You arrive at Windhoek's Hosea Kutako Airport where you will be met by Rob and your guide who will drive you the short distance to River Crossing Lodge which is located just outside the city surrounded by mountains. The hotel has a very good restaurant and meals can be taken al fresco on the terrace.
After a hearty breakfast we leave the capital and head north on the main tar road to Otjiwarongo where we will turn off onto gravel roads en route to Frans Indongo Lodge which is situated in the heart of Savannah on a 120 km² farm. The lodge hosts a range of antelope species including Gemsbok, Zebra, Kudu and Springbok but there is also a range of rarer species like the Eland, Sable, Roan Antelope, Impala, and the Black Wildebeest.
With its spacious thatched rooms and excellent restaurant, Frans Indongo is always a firm favourite of our clients
We leave Frans Indongo today and head back to the tar road to complete the rest of the journey to Etosha National Park.
Our first camp is Namutoni which is situated in the wildlife rich acacia woodland around Fischer’s Pan. Not only is this area home to some of Etosha’s largest lion prides, cheetah sightings here are frequent. This area is also home to the majority of the park’s giraffe and it is one of the best places in Africa to see the world’s smallest antelope, the diminutive Damara Dik-Dik.
There are many key waterholes within a few kilometres of Namutoni Camp so we can spend our game drives looping back to camp for quick comfort breaks before we head off again to other areas.
A slow morning drive to Twee Palms waterhole to the east of camp often rewards with good cheetah sightings as they hunt along the edges of Fischer's Pan.
For our sundowner drives we concentrate on Chudop and Klein Namutoni just a few kilometres from camp which optimises our time out in the park
The camp has a lovely pool area that sells lunchtime toasties and beers and the evening restaurant has an outside seating area and good food.
This morning we travel into the wooded area surrounding Halali Camp checking out the waterholes all along the way.
Before we get to camp we'll visit a lookout spot where we can drive out onto the vast Etosha Pan and walk out into the eerie silence
We have a full day today to explore this diverse sector which has both Mopani woodland and dry savannah that rolls down to the very edge of the giant salt pan. The floodlit waterhole is a real highlight of this camp with black rhino and huge herds of elephants often seen along with porcupines, honey badgers and even the ever elusive leopard.
Not far from camp are three key waterholes; Salvadora, Charitsaub and Sueda all within 3km of each other.
They are well known for huge herds of herbivores that come to drink daily and a well established lion pride that has learned to sit in ambush amongst the reeds and tall grasses .
Heading further west today we head for the park's headquarters at Okaukuejo.
The Okaukuejo area is known for its open plains and wide vistas where vast herds of herbivores trek endlessly to the camp’s floodlit waterhole followed by the ever present carnivores looking for their next meal.
The waterhole is world famous and your accommodation is a bungalow overlooking the pool where animals come and go all day and throughout the night.
We have a whole day today to explore the open plains that surround Okaukuejo Camp and the Mopane woodlands east of the camp around Olifantsbad waterhole.
After a final game drive we leave the peace and quiet of Etosha and head south on the tar road until we reach the gates to Okonjima. The lodge lies a further 24km into the middle of the mountains and it is here we will spend our last night searching for some of the Africa’s biggest carnivores. On our game drives out in the 54,000 reserve we will have the opportunity to track leopard and brown hyena with the aid of a telemetry and visit the Africat Foundation. With its magnificent rooms, excellent cuisine and genuine conservation story, Okonjima is always a highlight of any trip to Namibia
After a final morning trail and a hearty breakfast we will drive you back to Windhoek for your final night in Namibia
After a well deserved lie in your guide will drive you back to the airport in time for your onward flight home
