12-Day Namibia Classic Accommodated Safari

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Namibia

Upon arrival at Hosea Kutako (Windhoek International) Airport, you will be met by your guide and then travel to the capital of Namibia for check in at the Villa Violet Guesthouse. After check in, you will be taken on a city tour. Windhoek is a city of many contrasts including modern skyscrapers and historic buildings dating from the turn of the century. Several buildings from the German colonial era have been preserved and restored to fulfill useful functions in the community today. Some of the sights you will see on your tour are the Ride Memorial, the Old Fort, the Parliament Building (also known as the "Ink Place"), the Lutheran Church, the Railway Station and many more. Later in the evening, you will return to the guesthouse for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Windhoek (City)

Accommodation:

Villa Violet Guesthouse

• Mid-range guest house located in Windhoek (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinks not included

Windhoek - Mariental

After breakfast, you will check out and depart from Windhoek; driving through Rehoboth, the centre of Namibia's Baster community into the red dunes of the Kalahari Desert. You will check in at the Bagatelle Kalahari Game Lodge, have lunch and then take off on a guided game drive to learn about the flora and fauna of the Kalahari Desert. Your dinner and overnight stay will await your return to the lodge later in the evening.

Main Destination:

Mariental (Town)

Accommodation:

Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

• Luxury lodge located in Mariental (Town)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Bagatelle - Sossusvlei

After breakfast, you will check out and travel south into the low plains of the Namib Desert to Desert Homestead and Horse Trail where you will visit Sossusvlei. It is described as a clay pan surrounded by some of the highest sand dunes in the world; and is filled with water only in years when exceptionally good rainfall is received. You will visit the Sesriem Canyon; said to have gotten its name during the time of the ox wagon, when a person had to use six harness straps to haul water from the bottom of the canyon. Later in the evening, you will head to Desert Quiver Camp or similar for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Sossusvlei (Sand Dunes)

Best Time To Visit May to September (Less hot)

High Season July to November (Busy; high-season rates apply)

Best Weather May to September (Cooler during the day)

Wildlife in Namib-Naukluft NP

LeopardRare

CheetahVery Rare

ZebraRare

HyenaRare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

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ElephantNone

GiraffeNone

LionNone

BuffaloNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Desert Quiver Camp

• Mid-range self catering accommodation located less than 1hr drive from Sossusvlei (Sand Dunes)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Swakopmund

After breakfast, you will check out and travel north through the Kuiseb Canyon to Swakopmund. Highlights along the journey include a drive to the "Moon Landscape" and the ancient desert plant, "Welwitschia mirabilis". This quaint desert town, with its old-world charm and relaxed atmosphere hedged by desert and sea, is enhanced by lush green lawns and palm trees. Upon arrival at the Swakopmund Guesthouse, you will check in, have lunch and then take off for a morning dolphin cruise on the Walvis Bay Lagoon. The afternoon is spend at leisure. Later in the evening, you will have dinner and turn in for the night.

Main Destination:

Swakopmund (City)

Accommodation:

Swakopmund Guesthouse

• Mid-range guest house located in Swakopmund (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Swakopmund to Damaraland

After breakfast, you will depart from Swakopmund and travel north along the Atlantic Coast. Visit the lichen fields near Wlotzka's Baken before continuing to Henties Bay, a small holiday resort then onwards to the seal colony at Cape Cross. After visiting the seals, the journey continues on through Ugabmund to the southern Skeleton Coast Park to inspect a shipwreck. You will leave early in the afternoon traveling through Sringbokwasser, where you will experience the harsh transition from the Namib Desert to the Damaraland highlands with its impressive landscape and ragged valleys. Upon arrival at Malansrus Tented Camp you will check in and then take part in a rhino trekking excursion. After an adventurous day, you will return to the lodge for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Damaraland

Best Time To Visit May to October (Animals are easier to see)

High Season July to November (Some places can get quite busy)

Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day)

Wildlife in Damaraland

ElephantOccasional

GiraffeOccasional

Black RhinoRare

LionRare

LeopardVery Rare

ZebraRare

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CheetahVery Rare

HyenaVery Rare

White RhinoNone

BuffaloNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Malansrus Tented Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Damaraland

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Damaraland – Southern Etosha National Park

Leaving Malansrus we travel to Kamanjab and further to the Etosha National Park. The Etosha National Park presents to its guests a wilderness experience that is unmatched in terms of privacy and landscape viewing. If time permits, your guide will drive into the National Park with you already this afternoon for a game drive.

Day 10: Southern Etosha National Park
Discover the mysteries of the African bush in Etosha National Park whilst travelling in an eastern direction through the park. We spend the day doing game drives in the park and visit the numerous waterholes that attract a large diversity of animal and bird species, many of these being endemic to the country.

Main Destination:

Etosha National Park

Best Time To Visit May to October (Animals come to water)

High Season July to November (The park gets crowded)

Best Weather May to August (Less hot during the day)

Wildlife in Etosha NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

Black RhinoOccasional

LionOccasional

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HyenaOccasional

White RhinoVery Rare

LeopardVery Rare

CheetahVery Rare

BuffaloNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Etosha Village

• Mid-range lodge located just outside Etosha NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Etosha Villa - Onguma

After breakfast, you will have another day to discover the mysteries of the African bush in Etosha National Park. Another day to discover the mysteries of the African bush in Etosha National Park whilst travel in an easterly direction via Halali and Namutoni to Onguma Bushcamp.

Main Destination:

Eastern Etosha National Park

Accommodation:

Onguma Bush Camp

• Luxury lodge located inside Onguma GR

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Onguma - Windhoek

After breakfast, you will head back through Okahandja to Windhoek. Okahandja is an important center for woodcarvers from the north. They practice their ancient skills at the Woodcarvers Market next to the main road. This is a good place to pick up a last souvenir. Upon arrival in Windhoek, you will be dropped off at Hosea Kutako Airport for your outbound flight. This is where your safari will end.

Main Destination:

Windhoek Airport (Windhoek)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.