This 15-day Self-Drive Safari tour is in Namibia and Zimbabwe which starts and ends in Windhoek, Namibia. This is a comfort tour that brings you spectacular wildlife viewing in Namibia.
You will also do a river cruise along the Chobe, and enjoy close encounters with hippos, giraffes, and many other animals that you might not have seen before, in Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls town, you can see one of the Seven Wonders of the World Mighty waterfalls.
These destinations are ideal for travelers in search of rugged natural beauty, dream-like scenery, and incredible wildlife, complemented by warm hospitality, unique cultures, and good food. Experiencing the vast spaces, wildness, and solitude of the attractions, you are constantly reminded of the magnitude of nature and the elements.
Guest will be picked up at the airport and depart to Windhoek and will be picked up by the tour guide after lunch to go on a Windhoek Township tour if they arrive early In Windhoek and if times permits otherwise they will do the city tour the next morning before departing to the Dunes.
Windhoek is situated in Central Namibia; the cosmopolitan city of Windhoek serves as the capital of the country. It is home to an international airport and a plethora of restaurants, shops, entertainment venues, and accommodation options.
The city is clean, safe, and well-organized, with a colonial legacy that is reflected in its many German eateries and shops, and the widespread use of the German language.
Included activities
Township Tour, Money Exchange
Overnight: Olive Grove Guesthouse
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Your Namibian adventure begins in earnest as you drive off to Sossusvlei – ‘a gathering place of water’. Fed by the foothills of the Naukluft and Tsaris Mountains, temporary lakes – like Hidden Vlei and Dead Vlei – are natural attractions for Namibia’s wonderfully desert-adapted wildlife. So you can expect to see ostrich, springbok and gemsbok as well as larger predators like spotted and brown hyenas.
Included activities
Sundowner Desert Drive
Optional activities
Scenic Flights over the dunes
Overnight: Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Guest will wake up and have breakfast before going into the park for Sossuvlei Excursion which includes Dune 45, Deadvlei, Hiddenvlei, and Big Daddy.
The tour guide will have regular stops to let clients take pictures and have some exposure of the Dunes.
Included activities
Sossusvlei Excursion ( Deadvlei, Big Daddy, Dune 45, Sossusvlei
Overnight: Wilderness Kulala Desert Lodge
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast client will depart to Spitzkoppe, Spitzkoppe is at 1,800 meters above sea level, is not the highest mountain in Namibia, it is because of its astounding silhouette that it is the country’s most famous mountain.
The extreme, barren landscapes and striking rock formations create an excellent setting for photography where the guide will allow you to take pictures.
Included activities
Guided walks to visit the ancient rock paintings
Overnight: Spitzkoppen Lodge
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
After breakfast client will have a full day to explore the beauty of Spitzkoppe inselberg and rolling Namib Desert.
With views stretching out across vast swathes of sand towards the Brandberg and Erongo Mountains, it’s a truly peaceful spot to spend a couple of nights.
Included activities
optional activities
Overnight: Spitzkoppen Lodge
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Your self-drive now takes you to the Doro! Nawas Conservancy in central Damaraland. Despite its proximity to the Skeleton Coast and the Namib Desert, this seemingly inhospitable region is home to a surprising variety of wildlife, including desert-adapted elephants, Hartman’s mountain zebra, southern giraffe, springbok, and cheetah.
Birders have the opportunity to spot raptors like martial eagles and lappet-faced vultures, as well as endemic varieties like Monteiro’s Hornbill and Rüpell’s Korhaan. Your camp, which is situated within the Aba-Huab River Valley, offers panoramic views over the landscape, featuring the mighty Etendeka Mountains and the fiery sandstone cliffs of Twyfelfontein.
An expedition to this World Heritage site, with its exquisite San art engravings and rock art, is a must.
Included activities
Nature Drive and Guided Desert Elephant Tour
Overnight: Twyfelfontein Country Lodge
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Your next stop is Sesfontein in northwestern Namibia. Leaving your hire car behind, you’ll be collected for a game drive transfer to Hoanib Valley Camp.
This remote property will introduce you to the wonders of Kaokoland – a distant wilderness defined by rolling sand dunes and jagged mountain peaks. Game drives along dry riverbeds offer you encounters with desert-adapted lions, giraffes, elephants, kudu, springbok, oryx, hornbills, eagles, and the endangered black rhino.
Don’t miss out on guided nature walks for a chance to experience the smaller aspects of the region. Day trips to Namibia’s iconic Skeleton Coast can be arranged, whilst those looking to learn more about the indigenous culture can visit local Himba and Herero communities’ must.
Included activities
Guided nature walks
Overnight: Hoanib Valley Camp
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Clients have breakfast and be able to explore the area on foot and by vehicle, tracking elephants, giraffes and the endangered black rhino along the ancient, dry riverbeds.
Bird watchers will have the opportunity to spot Monterio’s hornbills and Verreaux’s eagles in the valleys, while visits to nomadic Himba settlements offer a unique insight into life in this isolated region.
Included activities
Himba excursion, tracking elephants
Overnight: Hoanib Valley Camp
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
After being transferred back to Sesfontein, you’ll pick up your hire car and drive to the privately-owned Ongava Reserve, a region dominated by woodland and low dolomite hills where you can enjoy guided walks, birding, traditional game drives and white rhino tracking.
You’ll find yourself on the edge of Etosha National Park, a vast wilderness containing the largest saltpan on the continent; the remains of an ancient super-lake.
Included activities
Bird watching and Night game drive
Overnight: Ongava Lodge
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
As Namibia’s premier wildlife destination, Etosha presents you – and your camera – with lions, leopards, elephants, hippos, giraffe, red hartebeest, the endemic blackfaced impala, white and black rhinos. You’ll also see plains game like wildebeest, zebra, greater kudu and springbok, plus a great diversity of bird species.
Included activities
Guided walks, white rhino tracking
Overnight: Ongava Lodge
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Your final destination is the Okonjima Nature Reserve in the Omboroko Mountains. Prepare to see big cats up close, because Okonjima is home to the AfriCat Foundation.
Dedicated to preserving all species, the foundation is particularly proud of its cheetah and leopard population, although you’ll also see various animals and any number of exotic birds. The camp – which has its own education and research centre – is even visited by cheeky warthogs.
Included activities
Sundowner Game drives in search of elusive leopards
Overnight: Okonjima Lodge
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Enjoy an early breakfast and continue touring the Okonjima Nature Reserve you have the full day to join some activities of your choice.
Included activities
Game drives, Excursion on the carnivore sanctuary, guided on foot with bush experience.
Overnight: Okonjima Lodge
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Clients have breakfast and depart to Windhoek to spend the night having leisure time.
Overnight: Olive Grove Guesthouse.
Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
You will get early breakfast and depart back to Windhoek.
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