Windhoek, Etosha NP And The Dunes - Local Safaris Africa

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$2200 per person

Duration

7 Days

Destination

Namibia

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Explore Windhoek on a guided city tour Experience game drives in Etosha National Park Visit Himba, Herero, and Damara tribes Climb the massive dunes at Sossusvlei Track cheetahs at the Namib Conservation Centre A truly remarkable trip that takes you to Namibia‘s surreal desert landscapes, finest wildlife experiences and quirky towns. From its tiny...

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Destination

Namibia Discover Namibia

Departure Location

Windhoek

Return Location

Windhoek

Tour Start Date & Time

Everyday

Price includes

A guided tour of important places
Accommodation in single twin share room
Entrance tickets to monuments and museums
Meals, unless expressly states
Professionally guided tour

Price does not include

Medical insurance and emergency insurance
Personal expenses
Tips to guide and driver
Visa arrangements

Explore Windhoek on a guided city tour
Experience game drives in Etosha National Park
Visit Himba, Herero, and Damara tribes
Climb the massive dunes at Sossusvlei
Track cheetahs at the Namib Conservation Centre

A truly remarkable trip that takes you to Namibia‘s surreal desert landscapes, finest wildlife experiences and quirky towns. From its tiny but charming capital, Windhoek, head to the endless dunes of the 80 million year old Namib Desert where you’ll get to explore the iconic Sessriem Canyon, Sossusvlei and Deadvlei. Then follow the coast north to Swakopmund, a curiously German town squeezed between the Atlantic and endless sands, and on to the rugged mountains and plains of Damaraland.

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7

Day 1

Arrival: Hosea Kutako Int Airport

Upon arrival at Hosea Kutako Int Airport, a Local Safaris Africa guide will meet you at the International arrivals gate and transfer you to Windhoek central roughly 40 minutes away. Depending on your time of arrival, you will have a Windhoek city tour with your guide. If your flight is a late one, you will check in, relax and get ready for an experience of a lifetime. Your city tour will then take place before leaving for Etosha national park or on the day you return to Windhoek.

Accommodatio: Hotel Thule Or Similar

Meals: None today

Included Activity: Windhoek City Tour (time permitting)

Day 2

Etosha National Park, Namibia

We leave the hotel in Windhoek at around 08h00. We make a short stopover in Otjiwarongo and have lunch before making our way into Etosha National Park via the Anderson Gate. We spend our day game driving through the park and paying visits to waterholes in search of predators and animals such as zebra, giraffe, elephant and rhino. We reach our accommodation situated inside of Etosha National Park just before the sun sets. There is a beautiful floodlit waterhole that neighbours the camp. We spend the evening in twin-shared double rooms with en-suite bathroom facilities. We then sit down for supper and get an early night’s rest for the day ahead.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Okaukejo Camp or Halali Camp twin-share en-suite rooms or Namutoni

Included Highlights: Game Drive into the park

Distance: +/- 500 km

Day 3

Morning Game Drive

We awake early today for a light breakfast before the sun rises and then embark on a game drive till about midday where we fill our tummies again. Another game drive takes us to various populated waterholes before we return to Halali for a picnic lunch. We then continue game driving through the park in search of the Big 4 as well as the wildlife on the plains. We reach Okaukuejo in the early evening and depart from the park just before sunset. Our camp tonight is a highly demanded camp and normally runs out on availalbility. In such cases, we will overnight just outside the park.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Okaukejo Camp or Namutoni or Halali Camp

Included Highlights: Morning & Afternoon Game Drives

Distance: +/- 70 km

Day 4

Damaraland To Swakopmund

We have an early breakfast today and leave our lodge early for our journey through the communal plains of Damaraland (Kunene Region). We make a stopover at the Ugab River Bridge to pay a visit to the stunning Herero women who sell their lovely artworks in order to support their families. We indulge in a delicious lunch in the Brandberg Mountain’s shadow and pay a brief visit to the Himba group who have migrated to this region in order to sell their craft items.

Following lunch, we make our way through the Namib Desert and make a stopover at the latest shipwreck on the Skeleton Coast before reaching Swakopmund in the early evening. Please note that we do not enter Skeleton Coast Park. The detour is to give you firsthand experience of the Shipwreck.

Exploring this coastal town on foot at midday is a wonderful way to spend the afternoon and you are encouraged to visit the jetty for sundowners overlooking the cold Atlantic Ocean. In the evening you can visit one of the lovely local restaurants for a delicious dinner (own expense).

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation: Hotel A La Mer or similar

Trip Highlights:

Himba, Herero, and
Damara Tribes Handicrafts Market
Shipwreck Visit

Distance: +/- 510 km

Day 5

Namib Desert

Following a good breakfast, we encourage you to pay a visit to the museum or aquarium, or for those seeking more of a thrill, a two-hour sand boarding experience through the dunes is recommended. We leave Swakopmund in the afternoon and travel through the Namib Desert through the Kuiseb Canyon and Solitaire. We reach our hotel in the early evening, when we will have time to unwind and bask in our gorgeous surrounds before embarking on a brief sunset walk that provides incredible vistas of the Naukluft mountain range.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Sossusvlei Lodge or similar

Optional Activities: Sand Boarding, Quad Biking

Distance: +/- 350 km

Day 6

Sossusvlei, Namibia

Today we leave before sunrise to reach the Park’s gate. We then travel down an old riverbed encircled by enormous sand dunes and climb aboard 4X4 shuttles to be transferred into Sossusvlei. Here we can fully appreciate the splendour of this area, especially early in the morning, as well as bask in the quiet serenity surrounding us. We traverse this incredible region on foot before making our way into Deadvlei, comprised of an abundance of whitened and cracked clay and bare camel thorn trees that are in harsh contrast to the setting of the massive dunes with their constantly changing colours.

As we head back to our hotel, we stop over at the renowned Dune 45 where we have a chance to either hike up the dune or simply roam around its base. We make our way back to Sesriem and pay a visit to the nearby Sesriem Canyon, one of the limited permanent water sources before reaching our lodging in the early evening to witness the spectacular sunset over the vast desert.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation: Sossusvlei Lodge or similar

Included Highlights: Sossusvlei (including 4×4 shuttle), Deadvlei, Dune 45, Sesriem Canyon

Distance: +/- 120 km

Day 7

Sesriem – Windhoek, Namibia

After breakfast this morning, we make our way to back to Windhoek via Solitaire Guest Farm where a biologist will take us on a walk to track cheetahs in the Namib Conservation Centre. We then return to Rehoboth via the Naukluft mountains. You will then be taken to your accommodation in Windhoek. If you require a transfer, this will be at an additional cost. We recommend you do not book a flight that departs before 18h00 because there may be delays on the safari.

Meals: Breakfast

Distance: +/- 320 km