Namibian Sands

Arrival into Windhoek, meet and greet and private road transfer to the Olive Exclusive

Premiere  Suite - Dinner Bed and Breakfast for ONE nights.

This morning you will check out and settle any room extras.  Transfer to the Eros Airport where you will m eet your pilot and take to the skies for the flight to Kwessi Dunes in the Namib Rand Nature Reserve.    As  you near the reserve, you’ll fly over the iconic, blood-red dunes stretching for as far as the eye can see.

On arrival at the airsrtip, you will be met and transferred into Kwessi Camp where you will check in for two  nights in a luxury Room - Fully Inclusive

This camp  offers an escape from the modern world and a chance to reconnect with the wild.

ACTIVITIES • Day trip to the dunes of Sossusvlei (included). • Morning and afternoon scenic drives and walks in the NamibRand Nature Reserve. • Quad biking. • Hot air ballooning and heli flights (at an extra cost). • Star gazing; the NamibRand is Africa’s first International Dark Sky Reserve.

This morning, it’s back to the plane for a flight towards the Atlantic Coast.

As the plane veers northwards, you’ll pass the Eduard Bohlen, one of the most famous shipwrecks on the coastline that came adrift in 1909, as well as Conception Bay and Sandwich Harbour.

You’ll then land in Swakopmund for a seafood lunch on the beach and a brief tour of the quaint town, before continuing north in the plane. This dramatic coastline was nicknamed the “gates to hell” by Portuguese sailors who had to navigate the powerful currents in their quest to round the Cape of Good Hope, and the Atlantic Ocean’s power is visible from the air as it hits the rocky coastline. From the air, glimpses of the remnants of shipwrecks are still visible and a stark reminder of nature’s power.

The plane will then turn inland toward the Hoanib Valley and it’s now that you’ll start to appreciate the mind boggling vastness of the country…

On arrival at the airstrip, transfer to the lodge and check in for 2 nights at Hoanib Valley Camp, an elegant tented camp located amongst the towering mountains and sand dunes of north-western Namibia.

Activities whilst in camp include 

• Morning and afternoon desert game drives to search for desert-adapted giraffe, elephant, lion and rhino. • Learn about the giraffe research conducted in the area. • Nature walks through the dry riverbeds and dunes. • Spending a morning or afternoon with the local Himba communities.

Today, you’ll swap two wings for four wheels for the drive to the Skeleton Coast.

The full-day journey is one of the most spectacular drives on the continent, and you will travel along the ephemeral Hoanib River, home to large herds of elephant.  

From there, the route follows the course of the Hoarusib River, where dry plains give way to a clay-baked landscape, and as the salty sea breeze begins to pick up, so the landscape turns to white sand dunes.

On arrival at the camp, check in for  2 nights at the award-winning Shipwreck Lodge, designed to resemble the shipwrecks that line the hauntingly beautiful Skeleton Coast.

Activities whilst in camp include:

• Trips to the Mowe Bay seal colony, including stops at the Suiderkus and Karimona shipwrecks, Westies diamond mine, and the remains of the Ventura Bomber. • Sundowner drives to the roaring dunes. • Full day 4x4 Hoarusib River excursions, including the Clay Castles and wildlife spotting. • Beach lunches. • Quad biking and sand boarding.

This morning your journey will take you to a magical place that is untamed and untouched. Set under verdant trees on the banks of the Kunene River, Serra Cafema  is one of the most remote camps in southern Africa. Guests can truly disconnect, unwind and relax to the sound of rushing water, and explore one of the driest deserts in the world.

On arrival at the airstrip, transfer into camp where you will check in to the luxurious rooms for 2 nights on a fully inclusive basis.

Activities whilst in camp include:

Respectful interaction with the semi-nomadic Himba community, fascinating nature walks, boating (water levels permitting), and low-impact guided quad-bike excursions complete the experience.

Charter with Wilderness Air Namibia from  Serra Cafema - to Windhoek Eros,  This is a scheduled daily route -

The norm is that all flights follow the published circuit, via various points such as Swakopmund, Damaraland, Doro Nawas or Ongava for purposes of pick-ups, drop-offs and refuelling. On the rare occasion that this is not required, then the flights will operate directly.    Note that there are stops en-route which may require changing aircraft.  Generally this flight can take 3 hours from Serra Cafeema to Windhoek Eros.

On arrival into Eros Windhoek airport, private road  transfer to the Olive Exclusive

Premiere  Suite - Dinner Bed and Breakfast for  One Night

Private transfer to the Victoria Falls Airport and flight to Johannesburg - Flight cost not included.