* Horizon - From Windhoek to Cape Town - 22 Day Self Drive Safari

Arrival at the Hosea Kutako International Airport - Take over your rental vehicle - drive to the capital city Windhoek.  The rest of the afternoon/day you have at leisure.  Explore Windhoek. 

Optional take part on a City Tour of Windhoek.  Meet & Greet in the later afternoon with a representative from Exclusive Africa Tours & Safaris.

Today your safari starts - driving to the south-western part of Namibia along the Spreetshoogte Pass to the Desert Hills Lodge.  Your establishment is only 28km away to the foothills of the Naukluft mountains range, of the entrance gate to the famous Sossusvlei Dunes and the Sesriem Canyon. 

Undertake a safari to the Sossusvlei Dunes early in the morning before sunrise.  Take part on a magnificent balloon safari (optional) over the dunes and desert. 

With outstanding panoramic views  and stunning sceneries invite you to nature drives and walks at Desert Hills Lodge.  Surrounded by the vastness of the Namib Desert this elegant lodge blends seamlessly into the magnificent landscape - enjoy your stay in unexpected comfort and friendly hospitality at Desert Hills Lodge.  One of the most vivid and magical memories of your safari to Namibia is watching the shimmering Milky Way above you at night.

Continue your travel from Desert Hills Lodge to the Namtib Desert Lodge. 

Welcome to southwestern Namibia at Namtib Biosphere Reserve - the Jewel of the Tiras Mountains. Namtib’s valley, adjoining the famous Namib-Naukluft Park, offers the visitor not only a relaxing holiday– here you’ll discover a memorable and genuine Namibian experience.

Experience the inherent luxury of Namibia: wide open spaces, tranquility, unspoilt environment, absolute silence, breath-taking night skies, and earnest Namibian hospitality. If you are looking for an unpretentious rustic retreat, Namtib is the place for you! Whether you would like to enjoy rustic rural accommodation at “Namtib Desert Lodge” or wish to have your individual wilderness adventure at our campsite "Little Hunter's Rest" – Our valley will entice you and you will realize:

You have arrived – this is Namibia!

If you want to we can extend your holiday with 2 days and you visit Kolmanskoppe and Luderitz at the coast. (optional/additional)

From Namtib and the Tiras Mountains continue your travel to the Fish River Canyon. 

When you gaze upon the striking beauty of the The Fish River Canyon, it is easy to see why it is the second most visited tourist site in Namibia. Every year hundreds of hikers from all over the world gear up to brave the extremes along a 90km trail from the eastern side and all vow to do it again.

The Fish River Lodge offers a unique canyon hiking experience to small parties of guests. Set in the western side of the Fish River Canyon, the 45 000ha Canyon Nature Park offers exclusive hiking and 4×4 access down into the canyon where 74km of the Fish River meanders through the privately-owned park.

To experience the beauty and serenity first hand, lace up your hiking boots, grab your binoculars and join us on a private journey along and down into the canyon.

At 45 000ha, the park is a vast and rugged landscape of flat-topped rocky mountains and dry plains. A myriad of washes and side ravines carve deep furrows down to the main canyon. Fascinating plants and trees adapted to this harsh environment add splashes of green and feed the wildlife that survive against the odds.

To preserve this amazing part of Namibia, Canyon Nature Park has joined the partnership of the Greater Fish River Canyon Complex, a trans boundary collaboration between parks and conservation agencies and private landowners in the Richtersveld (South Africa), the Huns mountains and /Ais /Ais Game Park, Namibia. The collaboration focuses on a broad-based approach to conservation and sustainable natural resource management and socio-economic development.

Previously a marginalised farming area, the biodiversity of this arid region was threatened by agricultural activities. Canyon Nature Park has turned the fortunes of the fauna and flora around by embracing a return to wildlife conservation and low-impact tourism as a means to socio-economic development in the southern parts of the country.

Two farms — Soutkuil (where the lodge and canyon are located) and Vergeleë (to its northwest) have been joined to make up the Canyon Nature Park.

After a leisurely breakfast and no hurry, drive from Fish River Canyon to Keetmanshoop.

In Keetmanshoop you should go shopping for your next few overnights at Kgaglagadi Transfrontier National Park.  Not all Rest Camps have a restaurant.

Drive from Keetmanshoop to the farm Gariganus - visit for a sundowner the Quivertree Forest and "Giants Playground."

Continue during the morning from Keetmanshoop on the C17 towards Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park to the accommodation of your choice / availability of the rooms - near the border post Mata Mata between Namibia and South Africa.

The Kalahari Game Lodge (KGL) is a luxury private game ranch situated next to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park on the south-eastern border of Namibia. This oasis surrounded by red sand is a mere 18 km west of the newly opened Mata-Mata Border post. 

Kalahari Game Lodge is well-know for its healthy wildlife populations. This also includes the magnificent Kalahari Lion.  - KGL offers optional Game Drives, Night Drives, Walking Safari and many more.

The Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park located in the southern Kalahari desert is formed by the fusion of National parks in South Africa and Botswana.

The Kalahari Gemsbok National Park in South Africa was established on 31 July 1931 mainly to protect the migrating game, especially the gemsbok, from poaching. In 1948 an informal verbal agreement was made between the then Bechuanaland Protectorate and the Union of South Africa to set up a conservation area in the contiguous areas of the two lands. On 12 May 2000, Botswana and South Africa formally launched Southern Africa’s first peace park, the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The total area of the park is 37.256 km². Approximately three-quarters of the park lies in Botswana and one-quarter in South Africa.

