11 Day Safari | Classic Namibia | Sossusvlei, Damaraland and Etosha

Sossusvlei Drive to Dune 45 to climb the dune to watch the magnificent sunrise over the Namib desert. Continue to the 4x2 parking area for Sossusvlei, followed by an expedition to Sossusvlei and a hike to Deadvlei. After an eventful morning, we return to the campsite for some reading and relaxation, a swim or even an afternoon nap. Accommodation: Tented or Chalet Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Sossusvlei - Solitaire - Namib-Naukluft National Park - Swakopmund Depart after early breakfast heading north towards Swakopmund. Accommodation: Tented or Chalet Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Swakopmund A day exploring the town of Swakopmund. There are many activities to choose from which include skydiving, sandboarding, dolphin, and whale watching as well as the all-time favorite, quad biking in the desert. Your tour leader will provide all the relevant information and make the necessary arrangements. (Please note: all extra activities are for your own cost). Accommodation: Tented or Chalet Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Henties Bay - Cape Cross - Brandberg Depart after a leisurely breakfast for the Brandberg region via the Cape fur seal colony at Seal Point. Continue inland and head for the Messum Crater. This dry, desolate area boasts the most beautiful landscapes and the centuries old desert plant, the Welwitschia mirabilis. Accommodation: Tented or Chalet Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Brandberg Enjoy an early breakfast followed by a guided walk into the Brandberg Mountain to visit the famous ‘White Lady’ and the numerous other bushman paintings that can be found in this sacred canyon. Accommodation: Tented or Chalet Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Twyfelfontein After breakfast, we visit Twyfelfontein, well known for its prehistoric paintings and rock engravings. The site has been inhabited for 6,000 years, first by hunter-gatherers and later by Khoikhoi herders. Both ethnic groups used it as a place of worship and a site to conduct shamanic rituals. During these rituals at least 2,500 items of rock carvings were created as well as a few rock paintings, displaying one of the largest concentrations of rock petroglyphs in Africa. The route takes us into the Ugab River for 14km, then out the River again covering a very rocky section on the east side of the Doros Crater. Continue following the Goantagab River and then onto a 2-spoor road until we reach the Organ Pipes then Burnt Mountain up towards Twyfelfontein. The drive is full of spectacular geological and archaeological features, getting to see the bizarre volcanic rock formations of Organ Pipes as well as the eerie charred mound of volcanic debris of Burnt Mountain. On day 8 we explore the Huab River and search for the desert elephants. Accommodation: Tented or Chalet Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Etosha Depart after breakfast for Outjo via the Petrified Forest. The name is a bit misleading as it is not exactly a forest, which turned to stone, but rather an accumulation of enormous fossilized tree trunks about 280 million years old. Scientists discovered that these trunks haven’t actually grown in today’s Namibia but were washed down a river during ancient times carrying them to where they lie today. Stop for refueling and replenishments in Outjo before heading to our next destination - Etosha. Enjoy a late afternoon game drive exploring a waterhole and area around the edge of the pan. Spend the rest of the evening observing the nocturnal activities taking place at the campsite’s floodlit waterhole. Accommodation: Tented or Chalet Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Etosha Enjoy an early breakfast whilst catching the sunrise over Etosha. Today we can choose to either park in the shade and keep watch over a waterhole to see what wildlife emerges or explore the Park’s excellent road network for game viewing. This is last full day of the trip and, with Etosha being so vast. Bird life is exceptional with 325 identified species. The animal numbers which live around the pan approximate to 30,000 blue wildebeest, 25,000 springboks, 23,000 zebras, 5,000 kudus, 3,000 hartebeest, 2,600 eland, 3,000 oryx, 450 giraffes, 2,000 elephants, 260 lions, 200 Black Rhinos and numerous other smaller creatures. Enjoy another of our chef’s delicious dinners followed by more nocturnal wildlife viewing at the campsite’s floodlit waterhole. Accommodation: Tented or Chalet Meals: Breakfast/Dinner

Windhoek After breakfast we depart back to Windhoek Accommodation: Not Included Meals: Breakfast