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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

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

Day 1

Arrive in Windhoek

Arrive in Windhoek

Upon arrival at Windhoek International Airport, you’ll be met and are driven by our private driver to your guesthouse—The Olive Grove Guesthouse, which is one of the top boutique hotel's in the city.

Later in the day, our local consultant will meet you there to receive your hired car with you and check the vehicle. You will also go over the trip details together as they answer any questions that you might have.

Main Destination:
Windhoek (City)
Accommodation:
Olive Grove Guesthouse
  • Mid-range guest house located in Windhoek (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Meals at own expense
  • Drinks not included

Day 2

Drive to the Namib Desert

Drive to the Namib Desert

You’ll depart Windhoek early and head for Namibia’s famous Namib-Naukluft National Park. It is a journey of 5-6 hours, but it will no doubt pass quickly as you enjoy travelling through the stunning landscape of Namibia.

Your destination is Kwessi Dune lodge, you’ll find 12 cool and comfortable (and air-conditioned) chalets- 10 x twin/ double and 2 x family chalets all with canvas walls and thatched roofs. Each bedroom has a separate ‘star gazer’ room, completely open to the sky, and the perfect spot from which to watch the celestial theatre show above.

Main Destination:
Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namib Desert)
Best Time To Visit May to September (Less hot)
High Season July to November (Busy and high rates apply)
Best Weather May to September (Cooler during the day)

Wildlife in Namib-Naukluft NP

Accommodation:
Kwessi Dunes
  • Luxury lodge located inside NamibRand NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 3

Explore the Namib Desert

Explore the Namib Desert

Today you’ll have a full day to explore the spectacular towering dunes of the national park, plus the much photographed pans of Sossusvlei and Deadvlei.

Doing this as part of a guided tour with the lodge enables you to take advantage of the lodge's private gate into the national park, which means you can often beat some of the other visitors to the park coming from through the main gate.

Depending on how many dunes you have climbed in the morning, you might want to relax at the lodge in the afternoon or you can join a sundowner drive which is offered by the lodge.

Main Destination:
Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namib Desert)
Accommodation:
Kwessi Dunes
  • Luxury lodge located inside NamibRand NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 4

Drive to Swakopmund

Drive to Swakopmund

After breakfast, you’ll depart Kulala Desert Lodge and embark on your drive to Swakopmund set on the Atlantic Coast at the edge of the Namib Desert.

Kwessi can provide you with a packed lunch, otherwise Rostock Ritz Lodge which is near the tropic of Capricorn signpost makes a convenient stop for a break and a meal, in their restaurant.

You’ll continue across the Namib Desert, keeping a look out for an occasional ostrich in the margins of the dunes or a springbok sheltering under the shade of an exposed shepherd’s tree. You’ll then hit the coast at Walvis Bay and we recommend that you make a stop at its famous lagoon which can be home to thousands of lesser and greater flamingos, as well as many other species of wading birds.

Upon arrival at Swakopmund, you’ll check into the Cornerstone Guesthousein the center of the town. You can spend the afternoon exploring this historic town with its German inspired architecture, palm-lined streets and seaside promenades.

Main Destination:
Swakopmund (City)
Accommodation:
Cornerstone Guesthouse
  • Mid-range guest house located in Swakopmund (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 5

Morning Marine Safari

Morning Marine Safari

Today included in your trip is a Catamaran cruise along a stretch of the Skeleton Coast. After meeting at the Walvis Bay waterfront, you will be welcomed aboard the catamaran to enjoy an adventure packed tour keeping a look out for the 'Marine Big Five', which includes dolphins, whales, turtles, seals and mola mola fish.

Main Destination:
Swakopmund (City)
Accommodation:
Cornerstone Guesthouse
  • Mid-range guest house located in Swakopmund (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 6

Drive to Damaraland

Drive to Damaraland

You’ll leave Swakopmund today and head out of town on the salt road that continues for hundreds of kilometres along the skeleton coast. We recommend taking a slight detour to visit Cape Cross seal colony, around 120km north of Swakopmund, where you can see over 100,000 Cape fur seals packed into a small bay!

Your next destination on this Namibia self-drive itinerary is Camp Kipwe in Damaraland, situated within the Twyfelfontein Conservancy in the Damaraland area of Namibia. Your accommodation at this luxury camp comprises of 10 bungalows nestled amongst the granite boulders, iconic of this region. There’s also a small shaded swimming pool and a number of seating areas scattered around the hillside, all offering fantastic views.