The park has abundant, varied wildlife, including large mammalian predators such as black-maned Kalahari lions, Namibian cheetahs, leopards and hyenas.

Enjoy every minute on your game drives through the park - where the red dunes and scrub fade into infinity and herds of gemsbok, springbok, eland and blue wildebeest follow the seasons, where imposing camel thorn trees provide shade for huge black-mane lions and vantage points for leopard and many raptors... this is the Kgalagadi Transfrontier National Park.

The park offers a majestic and seemingly endless desert landscape with migratory herds of wildebeest, eland & oryx antelope, springbok, and a plethora of predators such as lions, cheetahs and leopards.

The Kalahari Desert, with its endless red dunes, unique flora and biodiversity of epic proportions, is the magnet of thousands of nature lovers, photographers and scientists every year.

Exit at Twee Rivieren Border Post - Drive to Kgalagadi Lodge not far from the park.

Continue your safari from Kgalagadi Lodge towards Kakamas. The well-known Augrabies Falls are about 30 kilometers away.

Vergelegen Guest House is ideal as a stopover on the journey from the Kalahari, Namibia or to the west coast on the way to Cape Town.

On the N14 you drive through barren area to Springbok, where you spend two nights in Kleinplasie Guesthouse.

The Goegap Nature Reserve (pronounced guchap) lies west of Springbok.

Namaqualand is one of the driest regions in South Africa. But for about two to three months a year - in the months of July, August and September, sometimes even October - the parched landscape becomes a sea of ​​flowers.

In the short flowering season, the Namaqualand shines in all colors. It literally gets colorful in the rainbow nation. In the otherwise arid semi-desert region of Karoo in northwestern South Africa, millions and millions of wildflowers bloom over miles of hills, dunes and mountain slopes.

The ideal time to experience this natural phenomenon varies and depends on the precipitation. To see and experience the flower carpets in Namaqualand in their full glory unfortunately requires a not so easy timing - when and where the flower reaches its peak can not be predicted long term.

The Cederberg is characterized by the sharply defined sandstone rock formations, often reddish in colour, some of which contain important fossils or primitive fish, dating back 450 million years. The predominant vegetation is Mediterranean fynbos in the wetter south and west, changing to semi-desert scrub in the north and east.

Clanwilliam ,  which lies  at  the  foot  of  the  dramatic  Cederberg  mountain  range, and  boasts an  exceptional  variety  of  wild  flowers due to the tremendous  differences  in topography in the area. It is the only town in the world where rooibos is grown and cultivated, and has recently been proclaimed a World Heritage Site within the Cape floristic Region due to the  town’s initiative  to  restore numbers  of the magnificent cedar tree  for  which thearea  is renowned.

Natural beauty and hidden gems of the Cederberg in South Africa through a range of experiences, which suit both the active and the more laid back. The small farming town of Citrusdal in the Olifants River Valley is the gateway to the Cederberg region, a starting point for whatever adventure the mountains inspire, whether its rock-climbing, mountain-biking or just a gentle hike to contemplate life among the grandeur of the incredible sandstone rock formations. Choose from guided walks, mountain biking, rock art excursions and water activities.  

From the Cederberg region, you travel through the valley of Ceres - fruit growing areas via the famous wine regions such as Tulbagh, Wellington and Paarl to Cape Town.

Cape Town, the second largest city in South Africa, is the capital of the Western Cape Province, as well as being the legislative capital of South Africa.   One of the most beautiful cities in the world, welcomes you with many attractions and of course the city's landmark, Table Mountain.

Cape Town is acclaimed as one of the world’s most attractive cities, blessed with blue skies, a wonderful climate and a magnificent backdrop of ocean and mountains. The city is a world-class cosmopolitan city blessed with numerous sites of historical significance, and a lively night-life, top-class hotels and restaurants. Presided over by Table Mountain and skirted by the Atlantic Ocean and exquisite beaches, top attractions include the V&A Waterfront and Robben Island to name a few.

Enjoy a fabulous circular tour down to the Cape of Good Hope and the spectacular views of False Bay. Stop at Simonstown, South Africa’s naval town, to visit some of the museums, before continuing to Boulders Beach to see the famed African penguin colony.

Visiting lovely villages such as Nordhoek with its incredible beach, and then drive the sensational Chapman’s Peak Drive to Hout Bay. This is a truly spectacular corniche road and often voted as one of the best in the world.  Visit the Castle of Good Hope, South Africa’s oldest building, dating back to 1679 and built to protect the settlement from possible attack. The 190 year old South African Museum is truly excellent, with over 1.5 million specimens of scientific importance. It is located in the beautiful Company’s Gardens, an attractive, shady botanical garden that was originally a vegetable garden established by Jan van Riebeeck to supply local settlers and visiting ships with fresh produce.

Rising over 1000m, Table Mountain offers a fantastic vista over the Cape Town area and beyond. The revolving cable car makes the journey very easy but for the energetic, there are marked trails. See the Rock Dassies (little rodents) and the wonderful flora and fauna. There are some 1470 species of plants, including more than 500 species of Erica and over 100 species of Iris.

Cape Town has so much to offer - Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens - A magnificent sprawling gardens boast 5,000 indigenous plant species, justifying its rating as one of the top botanical gardens in the world. Kirstenbosch is a delightful place for a picnic, or an energetic hike through the natural fynbos (indigenous plants unique to the Western Cape). Sunset concerts are held every Sunday at 17:30 between late November and April.

If you want to, you are more than welcome to extend your holiday in Cape Town or similar.  Drop of your vehicle at the Cape Town International Airport - return flight to Europe or elsewhere in the world.  No more services provided by Exclusive Africa Tours & Safaris.