NAMIBIA - Scheduled Guided
Accommodated
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Tours Overview & Prices
7 Day - Canyons & Deserts Tour (Bronze class)
Routing Highlights:
Windhoek - Kalahari Desert - Fish River Canyon – Namib Naukluft Park - Sesriem
- Sossusvlei – Swakopmund - Windhoek
Tour Information:
TOUR CODE:
NSA014
Safari Type:
Scheduled Guided Tour
Style:
Accommodated
Duration:
7 Days / 6 Nights
Departure Date:
Saturdays (see departure dates below)
Departure Location:
Windhoek - Namibia
Tour Ends:
Windhoek - Namibia
Vehicles used will be a Speedliner / Sprinter / Microbus.
Min 1 pax and Max 13 Pax.
Languages spoken are English and German |
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NOTES:
This Group Safari itinerary can easily be converted
into a Private Safari
or a Self Drive Tour
Airport transfers and pre & post safari accommodation is not included but can be arranged on
request.
We also offer regional flights and coach
bookings.
Please contact us for advice & information on how to reach departure
point of
this safari and how to continue afterwards…
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ITINERARY:
Day 1
Saturday
Kalahari Region
Leaving Windhoek, we travel into the largest sand mass on earth, the
Kalahari. The bushman refer to it as the “Soul of the World”, an emotive
description for this area! With its endless grass plains interspersed with
Acacia’s and shrubs, it is the only form of survival for a vast amount of
wildlife and migrating bushman communities. Enjoy the opportunity to
experience the fauna and flora that have survived this desert environment
for thousands of years.
Day 2
Sunday
Fish River Canyon
We travel south through expansive rocky plains, visiting the unique Quiver
Tree forest. Nestled amongst huge dolerite boulders, some stacked so
mysteriously that it seems impossible that they were created by natural
forces, it awards us with magnificent photographic opportunities. At our
lodge we have time to walk to an adjacent granite hill to enjoy the
sundowner with a cold drink in hand.
Day 3
Monday
Lüderitz
Our morning starts on the edge of the Fish River Canyon, where we gaze 550
meters into this magnificent geological phenomenon, the second largest of
its kind on earth. Thereafter we travel down the Great Escarpment and into
the stretched plains of the Namib Desert, later giving way to the shifting
dunes of the Prohibited Diamond Area. Here we visit Diaz’ Cross before doing
a tour through Lüderitz and checking into our hotel.
Day 4
Tuesday
Central Namib Desert
This morning the ghost town of Kolmanskop reminds us of the opulence and
decadence of the diamond rush days of the early 1900’s. Now it stands barren
to the harsh wind and heat of the unforgiving desert. Thereafter we travel
north to our lodge in the Namib desert, situated in close vicinity to the
breathtaking Sossusvlei.
Day 5
Wednesday
Namib Naukluft Park - Sesriem / Sossusvlei
This morning demands an early start. The first rays of sunrise paint the
mountains of sand into a variety of apricot, red and orange, contrasted
against a crisp blue skyline, enrapting our senses, and awarding us the
opportunity to capture this awesome landscape on film and clambering some of
the breathtaking dunes to adore the sea of sand from above. Thereafter we
visit the Sesriem Canyon, a life sustaining natural phenomenon in the heart
of the Namib Desert.
Day 6
Thursday
Swakopmund
After breakfast we travel through the Gaub and Kuiseb Canyons, where after
we visit the Vogelfederberg prior to traveling to the quaint coastal town of
Swakopmund. In the better light of the cooler afternoon we venture into the
valley of the Swakop River to visit the Welwitschia Plains and the aptly
named Moonlandscape, enjoying this astonishing area while the sun is
setting.
Day 7
Friday
Return to Windhoek
We enjoy the morning in Swakopmund at leisure; in the early afternoon we
travel back to Windhoek to be taken to our hotel or back to the airport for
our outward flight. Tour ends.
Outbound Flights from Windhoek to be arranged after 19h00.
TOUR SUMMARY:
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Day |
Accommodation |
Activities |
Meal Basis |
Km's |
| 1 |
Kalahari Anib
Lodge |
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280 |
| 2 |
Canon Village |
Quiver Tree Park, sun
downer walk with drinks |
Breakfast |
440 |
| 3 |
Hotel Zum
Sperrgebiet |
Fish River Canyon, Diaz
Point |
Breakfast |
440 |
| 4 |
Hammerstein Lodge |
Kolmanskop Ghost Town
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Breakfast |
430 |
| 5 |
Namib Desert
Lodge |
Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei,
Sesriem Canyon |
Breakfast |
340 |
| 6 |
Europa Hof |
Vogelfederberg,
Moonlandscape, Welwitschia Plains |
Breakfast |
300 |
| 7 |
Return to
Windhoek |
Okahandja craft market |
Breakfast |
370 |
Alternative accommodation may be used
DEPARTURE DATES:
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Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
June |
July |
Aug |
Sept |
Oct |
| 01 |
20 |
10 |
07 |
07 |
04 |
02 |
06 |
04 |
08 |
05 |
03 |
| 08 |
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24 |
21 |
21 |
18 |
16 |
20 |
18 |
22 |
19 |
10 |
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26 |
17 |
| 22 |
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Private Group departures are possible on any departure date on request
PLEASE NOTE:
The itinerary above is a guideline only and whilst we try to adhere to it
there may be circumstances when it may change – for example weather and/or
road conditions, seasonal daylight hours etc. Overnight stops on occasion may
be altered from those indicated above.
TOUR NOTES:
It is strongly recommended that you purchase comprehensive personal travel
insurance before you embark on your safari. Travel insurance is for your own
protection and we consider it to be an essential part of modern international
travel.
Our
safaris are merely suggested itineraries and therefore can be
tailor-made
to suit your specific needs:
- Routes can be amended
according to your preference
- Accommodation can be
changed to suit your style and budget
- Accommodation meal
basis can be booked according
to your requirements
- Extra nights can be added
depending on your arrival and departure flight times and the
pace that you want to travel
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