe reaches back to the end of the 18th century, proceed on to the Fish River region.
Experience an amazing variety of geological features as you journey into the depths of the second largest canyon in the world. See rough limestone, shiny quartzite, fine shale and dramatic fault lines. Catch your breath as you take in the dramatic views of the river before descending into the base of the canyon for refreshments by the river. The activity includes a delicious light lunch on returning from the Rock Pools. The excursion is approximately 7 hours
Canyon drive from Fish River Lodge.
Route: Fish River Lodge - Aus
Distance: 225 km
Journey: After breakfast bid farewell to the Fish River Canyon as you head to the settlement of Aus.
There are a range of activities you could do today from taking a morning trip to Luderitz and viewing Kolmanskop (Ghost town), or participating in one of the activities the lodge has to offer.
Route: Aus to Namib Nauklfut Park – Hoodia Desert Lodge
Distance: 363 km
Journey: Today you will be spending time travelling through the southern Namib, passing rural communities on the way. This is a bleak, harsh and forbidding landscape yet we come across some open savannah and farms before encountering the dunes of the Namib Desert. Aim to arrive at the Lodge with sufficient time for you to check in before heading out on the sundowner drive.
Route: Hoodia Desert Lodge - Swakopmund
Distance: 345 km
Journey: Leave the Sesiem area to the settlement of Solitaire, not far north of this we cross the Tropic of Capricorn. The surrounds of the Gaub and Kuiseb Canyons provide good geological phenomenon, in addition you may see the elusive Mountain Zebra before travelling across the gravel plains of the Namib Desert with its endless horizons, your destination the Atlantic Ocean and coastal town of Swakopmund.
Route: Swakopmund - Mowani Mountain Camp
Distance: 323 km
Journey: Travel north along the coastline to Cape Cross Seal Reserve, home to between eighty and one hundred thousand Fur seals, endemic to southern Africa they are commonly known as “eared seals”. Leaving the coast behind we cross the plains heading to the old mining town of Uis, Your travels will take you past the Brandberg Mountain as you head into Damaraland, an area characterised by its rocky and rugged landscapes of rough, fascinating beauty. Aim to arrive into camp with sufficient time before setting off on a sundowner drive which meanders around the surrounding areas with spectacular views of the dunes, open plains and rock formations, ending high up on a koppi for the most spectacular African sunset.
Route: Mowani Mountain Camp - Opuwo Country Lodge
Distance: 465 km
Journey: Via Khorixas and Kamanjab, this route may mean backtracking again in a few days yet is half tarmac driving so time-wise a bit of saving.
Route: Opuwo Country Lodge - Epupa Falls Lodge
Distance: 180 km
Journey: Leaving Opuwo head northwards to the Kunene River and Epupa Falls - Angola is across the river.
This morning you take a drive to a nearby Himba settlement returning to the lodge for lunch.
Crocodile walk from Lodge.
The lodge offers guests the rare opportunity to explore a beautiful portion of the stunning, Namibian desert landscape. Every evening approximately 1 hour before sunset guests can be driven in an open safari vehicle to one of the hills overlooking the magnificent Epupa Falls to enjoy a sundowner surrounded by an explosion of color and striking shadows created by the African sunset.
Route: Kunene River Lodge - Hobatere Lodge
Distance: 375 km
Journey: Return to the town of Opuwo and then head due south to a private concession situated outside the western boundary fence of Etosha National Park.
Morning OR afternoon game drive.
Night drive with spotlight.
Route: Hobatere Lodge - Okaukuejo Resort
Distance: 180 km
Journey: a morning game drive as you exit the Concession area, a short drive takes you to the Otjovosandu entrance gate to the Etosha National Park. Game view your way through this previously restricted area to Okaukuejo Resort.
Full day in the Okaukuejo region on morning and afternoon game drives in your touring vehicle.
Etosha guided game drives: morning, afternoon, evening offered by Resort
Route: Okaukuejo Resort - Mushara Lodge
Distance: Game drive
Journey: today we are flexible depending on your requirements. The day can unfold by heading out at dawn into the Okaukuejo area for a game drive, returning for breakfast before packing the vehicle and heading off towards Namutoni. Alternatively up early, pack vehicle, quick breakfast and head off.
Stop to stretch legs at Halali or have lunch here. Exit the National Park and drive the short distance to Mushara Lodge.
Route: Mushara Lodge - Cheetah view lodge CCF
Distance: 300 km
Journey: leaving the Etosha National Park behind you, travel via the mining town of Tsumeb and south towards Otjiwarongo turning off to the Cheetah Conservation Fund.
cheetah conservation fund walking tour of the main facility
Route: Cheetah view lodge CCF - Windhoek
Distance: 295 km
Journey: travels today return you to the city of Windhoek, via Otjiwarongo and Okahandja.
Transfer to Windheok Hosea Kutako International airport.
