Experience Namibia

Today you will arrive at Hosea Kutako International Airport, where you will be met by your guide. Subsequent transfer to your accommodation, Galton House for check-in. After check-in at the accommodation establishment, you will be taken on a city tour.

After breakfast we depart from Windhoek and drive via Rehoboth to the red dunes of the Kalahari Desert to the Bagatelle Kalahari Game Lodge. Late afternoon, you participate in a guided game drive to learn about the flora and fauna of the Kalahari Desert.

A full day’s journey takes you south through the desert-dominated landscapes to a picturesque Quiver Tree Forest. We proceed to Keetmanshoop and thereafter continue via the Naute Dam, to the Fish River Canyon, which is the second largest canyon in the world.

Today you can view the spectacular northern fringes of the Fish River Canyon from various vantage points.

The next leg of the journey takes us via the small historic village of Aus and through the vast barren expanse of the Prohibited Diamond Area, to Lüderitz. Here we will see if we can spot any desert elephants. 

After breakfast we visit Kolmanskop, a ghost town that was abandoned over 40 years ago and now gives a fascinating insight into the area's great diamond boom.

The journey leads once more through the Diamond Prohibited Area via Aus and Helmeringhausen to Farm Namtib. Experience the daily life of a farmer in the south. 

Today we travel through some of Namibia’s most spectacular sceneries, through the vast savannah plains through to mountain ranges which take on different nuances of purple and blue as the day progresses. Our destination is The Desert Homestead & Horsetrails, situated south of the Sesriem gate at Sossusvlei.

Very early departure today into the Namib Naukluft Park to witness one of Namibia’s most scenic attractions - the Sossusvlei and the highest dunes of the world. Visit the nearby Deadvlei, a dried out natural water pan with its dead acacia tree trunks rising to the blue sky.

The route takes us north via the Kuiseb Canyon to Swakopmund. Highlights en route include a drive to the “Moon Landscape” and the ancient desert plant, “Welwitschia mirabilis”. This quaint desert town with its old-world charm and relaxed atmosphere hedged by desert and sea, is enhanced by lush green lawns and palm trees.

Today a dolphin cruise has been booked for you. You will be picked up at your accommodation and driven to the nearby town of Walvis Bay, from where your boat cruise with Laramon Tours departs. Please ensure that you have had breakfast and are ready to leave Swakopmund by approximately 08h00, as you are requested to be at the check-in at the Walvis Bay Waterfront by approximately 08h45.

The scenic drive from Swakopmund to Walvis Bay takes about 45 minutes. Don’t forget to take a hat, sunscreen and a warm jacket along. After 3 exciting hours the catamaran will dock and your guide will return you to the Guesthouse.

Depart from Swakopmund along the Atlantic Coast towards the North.

Visit the lichen fields near Wlotzka’s Baken before continuing to Henties Bay, a small holiday resort.

Onwards to the seal colony at Cape Cross. After visiting the seals, the journey continues via Ugabmund to the southern Skeleton Coast Park to inspect a shipwreck.

You leave the Skeleton Coast Park in the early afternoon via Springbok Water and can experience the harsh transition from the Namib Desert to the Damaraland highlands with its impressive landscape and ragged valleys.

The highlight for today will be a rhino tracking excursion. This activity takes guests on an unforgettable exploration on foot amidst the cliffs of the Klip River Valley and rising plateau of volcanic basalt ridges, by dedicated guides and local trackers. The tracking is managed, and the number of guests participating is restricted to a maximum of 10 people per day, to ensure that it is both natural and non-obtrusive for the animals.

We travel via the Grootberg Pass to Kamanjab and further on the tarred road to the Etosha National Park.

Afternoon arrival at the Okaukuejo Restcamp in the Etosha National Park. 

Etosha is Namibia's flagship national park.  The park’s main characteristic is a salt pan so large and can be seen from space.  Yet there is abundant wildlife that congregates around the waterholes so we would recommend a self-drive to one of the many, giving you almost guaranteed game sightings.  At the same time Etosha National Park is one of the most accessible game reserves in Namibia and Southern Africa. 

During the dry season, staking out a position at a waterhole viewpoint is a rewarding way to watch game without moving from one spot.  A veritable 'Noah's Arc' of species queue up to take a drink, with elephants hogging the lion's share. Game such as zebra, wildebeest, giraffe, springbok, impala and eland abound in great numbers on the grasslands and congregate at waterholes in the dry season.  Herds of fifty elephants are not unusual and often walk right down the middle of the road giving people in cars an incredibly close and thrilling encounter.  Lions and hyenas must be searched for, but silver-backed jackals trot around almost oblivious to you.  The desert dwelling oryx, upon which the mythical unicorn must surely be based, will certainly be seen here along with the impressive curly horned kudu.  Etosha also contains endangered black rhino and unusual species like the black faced impala - a larger and darker subspecies found only in southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia.

Etosha boasts a wonderfully diverse birdlife with every kind of feathered friend.

While driving to the east side of the park, to today's destination, we will spend the whole day discovering the mysteries of the African bush in Etosha National Park.

Another full day will be spent by driving around the National Park in search of the Big 5.

The journey continues to the Okonjima Lodge, home of the AfriCat Foundation, a non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and protection of Namibian wild cats, in particular leopard and cheetah. Enjoy the opportunity to admire and photograph these predators. 

Today is the end of the safari. We return journey via Okahandja to Windhoek. Okahandja is an important centre for woodcarvers from the north. They practice their ancient skills at the Woodcarvers Market next to the main road. This is a good place to pick a last souvenir.

Arrival in Windhoek with transfer to Hosea Kutako International Airport for check-in on your outbound flight.

Take care of all formalities and bid farewell to Namibia; we wish you a safe journey home.