Windhoek International Airport
You will be met by your Explorations guide and begin your journey by driving 340 kilometres (211 miles) through the Khomas Hochland mountains and down into the iconic Sossusvlei region. The driving time is approximately five hours.
All meals, daily activities and local drinks (excluding premium import brands)
Explore the iconic red dunes and be awed by the desert-adapted wildlife surviving in one of the world’s oldest and most arid deserts.
All meals, daily activities and local drinks (excluding premium import brands)
Depart camp early and drive through the snaking roads of the Kuiseb Canyon and out onto the expansive gravel plains, eventually arriving in Walvis Bay. From here you will continue north onto the quaint town of Swakopmund. This is a drive of about 5 – 6 hours (approximately 370 km / 230 miles).
Bed, breakfast and one dinner
Discover the town of Swakopmund and bed down in an iconic hotel that forms part of city’s architectural culture.
On Day 4, we explore the ice-blue Atlantic coast by Kayaking from Walvis Bay (weather permitting).
Pelican Point Kayaking
Highlights
- Opportunity for great birdlife photography
- Kayak amongst seals on the protected peninsula side
Our Pelican Point Kayaking tour starts at 07h45 at the Waterfront in Walvis Bay. Guests travel by 4x4 on a scenic drive along Walvis Bay Lagoon and the salt mines to Pelican Point. We stop along the way to take pictures of the countless flamingos, pelicans, large flocks of cormorants and great variety of other birds and wildlife. After about an hour’s drive we reach Pelican Point where the kayaks are prepared for paddling. Pelican Point is home to some 50,000 Cape fur seals which are habituated to our kayaks. The seals are inquisitive and often come within touching distance. Our route encompasses the protected side of the peninsula. We spend around two hours on the ocean, depending on general weather conditions.
After kayaking, we recharge over a late breakfast with fresh rolls and coffee and tea, before heading back to Walvis Bay. Return time is between 12h00 and 12h30.
Bed and breakfast
We continue our journey by road to Damaraland, west of the Brandberg Mountain. This area boasts the largest concentration of black rhino anywhere on the planet outside a national park. This drive is 320 kilometres (200 miles) and approximately 8-hours in duration.
All meals, daily activities and local drinks (excluding premium import brands)
The area boasts a varied assortment of desert-adapted wildlife and incredible geological formations
All meals, daily activities and local drinks (excluding premium import brands)
We drive approximately 330km (205 miles and a 5-hour drive) to Ongava Game Reserve on the boundary of Etosha National Park.
Etosha remains the highest density wildlife area within Namibia, its fame justly acknowledged. We will have the opportunity to explore both the Ongava Game Reserve as well as Etosha National Park
Driving 420 kilometres (260 miles) south, we return to Windhoek at 13h00 and bid farewell to our adventure.
