On arrival at Windhoek International Airport you are met and transferred to your hotel for an overnight stay.
Overnight: Am Weinberger Boutique Hotel - Courtyard Room - Bed and Breakfast
This morning you are transferred to the airport for your flight to Damaraland. You fly via Dora Nawas airstrip where you make a stop before continuing on.
On arrival at the airstrip you will be met by camp staff and transferred to camp.
You have two nights at Damaraland Camp enjoying the activities available.
Overnight: Damaraland Camp - Luxury Tent - All meals, game drives, local drinks and Laundry
Damaraland Camp is located in the Torra Conservancy exists within one of the driest, most desolate regions in all of Africa. In this arid environment the ceaseless processes of life revolve around harnessing the near non-existent water in the most economical way possible. The intermittent flow of ephemeral rivers such as the Hoanib and Haub, is vital in maintaining subterranean water supplies which feed the riverine vegetation.
Obviously this scrub landscape cannot support vast, concentrated herds of wildlife, but it nevertheless boasts a varied and breathtaking assortment of desert-adapted species. The Torra Conservancy supports healthy populations of rare desert-adapted elephant and some black rhino. Gemsbok (oryx), kudu, springbok, Hartman's mountain zebra, southern giraffe, lion, cheetah, and spotted and brown hyaena also live in the area. Birding is excellent, with over 240 species recorded.
Overnight: Damaraland Camp - Luxury Tent - All meals, game drives, local drinks and Laundry
This morning you are transferred to the airstrip for your light air flight to Hoanib Valley Camp.
Arrive in time for lunch and afternoon activity.
Hoanib Valley Camp is located in the Sesfontein Community Conservancy, its joint partners in the area. The camp is set back in a hidden valley and surrounded by a range of jagged mountains, just outside the private 500 square kilometre Palmwag Concession. Views are of the ephemeral Hoanib River that teems with resident elephant, giraffe, oryx and springbok. Although parts of the land have been designated ‘concession areas’ tourism is still limited, making a visit to this unspoiled corner even more memorable.
You enjoy three nights at Hoanib Valley Lodge.
Overnight: Hoanib Valley Camp - Luxury Tent - Full board basis, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
The wildlife of the Hoanib Valley is perfectly at home in the arid environment, and learning about their survival techniques is fascinating. Game drives will reveal desert-adapted elephant, as well as stately desert-adapted giraffe, and, if you’re very lucky, desert lion. Zebra, klipspringer and kudu move freely through the mountains, and you’ll find hardy herds of springbok and oryx, as well as steenbok picking their way across the dust-blown landscapes. The region is home to the largest population of free-ranging black rhino, and a day (or even a morning or an afternoon) tracking the magnificent beasts is an absolute must. Bird watchers, keep your eyes peeled for Monteiro’s hornbills or Ruppell’s korhaans in the valleys, and the imperious Verreaux’s eagle in the mountains.
Other activities include visits to the local Giraffe Conservation Foundation – this is a must as one of the camps partners, Dr Julian Fennesy is Africa’s foremost giraffe expert. Also on offer are cultural visits and experiences with the wonderful Himba and Herero tribes people.
Overnight: Hoanib Valley Camp - Luxury Tent - Full board basis, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
This morning after breakfast you drive west to the Skeleton Coast, a strange yet utterly beautiful slice of Namibian wilderness.
The ‘shipwrecked’ cabins of the aptly-named Shipwreck Lodge are scattered amongst the wind-rippled dunes of the Skeleton Coast with magnificent views over the surrounding sands. Each cabin is cozy and comfortable and the main area is equally so, with plenty of plush armchairs and squashy cushions to relax in. You might be in one of the harshest landscapes on earth, but there is no comfort to be sacrificed.
You have three nights at Shipwreck Lodge.
Overnight: Shipwreck Lodge - Full board basis, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
This stunning area on the Skeleton Coast has been described as eerie and mysterious but truly is a breath-taking area. It is where the dry and arid conditions of the desert meet the vastly contrasting Atlantic Coast shores. The clash of wet and dry conditions is simply beautiful. The lodge itself if located between the Hoanib and Hoarusib rivers and area incredibly important with the conservation of not only the black rhino but black faced impala, elephant and the Hartmann’s mountain Zebra.
Activities you can enjoy whilst staying on the Skeleton Coast include gam drives through the Skeleton Coast National Park, sumptuous sundowners ontop of vast sand dunes, 4×4 excursions to the Hoanib River Delta, Mowe Bay Seal colony and to the Clay Castles. You can even visit some of the more infamous shipwrecks along the coast such as the Suiderkus and Karimona shipwrecks. You are even able to track desert adapted elephants that have made their home in such arid conditions.
Overnight: Shipwreck Lodge - Full board basis, selected beverages, shared game activities and laundry
This morning after breakfast you are transferred to the airstrip for your flight back to Windhoek.
On arrival you connect with your departing flight and bid farewell to Africa.
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