Namibia Highlights

12 day self-drive or guided safari

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Safari summary

This trip is ideal for busy first-time travellers with little time to spare. You will visit the country's most awe-inspiring highlights and experience the best of Namibia's cultural and natural gems. Loose yourself in the endless expanse of the oldest desert in the world and climb the gigantic dunes at Sossusvlei. Follow the traces of the German colonial period in the coastal town of Swakopmund, and the even older traces of the native people at Twyfelfontein. Spend some exiting days in the famous Etosha National Park and enjoy Namibia’s diverse wildlife. You will instantly fall in love with this truly amazing country of untamed beauty.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Namibia
	Parks	Etosha Namib-Naukluft

Fine details

Safari highlights

Bushman | tribal visits
Wildlife sanctuaries

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Windhoek

Arrival at Windhoek International Airport and transfer to Windhoek. In the afternoon, you will experience the multicultural flair of this charming capital. Colonial villas bear witness to the past, while modern buildings of the 20th century point towards the future. In contrast to the rather sedate city stands the colourful and lively district of Katutura, where the many different people and cultures of Namibia live side by side.

The Elegant Guesthouse or similar

Sesriem

Begin your journey to the highlights of Namibia with a drive to the scenic Gamsberg Pass, where a fantastic panorama will open up before you. Continue to the Namib Naukluft Park.

Desert Camp or similar

Sossusvlei

Namib-Naukluft

You can look forward to a day full of impressions. An early departure takes you to the world’s tallest sand dunes at Sossusvlei. The first sunrays cast an ever-changing contrast of light and shadow onto the apricot coloured dunes. The dunes at Sossusvlei form part of the Namib Sand Sea which was recently declared a world heritage site by UNESCO. There will be ample time to explore this unique area on foot and even attempt to climb one of the dunes. Around mid morning you return to the camp.

Desert Camp or similar

Swakopmund

Namib-Naukluft

Drive along the Namib to the Kuiseb Canyon, where the two German geologists Hermann Korn and Dr. Henno Martin took refuge during Word War II. The latter wrote the well-known book "Sheltering Desert“. You then proceed through the Namib Naukluft Park to the ancient Welwitschia mirabilis and continue through the barren Moonlandscape to the Atlantic Coast to Swakopmund.

The Stiltz or similar

Swakopmund

Today you have time to explore this small coastal town and visit the museum, aquarium or the Kristall Galerie. There are also many optional activities available, i.e. marine cruises to see seals and dolphins; desert excursions to explore Namibia’s „little five“ - small, desert adapted creatures endemic to this area; scenic flights; township tours; fat-bike excursions and many more.

The Stiltz or similar

Twyfelfontein

Continue your journey past the highest mountain of Namibia, the Brandberg, to beautiful Damaraland.

Twyfelfontein Country Lodge or similar

Twyfelfontein

Explore the slopes of Twyfelfontein to see some of over 2,500 rock engravings. The surrounding sights include the valley of the Organ Pipes and the Burnt Mountain. Afterwards you can visit the Living Museum of the Damara. You will gain an insight into their original culture, which has to a great extend fallen into oblivion. The Damara will show you how they made their traditional clothes and jewellery, and how they found their food and medicine in the bush.

Twyfelfontein Country Lodge or similar

Etosha National Park

Off to Etosha National Park. En route you can stop at the Petrified Forest, where prehistorical floods deposited some giant tree trunks some 200 million years ago.

Etosha Safari Camp or similar

Etosha National Park

Etosha

Time for extensive game viewing in the Etosha National Park in search of lions, elephants, eland (the largest antelope), damara dikdik (the smallest antelope), giraffes and much more. Etosha is Namibia's most famous national park and one of the great highlights of the country. The Etosha Pan and the area that would later become the Etosha National Park was first discovered by the European explorers Charles Andersson and Sir Francis Galton in 1851. Today the park covers an area of 22 270 km2.

Etosha Safari Camp or similar

Onguma Game Reserve

You can look forward to another day of exciting game viewing in the Etosha National Park. During your drive to the eastern side of the park, you can expect to see abundant wildlife that congregates around the waterholes and on the open plains. You leave the park at sunset and proceed to the nearby Onguma Private Game Reserve, hidden in a dense Tambuti forest.

Etosha Aoba Lodge or similar

Waterberg Plateau National Park

Drive via Tsumeb to the Waterberg Plateau Park. The diverse landscape of the Waterberg makes a stay worthwile. In 1972 the Waterberg Plateau Park was created to provide refuge for several of Namibia's rare and endangered species. The many springs around the Waterberg support a wide diversity of flora and fauna with over 200 different bird species.

Waterberg Wilderness Lodge or similar