Main Destination:
Damaraland
Best Time To Visit May to September (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
LionVery Rare
LeopardVery Rare
ZebraRare
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CheetahVery Rare
HyenaVery Rare
HippoNone
Accommodation:
Mowani Mountain Camp
  • Luxury lodge located inside Damaraland
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 7

Explore Damaraland

Explore Damaraland

Today you have the chance to enjoy up to two scheduled activities from Mowani Mountain Camp, which can be booked directly with the lodge.

The lodge is conveniently located for visiting the Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to ancient etchings. Some of these engravings are thought to be around 6,000 years old and are considered to be some of the best-preserved examples anywhere on the continent. You can also join a nature drive to search for the animals that call this harsh part of Namibia home.

A highlight is most certainly the desert adapted elephants which are regularly seen, especially in the dry season, between May and October. Watching a small family herd of elephants lumber along a dry riverbed, kicking up the red sand against a dramatic, rugged, Damaraland landscape is an experience you won’t forget in a hurry.

Main Destination:
Damaraland
Accommodation:
Mowani Mountain Camp
  • Luxury lodge located inside Damaraland
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 8

Drive to Etosha National Park

Drive to Etosha National Park

Today you’ll drive to Namibia’s premier wildlife viewing destination, Etosha National Park.

Your accommodation will be Andersson’s at Ongava, a newly built camp in the private Ongava Reserve, which borders the national park. The benefit of staying within the Ongava Reserve is that it is still very easy to access the national park itself, either on guided activities from the lodge or by driving yourselves. In as well as this being on a private reserve, it opens up further activities that are not possible in the national park, such as bush walks. Morning and afternoon safari drives are also possible as well as night drives. Another bonus is that there is a limit on visitor numbers within the private reserve, therefore it is less busy than Etosha itself.

Your accommodation at Andersson’s Camp comprises of just 8 spacious suites all of which feature large windows on three sides, giving you incredible opportunities to spot wildlife as it wanders past.

Main Destination:
Damaraland
Accommodation:
Anderssons at Ongava Camp
  • Luxury tented camp located inside Ongava GR
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinks not included

Day 9-10

On safari in Etosha and Ongava

On safari in Etosha and Ongava

Today you’ll have a full day to explore Etosha National Park and the Ongava Game Reserve, either on guided activities which can be booked directly with the lodge or on self-drive adventures into the national park.

On game drives, you're likely to see rhino, giraffe, elephant, leopard, zebra, springbok and gemsbok, plus endangered cheetah, black rhino and rare antelope species such as black-faced impala, Damara dik dik and roan antelope.

Main Destination:
Etosha National Park
Best Time To Visit July to September (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
LionOccasional
HyenaOccasional
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White RhinoVery Rare
LeopardVery Rare
CheetahVery Rare
HippoNone
Accommodation:
Anderssons at Ongava Camp
  • Luxury tented camp bordering Etosha NP without fences
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 11

Travel to Okonjima Private game reserve

Travel to Okonjima Private game reserve

After breakfast this morning, you’ll have time to enjoy a final activity at into Etosha, before heading south again to your next destination of Okonjima Plains Camp, in the central highlands of Namibia.

Set in the family-run 200sq km private Okonjima Nature Reserve, it is the perfect destination to end your trip with the opportunity for further safari and the chance to spot rare predators that might have alluded you so far.

You’ll have a chance to enjoy a walk this afternoon or a nature drive, that can be booked directly with the lodge, or perhaps you’d prefer to just relax at the lodge.

Main Destination:
Okonjima Private Nature Reserve
Accommodation:
Okonjima Plains Camp
  • Luxury lodge located inside Okonjima NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 12

Explore Okonjima

Explore Okonjima

After breakfast this morning, you’ll have time to enjoy a final activity at into Etosha, before heading south again to your next destination of Okonjima Plains Camp, in the central highlands of Namibia.

Set in the family-run 200sq km private Okonjima Nature Reserve, it is the perfect destination to end your trip with the opportunity for further safari and the chance to spot rare predators that might have alluded you so far.

You’ll have a chance to enjoy a walk this afternoon or a nature drive, that can be booked directly with the lodge, or perhaps you’d prefer to just relax at the lodge.

Main Destination:
Okonjima Private Nature Reserve
Accommodation:
Okonjima Plains Camp
  • Luxury lodge located inside Okonjima NR
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
  • Drinks not included

Day 13

Return to Windhoek for an International Flight Home

Return to Windhoek for an International Flight Home

Enjoy the hues of Namibia’s golden morning light for one last time before heading back to Windhoek International Airport in time for your afternoon flight. It is around a 3.5-hour drive from Erongo Wilderness Lodge to the airport, so make sure to leave in plenty of time to check-in for your flights.

Main Destination:
Windhoek (City)
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinks not included

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End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

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

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