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DAY 1: WINDHOEK – KALAHARI DESERT
Depart Windhoek for Rehoboth, capital of the Baster Community.
There is a short stop where the history of the are is explained
Time permitting, there is time to visit the museum
Depart Rehoboth and travel to Kalkrand via the Tropic of Capricorn
Continue your journey and arrive at Kalkrand for a short comfort stop
Depart Kalkrand
Travel via Stampriet. Lunch (for own account). Look out for memorials of German soldiers from the Herero War in 1904 –1906
Arrive at your lodge in the Kalahari Desert for check in.
Guests can enjoy refreshments before proceeding on a game drive with a sundowner drink served on top of a Kalahari dune
Return to the lodge for dinner and overnight
NOTE: Time of game drive dependant on season
DAY 2: KALAHARI DESERT – FISH RIVER CANYON
Depart your lodge early and travel through the Kalahari Desert to Koes on the C15 and C17 and view the Kalahari dunes.
Arrive at Koes for a quick comfort stop
Depart Koes and continue to the Quiver Tree (Kokerboom) Forest
Arrive at the Quiver Tree Forest (Kokerboom). The forest has ± 250 of these unique trees in total whose name derives from the San hunters, who used a dead branch as a quiver for their arrows
Continue to Keetmanshoop for a lunch stop (optional & for own account)
Depart Keetmanshoop and continue to the Naute Dam (2nd largest dam in Namibia) for a quick stop
Travel to the Hobas campsite, an entrance to the Fish River Canyon
Arrive at the entrance and visit the main viewpoint, Hikers Point and Table Mountain viewpoint.
Continue the journey to your lodge for our overnight stay
Optional sundowner walk ± 45 minutes before sundown from the lodge
Dinner and overnight at the lodge
NOTE: Sundowner walk is not suitable for elderly or infirm passengers as it involves some steep climbs
DAY 3: FISH RIVER CANYON - LUDERITZ
After breakfast we travel on the C12 to Seeheim and rejoin the main road to Lüderitz and continue the journey towards the coast via Aus
Stop just before Aus at the site of a POW camp for± 2500 interned German soldiers from WW1
Continue to the Sperrgebiet, the forbidden Diamond area for a short photo stop. This is also an area where the feral horses of the Namib can be seen
Stop at the Garub waterhole to view the feral horses
Depart the waterhole and travel to Lüderitz for lunch (optional & for own account)
After lunch, check into your hotel
This afternoon you will depart on a drive of the Southern Peninsula
Visit Diaz Point and the viewpoint opposite Halifax Island where you may spot Jackass penguins who breed here. Possible sightings of dolphins
Return to Lüderitz and visit the Lutheran Church, known for it’s beautiful stained glass windows, one of which was a gift from Kaiser Wilhelm
Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight
**Guide : collect permit Kolmanskop
DAY 4: LUDERITZ - MALTAHOHE
Depart your hotel and continue to Kolmanskop – once known as the richest town in the world
On arrival you will be taken on a tour of the town by staff of the Namdeb Mining company.
There is time to wonder around on your own after the tour
Continue from Kolmanskop to Aus for a quick comfort stop
Depart Aus for Helmeringhausen via the Neisip Plain
Stop en route for a lunch (optional for own account)
After lunch continue your journey to Duwisib Castle
Arrive at Duwisib Castle for a visit
Leave the castle and travel to Maltahöhe
Arrive at your rest camp for dinner and overnight
DAY 5: MALTAHOHE – NAMIB NAUKLUFT PARK
Early breakfast before travelling to Sesriem
Arrive at the gate (sunrise) and travel to Sossusvlei through the Tsauchab River Valley and view some of the highest dunes in the world
Arrive at the 4x4 station where you will board 4 x 4 vehicles and a travel along the river bed into the heart of the Namib Desert
Return to the 4 x 4 station, and continue the journey in your touring vehicle to the Sesriem Canyon
Depart the canyon and travel past the Naukluft Mountains to your lodge for your overnight stay
Arrive at your lodge in time for lunch (optional and for own account)
The rest of the day is at leisure
Dinner and overnight at the lodge
DAY 6: NAMIB NAUKLUFT PARK - SWAKOPMUND
After breakfast travel via Solitaire and Kuiseb Canyon to the plains of the Namib Desert.
