Namibian Highlights Extended

10 days—Namib Desert, Skeleton Coast, Damaraland, Etosha, Africat Foundation

$4300-5100 USD

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Safari summary

This tour gives you an insight into Namibia’s main attractions, mainly the sand dunes, the coast, semi-arid Damaraland, Etosha National Park and one of the renowned conservation organization on a private game reserve, the AfriCat Foundation. We will spend more time at the coast, Damaraland and Etosha National Park. This implies that in Damaraland, we have a chance of tracking the infamous Desert Adapted Elephants in one of the 12 ephemeral rivers in Namibia. We will experience hands on conservation efforts on the Okonjima Private Game Reserve, which is home to the AfriCat Foundation and the latter is dedicated to the big carnivore conservation. The southern side of Namibia has a unique biome, different from most parts of the sub-region.

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

Beaches
Bird watching—with professional guide
Wildlife sanctuaries

What’s included?

Accommodation
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

Sossusvlei

Namib-Naukluft

Your guide will pick you up either from the airport or accommodation in Windhoek. We will drive southwards to the desert through scenic landscapes that may include mountain passes depending on the road being used. You will have a lunch stop along the way to Sossusvlei. We will be in Sossusvlei area before sunset and enjoy the sundowner drive in the desert.

Namib Desert Lodge

Namibia Atlantic Ocean

An early morning start will see us getting into the Namib Naukluft Park, to Sossusvlei sand dunes. We will visit the most photographed sand dune in the area, Dune 45. After a visit to the Sossusvlei we will then visit the Sesriem Canyon. After lunch we will make our way to the Coast past scenic Gaub and Kuiseb passes. We will go past Walvis Bay Lagoon for some interesting water birds including Flamingoes. We will then overnight in Swakopmund.

The Delight

Namibia Atlantic Ocean

We will do the Living Desert Tour or the Catamaran/Sandwich Harbour Tour. If lucky you might see the desert “Little Five”; Shovel-nosed Lizard, Namib Sand Gecko, Namaqua Chameleon, Namib Desert Sidewinding Adder and the Cartwheeling Spider (“Dancing White Lady”). Birds of interest include Gray’s Lark, Tractrac Chat, Damara Tern among others. You may stroll around the Swakopmund city or take any optional activities that we can arrange for you in advance.

The Delight

Damaraland

We will leave the Coastal environment, drive inland past a couple of Shipwrecks. We will visit the largest Seal colony in the world, Cape Cross Seal Reserve. After this activity, we will then go through the Skeleton Coast National Park. This is a rarely visited park in Namibia with eye-catching landscapes that ranges from sweeping vistas of windswept smaller sand dunes to rugged canyons with walls of richly coloured rocks and extensive mountain ranges. We will overnight in Damaraland.

Twyfelfontein Country Lodge

Damaraland

We will explore the Aba-Huab and Huab Rivers in search for desert adapted wildlife including Elephants, Black Rhino, Oryx, Springbok, Giraffe among others. After lunch, we will visit the Bushman Rock Engravings around Twyfelfontein. This area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 and consists of over 40 000 rock engravings done by the San people 2000 years ago. It is a 45-minute walk conducted by local guides.

Twyfelfontein Country Lodge

Etosha South

Etosha

After breakfast, we will proceed to the Petrified Forest. This is a geological formation that happened 280 million years ago. Huge trees were carried by a river and buried here. Sand was deposited around them, creating ideal conditions for the cells of the wood to be replaced by silica and thus became petrified. This is a half an hour walk done by knowledgeable local guides. We will proceed to Etosha, and we should be in time for an afternoon game drive.

Etosha Safari Lodge

Etosha East

Etosha

We will have a full day game drive in our own vehicle. This includes a lunch stop somewhere in the park. This park is semi-arid hence animals depend on contact springs, water level springs, artesian springs and a couple of man-made waterholes for water. We will be visiting these waterholes all day along as we drive from the southern to the eastern part of the park.

Mushara Lodge

Etosha East

Etosha

We will have more of a relaxed day of morning and afternoon game drives in the eastern part of Etosha, with a 3-to-4-hour break in between. This implies we will be back at the lodge around mid-day and go back into the park late afternoon. Enjoy the siesta or swimming pool and the tranquility of the lodge. Besides the 114 mammals found here, 340 bird species are known to occur in Etosha National Park. About a third are migratory. 8 species of Owls have been recorded.

Mushara Lodge

Okonjima Private Nature Reserve

After an early morning start, we will make our way to Okonjima Nature Reserve, which is the home to the AfriCat Foundation. Founded in 1993, the AfriCat Foundation is primarily dedicated to conservation of large carnivores. Before lunch, you will visit the center to learn more about Namibia’s carnivores, their fight for survival, the Human-Wildlife Conflict challenges, conservation awareness through environmental education and wildlife research. We will go for Leopard tracking in the afternoon

Okonjima Plains Camp

Windhoek

Depending on your outbound flight, we either leave early or do a morning game drive at Okonjima and overnight in Windhoek. This marks the end of our trip.

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