7-Day Swakopmund, Cape Cross, Damaraland Tour (Lodging)

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

Windhoek to Swakopmund

The tour will start in Windhoek. You will be picked up at your hotel or guesthouse, so you should be ready early in the morning. You will depart for Swakopmund at around 09h00. It’s about a 3-hour drive to Swakopmund, where you will stay for 2 nights. Once you have arrived, you will have lunch, and then visit the museum and Aquarium.

Included activities:
• Visit the museum and Aquarium

Excluded (optional) activities:
• Sky diving
• Desert Living Museum tour

Overnight: Hotel Pension A La Mer or similar.

Main Destination:

Swakopmund (City)

Accommodation:

Hotel Pension A la Mer

• Mid-range hotel located in Swakopmund (City)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Swakopmund

After breakfast, you will go to the dunes for a sand boarding and quad biking activity. Later, have dinner at one of the local restaurants in Swakopmund.

Included activities:
• Quad biking
• Sandboarding

Optional activities:
• Boat cruise
• Hot-air balloon safari
• World’s oldest desert

Overnight: Hotel Pension A La Mer or similar.

Main Destination:

Swakopmund (City)

Accommodation:

Hotel Pension A la Mer

• Mid-range hotel located in Swakopmund (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Swakopmund to Cape Cross

In the morning, you depart to Cape Cross, where you will spend 2 nights. Cape Cross is best known for its extraordinary breeding colony of Cape fur seals, which has been made a reserve. With the abundance of fish in the cold Benguela current, the seals have plenty to snack on, and they also enjoy lying and playing in the sun.

Activities included:
• Excursions to Cape Cross seal colony
• Lichen Fields Museum
• Art Gallery visit

Overnight: Cape Cross Lodge (123.2km) or similar.

Main Destination:

Cape Cross (Seals)

Best Time To Visit October to March (Warmer nights and less fog)

High Season July to October (Busier and higher rates apply)

Best Weather October to March (Warmer nights and less fog)

Wildlife in Skeleton Coast NP

HyenaOccasional

ElephantVery Rare

Black RhinoVery Rare

LionVery Rare

LeopardVery Rare

ZebraRare

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GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

BuffaloNone

WildebeestNone

HippoNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Cape Cross Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located near Cape Cross (Seals)

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Cape Cross

After breakfast, you can hang out with the seals again, or you can do the shipwrecks excursion, Messum Volcanic Crater excursion, and Valley of the Welwitschia excursion. You can also do the eco-friendly tour into the Namib Desert if you did not see it when you arrived.

Optional activities:
• Excursions to shipwrecks
• Messum Crater
• Seal and salt crystals tours
• Coastal angling
• Boat cruises

Overnight: Cape Cross Lodge.

Main Destination:

Cape Cross (Seals)

Accommodation:

Cape Cross Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located near Cape Cross (Seals)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Cape Cross to Twyfelfontein

You depart to Twyfelfontein, a World Heritage Site with famous rock engravings, to search for the elusive desert-adapted elephants. As you continue deeper into the Damaraland, the landscape becomes increasingly dramatic. Enjoy another breathtaking sunset with a refreshing drink.

Included activities:
• Petrified Forest
• Organ Pipes
• Vingerklip
• Guided hiking trails
• Twyfelfontein rock engravings
• Geological rock formations bearing witness to a time long gone

Overnight: Twyfelfontein Country Lodge (299.2km).

Main Destination:

Twyfelfontein (Rock Art)

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:

Twyfelfontein Country Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Damaraland

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Twyfelfontein to Damaraland

You depart to Damaraland in the early morning because of the activities in search of the elusive desert-adapted elephants. The hot part of the day is spent at the lodge or campsite. We recommend visiting the Damara Living Museum in the afternoon, where you will have a unique experience of historic Damara culture.

Included activities:
• Elephant trekking
• Damara Living Museum
• Bushman rock art sites at Twyfelfontein
• Brandberg Massif
• Explore Spitzkoppe or take pictures from far away

Overnight: Damara Mopane Lodge Gondwana Collection Namibia, Damaraland (120.8km).

Main Destination:

Damaraland

Accommodation:

Damara Mopane Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located inside Damaraland

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Damaraland to Windhoek

After breakfast, you will pack up and drive back to Windhoek on the last day of the tour.

End of itinerary.

Main Destination:

Windhoek (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.