Experience Namibia

.Day 1: Windhoek

• You will be met by your guide on arrival at Hosea Kutako (Windhoek International) airport.
• After checking into your overnight accommodation a city tour is on the cards.
• Windhoek attractions include; The Ride Memorial, the Old Fort, the Parliament Buildings, the Lutheran Church and the Railway Station.
• Windhoek offers numerous restaurant options for dinner.
• Meals: Breakfast
• Accommodation: Elegant Guesthouse

Day 2: Kalahari Desert

• Departing Windhoek after breakfast we head in a southerly direction with the Kalahari Desert being our destination for the night.
• Near the town of Rehoboth, we head into the red Kalahari dunes.
• In the late afternoon, we participate in a guided game drive to learn about the flora and fauna of the Kalahari Desert.
• Meals: Breakfast and dinner
• Accommodation: Bagatelle Kalahari Game Lodge

Days 3-4: Fish River Canyon

• Leaving the Kalahari behind us, we head for Fish River Canyon.
• We stop off and visit the picturesque Quiver Tree Forest near Keetmanshoop.
• We also visit 'Giant's Playground' which is an impressive jumble of massive boulders, great for photography.
• We arrive and check in at our home for the next two night, Canon Lodge.
• Short nature walks area n option in the late afternoon.
• Day 4 is when we get to view and take in the World's second largest canyon, the afternoon is for leisure and relaxation back at the lodge.
• Meals: Breakfasts and dinners
• Accommodation: Canyon Lodge

Days 5-6: Lüderitz

• Today we head for the small coastal town of Lüderitz passing the town of Aus on the way.
• There is a chance to seeing the wild horse of the Namib after passing Aus.
• Lüderitz offers old-world charm with distinctly German colonial architecture.
• Day 6, we visit the ghost town of Kolmanskop in the morning.
• An afternoon sightseeing tour of Lüderitz followed by an excursion to the Diaz cross where the daring Portuguese sailors erected a stone pillar in 1480.
• Meals: Breakfasts
• Accommodation: Nest Hotel

Day 7: Southern Namib

• Breakfast and we retrace our route back to the town of Aus.
• From Aus, we turn left and into the remote southern region of the Namib Desert. 
• Today we experience what the life of a farmer in the south Namib is like
• Meals: Breakfast and dinner
• Accommodation: Farm Namtib

Days 8-9: Central Namib

• Today we head for the famous Sesriem and Sossusvlei region of the Namib Desert.
• The road is truly spectacular with yellow savannah dotted with bushes and solitary camelthorn trees with distant mountain ranges on the horizon.
• Day 9, we visit Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Sesriem Canyon.
• Meals: Breakfasts and dinners
• Accommodation: Desert Homestead

Days 10-11: Swakopmund

• After breakfast, it is off to Swakopmund with visits to 'Moon Landscape" and the ancient desert plant, "Welwitschia Mirabilis" along the way.
• The afternoon is at your leisure to explore on foot all that is Swakopmund.
• Day 11, a morning trip to Walvis Bay and a morning dolphin cruise in on the cards.
• The afternoon again is at your leisure, relax or partake in a few of the numerous adventure activities on offer in and around the town.
• Meals: Breakfasts
• Accommodation: Central Guesthouse

Days 12-13: Damaraland

• Departing Swakopmund we head north along the Atlantic Ocean coastline.
• We visit the lichen fields near Wlotzka's Baken before passing Henties Bay and onto the seal colony at Cape Cross.
• We enter the Skeleton Coast Park for a quick walk around a shipwreck.
• Damaraland is next with impressive landscapes and rugged valleys.
• Day 13, our main goal here is to track the elusive desert rhinos of the region on game drives.
• Meals: Breakfasts and dinners
• Accommodation: Grootberg Lodge

Day 14: Etosha National Park

• We head off in the direction of the Etosha National Park via the Grootberg Pass to Kamanjab.
• Arriving in the afternoon at our home for the night; Okaukuejo Rest Camp.
• A short afternoon game drive is on the cards.
• Meals: Breakfasts and dinners
• Accommodation: Okaukuejo Rest Camp

Days 15-16: Etosha National Park

• Today we drive across the Etosha National Park from west to east to our home for the next two nights, the Mushara Private Game Reserve,
• This is, in fact, a full day game drive with Mushara Bush Camp being our destination in the late afternoon.
• Day 16, is all about game drives again within Etosha.
• Meals: Breakfasts and dinners
• Accommodation: Mushara Bush Camp

Day 17: Africat Foundation

• Leaving Etosha behind us we today head for the famed Africat Foundation near the town of Otjiwarongo.
• The Africat Foundation is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the conservation and protection of Namibian wild cats, in particular, leopard and cheetah.
• A great opportunity to get stunning close-up photographs of both leopard and cheetahs.
• Meals: Full board
• Accommodation: Okonjima Main Camp

Day 18: Experience Namibia Safari Ends

• Departing the famed Africat Foundation for Windhoek and the end of our safari.
• We do however stop off at woodcarvers market in the town of Okahandja.
• We say our fond farewells.
• Meals: Breakfast