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17 Days Namibia All-Rounder Safari Tour (Lodging)

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  • 17 Days / 16 Nights
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    Max People : 24
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    Min Age : 10+

Introduction

This journey offers a comprehensive exploration of Namibia’s most iconic landscapes, travelling from the vast Kalahari plains through the dramatic Fish River Canyon and the historic southern regions of Aus and Lüderitz. The route continues into the heart of the Namib Desert, with its striking dunes and desert scenery, before reaching the coastal charm of Swakopmund and the wildlife-rich shores of Cape Cross. Heading north, the itinerary explores the remote wilderness of Damaraland, including Palmwag and the UNESCOlisted rock engravings of Twyfelfontein, followed by exceptional game viewing in Etosha National Park (West and South). The journey concludes with wildlife encounters at Okonjima Nature Reserve, the rugged beauty of the Erongo Mountains, and a final return to Windhoek, capturing Namibia’s remarkable diversity in one unforgettable route.

Includes

  • Qualified professional driver-guide
  • Vehicle / fuel
  • Park entrance fees as per itinerary
  • Passenger liability 15%
  • Passenger liability 15% VAT 2% tourism levy
  • Airport transfers
  • All Activities as Mentioned Included on itinerary.
  • Accommodation with Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
  • 24/7 assistance locally

Excludes

  • Expenses of personal nature
  • Entrance fees not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Meals not mentioned
  • Drinks at lodges and on road
  • Travel- and cancellation insurance
  • Optional excursions and activities
  • Tips for tour guides
  • International flights and airport taxes
  • Items not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Visa

Payment Instructions

• Upon Booking a 10% non-refundable Deposit is required to Confirm booking of Tour/Activity/
Accommodation or Car Rental.
• Remaining 90% should be paid not later than 30 Days Prior to Departure.
• If tour is within 40 days or less prior to booking full payment is required.
• Your deposit can either be made through a Bank Transfer, Online Debit or Credit Card Payment.

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Itinerary

Day 1: Kalahari Anib Lodge Gondwana Collection Namibia, Kalahari Namibia (281.3km)

Guests will be met on arrival at the airport and depart for the Kalahari region of Namibia. This vast landscape
is characterised by a semi-arid sandy savannah, draped over a gently undulating inland sea of sand that
extends across much of Botswana and into Namibia and South Africa. The Kalahari is also the last stronghold
of the indigenous San people, whose traditional way of life once spanned this entire region before the advance
of the modern world. The Namibian section of the Kalahari is distinguished by its deep red dunes, lightly
covered with fine golden grasses, scattered acacia trees, and abundant free-roaming wildlife, including
gemsbok, impala, jackals, and cheetah.
Included Activity
• Sundowner Game Drive
Overnight: Kalahari Anib Lodge

Basis
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

Day 2-3: Fish River Lodge, Fish River Canyon (420.5km)

Guests rise early this morning for a visit to the Quiver Tree Forest, home to a remarkable concentration of these iconic aloe trees. From here, the journey continues to the edge of the Fish River Canyon, an epic rocky wilderness in southern Namibia. Carved over millennia by the Fish River, this vast geological wonder is Africa’s largest canyon and the second-largest in the world. The canyon is hot, dry, and rugged, stretching approximately 160 kilometres in length, up to 27 kilometres wide, and reaching depths of about 550 metres. Upon arrival at the lodge, guests can enjoy leisure time, relaxing by the pool and taking in the dramatic canyon views. The following morning is dedicated to a scenic drive along the Fish River Canyon, allowing time to explore various viewpoints and fully appreciate the scale and beauty of this natural landmark.
Included Activities
• Day 2: Quiver Tree Forest – day visit
• Day 3: Fish River Canyon drive
Optional Activity
• Canyon hiking (weather and fitness dependent)
Overnight: Fish River Lodge

Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Day 4: Klein-Aus Vista Desert Horse Inn Gondwana Collection Namibia, Aus (202.6km)

After breakfast, guests depart on a scenic drive to Aus, a small historic settlement that serves as an excellent base for exploring one of southern Namibia’s most unique attractions the feral horses of the Namib Desert. These remarkable horses roam wild and free across the open, sparsely vegetated plains, surviving in one of the harshest desert environments in the world. The journey continues to the Garub waterhole, located approximately 20 kilometres from Aus, which offers the best opportunity to observe the desert horses as they gather to drink. Guests can enjoy time at the viewing hide, learning about the fascinating history and resilience of these animals while photographing them against the dramatic desert backdrop. After the excursion, guests proceed to the lodge to relax and enjoy the tranquil surroundings of the Klein-Aus Vista area.
Included Activity
• Wild Horses Drive
Overnight: Klein-Aus Vista – Desert Horse Inn

Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Day 5: Namib Desert Lodge Gondwana Collection Namibia, Namib (434km)

Guests enjoy an early breakfast before departing for the Namib Desert, recognised as the oldest desert in the world. While the Namib stretches along the entire Namibian coastline reaching into southern Angola and the Northern Cape of South Africa the term “Namib Desert” commonly refers to the immense sea of sand between Lüderitz and Swakopmund, an iconic landscape of towering dunes and vast open plains. Upon arrival at the lodge, guests have time to relax and enjoy the tranquil desert surroundings before venturing out in the late afternoon for a scenic sunset dune drive, offering spectacular views as the dunes change colour in the fading light.
Included Activities
• Sundowner drive
Overnight: Namib Desert Lodge

Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

 

Day 6: Swakopmund Plaza Hotel, Swakopmund (297.9km)

Guests depart from the Namib Desert and drive to Swakopmund, a scenic journey of around 4.5 hours. En route, stop in Walvis Bay for lunch if time permits before continuing to Swakopmund. Upon arrival, guests check in to their hotel and are then accompanied by their guide for an exciting afternoon activity: quad biking and sandboarding on the Namibian dunes. This activity lasts approximately 2 hours, offering an adrenaline-filled experience amidst the spectacular desert landscape. Afterwards, guests return to the hotel to freshen up before heading out for dinner at a local restaurant in Swakopmund.
Included Activity
• Quad biking and sandboarding
Optional Activity
• Boat cruise in Walvis Bay
Overnight: Swakopmund Plaza Hotel

Basis
Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Day 7: Cape Cross Lodge, Cape Cross (123.2km)

After breakfast guest will depart to cape cross which is the historic area was landed on by the Portuguese in 1486, and they erected a stone cross here in honour of the Portuguese King, however, this cross was replaced by the German settlers in the 1800’s

Included Activities
 Visit to the Seal Colony & Skeleton Coast explore

Overnight & Cape Cross Lodge

 

 

Day 8: Palmwag Lodge Gondwana Collection Namibia, Palmwag (319.4km)

Guest will have breakfast and take off to Palmwag which is a nature reserve idyllically located along a palm-lined tributary of the Uniab River, halfway between Swakopmund and Etosha, providing an ideal base from which to see the sights of the Kunene region or embark on one of the many local hiking trails. Water is scarce in this area, so the river’s presence often lures elephants closer to the camps.

Included Activities
• Game Drive
• Visit to Himba Tribe
Optional Activities
• Rhino Tracking
Overnight: Palmwag Lodge

Day 9-10: Twyfelfontein Country Lodge, Twyfelfontein (113.6km)

Guest will have breakfast and take off to Twyfelfontein. The name ‘Twyfelfontein’ translates to ‘Fountain of Doubt’, which refers to the perennial spring situated in the impressive Huab Valley flanked by the slopes of a sandstone table mountain.

ncluded Activities
• Damara living Museum, Rock engravings, Burn Mountain & Organ Pipes Geological
Landscape & Desert Elephants
Overnight: Twyfelfontein Country Lodge

Basis
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

Day 11: Dolomite Camp, Etosha West (316.1km)

Guest will have breakfast then depart to Etosha and go on an afternoon game drive in the afternoon. Situated in the western part of Etosha National park, a world- famous wildlife sanctuary in the northwestern part of Namibia, Etosha West is the wilder western region accessed through Galton Gate. Etosha has lions, giraffes, rhinos, zebras, springbok and elephants. This on top of many lesser and common plains herds, and abundant birds makes game viewing in Etosha.

Included Activities
• Afternoon Game Drive
Overnight: Dolomite Camp, Etosha West

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Basis
Dinner, Bed and Breakfas

Day 12: Etosha Safari Camp Gondwana Collection Namibia, Etosha South (278.4km)

Clients will take early breakfast and then go on the Full day game drive and around 12h00 -13h00 clients will have lunch inside the park and continue with the game drive up till the afternoon and after the game drive guest will have leisure time to enjoy the atmosphere
before dinner.
Included Activity
• Full day Game Drive
Overnight: Etosha Safari Camp

Day 13: Okonjima Lodge, Okonjima Nature Reserve (226.7km)

