3-Day Superior Sossusvlei Tour from Swakopmund

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

Namib-Naukluft National Park

Departing Swakopmund (or Walvis Bay) just before 2:00 pm, passing the harbor town of Walvis Bay. You'll continue through the Namib Naukluft Park, the largest conservation area in Africa, and pass the Vogelfederberg, Kuiseb Pass, and Gaub Pass.

You'll stop at the small settlement of Solitaire before reaching the lodge located in the NamNau Habitat Private Nature Reserve, which hosts a wide variety of desert-adapted game including springbok, ostrich, earth wolf, bat-eared fox, and many more species.

Main Destination:

Namib-Naukluft National Park (Namib Desert)

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:

Namib Naukluft Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Namib-Naukluft NP (Namib Desert)

Meals & Drinks:

• Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included)
• Drinks not included

Namib Desert and Marble Mountains

An early morning rise with snacks and coffee enables you to arrive at Sesriem gate around sunrise, traversing the Tsauchab dry riverbed, which has found a way through the dunes until it reaches the clay pan— Sossusvlei. The early morning sun offers spectacular pastel colors in the star-shaped dunes.

Your first stop will be at Dune 45. You'll climb one of the dunes and you might be overwhelmed by the sight of the dynamic and living desert!

You'll enjoy a picnic breakfast under a shady camelthorn tree before you continue to the 'Dead Vlei'. You'll also visit the Sesriem Canyon, a 30-meter deep rift, for a leisurely walk, before you return to your accommodation for a late lunch.

During the late afternoon, you'll enjoy a sundowner drive to the natural marble mountains on the 25,000-ha private nature reserve. Along the way, you might spot some of the reserve's game including the treasured oryx.

Main Destination:

Sossusvlei (Sand Dunes)

Accommodation:

Namib Naukluft Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located 1-2hr drive from Sossusvlei (Sand Dunes)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Return to Swakopmund or Windhoek

Returning to Swakopmund you will depart the lodge around 9:00 am(or 8:00 am in winter) via the Gaub and Kuiseb Pass. You will arrive in Swakopmund around 12:30 pm. Your drop-off is also available for Walvis Bay and Walvis Bay Airport.

Main Destination:

Swakopmund (City)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

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

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