Experience the incredible wonders Namibia has to offer with this amazing 9-day safari. This tour is created on past client experiences but you are welcome to replace your accommodation to a level that suits your comfort preference and your wallet. Our travel experts will be happy to assist you with alternative options.
Diverse Namibia is an active, exciting adventure, exploring the iconic areas of this vast country – its dunes, deserts, plainsand superb wildlife – enhanced by exclusive accommodation in private reserves and concessions. On this adventure you will take in the towering red dunes of Sossusvlei, the life-filled, icy Atlantic Ocean, the desert and denizens of Damaraland, and the dense plains game and predators of Etosha National Park. Activities are varied and include the likes of scenic drives and walks. This a true Namibian adventure with a range of activities impossible to beat!
This tour is ideal for solo explorers, families, couples, and friends traveling together.
This tour is created on past client experiences but you are welcome to replace your accommodation to a level that suits your comfort preference and your wallet. Our travel experts will be happy to assist you with alternative options.
Explore the iconic red dunes and be awed by the desert-adapted wildlife surviving in one of the world’s oldest and most arid deserts. Floating above it all in a hot-air balloon gives you the best take on the expanse of this ancient place.
Depart camp early and drive through the snaking roads of the Kuiseb Canyon and out onto the expansive gravel plains,eventually arriving in Walvis Bay. From here you will continue north onto the quaint town of Swakopmund. This is a drive ofabout 5 – 6 hours (approximately 370 km / 230 miles).
We continue our journey by road to Damaraland, west of the Brandberg Mountain. This area boasts the largest concentrationof black rhino anywhere on the planet outside a national park. This drive is 320 kilometres (200 miles) and approximately 8-hours in duration.The area boasts a varied assortment of desert-adapted wildlife and incredible geological formations.
We drive approximately 404 km (251 miles, and a 5-hour drive) to Ongava Game Reserve on the boundary of Etosha NationalPark.Etosha remains the highest density wildlife area within Namibia, its fame justly acknowledged. We will have the opportunity toexplore both the Ongava Game Reserve as well as Etosha National Park.
Bird life is prolific with 340 species recorded.
This morning your journey begins as you transfer by road from Windhoek Airport to the private Kulala Wilderness Reserve in Sossusvlei. Spend time on the iconic red dunes as well as scenic drives taking in the unique wildlife that survives in one of the world’s oldest and most arid deserts. This afternoon is a perfect opportunity to sit outside on the lodges wraparound veranda and capture some spectacular photography of the desert vistas. Optional: Hot air balloon at additional expense
Accommodation: Kulala Adventurer Camp
After breakfast this morning, you will transfer by road to your hotel in Swakopmund. You will enjoy some spectacular scenery en-route to Swakopmund and depending on the weather, you may get to explore the wonder of the ocean with a “Dolphin and Seal” catamaran cruise from Walvis Bay.
Accommodation: Hansa Hotel
Today you travel up past Brandberg Mountain, the second-largest monolith on earth, to your camp in Damaraland. You will spend the next two days venturing out on game drives and nature walks, witnessing the stark desert beauty, its fascinating desert-adapted wildlife, and incredible geological formations.
Accommodation: Damaraland Camp
This morning after breakfast, your journey continues as you travel towards your camp in the private Ongava Game Reserve, the pinnacle of game viewing. You will enjoy morning and/or afternoon game drives in Etosha National Park, as well as nature walks on the Ongava Reserve. The sunken hide at the waterhole in front of camp is an excellent place from which to watch wildlife coming down to drink.
Accommodation: Ongava Tented Camp
Driving south this morning, you return to Windhoek around lunch time and sadly your Namibian adventure comes to an end. Depending on your flight arrangements, you may require an overnight in Windhoek. Please consult with one of our travel experts for assistance with overnight hotel options.
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