6 DAYS ETOSHA, SWAKOPMUND & SOSSUSVLEI (Camping)

The massive Etosha National Park is located in northwestern Namibia, in the country’s Kunene region.

Travelers planning on visiting Etosha in the winter months have one less thing to worry about: the park is entirely malaria-free during the dry season, when mosquitos are unable to breed. However, in the wetter months from November to June, travelers are encouraged to take anti-malaria medication. The risk of contracting malaria in Etosha, though, is incredibly slim.

The largest salt pan in Africa, the Etosha Pan is a dry lakebed that can be seen from space. Believed to have been formed 100 million years ago, some of the park’s wildlife use the pan as a salt lick in the dry season, and migrating flamingos flock to the area during particularly rainy wet seasons.

It shows some of the most common and rarest wildlife species.

Yes

May to August

Sun protective clothing with an effective sunscreen and a wide-brimmed hat. The sun on the white sand also makes sunglasses useful to combat the glare while looking for wildlife and birds. Binoculars Are An Etosha Game-Viewing Essential: The best game-viewing happens with the help of high-quality binoculars.

Sleeping on top a car gives you an added sense of security in the wilderness. Generally speaking, camping is safe, even on the non-fenced campsites. Most animals do not perceive tents as tents with people inside, but interpret them as large animals or objects, hence an attack is very unlikely.

This photogenic area is famous for its large, red sand dunes, which are some of the tallest sand dunes in the world and is one of Namibia’s most visited attractions.

Many of them are higher than 200 metres, the highest being the one nicknamed Big Daddy, about 325 metres high.

Big Daddy is the tallest dune in the Sossusvlei area.

Namib-Naukluft National Park, while most of the park is hardly accessible, several well-known visitor attractions are found in the desert. The prominent attraction is the Sossusvlei area, where high orange sand dunes surround vivid white salt pans, creating a fascinating landscape.

Generally, they are in excellent condition. Most of the roads and towns are well signposted. Major roads are tarred; the rest are gravel.4

“Timeless” is the word most often used to describe Swakopmund, a historic German colonial era town that is a favourite holiday destination for both locals and visitors.

Swakopmund is a perfect base for exploring the coast, from taking boat and kayaking trips from Walvis Bay to spot the abundant marine life of the Atlantic Ocean to going birdwatching at Sandwich Harbour further south.

No, because we the company provide you with a mattress, pillow and sleeping bag if needed.

Yes, there are factors beyond our control mostly with accommodations either they are fully booked and we now need to look for a substituted which means that the itinerary may change, and each tour operator reserves the right to do this. Generally, these changes are minor, and we will do our best to advice clients.

A 4×4 will get you to the foot of the Sossusvlei dunes to allow for more time to appreciate the area. The Kuiseb Canyon and the so-called ‘Moon Landscape” are reached by a long and winding gravel road which is accessible in a two wheel drive car but for ease and peace of mind a 4×4 is recommended.

It was built between 1904 and 1905