Today you head into one of the most beautiful desert regions in Namibia, The 22 000 hectare nature reserve is home to AfriCAT, a carnivore sanctuary, which gives the captive cats a second chance to be released back into the wild and become completely independent hunters in a protected area right in the middle of commercial cattle farmland

Included Activity
• Game Drive Afternoon
Optional Activities
• Rhino Tracking
Overnight: Okonjima Lodge

Basis
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

 

 

Day 14-15: Khan River Lodge, Erongo Mountains (228.7km)

Guest will grab early breakfast and depart to Khan which originally was a cattle farm but was converted into a game farm. The Lodge offers en-suite accommodation in true Namibian style. Activities include game drives, bird watching, game viewing, guided walks in the bushveld and target shooting. Upon arrival guest will go on an afternoon game drive and the next morning after breakfast go on Morning Game Drive.

Included Activities
 Day 1: Afternoon Game Drive
 Day 2: Morning Game drive

Overnight & Khan River Lodge

Day 16: The Weinberg Windhoek, Windhoek (154.8km)

After breakfast, grab your camera and take advantage of the morning light as they are driving back to Windhoek on the road. Windhoek is situated in Central Namibia, the cosmopolitan city of Windhoek serves as the capital of the country.
Overnight: Weinberg Windhoek

Basis
Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

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FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

1.Is Kalahari African themed?

From custom-crafted artwork on the convention center walls to furniture in guest rooms, recorded music from the streets of Cape Town and original crafts for guest souvenirs, Kalahari has a passion for sharing the beauty of Africa with resort guests.

2.Who lives in the Kalahari Desert?

The Kalahari Desert is inhabited primarily by Bantu speakers and Khoisan-speaking San, with a small number of Europeans.

3.What language do they speak in Kalahari?

Nǁng is one of the indigenous languages of South Africa, part of the Tuu language family found in parts of the interior, and in neighbouring Botswana. It’s spoken primarily by the San – the first tribe of hunter gatherers in the area, also known as “Bushmen”.

4.How old is Kalahari?

As the Wisconsin Dells began to develop into today’s “Waterpark Capital of the World,” Nelson built the first Kalahari Resort in 2000 and the rest is history. May 2000 – Kalahari opens its first property in Wisconsin Dells.

5.How was the Kalahari formed?

According to NASA, these rocks were folded and faulted around one billion years ago by mountain-building forces similar to those currently raising the Himalayas. Over millions of years, erosion planed off the mountains and formed the low hills that we see in the Kalahari Desert today.

6.Is the Fish River Canyon the largest in the world?

The Fish River Canyon of southern Namibia is the second largest canyon in the World after the Grand Canyon of the USA. It consists of a northern upper and a southern lower canyon.

7.Why is the Fish River Canyon important?

The Fish River Canyon, Africa’s answer to the Grand Canyon, is one of the best places in Namibia to stand in awe of the raw majesty of nature. Measuring 27km/17mi wide, 550m/1804ft deep, and 160km/99mi long, it’s the largest canyon on the continent and Namibia’s greatest geological wonder.

8.What caused the Fish River Canyon?

The beginnings of the canyon started about 500 million years ago when a fracture of the earth’s crust resulted in the collapse of the valley bottom forming a broad valley running north–south. Southward-moving glaciers deepened it, with more faults and erosion adding to the effect.

9.What is the history of Aus?

The village’s name comes from the Khoekhoe for “big snake.” The village was formerly the site of a prisoner-of-war camp established by the South African army in 1915 to house German inmates captured during the First World War. The inmates initially lived in tents but later built brick houses.

10.What is special about Namib Desert?

Having endured arid or semi-arid conditions for roughly 55–80 million years, the Namib may be the oldest desert in the world and contains some of the world’s driest regions, with only western South America’s Atacama Desert to challenge it for age and aridity benchmarks.

11.Is the Namib Desert a hot or cold desert?

Namib is a vast cold coastal desert in southern Africa. The name has been derived from the world Nama which means “there is nothing”. The desert is arid and uninhabited barring a few scattered towns.

12.Can you swim in Namib Desert Sea?

Flowing up from the Antarctic, the Benguela Current carries frigid waters with strong currents, so Namibia’s beaches are not ideal for swimming, but the contrast of desert and water is certainly a sight to behold.

13.Why do tourists visit the Namib Desert?

This is thought to be the oldest desert in the world and has unforgettable terrain. It’s also home to a lot of wildlife – including some unique species – like the desert elephant. This desert has a diverse landscape as you cross it, and you’ll even see some greenery during the wet season.

