Upon landing at Windhoek International Hosea Kutako Airport, you are welcomed by a safari representative and transferred to your exclusive boutique hotel. The afternoon is yours to settle into your premier suite, explore some of Windhoek's city shops and rest from your flight. This evening, meet your private safari guide for a briefing before dinner at the hotel or one of the fine dining establishments in town. 

After breakfast, set out for Andersson's at Ongava. Located on the 30,000ha private Ongava Game Reserve on the southern boundary of Etosha National Park, Ongava is an exceptional place to view Namibia's diverse wildlife. Time permitting, your guide takes you into the park for your first game drive. Alternatively, you might like to relax at camp, soaking in the peaceful scenery and observing any game that comes to drink from the camp's waterhole. 

Spend today on safari in Etosha National Park and Ongava Reserve in search of wildlife. With your guide, you can decide to spend the entire day exploring the Park with lunch at a waterhole or to split game drives between the early morning and late afternoon with a short break to pay by the pool at our safari camp. Etosha National Park covers 22,270 square kilometers in northwestern Namibia. Game viewing centers around the numerous springs and waterholes, and sightings often include elephant, lion, giraffe, blue wildebeest, eland, kudu, gemsbok (oryx), zebra, rhino, cheetah, leopard, hyena, honey badger, and warthog, as well as the endemic black-faced impala.

We return to the lodge at sunset, in time for an enjoyable dinner under the stars. 

Continue onwards today, heading west into the vast and majestic landscapes that define the unique Damaraland area. Damaraland is an unexpected refuge for desert-adapted wildlife, such as desert-adapted elephants, giraffes, springbok, rhino, and even some predators. In Damaraland, the wildlife roams large tracks of unfenced desert landscapes, and sightings can be challenging. However, this is all part of the adventure in Namibia! 

Arrive at camp in the mid to late afternoon. If time allows, we may visit the Twyfelfontein rock engravings. 

Settle in for another peaceful evening on safari, listening to the sounds of wildlife and awe-inspiring nature that surrounds you. 

 

Rise early for breakfast before setting out on a 4x4 excursion along the ephemeral Aba-Huab and Huab River valley. Spend the morning exploring this incredible region, searching for the elusive game that calls this desert landscape home.  

Return to camp for lunch. In the afternoon have time to visit Twyfelfontein and other nearby attractions if you haven’t already done so or taken time to relax at camp for some well-deserved leisure time.  
 

Transfer this morning to the Twyfelfontein Airstrip. Say goodbye to our guide and board our scheduled light aircraft flight to the Namib Desert (stopping en-route in Swakopmund to re-fuel).  The following two nights are spent in the middle of this mesmerizing desert, offering the unique opportunity to explore the massive red dunes of Sossusvlei. 

Our flight from Swakopmund flies along the Diamond Coast, where weather permitting, we are treated to a bird's eye view over the salt pans, Sandwich Harbor abandoned mining camps and dune sea. A true highlight is the sighting of the Eduard Bohlen German cargo ship that ran aground in 1909 - this preserved shipwreck is a must-see for avid photographers! 
 
Please arrive at our Namib Desert lodge in the mid-afternoon. After settling in, you have the chance to take part in a shared afternoon activity or relax in the comforts of Hoodia Desert Lodge.

 

We awake early this morning for a magical excursion into the Namib Naukluft National Park. We enter the park gates at sunrise, capturing the dunes while the light is soft, and the sun's shadows accentuate the dunes' towering shapes and curves. The Namib Naukluft National Park boasts some of the highest free-standing dunes in the world. 

Your lodge-based guide will provide insight on the formation of the great Namib Desert and its myriad of creates and plants that survive in this challenging environment. After a whole morning of exploration, we will adjourn for a picnic breakfast in the shade of a camel thorn tree. Return to the lodge in the early afternoon for lunch, stopping along the way to view the Sesriem Canyon. 

Enjoy the rest of the afternoon at your leisure. 

Today, return to Windhoek on a shared flight from Damaraland. Arrive in Windhoek and settle into your hotel for one last evening in Namibia. The evening is yours to spend as you wish. 

Rise early to catch your regional flight to Zimbabwe, home of the thunderous wonder of Victoria Falls. Upon arrival, you are met by a safari representative who will transfer you to your hotel for the next two nights. 

Today we have the opportunity to partake in a variety of tours offered through Batonka Lodge. The lodge is also an ideal base from which to explore the mighty Victoria Falls. The "smoke that thunders" is located on the Zambezi River bordering Zambia and Zimbabwe and is considered the largest waterfall globally due to its impressive width of 5,604 feet. Few words can describe the feeling of standing at the base of nature's sheer power - this is a sight not to be missed! 

After breakfast meet your transfer to Victoria Falls airport for your onward flight home. Or, continue your exploration of southern Africa with a safari in Zimbabwe or South Africa.