14-Day Namibia Highlights Family Camping Safari

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Windhoek City to Okonjima's Campsite

Pick up is between 08:00 and 08:45 within Windhoek city. The first day will take us to Okonjima. You first pass by the town of Okahandja, a town well known for its prodigious craft center. Okonjima is the home of the AfriCat Foundation, a conservation operation that focuses around the African big cats, particularly the cheetah. This afternoon you will be taken on a tour during which you will meet some of the cheetahs that are in the Africat rehabilitation program.

Main Destination:

Okonjima Private Nature Reserve

Best Time To Go June or July to October (Dry conditions, best for wildlife)

High Season July to October (Can be crowded)

Best Weather

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Okonjima NR

Meals & Drinks:

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

Okonjima Campsite to Namutoni Campsite

This morning, we have an early start, heading towards the Etosha National Park. We travel via Lake Otjikoto, which is in fact Namibia’s largest permanent natural lake. Enough time here to rest a little and learn something about the history of this unusual landmark. Having arrived in Namutoni and set camp and familiarized with the surroundings, we make our first game drive during the cool of the afternoon. The game viewing is usually excellent with close views of springboks, zebras, impalas, giraffes, gemsboks and plenty of birds.

If we are lucky, we may also have some close encounters with elephants and lions. Back at the camp we may enjoy a glass of wine and experience a fabulous sunset from the tower of the old German fort before dinner around the campfire. Here we will camp 2 nights.

Main Destination:

Eastern 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:

Budget camping

• Inside Eastern Etosha NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Namutoni Campsite

Etosha forms the main game viewing section of our safari and the Namutoni area offers us some of the best waterholes in the park and the best chance to see some Big Game.

Game driving is not the only way to see the African wildlife at Namutoni. Located right on the boundary of the camp and within easy walking distance there is a floodlit waterhole for “after hours” game watching. Namutoni is famous for its waterhole, it has been described as one of the "best game viewing opportunities in Southern Africa" and black rhino, elephant, lion and numerous species of antelope are often seen.

Main Destination:

Eastern Etosha National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Eastern Etosha NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Namutoni Campsite to Okaukuejo Campsite

This day we spend most of it watching wildlife. A visit to a number of waterholes is high on the cards and we make a stop at the Etosha Pan, the “place of dry water”. The Pan is an extensive flat depression of about 5,000 km2. This great, white expanse is a place of shimmering mirages, and seeing large herds of game in this setting makes Etosha a unique experience in Africa.

We may stop at Halali middle camp to have lunch and relax before we continue to the southern side of the park and our night camp at Okaukuejo. After dinner a visit to the floodlit waterhole is strongly recommended as there are good chances to see rhinos and lions come to drink. We will camp 2 nights at Okaukuejo campsite.

Main Destination:

Etosha National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Etosha NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Okaukuejo Campsite

This is a more relaxed day in Okaukuejo. There will be a morning game drive or an afternoon drive. There is also a waterhole where you can sit and view animals coming to drink water. Most times at night, black rhino's come to the waterhole to come drink and then you can see them upclose.

Main Destination:

Etosha National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Etosha NP

Meals & Drinks:

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

Okaukuejo Campsite to Hoada Campsite or Similar

We make an early start and begin our day with a game drive before we leave the park and drive into the Desert Mountains of the Kaokoveld, one of the last true wildernesses of Southern Africa and home of the Himba people. In the afternoon we pay a visit to Oases village where we are going to meet the locals. A special guide is going to be available for the time we are there, the guide is going to translate for us and introduce us to this “tribe”. We are going to learn about marriage customs, traditional food and we will visit the “holy fire”.

Tonight, we will sleep in damaraland at hoada campsite or similar for 2 nights.

Main Destination:

Grootberg Plateau (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:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Hoada Campsite or Similar

Today we will visit the local Damara people from the area. We will get to experience the local culture and meet the original people from Damaraland. The rest of the day there will be a pool where we can relax and just enjoy the area.
There is also optional activities you can choose from.

