Namibia Self Drive Value Safari

Namibia is a vast country, even by African standards, covering an area approximately twice the size of California and four times the size of the United Kingdom, but with a population of a mere 2 million. This gives one of the lowest population densities in the world. It is also an 'ageless land’; visible through our heritage of rock art created by stoneage artists and geological attractions such as the petrified forest where fossilized tree trunks have lain for over 280 million years. When added to the space and silence, these factors all contribute to a feeling of antiquity, solitude and wilderness.

The climate is typical of a semi-desert country. Days are warm to hot and nights are generally cool. Temperatures are modified by the high plateau in the interior and by the cold Benguela Current that runs along the Atlantic coastline. Except for the first few months of the year, the country is generally dry with very little rain.

Whilst long driving times cannot be avoided (accept an average of 5 – 7 hours per journey, where a two week safari will easily clock over 2000km or over 1260 miles) in Namibia, it's about enjoying the journey rather than rushing from place to place and many routes include various sights of interest worthy of a stopover. Namibia boasts an excellent infrastructure and although 70% of all roads are gravel/dirt roads, they are in good condition and well maintained.

Trip Highlights

* Discover Namibia’s wide open spaces on an excellent network of gravel and tar roads in your own rental vehicle

• Climb some of the world’s highest free-standing sand dunes.

• Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Twyfelfontein.

• Track for desert-adapted elephants on the ephemeral riverbeds in Damaraland.

• Embark on exciting game drives within the Etosha National Park in your own rental vehicle

• Game viewing at a floodlit waterhole at night.