Safari Quick Facts

Early morning departure from camp stopping at the one horse town of Solitaire before continuing through the desert with its endless views across the pastel-coloured gravel plains to the port town of Walvis Bay. We visit the lagoon, which is a protected RAMSAR wetland site, where we may see the many species of birds including Greater and Lesser Flamingos, pelicans, avocets, plovers and the endemic Damara Tern, and also enjoy our lunch in the same time. We continue onto the quaint town of Swakopmund, full of historic buildings and where your guide will assist those wishing to book optional adventure activities such as sand boarding, quad biking, scenic flights, parachuting, dolphin cruises to name but a few, which you have time for this afternoon and tomorrow morning. Overnight in comfortable twin/double rooms with en-suite bathroom close to the town centre. Laundry facilities are available here. This evening’s meal is a group dinner in a restaurant at client’s own expense.

This morning you have free time to visit the museum, explore the town, visit the aquarium or partake in optional activities such as sand boarding and quad biking. After lunch we depart for Spitzkoppe and arrive late afternoon and set up camp. Late afternoon climb to the natural rock arch and enjoy the vistas across the desert or explore the desert floor wandering around and seeing the amazing rock formations created by erosion over thousands of years. Dinner prepared by the Guide with assistance from Camp Assistant. Evening spent under a million stars.

This morning we enjoy a walk to Bushmen's Paradise, viewing the ancient bushman paintings and vistas of the vast surrounding desert, or you may simply wander around the desert floor. From here our drive takes us to the World Heritage site to visit the rock engravings and paintings at Twyfelfontein. We set up camp and the community campsite and viewing the sunset from a nearby rocky outcrop should not be missed. Sometimes, the well known Desert adapted elephants are seen roaming around this campsite. Overnight camping with dinner prepared by guide.

Leaving Aba Huab we continue our journey east with a short stop at the Petrified Forest before continuing to the small town of Kamanjab where we will stop for a short break. We then continue the last 20km for the himba village. This is the only traditionally functioning Himba community outside the far north Kaokoland region of Namibia. These tribes-people have migrated here, lifestyle and customs intact, and are following their traditional way of life in their village on a farm. Oase Village is located about 15-20kms outside Kamanjab, the exact location of the site varies as the Himba occasionally roam to a new location.
During the afternoon we will be invited into the Oase Village and will meet the locals. We will have a specialist guide for the time we are there, who will be able to translate for us and will introduce us to this 'alternative lifestyle'. We will learn about marriage customs, traditional food and the mysteries of the local religion, 'Holy Fire'. Overnight camping with dinner prepared by the guide.

Early departure as we are entering from the Western Gate for our first game drive in Etosha National Park. The massive park is a heaven for wildlife and supports one of the most important ecological and wildlife system in the wolrd.We take our lunch at Anderson gate and start game driving after lunch to our camp site at Okaukuejo. We arrive midday at camp. After a good swim we do an afternoon game drive to see all kinds of animals like Elephants, Giraffes, Lion, Zebra, Sprinbok to name a few. Dinner prepared by Guide with assistance from Camp Assistant. Nighttime viewing at flood lit waterhole.

Sunrise departure from camp for full morning game drive. Transit across the park visiting various waterholes along the way. We arrive mid morning at Halali, where we will have late or have an afternoon snooze. After lunch we enjoy an afternoon game drive around Halali and also have the chance to see the famous Etosha Pan, a vast depression which can even be seen from space and the white shimmering haze disappearing into the horizon before we head to Namutoni camp. Dinner prepared by Guide and Camp Assistant. Nighttime viewing at floot lit waterhole.

We will enjoy an early morning game drive before departing Etosha on the Eastern side. We have a stop at Tsumeb collecting fresh supplies, to continue on to Hoba Meteriorite, the largest meteorite in the world for a lunch stop. We arrive late afternoon at Waterberg, Witness the fabulous colors of the Linchen growing on the rock face of the plateau at sunset from the top of the plateau directly above our camp and enjoy the views across the Kalahari. There are plenty of animals wandering freely in this area such as eland, Ostrich, Springbok, Kudu and Impala. Dinner prepared by guide and camp assistant.

Your guide will lead you on a short walk before heading back to Windhoek. After brunch we return to Windhoek via the Okahandja Craft Markets for those last minute gifts. We arrive in Windhoek where you can enjoy an after safari drink and share your memories of your safari.