14.Why is the Namib Desert red?

The red color is a coating of iron oxide, which becomes more prominent (redder) as the desert stretches farther inland from the coast. The sea of red is interrupted in areas by small areas of white.

15.Is it safe to walk in Swakopmund at night?

In Windhoek and Swakopmund, avoid walking through deserted streets and neighborhoods after dark. Ask your hotel or restaurant staff to arrange a taxi for you.

16.What is special about Swakopmund?

Swakopmund is a beach resort and characterized by German colonial architecture. The city was founded in 1892 as the main harbour for German South West Africa. Buildings in the city include the Altes Gefängnis, a prison designed by Heinrich Bause in 1909.

17.Is Swakopmund a town or city?

Swakopmund (German for “Mouth of the Swakop”) is a city on the coast of Namibia, 360 km west of Windhoek, Namibia’s capital. It is the capital of the Erongo administrative district. The town has 42,000 inhabitants and covers 193 square kilometres (75 sq mi) of land.

18.Can you drink tap water in Swakopmund?

The quality of tap water in Namibia is quite good and perfectly safe to drink. Many of the lodges in the more remote areas will make use of water from a borehole which is also safe and healthy to drink.

19.What is the historical significance of Cape Cross?

Cape Cross offers two highlights: Firstly a historical landmark where Diego Cão set foot on land in 1485 as the first european. Secondly a very large cape fur colony including deafening shouts und heavy smells.

20.How many seals does Cape Cross have?

Cape Cross Nature Reserve is the largest Cape fur seal colony in the world. During the breeding season in November and December, there may be up to 210 000 seals at Cape Cross.

21.How did Cape Cross get its name?

It is home to one of the largest Cape Fur Seal colonies in the world. It derives its name from the padrão (stone cross) that was initially erected by Diogo Cão in 1486.

22.What do seals eat in Namibia?

Distribution: The coastline of southern Africa and the complete coastal area of Namibia from the Orange River in the south to Kunene River in the north. Diet: Fish comprise of 90% of their diet, mainly sardine, anchovy, hake, gobies and horse mackerel. An adult Cape fur seal eats roughly 270kg of food a year.

23.In which region is Palmwag?

Palmwag is a tourism concession area on communal land in northern Namibia. It is located in the Kunene region, in northwestern Damaraland, halfway between Swakopmund and the Etosha National Park.

24.What is the meaning of area concession?

Concession Area means a space or privilege granted within or upon a premises that is used for the purpose of a subsidiary business or service

25.Where is Twyfelfontein located in Namibia?

Twyfelfontein is situated in the southern Kunene Region of Namibia, an area formerly known as Damaraland. The site lies on the banks of the Aba Huab River in the Huab valley of the Mount Etjo formation.

26.When was Twyfelfontein declared as a heritage site?

In 2007, the United Nations educational and cultural authority UNESCO declared Twyfelfontein a world heritage site. It was the first one in Namibia, followed a few years later by the Namib-Sand-Sea heritage site in the coastal Namib Desert.

27.Where can I see lions in Etosha?

Cheetahs and lions are regular visitors to these waterholes. Olifantsbad: Attractive Mopani veld situated between Gemsbokvlakte and Aus. Lion, large elephant herds, zebra, and various antelope such as springbok, black-faced impala, red hartebeest, kudu and gemsbok visit this water hole.

28.What is the closest town to Etosha National Park?

Etosha Village is only 2km from the Anderson Gate of Etosha National Park, Undoubtedly, you will find excellent accommodations, facilities and campsites at Etosha Village.

29.What time is the game drive in Etosha?

Morning drives to Etosha National Park commence at approximately sunrise, depending on gate opening times which vary during seasonal changes, and return around 12H30 /13H00.

30.Can you see the Big 5 in Etosha?

If your primary purpose for going on a safari is to see the majestic Big Five, Etosha National Park is a great choice, as four of the Big Five are present. Only the buffalo is absent, while lions and elephants are very commonly spotted.

31.How far is dolomite from Windhoek?

Driving from Windhoek the distance to Dolomite Camp is 590km. Take the B1 past Otjiwarongo 250 km, turn on the C38 towards Outjo, then on the C40 towards Kamanjab, then turn right on the C35 towards the Galton /Otjovazandu area – 340km. The journey is all on tar road except the last 45km inside Etosha Park.

32.What does erindi mean?

Erindi, meaning “place of water”, is a sustainable natural wonderland.

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