This journey is conducted in a fully furnished 4×4 to combine 8 nights of camping with additional, cozier lodge stays (6 nights). After exploring the Kalahari Desert, you will proceed to the Namib’s ochre dune cords. After that, you’ll travel to the Skeleton Coast, one of the continent’s most sterile coastlines. Following a charming pause in Swakopmund, you will follow the desert elephants’ paths as you explore Damaraland. The exploration proceeds to the Epupa Falls, the seat of Himba supremacy. After that, it’s time to visit Etosha National Park and view all the species you’ve always imagined.
Trip Details
Tour Highlights
Explore iconic red dunes meeting the vast blue sky
Visit ancient petroglyphs created by early hunter-gatherers
Engage with nomadic tribes, learning about their unique traditions and way of life
Experience the vast, golden sands and the unique landscapes that define this part of the Sahara Desert
Discover Namibia's remote, mysterious coastline with shipwrecks and desert landscapes
Spend the night in a traditional Berber tent under the desert stars
Thematics
Adventure
Culture
Photography
Wildlife
Itinerary
DAY 1
Windhoek
Arrival at Windhoek airport, transfer to the premises of the 4×4 rental company where you will meet our English French-speaking representative, who will give you your travel documents and personally assist you in taking ...
Arrival at Windhoek airport, transfer to the premises of the 4×4 rental company where you will meet our English French-speaking representative, who will give you your travel documents and personally assist you in taking charge of your vehicle. He will do a complete review of your program with you, day by day, with a map to support it. Windhoek (pronounced “Vihnt houk”) has been the capital of the Republic of Namibia since its independence in 1990 after having been that of South West Africa. Windhoek means “place where the wind blows” in Afrikaans.
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DAY 2
Kalahari Desert
Departure at the wheel of your vehicle, towards the Kalahari, south-east of Windhoek. Stretching over nearly 500,000 km2, the Kalahari is a vast layer of sand 15 to 50 m deep. Today it covers most of Botswana as well as ...
Departure at the wheel of your vehicle, towards the Kalahari, south-east of Windhoek. Stretching over nearly 500,000 km2, the Kalahari is a vast layer of sand 15 to 50 m deep. Today it covers most of Botswana as well as part of eastern Namibia and South Africa. It is the ancestral land of the Bushman people.
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B, D
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
DAY 3
Sossusvlei
Stop at the gates of the Namib Naukluft park. The Namib forms one of the oldest and most arid deserts in the world, and covers more than 15% of the country on the Atlantic coast. It nevertheless extends over 2000 km, fro...
Stop at the gates of the Namib Naukluft park. The Namib forms one of the oldest and most arid deserts in the world, and covers more than 15% of the country on the Atlantic coast. It nevertheless extends over 2000 km, from the coast of South Africa to the Angolan border. The accumulation of sand and the formation of dunes extends between 40 and 15 million years. Crossing of the Central Namib.
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DAY 4
Sossusvlei
Day trip to Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei. Sossusvlei is located 60 km from the Sesriem Canyon, inside the Namib Naukluft Park. The dunes rise more than 375 meters above the Tsauchab River which flows from east to west to die...
Day trip to Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei. Sossusvlei is located 60 km from the Sesriem Canyon, inside the Namib Naukluft Park. The dunes rise more than 375 meters above the Tsauchab River which flows from east to west to die in the desert a few kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. They are among the highest dunes in the world. These dunes are located above an ancient petrified desert which forms a sandstone bedrock.
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DAY 5
Swakopmund
Have you recharged your camera batteries to immortalize the palette of colors that will soon be revealed to you, on the track through the gypsum plains and impressive gorges of the Central Namib? After crossing the Tropi...
Have you recharged your camera batteries to immortalize the palette of colors that will soon be revealed to you, on the track through the gypsum plains and impressive gorges of the Central Namib? After crossing the Tropic of Capricorn, you discover hyper-arid expanses, bordered by a vigorous ocean. We guarantee a radical change of atmosphere!
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DAY 6
Damaraland | Brandberg
We hit the road again, a very beautiful track on the skeleton road. If you leave early, take a little trip to Cape Cross. Otherwise you will enter Damaraland, our favorite region. The Brandberg is the highest mountain in...
We hit the road again, a very beautiful track on the skeleton road. If you leave early, take a little trip to Cape Cross. Otherwise you will enter Damaraland, our favorite region. The Brandberg is the highest mountain in Namibia. The Brandberg area is also popular for its wild beauty, desert elephants, herds of springboks in the wild.
