Routing Highlights: Windhoek - Kalahari Desert - Fish River Canyon – Namib Naukluft Park - Sesriem - Sossusvlei – Swakopmund - Windhoek Tour Information: TOUR CODE:              NSA015 Safari Type:                        Scheduled Guided Tour Style:                                   Accommodated Duration:                             7 Days / 6 Nights Departure Date:                 Saturdays (see set departure dates below) Departure Location:          Windhoek - Namibia Tour Ends:                          Windhoek - Namibia

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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…

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:

Alternative accommodation may be used

DEPARTURE DATES:

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.

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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