Namibia Adventure

Arrive on the international flight of your choice and meet your guide at the airport. Transfer into Windhoek to the Galton House. Tonight, enjoy dinner and get to know your guide at the guesthouse or one of the popular local restaurants. 

This morning, depart Windhoek and head south through the Khomas Hochland highlands before descending the Great Escarpment into the Namib Desert and the Neuhof Reserve. Enjoy a scenic picnic lunch en route, and arrive to your lodge in the late afternoon. Time depending, you can explore Sesriem Canyon with your guide, or just relax and freshen up before dinner. 

Begin your day with an early excursion into Namib Naukluft National Park, entering at sunrise to capture the dramatic dunes in soft light and long shadows. Explore the towering dunes of Sossusvlei and the surreal white clay pan of Deadvlei, learning from your guide about the unique flora, fauna, and geology of the Namib Desert. Enjoy a picnic under the shade of a camel thorn tree before returning to Camp Sossus for a late lunch. Spend the afternoon at your leisure with optional mountain biking or join an additional activity in the nature reserve (additional costs apply).

Today, drive northwest through the desert landscapes of the Namib Naukluft National Park, passing the Gaub and Kuiseb canyons. Arrive at the coast in Walvis Bay before continuing to Swakopmund. Explore the town and waterfront before dinner at The Tug, a restaurant known for its seafood. Stay overnight at the Swakopmund Guesthouse near the beach and town center.

After an early breakfast, head south along the coastal road to Walvis Bay for a kayaking adventure in the outer lagoon. After meeting your kayaking guide, take a short drive to Pelican Point, where you see the lighthouse, salt works, and abundant birdlife. Kayak among Cape fur seals, dolphins, pelicans, flamingos, and other seabirds, with a chance to spot whales or leatherback turtles.

Afterward, explore the Walvis Bay waterfront before returning to Swakopmund for an afternoon at leisure. Optional activities, such as scenic flights or sandboarding, can be arranged at your expense. 

After breakfast, continue your safari as you trip north and east into the stunning and diverse Damaraland region. Along the way, pass Brandberg Mountain, Namibia’s tallest peak, and take in the breathtaking scenery, with opportunities to spot wildlife. Damaraland’s unique landscape features colorful plains, towering table-topped mountains, ancient riverbeds, and unusual vegetation shaped by millennia of erosion. The vastness and solitude of this wilderness create a true sense of remoteness.

Arrive at Camp Doros, located on a high bank overlooking a dry riverbed and Mopane groves in a core area for desert-adapted black rhino. Settle into the camp’s cozy common spaces, which include a lounge, dining room, campfire deck, and plunge pool. Activities here focus on tracking the rare black rhino with an experienced Rhino Ranger, as well as nature walks and drives.

Start your day with an exhilarating rhino-tracking experience, guided by local trackers. Namibia’s desert-adapted black rhinos are among the only free-roaming populations in Africa, and the opportunity to search for them in their natural, unfenced habitat is a rare privilege. Learn about their behaviors, adaptations, and the vital conservation efforts that have helped protect them. Return to camp for a freshly prepared lunch and take some time to relax during the midday heat.

In the late afternoon, head out for a scenic nature drive or walk to explore the vast landscapes of Damaraland. Discover the unique desert ecosystem and its fascinating flora and fauna, while marveling at the region’s rugged beauty. Camp Doros collaborates closely with the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT), an NGO that has played a critical role in preserving these endangered rhinos, whose population has rebounded from near extinction in the 1980s and 1990s.

This morning, travel to Palmwag Lodge and meet your Etendeka guide at 4:00 PM (you have to be at Palmwag Lodge at 3:30 PM at the latest). Begin a 2-3 hour guided walk into the Etendeka Concession, a remote wilderness with rocky plains and open landscapes. Your guide will share insights into the desert's plants, trees, and wildlife tracks along the way.

At Camp One (River Camp), settle into your raised sleeping platform overlooking a waterhole, where wildlife such as Hartmann’s mountain zebra and oryx may be seen. Dinner will be prepared over an open fire, followed by a night under the stars.

This experience focuses on simple comfort and connecting with the environment, with guides providing knowledge about the area's geology and wildlife.

This experience provides a rare opportunity to connect deeply with nature, with knowledgeable guides sharing their insights into the area's geology, ecology, and history. Overnight at the Etendeka Hiking Trail Experience, enjoying the simplicity and tranquility of the untamed desert.

After your first night at camp, you wake up early and enjoy breakfast before packing your snacks and water into the provided backpacks. You start the 15 km (9 miles) to 20 km (12 miles) walk to Hill Camp, which takes about 6 to 7 hours, depending on your group’s pace. Your guide points out animal tracks and shares information about the area.

You stop for refreshments along the way and aim to reach Hill Camp by early afternoon. Once there, you enjoy a late lunch and some rest. Hill Camp, located on top of Crystal Mountain, offers views and rock formations with crystals. In the afternoon, you take a short walk around the plateau.

After dinner around the campfire, you settle into your sleeping platform on the mountain's edge for the night.

After breakfast, transfer by road to Etosha National Park for a game drive across the southern section of the park. Travel through vast savannahs and salt pans in search of elephants, giraffes, zebras, springbok, and the chance to spot predators such as lion and cheetah. Continue to the western boundary, where the trip leads into Etosha Heights Private Reserve.

Arrive in the afternoon at Safari House, an exclusive-use homestead designed for small groups. The property offers four comfortable rooms, a family-style atmosphere, a private pool, and a waterhole with its own hide for close wildlife viewing. Settle in and enjoy the relaxed setting before dinner is served. Evening time brings the chance to watch wildlife gather at the waterhole, beginning the stay in Etosha Heights with a memorable encounter.

Transfer to Etosha National Park for a guided game drive in a 4x4 vehicle, with the chance to see elephants, lions, rhinos, and other wildlife. Lunch is enjoyed either at a rest camp or as a picnic near a waterhole.

In the afternoon, continue to Etosha Heights Private Reserve and check in at Safari House, a private homestead with a pool and waterhole. Dinner and overnight at Safari House.

After breakfast, you depart for Okonjima, traveling through Outjo and Otjiwarongo to reach the Okonjima Nature Reserve. After checking in, enjoy the peaceful atmosphere. In the afternoon, join a guided activity with an Okonjima guide.

Okonjima Luxury Bush Camp offers a variety of activities, including game drives, hiking, and bird watching. 

Early in the morning, for one last activity before returning to Windhoek for your international flight home. Departure flight must be no earlier than 4:30 pm to allow for morning activity at Okonjima and drive back to Windhoek.