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DAY 1: MON WINDHOEK - TSUMEB
Travel to Okahandja and visit Kavango woodcarvers’ market. Visit Tsumeb Open Air Museum depicting Namibian rural life. Visit the mine museum. Overnight Tsumeb. [D]
DAY 2: TUE TSUMEB - EASTERN BORDER OF ETOSHA
Travel to Treesleeper Camp near Tsintsabis. Visit San (Bushmen) traditional “living village”. Proceed to Ombili Foundation (upliftment project for San farmers.) Overnight eastern border of Etosha. [BD]
DAY 3: WED ETOSHA - OSHAKATI
Visit bustling Ovamboland. See Nakambale Museum at Olukondo, a former Finnish Mission station. Visit Ngonga homestead and enjoy a traditional lunch. Proceed via Ondangwa to Oshakati for overnight. [BD + trad. Lunch]
DAY 4: THURS OSHAKATI - OPUWO
Travel through flat sandy plains, makalani palms and mopane woodlands of western Ovamboland., stopping en route to view various attractions. Continue via Ruacana to Opuwo. Overnight Kunene region /Kaokoland. [BD]
DAY 5: FRI OPUWO - ETOSHA REGION
Guided tour of a “kraal” (settlement) of a local Himba tribe. Travel to lodge near the western border of Etosha National Park. Afternoon game drive. Overnight near Etosha. [BD]
DAY 6: SAT ETOSHA REGION - ETOSHA PARK
Travel through the western part of Etosha Park. Visit “Sprokieswoud” (fairy forest). Game viewing. Overnight at Etosha rest camp. [BD]
DAY 7: SUN ETOSHA - WINDHOEK
Short morning game drive. Depart Etosha. Return to Windhoek via Outjo, Otjiwarongo and Okahandja. Arrival in Windhoek in the afternoon. [B]
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