Visit the Ganab and Hotsas waterholes – where oryx, springbok, ostriche, warthog and giraffe might be seen
Enjoy a picnic lunch in the park – dependant on time and viewing of animals
After lunch, travel on the C28 to the Welwitschia Plain to see the Welwitschia mirabilis – one of the most unique plants on earth
Continue the journey to the Moon landscape – an area which was formed by intense volcanic rock ± 200million years ago
Travel to Swakopmund
Arrive at your hotel in Swakopmund where the rest of the afternoon is at leisure
Overnight on Swakopmund
DAY 7: SWAKOPMUND
After breakfast depart Swakopmund and travel to Walvis Bay and visit the Lagoon- considered to be one of the most important wetlands in the world
Flamingos, pelicans and other water birds can be seen here
Depart Walvis Bay and travel back to Swakopmund where the rest of your day is at leisure
Overnight in Swakopmund
DAY 8: SWAKOPMUND
Full day at leisure in Swakopmund. Clients can book optional tours – for own account
Dinner and overnight Swakopmund
DAY 9: SWAKOPMUND – DAMARALAND
Depart Swakopmund and travel to Henties Bay. Drive through the town before heading into the desert
Continue to Uis, a former mining town
Travel to Twyfelfontein, one of the most important archaeological sites in Namibia to see rock paintings and engravings
There is a stop to enjoy a packed lunch
After lunch, visit the Organ Pipes and the Burnt Mountain
Continue the journey to Damaraland to arrive at your lodge for overnight in the late afternoon
DAY 10: DAMARALAND
Enjoy a morning scenic drive in rocky Damaraland with a guide from the lodge.
Return to the lodge for lunch
Join a guided walk where you are introduced to the rich flora and fauna of this area or spent the afternoon at leisure.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge
DAY 11: DAMARALAND – OTJIWARONGO
After breakfast we travel to Kamanjab
Near Kamanjab we will visit a Himba village and learn more about the culture and the tradition of this half-nomadic people.
Continue the journey. Stop at Outjo for a short lunch (optional and for own account)
Depart Outjo and continue on route 63 via Kalkveld to your lodge for overnight. Visit Dinosaur tracks en route
Arrive at the lodge for check in.
DAY 12: OTJIWARONGO - WINDHOEK
Join a game drive in the early morning to possibly see both species of Rhino, Elephant as well as Roan and Sable Antelope, followed by breakfast.
You may be joined by passengers (STE4 module) arriving from Windhoek
Travel to Outjo and stop for Lunch (for own account)
Continue to Etosha National Park
Enter the park and proceed on a game drive in your touring vehicle
Leave the park before sunset and arrive at your safari camp or lodge outside the park for dinner and overnight
DAY 13:ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
Today is a full day of game drives and exploring the various waterholes along the saltpan.
There is a lunch stop at one of the rest camps (optional & for own account)
Continue on your game drives
Leave the park before sunset and arrive at your safari camp or lodge outside the park for dinner and overnight
DAY 14: ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
Another full day of game drives and exploring the various waterholes along the saltpan.
There is a lunch stop at one of the rest camps (optional & for own account)
Continue on your game drive and leave the park in the late afternoon
Arrive at a lodge on the eastern border of Etosha National Park for your overnight stay
DAY 15: LAKE OTJIKOTO – WINDHOEK
Depart the lodge and travel east towards Tsumeb.
En route visit Lake Otjikoto, where the German troops dumped cannon and ammunition wagons during WW1.
Otjikoto is also home to a unique fish, only found here
NOTE: Opportunity to join the tour en route to Victoria Falls
Continue the journey to Windhoek via Otavi, the centre of Namibia’s maize growing region.
Continue to Otjiwarongo, where we will stop for lunch (optional & for own account)
Depart Otjiwarongo and travel to Okahandja
Visit the Herero Graves and the craft market before continuing to Windhoek, where your tour ends on arrival |
