Routing Highlights: Windhoek - Keetmanshoop - Fish River Canyon - Lüderitz - Sossusvlei - Windhoek Tour Information: TOUR CODE:              NSA018 Safari Type:                        Scheduled Guided Tour Style:                                   Accommodated Duration:                             7 Days / 6 Nights Departure Date:                 Mondays & Wednesday (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:
Windhoek – Kalahari Desert
Drive from Windhoek via Dordabis – visit the oldest Karakul weavery of Namibia -, Uhlenhorst and Stampriet to Gochas. Nature Drive in the afternoon
Accommodation: KAMELRUHE GUESTHOUSE (dinner/bed/breakfast).

Day 2:
Fish River Canyon
Drive along the Auob River, visit to the Kokerboom (quivertree), to Keetmanshoop. Proceed past the Naute Dam to the Canon Lodge.
Accommodation: CANON LODGE (dinner/bed/breakfast).

Day 3:
Southern Namib
Visit the Fish River Canyon, the second largest canyon of the world. This gigantic ravine, in places almost 500 metres deep, has been gorged out of vast undulating plain in the course of thousands of years. Proceed to Klein Aus via Seeheim and Aus. This drive takes you through intriguing ‘moon’ landscape of endless desert vistas and bizarre rock formations.
Accommodation: KLEIN AUS VISTA (dinner/bed/breakfast).

Day 4:
Lüderitz & Southern Namib
Day Tour to Lüderitz. The first German settlement in Namibia, named after the merchant Adolf Lüderitz from Bremen, who bought this area from the Hottentots in 1883. This small harbour town is perched on rugged black rock, offset by the deep blue waters of the bay, and is surrounded by bays, coves and fjords. During the morning visit to the ‘ghost town’ of Kolmanskop where diamonds were first discovered in Namibia. Afterwards sightseeing in and around Lüderitz.
Accommodation: Klein Aus Vista (dinner/bed/breakfast).

Day 5:
Southern Namib
Continue through the scenic Neisip Plain and drive along the edge of the Namib Desert, the Tiras Mountains and the Nubib Mountains to Hammerstein.
Accommodation: Hammerstein Lodge (dinner/bed/breakfast).

Day 6:
Namib Naukluft Park
In the early morning depart to an excursion to the Sesriem Canyon and Sossusvlei, a large clay pan in the centre of the Namib Desert, surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world.
In the late afternoon take part in a spectacular dune drive including a sundowner on top of the dunes.
Accommodation: Namib Desert Lodge (dinner/bed/breakfast).

Day 7:
Windhoek
Drive via Remhoogte Pass and Rehoboth to the Oanob Dam.
Return to Windhoek. Arrival in the late afternoon.

DEPARTURE DATES:

Private Group departures are possible on any departure date on request

Services included:
Overland trip and all sightseeing as per itinerary. Overnight in double rooms with private shower/bath and toilet in hotels/lodges. English speaking tour guide (OTHER LANGUAGES CAN BE SPOKEN ON TOUR); all entrance fees as per itinerary,
6x breakfast, 6x Dinner

Please note: No lunch included

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