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NAMIBIA HIGHLIGHTS
10 Days
Windhoek, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Damaraland, Etosha

DAY 1
WINDHOEK

On arrival in Windhoek you will be met and transferred to the secluded and personable Villa Verdi Guest House or similar for overnight on a bed and breakfast basis.

Villa Verdi is a small hotel offering just 10 bedrooms decorated in ethnic style. All rooms have en suite facilities and private verandahs. Located just five minutes from the heart of the city, with secluded gardens, a pool and views of the Auas Mountains this the perfect city stopover.

Surrounded by the impressive Auas and Eros Mountains, 1650 m above sea level, lies the capital of Namibia. Windhoek is a bustling, clean city enhanced by stately historic buildings in the German architectural style: The seat of government, known as the Tintenpalast, the Christuskirche, the white walled Alte Feste, once a fort - now a museum, reflects some of the history of the country. In Windhoek you will find fountains, walkways, modern shops, cafes and beer gardens - a fine introduction to this country of amazing diversity and incredible scenery.
   

DAY 2
NAMIB DESERT

Depart Windhoek by minibus and drive via the scenic Spreetshoogte Pass to the Namib Nakluft Lodge. Overnight on a full board basis.

The Namib Naukluft Lodge is situated at the gateway to the magnificent Sossusvlei and backed by impressive granite hills. Enjoy amazing vistas of the Namib Desert, the clean desert air, and listen to the night sounds under a star spangled sky. The lodge offers 14 rooms with en suite facilities and private verandahs, a bar, dining room, swimming pool and boma. Excursions into the desert are available from the lodge.
   

DAY 3
NAMIB DESERT

An early morning rise will be rewarded by the sight of spectacular dunes at the Souselsvlei on your four wheel drive excursion. Make the effort to climb one of the dunes and you will be overwhelmed at the sight of the desert. Overnight Namib Nakluft Lodge on a full board basis.

The Namib Desert is reputedly the oldest desert on the earth. Its essential character is given by the dynamic star-shaped dunes, some of the highest in the world. The rich, deep orange-red colors of the shifting sands are truly an amazing sight - a photographer's dream. Some of the dunes tower as high as 300 m. This is one of the highlight's of any visit to Namibia.
     

    
DAY 4
SWAKOPMUND

From the vast desert you make your way to the Atlantic coast via Kuiseb Canyon and Walvis Bay. With lovely seaside promenades, palm trees and beautiful gardens one is reminded of a European seaside town. Two nights Strand Hotel on a bed and breakfast basis.

The Strand Hotel has a prime location on a palm-lined shore on the main beach front of Swakopmund. The centre of town is in walking distance from the hotel. Each of the 45 comfortable elegant furnished double rooms has a bathroom en-suite, TV, telephone, hairdryer and a coffee/tea making unit. The restaurant, noted for its scrumptious seafood dishes offers superb continental cuisine.
     

DAY 5
SWAKOPMUND

Leave the soft sea air behind to explore the desert once more - visit the ancient Welwitschia Mirablies, lichen field, the Oasis Goankontes and the Moonlandscape. The afternoon is at leisure in Swakopmund or tour to the massive seal colony at Cape Cross.

DAY 6
DAMARALAND

The Damaraland is one of the truly remote areas of Namibia. Travel via the Uis Mine and Twyfelfontein, with its large prehistoric collection of rock engravings. Then onto the Petrified Forest and the Valley of the Organ Pipes. Overnight Vingerklip Lodge on a full board basis.

In Damaraland's Valley of the Ugab Terraces, one of the last, wilderness regions on earth, you will find a piece of paradise. Vingerklip Lodge is nestled in this beautiful landscape, against the backdrop of the imposing Ugab Vingerklip, a stone finger pointing to Heaven. Here you will find ten, comfortable, double bungalows with twenty rooms sleeping 48 guests. Four of the rooms are furnished for families. Enjoy fine international cuisine by an open fireplace in the restaurant Lapa or a Namibian traditional "braai" at the outdoor barbeque pit. The sundowner verandah gives you an unbelievable panorma of the whole valley, and far into Damaraland. What better place to enjoy endless vistas and breathtaking sunsets and silence, than Vingerklip Lodge!

The Damaraland in one of the truly remote areas of Namibia. Highlights here include the Stone age rock engravings at Twyfelfontein, the 'Organ Pipes' - a geological curiosity of perpendicular dolerite pillars roughly 100m long and up to 5m in height. As well here one can see the eerie landscape of a 12km long ridge of hills known as 'Burnt Mountain,' (Brandberg). At the Petrified Forest one can find dead and 'living' fossils - shattered trunks of petrified tress, some as long as 30m, and more specimens of the ancient Welwitschia can be found.
    

DAY 7
ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK

Drive through mopane woodlands to the great Etosha National Park. Famous for spectacular concentrations of game, including a variety of antelopes, zebra, giraffes one may also see the elusive and specially adapted Desert Elephant. As with all of Namibia the scenery of Etosha - the shimmering salt pans, the distant horizons - lend a superb backdrop to the game viewing. Overnight Okaukeujo or one of the other well appointed National Restcamps on a full board basis.

Okaukeujo Restcamp is located on the western most edge of the Etosha Pan. With a well-established flood-lit waterhole one can enjoy game drives during the day and in the evening sit quietly at the waterhole to see what visitors the night brings. You will have the opportunity to see animals such as elephant, black rhino, lions, jackals, zebras, and giraffes from close by. The camp has luxury and standard bungalows, en-suite rooms, and tents. Meals are taken in the restaurant or you can request the makings for an African braai under the open skies. There is a shop, museum, post office, bar and swimming pool for the use of the guests.

Etosha National Park is undoubtedly one of the great game parks of the African subcontinent. The heart of the park is the Etosha Pan - a gigantic, shallow depression in the ground - surrounded by mixed woodland of tamboti, wild figs, maroela and different species of acacia and it is home to a host of big and smaller game. While travelling in the park you are likely to encounter elephant, hyena, warthogs, jackals and the richness of birdlife and antelopes is truly stunning. Silence is key as you search the long horizons with lens and shutter.
    

DAY 8/9
ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK

Full day of gameviewing as you travel through the huge park to the eastern border to overnight for two nights Mokuti Lodge on a full board basis.

Situated at the entrance to the renowned Etosha National Park, Mokuti Lodge is known not only for its modern accommodation facilities and excellent guest service - the lodge was awarded several prizes for these two quality indicators (Best Hotel of the Year Award, Best Customer Service Award) - but also for its unique location in an African bushveld paradise. Mokuti features a lounge, bar, and curio shop; two dinning rooms; a games room with two billiard tables; a small library; and a 'state-of-the-art' conference centre. Other guest facilities include two swimming pools; a pool bar with adjoining boma; and two floodlit tennis courts. Guided horseback trails and mountain biking are also available. The 101 thatched chalets, spread out like a horseshoe over a huge area of Africa bush, are all air-conditioned and have en suite bathrooms. TVs and mini-bars are available on request.
    

DAY 10
WINDHOEK

Travel back to Windhoek with stops at the 'sunken lake' Otjikoto and the Hobe Meterorite. Arrival in Windhoek in the afternoon.

    
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INCLUDES:
Accommodation as specified
Meals as specified
Activities and touring only as specified
Services of a driver/guide & vehicle
Entrance fees as applicable

EXCLUDES:
Travel Insurance
Gratuities and porterage
All international and domestic flights