Holidays in Namibia offer startling scenery and vast landscapes are thanks largely to the two great deserts which straddle this country. The Namib is the oldest desert in the world and its red sands stretch along Namibia’s Atlantic coast, while the vast savannah of the Kalahari stretches eastward and into neighbouring Botswana. Referred to by the ancient San people as “the land God made in anger”, Namibia’s essence lies in its huge deep blue skies and wide-open vistas that melt idly into the far horizon. It’s this combined with the rich earthy colours and an intense sense of isolation that make it such a fabulous and spiritual destination to visit.
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Exclusive Tour: your own private multilingual guide throughout the trip
Price Guarantee: costing 25-30% less than similar tours of the same flexibility and quality
Tailor Made: customised itinerary to create your dream holiday
Duration: shorten or lengthen the tour to suit your wishes
Dates: depart and return whenever you choose
Hotels: change hotel grade to suit your budget
Group Discounts: call 0845 310 2929.
Day 1: Windhoek
You will be met at Windhoek Airport and trasnferred to your hotel for an overnight stay. The rest of the day is at leisure to explore the capital of Namibia or relax next to the sparkling pool.
Standard & Superior: Windhoek Country Club Resort.
Day 2 & 3: Sossusvlei
Fly over the great Escarpment into the vicinity of Sossusvlei, an area in the Namib Desert marked by some of the highest dunes on earth. After touch down you are transferred by vehicle to your lodge, where you will stay for two nights. The rest of the day is at leisure. (D)
Standard: Sossusvlei Lodge
Superior: Le Mirage Desert Lodge & Spa
Days 3 & 4: Swakopmund
After breakfast you are transferred to the airport for your flight to Swakopmund. The entire flight takes you over the dune landscape of the oldest desert on earth, joined by the Atlantic coast shortly before reaching Swakopmund. Enjoy sights such as old diamond ghost mines, ancient shipwrecks, Langewand and Sandwich Harbour all from a birds-eye perspective. On arrival, check into your hotel for a two-night stay. (B)
Standard: Europa Hof Hotel
Superior: Sam's Giardino House
Day 6: Damaraland
After a leisurely morning, your flight proceeds via the Skeleton coast into Damaraland, an area marked by steep mountain massifs that tower over meandering riverbeds and form the survival structure for Desert Elephant, Black Rhino and a myriad of free-roaming antelope species. Your lodge is situated in close vicinity to the geological attractions that may be visited on arrival. (BD)*
Standard & Superior: Twyfelfontein Lodge
Day 7: Etosha National Park
This morning, you may choose to enjoy the highlights of Twyfelfontein, which represents Namibia’s only world heritage site and belongs to one of the world’s largest rock-art sites, or simply relax until your flight departs for Etosha. On arrival in Etosha, check in for a two-night stay. (BD)*
Standard: Taleni Village
Superior: Eagle Tented Lodge
Day 8: Etosha National Park
Embark on an optional guided tour into Etosha National Park, where you will have the choice of a morning or an afternoon game drive. The Etosha Pan, a vast saline desert that shimmers with terrestrial heat during the day, is surrounded by a number of waterholes that sustain over 114 different game as well as 340 different bird species. You may encounter four of the 'Big 5' species as well as rare and endangered animals such as cheetah, Sable and the Damara Dik-Dik, Namibia’s smallest antelope. (BD)*
Day 9: Windhoek
After a leisurely breakfast, board your aircraft for your final flight back to Windhoek, where your safari ends. (B)
* Dinner is included in the Superior option only
NOTE: We make no extra charge for minor changes to hotels or hotel add-ons to the beginning or the end of the existing itinerary. No surcharges will be imposed within 30 days of departure. Wherever possible any downward revision in the price of trips if shown in our ‘Special Offers’ will be refunded to you.