Time/ Distance: 4 hr 46 min (364.8 km)

You will spend two days here at Sossusvlei. After breakfast, drive to the Sossuvlei, along the way, you’ll pass by grand scenic passes and the infinitely vast Namib Desert, which stretches along the base of a mountain. Stop for lunch and then proceed. In the evening you will reach Sossusvlei Lodge.

Spend another day to exploring Sossusvlei. Unique characteristics and behaviors allow life to flourish: for example, the endemic Namib Desert Beetle has evolved behavior to collect early morning fog into drinking water through bumps on its back. Other wildlife includes arthropods, small rodents and jackals, antelope, and ostriches.

Overnight & Dinner at Sossusvlei Lodge

Time/ Distance: 4 hr 52 min (403.2 km)

Wake up in time for one last sunrise at the Sossusvlei dunes, then start the drive to Swakopmund, a 5-hour drive to the north. As you drive along the coast, the scenery increasingly changes from dunes to rolling grass-covered hills, dotted with stands of acacia trees. After a beautiful drive, arrive at Strand Hotel Swakopmund in the early afternoon.

On your six-day, you will explore Swakopmund. You can watch for the endemic Hartmann’s mountain zebra and other Namibian wildlife. Then drive down to the Kuiseb Canyon—stop there for a picnic in the shade and to take in the views. Springbok and ostrich roam the vast gravel plains of the Namib, and welwitschia plants cover the arid ground. Enjoy the beach. There are loads of activities on offer, this is Namibia’s activity center. Visit the Walvis Bay Lagoon – a RAMSAR wetlands site – where you can see flamingoes, pelicans, and numerous waders.

Overnight & Dinner at Strand Hotel Swakopmund

Time/ Distance: 4 hr (329.3 km)

The next morning after breakfast, drive from Swakopmund to Damaraland. The drive along the Skeleton Coast to Damaraland is full of incredible views, from grassy plains and dry riverbeds to coastal panoramas. The route takes you past Cape Cross, home to the world’s largest breeding Cape fur seal colony in the world. The sound of 100,000 seals can be deafening, but the sight of the animals is worth the stop. Arrive at Damaraland in the afternoon.

Overnight & Dinner at Mowani Mountain Campsite

Time/ Distance: 4 hr (329.3 km)

This morning can still be spent exploring the area of Damaraland before you make your way further north through gradually changing landscapes into more remote areas of the Kunene Region. Here you’ll find the Palmwag Concession an area of open plains and mountain ranges.

While you’re there: A full day is set aside to enjoy activities with the lodge and to explore the area. Take a hike or enjoy a walking trail. Explore by game drive, scenic drive, and be sure to include a sundowner. In the afternoon, you will be back to camp for dinner and overnight.

Overnight: Desert Rhino Camp View iBrochure

Time/ Distance: 4 hr (329.3 km)

Breakfast and transfer back to your vehicle this morning. Follow the roads to Ongava Private Game Reserve. The Ongava Game Reserve is an exclusive 68,000-acre private game reserve situated along the southern boundary of Etosha National Park, Namibia’s premier wildlife reserve. It offers good comprehensive game-viewing, as well as expansive views across the vast salt pans which dominate the center of the Park. You will spend two days at Ongava Private Game Reserve.

One of the main highlights at Ongava is the reserve’s rhinos, which are very relaxed around people, and allow for fabulously close encounters – there probably isn’t anywhere else in Africa where these gentle giants are so unafraid of humans in the wild, and where one can approach so close on foot. In the Afternoon, back to lodge for rest and dinner.

Overnight: Ongava Lodge

ime/ Distance: 1hr (2.5 km)

After breakfast, make your way through the Ongava Lodge to the Okonjima Luxury Bush Camp. It’s a full day’s game drive taking your time to enjoy the wildlife and to stop off at numerous waterholes along the way. Two-days Okonjima Luxury Bush Camp stay offers the best chance to view wild leopards in Namibia, as well as those collared for research purposes, in their natural habitats.

Overnight: Okonjima Luxury Bush Camp

Time/ Distance: 3hr (219.2 km)

Leave Okonjima Nature Reserve and make your way to the Windhoek area. The drive will take about three hours. Shortly after arrival, we will participate in a 1.5-hour local guided walk. The San Bushwalk: Explore the Kalahari on foot, led by San People who will take you on an authentic, adventurous, and informative guided walk. In the afternoon you will back to the lodge for dinner and rest.

Overnight & dinner at Windhoek Gardens Guest House

Overnight & Dinner at Epupa Falls Lodge

Time/ Distance: 40 min (46.7 km)

After breakfast at the hotel, you will be dropped at transferred directly to Airport for your back home.