Classic Namibia North to South

12 days—Experience some of Namibia's Major Tourist Highlights!

$8761-12194 USD

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Safari summary

This tour starts with a visit to Okonjima, home to the Africat Foundation, a wildlife sanctuary involved in the research and rehabilitation of Africa's big cats. It is then followed by the star northern tourist attraction of Namibia, Etosha NP. After that, you will explore the picturesque landscapes of Damaraland in search of desert-adapted elephants before continuing south through the historic town of Swakopmund. The last two nights are spent in the world's oldest desert, the Namib.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Namibia
	Parks	Etosha Namib-Naukluft

Fine details

Safari highlights

Sightseeing | shopping | markets
Bushman | tribal visits
Wildlife sanctuaries

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Windhoek to Okonjima Nature Reserve

On arrival at Hosea Kutako International Airport, you are met by your guide, and then you depart for Okonjima Nature Reserve. The drive is approximately 4 hours, with lunch en route. After check-in, you have time to relax in your room before embarking on an afternoon leopard tracking activity with the lodge. You enjoy a sundowner with snacks after the activity before heading back to the lodge to freshen up for dinner.

Okonjima Plains Camp

Okonjima Nature Reserve

This morning, you have an early start to experience an enjoyable game drive in the nature reserve with an experienced lodge guide. You then make your way back to the camp for brunch, allowing you some downtime at the pool or perhaps in your room. Later in the afternoon, you will visit the Carnivore Care Centre, where a small number of carnivores are kept as they cannot be released into the wild.

Okonjima Plains Camp

Okonjima to Okaukuejo Resort - Etos

Etosha

You will depart for Etosha National Park, arriving in time to enjoy a short game drive before checking in. This afternoon, your guide will take you on a game drive, returning to the camp before sunset.

Okaukuejo Resort

Etosha

Etosha means "a great white place" in the local Oshiwambo language, a reference made to the Etosha Pan, which covers an area of some 4,731 square km. It was formed some 35,000 years ago when the Kunene River’s gradient changed towards the Atlantic owing to tectonic movements. The following 2 days are spent enjoying early morning and afternoon game drives in the park.

Okaukuejo Resort

Okaukeujo Resort

Etosha

You enjoy game drives in the Okaukuejo area visiting various waterholes to view game. The park covers an area of approximately 22,912 square km, reduced from 100,000 square km. It is home to some 340 bird species, 114 mammal species, and 110 reptile species. Etosha was proclaimed a game reserve in 1907, and tourism activities began in the 1940’s.

Okaukuejo Resort

Etosha NP to Damaraland

Today, you depart for Damaraland. Arrival at the lodge will be in time for lunch and some time to relax in your room or at the swimming pool. You then visit the rock engravings at Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Damaraland is located in the Kunene Region in northwest Namibia. The region is home to the people of the Damara language group as well as desert-adapted wildlife such as elephants, black rhinos, lions, and giraffes.

Twyfelfontein Coutnry Lodge

Explore Damaraland

The morning is spent tracking desert-adapted elephants in the Huab River before returning to the lodge for lunch. Desert-adapted elephants are found predominantly in the Kaokoland and Damaraland regions of northwest Namibia. They are very well adapted to living under the particular conditions of the desert. Later in the afternoon, your guide will take you to visit the Damara Living Museum to experience the Damara culture.

Twyfelfontein Country Lodge

Damaraland to Swakopmund

Today, you make your way to the West Coast of Namibia, passing by the Brandberg, Namibia's highest mountain, as you make your way to Swakopmund. The afternoon is at leisure, and you will have enough time to participate in various optional activities, such as scenic flights, sandboarding, quad biking and more. Dinner can be enjoyed at one of the many seafood restaurants in town (at own cost).

The Delight Hotel

Sandwhich Harbour

Namib-Naukluft

Your guide will drive you to Walvis Bay for your half-day Sandwich Harbour activity. Sandwich Harbour is a marine sanctuary that supports more than 50,000 birds in the summer and 20,000 in the winter. See where the sand of the Namib meets the Atlantic Ocean and enjoy breathtaking scenery and a unique off-road driving experience. You will return to Walvis Bay around 12h30, and upon your return to Swakopmund, you will have time to enjoy the town or partake in optional activities.

The Delight Hotel

Swakopmund to the Namib Desert

Namib-Naukluft

A scenic drive takes you to the Namib Desert, passing through the scenic Kuiseb and Gaub passes as well as the Tropic of Capricorn before reaching Solitaire. You will stop at Solitaire for lunch and a slice of apple pie before continuing to Sossusvlei Lodge, where you will spend the last 2 nights of your safari.

Sossusvlei Lodge

Sossusvlei

Namib-Naukluft

Today, you enjoy an early morning excursion to Sossusvlei. You will see Dune 45, Dead Vlei and Sossusvlei before heading back to the lodge for lunch. The afternoon is spent exploring the Sesriem Canyon with a sundowner before heading back to the lodge to freshen up for dinner.

Sossusvlei Lodge

Windhoek

Your guide will drive you back to Windhoek International Airport. As you make your way back, you will take a scenic route through the Spreetshoogte Pass, where you may spot some game.

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