Itinerary
- Day 1
Windhoek
A representative meets you at Hosea Kutako International Airport with your name board and takes you to your hotel. From there, the day is yours to settle in and recover from travel.
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Hilton Windhoek Hotel)
Landmarks Hosea Kutako International Airport - Day 2
Windhoek to Erindi Private Game Reserve
After breakfast at the hotel, your driver guide picks you up for the roughly 300 km drive to Erindi Private Game Reserve, getting there around lunchtime. After eating, you'll go out on an open vehicle game drive where lions, African wild dogs, elephants, hippos, giraffes, and rhinos might appear. You return to the lodge for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Erindi Old Traders Lodge)
Included Activities
- Game drive in open vehicle at Erindi Private Game Reserve
- Wildlife viewing (lion, African wild dog, African elephant, hippo, giraffe, black rhino, white rhino)
Landmarks Erindi Private Game Reserve - Day 3
Erindi Private Game Reserve to Grootfontein
You head out early for a morning game drive searching for rhinos, elephants, cheetahs, and other wildlife. After checking out, the drive continues northward with a stop at the Hoba Meteorite, the world's largest remaining meteorite. Then you continue to your Grootfontein lodge, arriving before sunset for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Camping (Roy's Rest Camp)
Included Activities
- Game drive at Erindi Private Game Reserve
- Visit to Hoba Meteorite
Landmarks Hoba Meteorite - Day 4
Grootfontein to Etosha National Park
At the Living Museum of the Ju/'Hoansi-san, you receive a welcome ceremony and join village hunters as they search for game, edible plants, roots, berries, and honey in the jungle. Later you drive to Etosha National Park and check in at the lodge for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Mokuti Etosha Lodge, Etosha East)
Included Activities
- Visit to Living Museum of the Ju/'Hoansi-san with introduction and greeting ceremony
- Hunting and foraging experience with village hunters in the jungle
Landmarks Living Museum of the Ju/'Hoansi-san Etosha National Park - Day 5
Etosha National Park - East
After breakfast, a lodge-arranged game drive takes you through Etosha East, a vast area with complex terrain where leopards, cheetahs, lions, elephants, black rhinos, and giraffes roam. The park has 323 bird species including flamingos, ostriches, eagles, and vultures. You return for lunch and rest around noon, then head back out in the afternoon to see the Etosha Pan.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Mokuti Etosha Lodge, Etosha East)
Included Activities
- Morning game drive in Etosha East
- Afternoon game drive viewing Etosha Pan
Landmarks Etosha Pan - Day 6
Etosha National Park - East to South
Morning checkout leads to a game drive through Etosha East to Etosha South, searching for exotic animals. The national park holds hundreds of mammal and bird species. During dry season, animals move to waterholes throughout the park to drink.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Etosha Safari Lodge Gondwana Collection Namibia, Etosha South)
Included Activities
- Game drive through Etosha East to Etosha South
Landmarks Etosha National Park - Day 7
Etosha National Park - Southwest
Early morning brings another game drive in Etosha's southwest area. You return to the lodge for rest and lunch around noon. In the afternoon, another game drive lets you search for lions, giraffes, white rhinos, and black rhinos.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Etosha Safari Lodge Gondwana Collection Namibia, Etosha South)
Included Activities
- Morning game drive in southwest Etosha National Park
- Afternoon game drive
Landmarks Etosha National Park - Day 8
Etosha National Park to Opuwo
You leave early and drive to Opuwo, a tribal area in northern Namibia known for the Himba tribe and desert elephants. The lodge is reached before lunch. In the afternoon, you visit the Himba tribe to see their lifestyle, learn their history and culture, and talk with them through your guide.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Opuwo Country Lodge)
Included Activities
- Visit to Himba tribe village
- Cultural experience and interaction with Himba people
Landmarks Opuwo - Day 9
Opuwo
The morning continues with visits to the Himba people, where you observe village life as their ancestors lived it with family units encircled by firewood and thatched huts made of cow dung and mud. The afternoon is free for you to arrange however you'd like, such as walking around the lodge.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Opuwo Country Lodge)
Included Activities
- Visit to Himba tribe village and cultural experience
Landmarks Opuwo - Day 10
Opuwo to Damaraland
A five-hour drive south brings you to Damaraland's edge, where deserts and archaeological sites wait. Along the way you search for desert-adapted elephants and black rhinos. After a picnic lunch, you see the 260-million-year-old Petrified Forest and Welwitschia Mirabilis, Earth's longest-living plant. Then comes the Burnt Mountain and Organ Pipes with their geological formations.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Twyfelfontein Country Lodge)
Included Activities
- Wildlife viewing (desert elephants, black rhinos)
- Visit to Petrified Forest
- Visit to Welwitschia Mirabilis
- Visit to Burnt Mountain
- Visit to Organ Pipes
Landmarks Petrified Forest Welwitschia Mirabilis Burnt Mountain Organ Pipes - Day 11
Damaraland to Swakopmund
In the morning, you visit Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with ancient rock paintings from San Bushmen. Some paintings showing animals and human figures are more than 6,000 years old. Later you head to Swakopmund, stopping at the abandoned mining town of Uis to learn about its history.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Strand Hotel Swakopmund)
Included Activities
- Visit to Twyfelfontein UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Rock painting viewing (San Bushman art)
Optional Activities
- Stop and visit to abandoned mining town of Uis
Landmarks Twyfelfontein Uis - Day 12
Swakopmund
The morning brings a Living Desert Experience guided by local experts where you learn about Namib Desert wildlife alongside travelers from other countries. In the afternoon, you can take a leisurely walk through the coastal city or try popular optional activities like catamaran charters, horse riding, or a pelican point kayak tour.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Strand Hotel Swakopmund)
Included Activities
- Living Desert Experience guided tour
Optional Activities
- Catamaran charters
- Horse riding
- Pelican Point kayak tour
- Leisure stroll in Swakopmund
Landmarks Namib Desert Swakopmund - Day 13
Swakopmund to Sossusvlei
You head to Sossusvlei to see the iconic red dunes of the Namib Desert. Passing through the small town of Solitaire, you stop to try the famous apple pie. Arriving at the lodge 4 to 5 hours later, there's time to watch the sunset before dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Namib Desert Lodge Gondwana Collection Namibia)
Optional Activities
- Try famous apple pie at Solitaire
Landmarks Sossusvlei Solitaire - Day 14
Sossusvlei
Wake before sunrise and head to the park entrance to wait for opening, usually at sunrise. A 30-minute drive takes you to Sossusvlei with its striking red sand dunes. You visit Dune 45, Deadvlei, Big Daddy Dune, and Sesriem Canyon. A picnic lunch comes while taking in the scenery, then the lodge organizes a sundowner drive in the afternoon.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic lunch), Dinner
- Accommodation
- Lodge (Namib Desert Lodge Gondwana Collection Namibia)
Included Activities
- Visit to Dune 45
- Visit to Deadvlei
- Visit to Big Daddy Dune
- Visit to Sesriem Canyon
- Sundowner drive
Landmarks Dune 45 Deadvlei Big Daddy Dune Sesriem Canyon - Day 15
Sossusvlei to Windhoek
Your driver guide takes you back to Windhoek and to Hosea Kutako International Airport so you can catch your flight home.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks Hosea Kutako International Airport
