Visit the Fish River Canyon, the second largest canyon of the world. This gigantic ravine, in places almost 500 metres deep, has been gorged out of vast undulating plain in the course of thousands of years. Proceed to Luederitz via Seeheim and Aus. This drive takes you through intriguing 'moon' landscape of endless desert vistas and bizarre rock formations.
Your Itinerary:
Day 1: Drive from Windhoek via Dordabis – visit the oldest Karakul weavery of Namibia - Uhlenhorst and Stampriet to Gochas. Nature Drive in the afternoon
Stoney’s Country Hotel (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 2: Drive along the Auob River, via Koes and visit to the Kokerboom (quivertree) to Keetmanshoop. Proceed past the Naute Dam to the Canon Lodge.
Canon Lodge (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 3: Visit the Fish River Canyon , the second largest canyon of the world. This gigantic ravine, in places almost 500 metres deep, has been gorged out of vast undulating plain in the course of thousands of years. Proceed to Klein Aus via Seeheim and Aus. This drive takes you through intriguing ‘moon’ landscape of endless desert vistas and bizarre rock formations.
Klein Aus Vista (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 4: Day Tour to Luederitz. The first German settlement in Namibia, named after the merchant Adolf Luederitz from Bremen, who bought this area from the Hottentots in 1883. This small harbour town is perched on rugged black rock, offset by the deep blue waters of the bay, and is surrounded by bays, coves and fjords. During the morning visit to the ‘ghost town’ of Kolmanskop where diamonds were first discovered in Namibia. Afterwards sightseeing in and around Luederitz.
Klein Aus Vista (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 5: Drive back through the restricted diamond area to Aus and the scenic Neisip. Plain to Hammerstein.
Hammerstein Lodge (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 6: In the early morning depart to an excursion to the Sesriem Canyon and Sossusvlei, a large clay pan in the centre of the Namib Desert, surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world. In the late afternoon take part in a spectacular dune drive including a sundowner on top of the dunes.
Namib Desert Lodge (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 7: Drive via Reemhoogte Pass and Rehoboth to the Oanob Dam.
Return to Windhoek. Arrival in the late afternoon.
Please note: No lunch included
2007 Tour Dates: Jan 01/24; Feb 12/28; Mar 12/28; Apr 09/16/25; May 07/23; Jun 11/18/27; Jul 09/25; Aug 06/13/22; Sep 03/19; Oct 01/08/17.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price per person sharing: N$ 11.100,00
Single Supplement: N$ 800,00
Service included: Overland trip and all sightseeing as per itinerary. Overnight in double rooms with private shower/bath and toilet in hotels/lodges and rest camps. English speaking tour guide (Other Languages Can Be Spoken On Tour), all entrance fees as per itinerary, 6x breakfast, 6x Dinner
Also see tour packages in:
Africa
Namibia
Outdoor: Land Rambler
Desert Expeditions
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