Main Destination:

Grootberg Plateau (Damaraland)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Hoada Campsite to Brandberg White Lady Camping

Today we again have an early start, heading into one of the most beautiful desert regions in Namibia – the Damaraland. Visit to the Organ pipes and rock engravings on our way to Brandberg.

The Brandberg Mountain is an ancient Bushman spiritual site, and we spend the night in the shadow of this giant granite monolith. We will spend 2 nights at Brandberg.

Main Destination:

Brandberg Mountain (Rock Art)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Brandberg White Lady Camping

This morning, we will have a Brandberg white lady rock paintings hike. We will return just in time for lunch. The rest of the afternoon there will be time to relax and only later in the afternoon go look for the desert elephants in the area if they are around.

Main Destination:

Brandberg Mountain (Rock Art)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Brandberg White Lady Camping to Amanpuri Travelers Lodge

“We go again”. Our first stop is in the small town of Uis, an old mining town and one of the best places to buy semi-precious stones, for which Namibia is famous. Here rough amethyst, tourmaline and other stones can be found at bargain prices. Having arrived at the coast we drive to Cape Cross and the seal colony with close views of thousands of fur seals. Tonight, we may take the chance to sample one of the excellent restaurants in Swakopmund. The seafood in Swakopmund is superb.

Your guide will offer to organize a group meal in a local restaurant for this evening. Participation is recommended but by no means required.

Dinner is not included in the price of the safari and will be on the client’s own account.

Main Destination:

Swakopmund (City)

Accommodation:

Amanpuri Travellers Lodge

• 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)

Walvis Bay - Swakopmund

“Coast to coast day” as we drive to Walvis Bay where we stop at the lagoon area to see flamingoes and lots of other birds. If we are lucky, we may even spot some dolphins. Swakopmund is a very pleasant seaside town with lots of shops, a good stretch of beach (although the Atlantic here is quite cold) and an open-air curio market. The Namibian National Marine Aquarium is located in Swakopmund. Alternatively, there are various activities that can be arranged. Your guide will discuss all possible optional activities with you and offer to make pre-booking in advance

Lunch and dinner are at the client´s own expense today.

N.B. all extra activities and in Swakopmund are made at the client’s own risk and expense.

Main Destination:

Swakopmund (City)

Accommodation:

Amanpuri Travellers Lodge

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

Meals & Drinks:

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

Amanpuri Travelers Lodge to Sesriem Campsite

Today we will continue inland again. On our way we may make a last short stop in Walvis Bay to say farewell to the flamingoes. Climbing up the mountains across the Gaub and Kuiseb passes and a spectacular, almost moon-like landscape we aim to arrive at our camp in the desert during the late afternoon.

As we aim to end the day on a high, we make a short excursion to the nearby sand dunes to enjoy the sunset over the dunes and watch the colors glow and change on the mountains before going back for dinner around the campfire.

Main Destination:

Sesriem (Town)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Sossusvlei-Sesriem

An early start, to catch the soft light of the sunrise over the desert. We pass through the gate into the Namib Naukluft Park and continue towards Sossusvlei along distant sand dunes on both sides of the road. If resting is not your thing, worry less as we stop at the famous Dune 45. Those who feel fit may climb the dune and get a breathtaking view of the surrounding desert and dunes. After breakfast we will take a desert walk in the cool of the morning, with chance to see gemsboks, springboks, black-backed jackals and ostriches. As the day cools off in the afternoon, we make a short excursion to Sesriem Canyon.

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:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Sesriem Campsite to Windhoek City

After breakfast we begin our journey back to civilization on scenic roads through the Khomas Hochland Mountain Range. We are likely to arrive back in the city in the afternoon and you will be dropped off at your accommodation on our return.

You will arrive around 14h00 pm.

Main Destination:

Windhoek (City)

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.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.