Mark Rayner - Namibia Photographic Safari 2025

Namibia is a vast country, even by African standards, covering an area approximately four times the size of the United Kingdom but with a population of a mere 2 million - one of the lowest densities in the world. It is also an 'ageless land’; visible through our heritage of rock art created by stone-age artists and geological attractions such as the petrified forest where fossilised tree trunks have lain for over 280 million years. Added to the space and silence, these 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.

This guided Namibian safari affords you the chance to experience this magnificent and memorable country in a very personal way. You will have your own professional and experienced safari guide who will enhance your enjoyment of this unique country by making it a fascinating and stress-free journey of discovery amidst very dramatic scenery. The knowledge, experience and attitude of our guides are critical to a successful safari which is why we ensure that they are both personable and very professional.

Your Ultimate Safaris guide will have an intimate knowledge of each area and camp/lodge that you visit, allowing them to share the local highlights whilst adding continuity and depth to your safari. It goes without saying that they know exactly what a "True African Safari" is all about. Not only are our guides highly qualified, each has a specific area of expertise. Together they possess the breadth and depth of knowledge to allow them to answer questions and satisfy the particular interests of each of our guests. Your Ultimate Safaris guide will turn your safari into an experience of a lifetime!

Highlights

• Travel with one of Namibia’s most reputable and well-known naturalist guides.
• Visit the Quivertree Forest.
• Visit the beautiful historic coastal town of Lüderitz.
• Photograph the hauntingly picturesque ghost town of the colonial mining era, Kolmanskop.
• Travel along the scenic D707 road along the border of the Namib Naukluft Park
• Photograph and explore some of the world’s highest free-standing sand dunes at Sossusvlei.
• Stay in the only camp inside the world’s 4th largest National Park.
• Visit and explore Namibia’s central coastal region with canyons, dunes and lagoons.
• Escape the summer heat on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean
• Visit the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Twyfelfontein.
• Track for desert-adapted elephants in ephemeral river systems.
• Game drive on the private Onguma and Ongava Game Reserve.
• Game viewing at a floodlit waterhole at night.
• Embark on memorable and exciting game drives within the renowned Etosha National Park