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NAMIBIA - Fly-In Safaris
7 Days / 6 Nights - Best of
Namibia Wings Safari
Routing Highlights:
Windhoek – Namib Naukluft Park - Swakopmund - Damaraland - Etosha National
Park - Windhoek
Guests on this Fly-In Safari will be treated to the classical highlights of
Namibian, including the diversity of the Namib Desert with its towering dunes
at Sossusvlei, mountainous terrain and grassy plains of Damaraland, Namibia’s
premier coastal holiday town of Swakopmund, and the game rich Etosha National
Park.
Tour Information:
Duration:
7 Days & 6 Nights
Departure Days:
Sundays
Departure Location:
Windhoek - Namibia
Tour Ends:
Windhoek - Namibia
Transport:
Light fixed wing aircraft
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Please contact us for advice & information on how to reach
Windhoek to
begin this safari and how to continue…
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ITINERARY:
Day 1 & Day 2:
Namib Naukluft Park - Sossusvlei Area
Depart Eros Airport, Windhoek by light aircraft to Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp for two nights. Departure is in the morning at a time best suited to the guests and their incoming flights. All guests coming off international flights will be given enough time to connect off the incoming flight without having to over night in Windhoek, if they so wish. It is one hour's flight down to Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp. Activities include a safari down to the very end of the Tsauchab River and the heart of Sossusvlei for those wonderful dune scenes. The nature drives will take place in 4x4 vehicles, and will also include a visit to Sesriem Canyon. Nature trails on the reserve highlight the unique Namib flora and fauna.
Accommodation: Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp
Day 3 & Day 4:
Damaraland
The flight takes you over the dunes of the Namib and over Sossusvlei itself for an alternative view from the air and then due westwards to Meob Bay on the Skeleton Coast. From here on up the coast there is spectacular desert and Skeleton Coast scenery, where the dunes and the desert meet the Atlantic Ocean. The flight up the coast takes you over the site of the Eduard Bolen shipwreck, past Conception Bay and the wreck of the
Shaunee, over Sandwich Harbour and its famous lagoon, past the flamingos of Walvis Bay and up to Swakopmund. Here you are met and transferred to the Walvis Bay Harbour where they set out on a dolphin and seal cruise with the opportunity to see leatherback turtle, sunfish, penguins, dolphins, seals, flamingos, cormorants and other sea birds. We will then stop for a seafood lunch. After lunch we will cruise back to the wharf and be transferred by road to Swakopmund for a short city tour and onto Swakopmund Airport for departure at approx. 15h00. (Included in the cost). In the afternoon you depart from Swakopmund for a scenic flight further up the Skeleton Coast, past the Cape Cross Seal Colony, before turning east to fly up the Huab River to Damaraland Camp for two nights. Highlights of the stay at Damaraland Camp are nature excursions into the rocky desert in search of the rare and endangered desert elephant and rhino. This is an area where the chance of encountering the elephants is very high. Damaraland is one of the few really good tented camps in the country. All tents have en-suite bathrooms with flush loos, even though the area has water shortages.
Accommodation: Damaraland Camp
Day 5 & Day 6:
Etosha National Park Region
Fly by light aircraft from Damaraland to Ongava Lodge or Ongava Tented Camp for two nights. Highlights are the game drives into Etosha and the night activities, walk and hide on the private reserve.
Accommodation: Ongava Lodge / Tented Camp
Day 7:
Return to Windhoek
Depart Ongava for flight back to Windhoek, arriving during the afternoon.
END OF SERVICES
TOUR INFORMATION:
Guaranteed departure from Windhoek every Sunday. Highlights include Sossusvlei, Skeleton Coast, Damaraland and Etosha. The minimum group size is 2, the maximum 8. Groups of 4 can have daily departures, subject to availability. The aircraft, usually a Cessna 210 or a Cessna 402 for larger groups, and the pilot stay with the group throughout.
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