Overview
Namibia Adventure Accommodated Safari
Namibia Adventure Accommodated Safari: Africa’s adventure playground. The land of unrelenting sun, where the ground appears to beg the heavens for rain and the vast landscapes stretch uninterrupted for hundreds of kilometres, without signs of human intervention. Living deserts, where one gazes in wonder and amazement at the displays of changing natural colours, and at the animals and plants that somehow survive in this seemingly harsh environment.
This tour covers many of the popular highlights but also includes many “off the beaten track” destinations seldom visited by mainstream tourism. Flexibility, a willingness to participate, an awareness of the elements, and a desire for unlimited adventure, are essential in order to best absorb all this tour has to offer.
2020 16 Day Tour – 2021 11 Day Tour
HIGHLIGHTS:
- Windhoek city tour
- Private Namib Desert Reserve
- Open-vehicle desert drive
- Desert walk
- Desert night drive
- 4×4 trip to Sossusvlei and Deadvlei dunes
- Sesriem Canyon
- Walvis Bay
- Swakopmund
- Skeleton Coast
- Cape Cross seal colony
- Brandberg and Mt Brandberg Nature Reserve
- Etosha National Park
- Waterberg National Park
OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES:
- Quad biking
- Dune boarding
- Skydiving
- Marine wildlife boat trip
Please note: We have implemented a minimum requirement of 4 passengers to confirm a tour departure. Our reservation office will be able to assist with any request or questions.
Prices are subject to change.
*2020 EURO 3075.00 per person. Excludes single supplement and any additional activities & meals not set out in the itinerary.
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Detailed Itinerary
Distance: +-30 km
Our adventure in Namibia begins in the capital city of Windhoek, at 14h00, when everyone meets at our hotel for a short tour briefing. We then set off on an afternoon tour of Windhoek, viewing the attractions of the city, including the local museum and church, ending our day savouring the warm hospitality and an own expense dinner at the infamous Joe’s Beerhouse, or a similar restaurant. We spend the night in comfort at our hotel and prepare for the next day’s adventure.
Hightlights:
Windhoek city tour
Accommodation:
Hotel Safari
DAY 2: NAMIB DESERT RESERVE
Distance: 425 km
Leaving the city lights behind we enter the heart of the Namib, taking in its vast plains, red dunes, towering mountains and ever changing landscapes. Late afternoon, we reach the GREENFIRE DESERT CAMP, a remote camp nestled against a rock outcrop, within a conservancy that forms part of the vast Namib Rand Nature Reserve, and home for the next two nights. The reserve gives life to a variety of desert adapted fauna and flora and many an animal species. Enjoy an extensive walk as well as a day, and a night desert drive during our time here.
Hightlights:
Private Desert Camp, Private Desert Reserve
Accommodation:
Accommodation – Greenfire Desert Camp
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3: KGALAGADI TRANSFRONTIER PARK
Distance: +- 100 km on game drive
After a sumptuous breakfast, we embark on our game drive through the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, a national park spanning both South Africa and Botswana. Well known for its predator population, including cheetah and the massive black-maned lion, the Kgalagadi Park offers unique game viewing opportunities and spectacular bird-life. We will spend most of the day traversing the South African side of the park in search of animals. Our guide will take time to give us information on the animals we encounter in the park, and will explain how they survive in the desert conditions.
Tonight we stay in the comfortable rest camp accommodation, amongst the Camel Thorn trees.
Hightlights:
Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Extensive game viewing experience
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Accommodation – Kgalagadi
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 4: KGALAGADI – FISH RIVER CANYON
Distance: 470 km
Rising early, we witness the sunrise over the landscape before breakfast. Today we travel one of the most scenic Kalahari roads, crossing numerous high dunes which offer spectacular viewpoints. We make our way to Keetmanshoop, where we have a short comfort break, and then continue on to the Fish River Canyon, regarded as the second largest in the world. We spend some time taking in the views of the canyon, before moving on to our stop for the night at Ais Ais, the hot springs located in the depths of the canyon.
Hightlights:
Keetmanshoop, Fish River Canyon, Ais Ais Hot Springs
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Rest camp – Ais Ais
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 5: FISH RIVER CANYON – AUS
Distance: 335 km
A relaxed morning, we enjoy breakfast in camp before travelling on remote roads to the southernmost point of our journey – the Orange River. Forming the border with South Africa, the Orange River creates a narrow band of green vegetation that winds its way through the towering rugged mountains of the seemingly burnt landscape of the Richtersveld.
We will enjoy a lunch stop and possibly even a swim in the river. This afternoon we travel north along the edge of the diamond mining area of the Sperrgebiet, and make our way to the charming little town of Aus, where we spend the next two nights in accommodation.
Hightlights:
Scenic drive along Orange River
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Klein Aus Vista
Optional Extras:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 6: AUS – LUDERITZ – KOLMASKOP – AUS
Distance: 250 km
An early start, we make our way across the open desert plains toward the Atlantic Ocean. Our first stop today will be at the ghost town of Kolmanskop. Once the site of a prosperous diamond mine, the town is slowly being reclaimed by the shifting sands of the desert. We enjoy an entertaining tour and a walk around the town, through the old buildings that bring the colourful history to life. Then it’s on to Luderitz, a small harbour town on one of the most inhospitable coasts imaginable. We will visit the cross planted here by Bartolomeu Dias in 1487, and will spend some time strolling around town, enjoying the unique German colonial architecture. This afternoon we travel back into the desert, and stop en-route to see the herd of Namib Desert Horses. Lunch today will be own expense
Hightlights:
Ghost Town of Kolmanskop, Luderitz, Namib Desert Horses
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Klein Aus Vista
Meals:
Breakfast & Dinner (Lunch own expense)
DAY 7: NAMIB DESERT RESERVE
Distance: 230 km
A relaxed start, we enjoy breakfast before we continue travelling north into the dry interior. Today we enter the heart of the Namib, to stay at our privately owned game reserve, taking in its vast plains, red dunes, and towering mountains of stone. Our next two nights will be spent at the GREENFIRE DESERT LODGE, a remote lodge nestled against a rock outcrop, within a conservancy that forms part of the vast Namib Rand Nature Reserve. The reserve is home to a variety of desert adapted fauna and flora, and we will enjoy an extensive walk as well as a day and a night desert drive during our time here.
