Bushmanland and Etosha Tour

7 days—Windhoek City Tour, Waterberg Plateau, Hoba meteorite, The San (Bushman) People, Kalahari Desert, Nyae nyae Pan, Eastern Etosha National Park.

$2800-4300 USD

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Safari summary

This is a combination of culture and wildlife tour. The main goal will be to visit the San People (Bushmen) in their natural area. The San population has been living in the vast Kalahari Desert region for over 20,000 years. Besides visiting them on a cultural tour, on our way there you will meet them going about their daily chores and one can interact with them in lodges where they are working. We will explore the Waterberg and part of Etosha as an icing on the cake before returning to Windhoek. Upon arrival, a city tour in Windhoek gives a detailed insight into the history from the German colonial times that influenced history and culture of the Namibian capital. This includes a visit to the Reiterdenkmal (horse rider monument), the Alte Feste (Old Fort), the Christuskirche (church) and the oldest building of Windhoek, the old ammunition building, as well as Windhoek’s three castles. After this orientation will visit the Waterberg Plateau area. There are several walking trails with information on the history to a site of the Battle of Waterberg (1904) and to a camp for Herero refugees (1906) – events that influence Namibian German relations till today. Enroute to Bushmanland, we will visit the world heaviest metallic meteorite. We will then spend 2 days with the San (Bushman) people to experience their way of life, past and present. We will then wind up our Bushmanland Tour by visiting the eastern part of the Etosha National Park.

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

Fine details

Safari highlights

Photography safari—with professional guide
Bushman | tribal visits
Wildlife sanctuaries

What’s included?

Accommodation
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

Arrival - Windhoek City Tour

You will be transferred from the airport to Windhoek. Depending on the time of arrival, you will embark on a city and township tour. During this 3-hour tour, an experienced guide will give you an insight into the history and some historical sites and buildings of Windhoek. The highlight of the tour is the visit of the ‘slum’ or ghetto area Katutura. This an orientation to your cultural tour you will be doing for the following days.

Hilton, Tenbergen, Utopia Hotels

Central Plateau- Waterberg Park

After breakfast, your guide will transfer you to the Central Plateau area of Namibia, the Waterberg. Upon arrival, you have several options of trails to hikes that you may do on your own at your own pace. Explore the valley of this private nature reserve on your own, on five demarcated trails with viewpoints. In the afternoon, we will embark on a sundowner drive with high chances of encountering white rhinos.

Waterberg Wilderness, Valley and Plateau Lodges

Bushmanland- Kalahari Desert

After breakfast, we will drive to Bushmanland, past the Hoba Meteorite. It weighs about 60 tonnes, and analysis suggests it is mostly iron (80%) and nickel with traces of cobalt, making it the largest single piece of meteorite in the world. After this long day of driving, we will have time to relax and feel the tranquility of the lodge area before dinner.

Tsumkwe Country Lodge

Bushman (San) People of Kalahari

We have a full day excursion accompanied by local San hunter and gatherers, to show us how they used to live traditionally and adjust to the Kalahari Desert without much surface water. It is not guaranteed that you will have success hunt but, the thrill of tracking and stalking potential prey is exhilarating. After dinner, we will experience traditional singing around the campfire, San woman playout their ritual games and the men mimicking antelope and giraffe movements.

Tsumkwe Country Lodge

Eastern Etosha National Park

Etosha

After breakfast, we will drive to the eastern part of Etosha National Park. We will have time for an afternoon game drive. Besides wildlife viewing, we will learn about a dialect of the San people, the Hei~//om people. Traditionally, they roamed the area now known as the districts of Tsumeb, Otavi, Outjo and Etosha National Park, including southern and western parts of Owamboland. Most of them work and live around the Etosha.

Namutoni, Mokuti and Mushara Lodges

Eastern Etosha National Park

Etosha

We will embark on a full day game drive, exploring this part of the park. The eastern Etosha has relatively higher rainfall hence more of the contact, the water level and artesian springs than man-made waterholes. Mammals include Black and White Rhinoceros, Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, African elephant, Plains Zebras, Southern giraffe subs. angolensis, Eland, Gemsbok, African Wild Cat, Spotted and Brown Hyaena among other animals.

Namutoni, Mokuti and Mushara Lodges