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Cape & Dunes Northbound: Wildlife & Starry Night Skies

13 days
From Cape Town to Windhoek
4.9
17 traveler reviews
Cape & Dunes Northbound: Wildlife & Starry Night Skies - G Adventures
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Overland Truck
Off-the-grid adventures with a rugged edge
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 10 - 22
Age range 18 to 39
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Highlights

  • Explore Cape Town's vibrant nightlife
  • Learn at !Khwa ttu San Culture Centre
  • Watch sunset over Fish River Canyon
  • Climb the iconic Dune 45 at sunrise
  • Discover wildlife in Etosha National Park

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Cape Town
  2. Day 2 Cape Town/Cederberg (1B, 1L, 1D)
  3. Day 3 Cederberg/Orange River (1B, 1L, 1D)
  4. Day 4 Orange River/Fish River Canyon (1B, 1L, 1D)
  5. Day 5 Fish River Canyon/Namib Desert (1B, 1L, 1D)
  6. Day 6 Namib Desert (1B, 1L, 1D)
  7. Day 7 Namib Desert/Swakopmund (1B, 1L)
  8. Day 8 Swakopmund
  9. Day 9 Swakopmund/Spitzkoppe (1B, 1L, 1D)
  10. Day 10 Spitzkoppe/Etosha National Park (1B, 1L, 1D)
  11. Day 11 Etosha National Park (1B, 1L, 1D)
  12. Day 12 Etosha National Park/Waterberg Plateau (1B, 1L, 1D)
  13. Day 13 Waterberg Plateau/Windhoek (1B, 1L)
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Where You'll Stay

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.8
  • Guide
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.5
  • Accommodation
    Excellent
    4.2
  • Food
    Excellent
    4.8
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  • GA
    · May 11th, 2025
    A lot of moving around but a good way to see Namibia
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thanks so much for your review, Guy! Our world deserves more you!
    Trip date: April 2025
  • Cape & Dunes Northbound: Wildlife & Starry Night Skies reviewer 2
    · September 29th, 2024
    What an amazing trip through South Africa and Namibia. This was my 7th trip with G and first one Camping. Don’t be scared! It was an adventure. Bonani and Jerry were the best CEO’s I could imagine and we had an amazing group dynamic. Everyone was helping everyone. Be ready for an amazing adventure!
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Hi Ensar, We are glad you had such a great time in Southern Africa. Seven trips now. That's incredible. We will pass your kind words on to our local operations team and we hope to see you on another G Adventure soon
    Trip date: September 2024
  • CC
    · April 16th, 2024
    Amazing experience. Namibia has become one of my favourite countries. The tour was amazing and don’t let you be discouraged by the camping, is not that bad. Lulu and Angelica were the best CEO agents anyone could of asked for.
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    Thanks Cristan, and we are happy that you had an amazing time.
    Trip date: March 2024
  • A
    · May 6th, 2022
    It was a great experience and the scenery was amazing. And the starry sky was beautiful.
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    Trip date: April 2022
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  • A
    · April 6th, 2022
    Amazing experience with likeminded travelers, a fast-paced but manageable itinerary, and supportive and knowledgable CEOs
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    Trip date: May 2022
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  • A
    · April 6th, 2022
    Phenomenal
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    Trip date: May 2022
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  • A
    · June 29th, 2022
    The tour was insane. The landscape, the nature and the wildlife and night skys that I saw were non of this world, when you never saw that before. The Tourguides and the other travellers were so friendly and heart full, funny and that makes this trip to one of my best travel experiences I have ever did. The way of travelling and meeting a lot of new guys at the same time is a perfect way to connect to the world and make new friends! Thanks G-adventures for the adventure! Chris and Mr. V always took care of us and made this trip as great as it was!
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    Trip date: December 2022
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  • A
    · June 25th, 2022
    It was a great experience to travel around namibia. The guides are very ambitious und helpful. The group was also very nice and we matched perfect toegether. I would do this trip again!
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    Trip date: December 2022
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  • HH
    · December 4th, 2019
    Andy was beyond enthusiastic she was great throughout the whole trip with her information along the route. These tours are nothing with guides like Ansy so thanks again. Then there’s Mike the driver...he was like a big friendly uncle! Such a nice guy and good to be around such lovely people!
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    Trip date: November 2019
  • MC
    · December 1st, 2019
    This trip was exceptional. A camping experience in such wildlife-rich African countries is the best way to really immerse yourself. You don't find such spectacular night skies and unique wildlife in many other countries these days due to sprawling suburbia and agriculture taking over many land areas. You will also really bond with your fellow tour members due to how interactive the tour is. I felt like we were all a close family setting up our campsite each night and cooking together. We saw so much African wildlife, and I'm not just talking about on the safari drive. We also experienced and met with African tribes. I was so sad leaving this trip, it is truly an experience to have and one you will never forget.
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    G Adventures commented on this review
    Thank you very much for your positive feedback. We are very glad you had a great experience during your trip and we hope to see you soon in a new Adventure!
    Trip date: November 2019

Dates & Availability

13 days
Cape & Dunes Northbound: Wildlife & Starry Night Skies
From Cape Town to Windhoek

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    Asked on March 9th, 2025

    Would it be possible to accommodate this in this tour ? How much time will we spend in Cape Town ? Is it reasonable for me ? Do you offer the same tour starting from 18th or 19th of March ?

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    • G AdventuresOperatorWritten March 2025

      The tour is in Cape Town for a day and a half, then it moves to the next city. There are no planned activities on the first day of the tour, just the welcome meeting in the evening. We only have this tour available in May for the 16th.

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      Yes, a solo female traveller can definitely book onto our tours. This tour is in our 18-Thirtysomething travel style, which means some accommodation will be multi-share (hostels and hotels). For the Camping portion, it would be Twin Share and you would be paired with another solo female traveller. The camps have flush toilets, and showers at some camps are outdoors, having simple reed enclosures for privacy. In Swakopmund, we stay in backpacker's (hostels) or small guest houses, which will give us a break from camping and to be better located than the campgrounds in the area. Here, the accommodation is based on several people sharing dormitory-style rooms, with possibly 6 to 8 people sharing a room.

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      Continuous support is available during the tour through our local guides and tour leader. Emergency contact numbers are also provided for immediate assistance.

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    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an area with a risk of yellow fever transmission for Namibia and South Africa. Ideally 10 days before travel.
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