Hightlights:
Private Desert Lodge, Private Desert Reserve
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Greenfire Desert Lodge
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance: Desert drive
We awake to desert vistas that extend further than the eye can see. This wilderness is conserved and protected through the proceeds of tourism. All animals here exist in completely natural surroundings and are free to move unrestricted over the full extent of the reserve. Our guide will help us understand the unique desert ecosystem and its fauna and flora, so today we start off with an informational and educational walk in this beautiful environment, looking for tracks of animals, and signs of their behaviour and the survival strategies that allow them to exist in these harsh conditions.
During the heat of the day guests have time to relax at the lodge or to explore the surrounding area on foot, should they wish to. In the afternoon we depart on a desert drive. During the drive we stop at a suitable place to enjoy the sunset and a traditional sundowner drink. Once it is dark, we slowly drive back to the lodge and hope to encounter some of the nocturnal animals adapted to living in the desert.
Hightlights:
Open vehicle desert drive, Desert walk, Private Desert Reserve
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Greenfire Desert Lodge
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance: 200 km
Setting off early, we continue across the endless desert plains to the Sesriem Canyon and the awesome Sossusvlei dunes – reputedly the highest in the world. After exploring the canyon on foot, we continue into the heart of the dunes to spend time climbing these spectacular mountains of sand. A 4×4 will transfer us through the thick desert sand to the spectacular attractions of Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, which we will explore further on foot, before we move on to our accommodation for the night.
Hightlights:
Sesriem Canyon, Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, 4x4 Transfer into these areas, Dune climbing
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Agama River Lodge
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance: 290km on Day 10
Crossing through Kuiseb Canyon and the Namib-Naukluft National Park, we make our way to the coastal town of Walvis Bay, and then on to Swakopmund, where we spend two nights in comfortable accommodation. We explore this holiday town and its surrounds thoroughly, and enjoy both our evening meals at local restaurants (own expense). Swakopmund is a must-see for any visitor, offering a variety of adventure activities. Clients will have the opportunity to partake in quad biking, sand boarding and skydiving whilst here (own expense). For those that simply want to relax, the town offers a variety of restaurants and shops where one can enjoy the local culture.
Hightlights:
Scenic Drive through Namib-Naukluft National Park, Welwitschia desert plants, Swakopmund
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Amanpuri Lodge
Meals:
Day 10: Breakfast & Lunch (Dinner own expense)
Day 11: Breakfast (Lunch, Dinner own expense)
Optional Extras:
Optional Activities: Skydive, Quad bikes, Dune boarding, Desert tours, Boat cruises
DAY 12: SKELETON COAST – BRANDBERG
Distance: 325 Km
Today we head up along the barren Skeleton Coast, scene of many a shipwreck, to the seal colony at Cape Cross, where thousands of Cape Fur Seals can be seen ashore. We will get within very close proximity to these wild animals. We then travel through the desert to visit the Bushman rock paintings at Brandberg, where we spend the night at the foot of the mountain at Mt Brandberg Nature Reserve. During our time here we hope to see the rare Desert Elephants.
Clients on the 12 Day Tour option leave us today in Swakopmund on a scheduled transfer to Windhoek.
Hightlights:
Cape Cross seal colony, Brandberg and Mt Brandberg Nature Reserve, White Lady Bushman Paintings
Accommodation:
Accommodation: White Lady Lodge
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 13 - 14: ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
Distance: 330 Km on Day 13, & roughly 120 km game drive on Day 14
Making our way further northwards, we enter Etosha National Park today, arguably the highlight of the tour. We spend two nights within the park in search of the big game that this park is so well known for. One evening, guests have time to spend at a floodlit waterhole, watching the many animals that come down to drink. During these days we will conduct extensive game drives, visiting all the little waterholes during the heat of the day, and staying within the park the entire time. Each night we stay in one of the rest camps of the park in comfortable accommodation
Hightlights:
2 days within the park, Extensive game viewing opportunity
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Rest Camp – Etosha
Meals:
Day 13 & 14: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Optional Extras:
Optional Activities: Own expense night drive within the park
DAY 15: ETOSHA– WATERBERG
Distance: 350 Km
After a short morning game drive, we exit the park and travel south to the impressive Waterberg Plateau National Park.
This plateau is ecologically diverse, with over 200 different bird species and several rare species of small antelope that occur on the lower hills of the mountain. This afternoon we will hike up the mountain and enjoy the views of the Kalahari from the summit. We enjoy our last night of the tour at the base of the mountain.
Hightlights:
Short morning game drive, Hike at Waterberg
Accommodation:
Accommodation: Rest Camp – Waterberg
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance: 290 Km
An early morning, we pack up and begin our journey back to civilization. The drive to Windhoek will take approximately 5 hours, and we intend to be back in the capital by 13h00, where the tour will officially come to an end. Lunch will be enjoyed at your own expense. Clients may book post-tour accommodation through Drifters. For those flying out this afternoon, please allow for check-in time, and at least an hour for the airport transfer.