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Namibia Tour
offered by supplier M15853 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 13
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 24
people
Destination(s):
Namibia
Specialty Categories:
Wildlife Viewing
National Parks
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 4850 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 4850 US Dollar (USD)
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Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Windhoek, Waterberg Plateau. Upon arrival at the Windhoek International airport you will be transferred by road to the Olive Grove Guesthouse for dinner and your overnight stay. During the course of the evening your safari guide will provide you with a full tour briefing. Hotel: Olive Grove Guesthouse. Includes: (L), (D).
Day 2: Waterburg. After breakfast you will embark on your safari through Kalahari bush savanna where you will have the chance of seeing several antelope species and an introduction to some of Namibia’s endemic birds. Travel off the beaten track towards the Waterberg Plateau, surrounded by a wall of steep, reddish-yellow cliffs. A stop for lunch will be included on route at a local farmstead before arriving at our destination during the afternoon. Our exclusive campsite is situated in one of the gorges, over looking a valley towards the Northern Kalahari basin. Enjoy a delicious dinner under the canopy of Leadwood and Acacia trees which surrounds our campsite. Hotel: Mobile Camp. Includes: (B), (L), (D).
Day 3: Etosha National Park. This morning we conduct a guided nature walk along the top of the plateau where you may encounter black or white rhino and buffalo introduced into the sanctuary and learn more about some of the countries flora. After breakfast, continue your journey to our exclusive campsite in the private Fischer's Pan Game Reserve – adjacent to the eastern edge of Etosha National Park. In the afternoon, season permitting, enjoy your first exploratory game-drive in the Etosha National Park – one of the world's great conservation areas comprising 22 270 square kilometers. Visit the permanent waterholes and viewing points at the vast, grey-white Etosha Pan which covers 4 590 square kilometers of the Park.
Day 4: Etosha National Park. Depart on an early game-drive into Etosha to further explore the eastern side of the park where numerous waterholes and subterranean springs attract large herds of animals – including springbok, zebra, gnu, giraffe, kudu, elephant and the endemic black-faced impala. Excellent game-viewing occurs when prides of lion dominate the water resources during the drier months. Depending on game sightings and movements, you will spend the day in the Park stopping for a delicious picnic lunch at one of the rest camps.
Day 5: Etosha. Depart from our private campsite and travel westwards into the Park, stopping en route for lunch at one of the rest camps. A full day's game-drive will afford you the opportunity to visit several permanent waterholes surrounding the edge of the Etosha Pan. You will arrive at the Okaukuejo Rest Camp in time for sundowners at the adjacent floodlit waterhole. Accommodation is in the Rest Camp’s chalets while after dinner game viewing at the nocturnal waterhole is a must.
Day 6: Southern Damaraland. Today’s journey continues in a westerly direction towards the formerly known Damaraland Region between the Huab and the Ugab river systems. Visit the rock engravings at Twyfelfontein – ancient works of rock art attributed to the San (Bushmen) – and explore seasonal riverbeds with the possibility of encountering several species of game, including the elusive desert-adapted elephant. This area marks the southern limit of the Damaraland Region with its abundant diversity of desert adapted flora and fauna. Here we camp under clear desert night skies offering great opportunities for stargazing.
Days 7 - 8: Northern Damaraland. After breakfast, continue into Northern Damaraland which has a significant population of lion, elephant, leopard, large antelope, giraffe, Hartmann’s mountain zebra, and the last free-ranging black rhino population in the world. Discover this truly unique area for the next two days, searching for hidden waterholes and camping in its wild and untouched landscapes. During these excursions, you may even be fortunate enough to encounter a temporary settlement of the nomadic Ovahimba tribe who still live and dress according to their traditional lifestyles as herders. Excursions here are largely conducted on foot providing the opportunity to explore the ancient volcanic landscape.
Day 9: Swakopmund. Today, we depart from Damaraland entering into the Skeleton Coast National Park before continuing in a southerly direction along the coastline towards the coastal town of Swakopmund. An excursion on route will be included to the Cape Cross Seal Reserve. It is here that the Portuguese explorer Diego Cao first set foot on Namibian soil in 1486. Late afternoon arrival in Namibia’s premier coastal resort town, Swakopmund, where you will spend the following two nights at the Intermezzo Guesthouse.
Day 10: Swakopmund. This morning we continue to the harbor town of Walvis Bay to participate in a marine cruise excursion which travels around Pelican Point and offers the opportunity to encounter some of Namibia’s marine mammals. During the afternoon time will be available to explore Swakopmund on foot or participate in some of the exciting optional activities on offer such as quad biking, camel riding, and dune boarding.
Days 11 - 12: Namib - Nauklft National Park. Continue to the Namib-Naukluft, Namibia’s largest National Park, which offers a surprising variety of landscapes and ecosystems ranging from Sossusvlei’s massive sand dunes to vast quartzite gravel plains, and the rugged Naukluft Mountains along the eastern edge of the Desert. Today’s journey leaves Swakopmund crossing the “gravel plains” of the Namib Desert and includes visits to the erosional feature of the “Moon Valley” and Namibia’s prehistoric plant species, the Welwitschia mirabilis, before crossing through the Kuiseb Canyon. After lunch at a lodge we continue to our exclusive campsite nestled on the slopes of the Naukluft Mountains. During your stay in this region visit the awe-inspiring dunes of Sossusvlei – the highest dunes in the world, many of which are in excess of 300m high. Spend the morning climbing and exploring these fascinating dunes and pans and learning more about the desert ecology of this living desert. Afternoons will also be spent conducting guided walks from our camp site in the Naukluft Mountains taking in the vast expanse of the desert landscape. For the less energetic the main area of the camp is shaded by two ancient Camelthorn trees supporting a pair of Sociable Weaver nests. Being located on a buffer zone between the Namib dune belt and the Naukluft Mountains the area supports a rich diversity of desert adapted flora and fauna.
Day 13: Depart. After breakfast, we return to Windhoek for lunch where our safari ends and we say our goodbyes. Includes: (B).
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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Africa
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