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Tsaurab Valley Eco Camping
DAY 7
Damaraland | Etendeka
On the way to Hoada, you can possibly make a detour to visit the rock engraving site of Twyfelfontein. Stop at the foot of the Etendeka plateaus, which are one of the most spectacular areas of Damaraland. This region is ...
On the way to Hoada, you can possibly make a detour to visit the rock engraving site of Twyfelfontein. Stop at the foot of the Etendeka plateaus, which are one of the most spectacular areas of Damaraland. This region is home to a great diversity of animals and plants that will not fail to surprise and amaze you.
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DAY 8
Kaokoland | Hoanib, Sesfontein
Close to the village of Sesfontein, in the southern region of Kaokoland, the Hoanib wadi offers spectacular landscapes with its gorges and oases. It is also a living area for a large number of animal species (springboks,...
Close to the village of Sesfontein, in the southern region of Kaokoland, the Hoanib wadi offers spectacular landscapes with its gorges and oases. It is also a living area for a large number of animal species (springboks, oryx, giraffes, elephants, lions, etc.).
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DAY 9
Kaokoland | Epupa Falls
Morning departure towards the north. You will see the sublime reliefs of the Zebra Mountains then cross the village of Okongwati, surprising with its gigantic makalani palms and century-old specimens of Combretum Imberbe...
Morning departure towards the north. You will see the sublime reliefs of the Zebra Mountains then cross the village of Okongwati, surprising with its gigantic makalani palms and century-old specimens of Combretum Imberbe (lead trees). Arrival during the day at the Epupa Falls, a real notch in the Kunene River. The latter represents the physical border between Namibia and Angola.
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DAY 10
Kaokoland | Epupa Falls
Day in Epupa. The Himba people still operate according to ancestral rites and traditions. They are a proud and noble people. The women coat their bodies and hair with a mixture of red stone, hematite, and animal fat. All...
Day in Epupa. The Himba people still operate according to ancestral rites and traditions. They are a proud and noble people. The women coat their bodies and hair with a mixture of red stone, hematite, and animal fat. All have remained faithful to animist traditions.
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DAY 11
Etosha National Park
Today, early departure because an original experience awaits you on the Hobatere reserve, which has a border with the Etosha National Park. We advise you to arrive in the middle of the day to enjoy the lodge, where you w...
Today, early departure because an original experience awaits you on the Hobatere reserve, which has a border with the Etosha National Park. We advise you to arrive in the middle of the day to enjoy the lodge, where you will have lunch. You will then be driven to your private hideout for the night, a well-appointed treehouse, facing a watering hole attracting different animals at the end of the day. You will be able to observe the wildlife, with the possibility of enjoying an aperitif dinner (meal served cold on your private platform): we hope you see oryx, kudus, Hartmann’s zebras, giraffes, elephants…and why not a leopard at sunset?
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Hobatere Lodge “Tree house”
DAY 12
Etosha | Okaukuejo
Crossing the park with your rental vehicle, by car tour. You reach the South West part of Etosha Park. Its watering hole, lit all night, has made the reputation of this camp, due to the richness of the spectacle offered....
Crossing the park with your rental vehicle, by car tour. You reach the South West part of Etosha Park. Its watering hole, lit all night, has made the reputation of this camp, due to the richness of the spectacle offered. Okaukuejo gives access to beautiful viewpoints on the “Pan” of Etosha and its endless plains, favorite lands of felines, always on the lookout for troops of zebras, springboks, oryx, wildebeests which are numerous in this region.
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DAY 13
Etosha | Namutoni
Full day self-drive safari through Etosha Park. Onguma Tamboti Campsite is located outside the park, on the north-eastern border of Etosha Park, along the “Fisher Pan”. The landscape alternates between plains, shrubby sa...
Full day self-drive safari through Etosha Park. Onguma Tamboti Campsite is located outside the park, on the north-eastern border of Etosha Park, along the “Fisher Pan”. The landscape alternates between plains, shrubby savannahs, salt pans called “pans” in reference to the English word for “stove”, because it can be very hot in the middle of the day on these desert expanses!
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DAY 14
Windhoek
Return route to Windhoek. Installation in town to take advantage of the last shopping opportunities. Windhoek (pronounced “Vihnt houk”) has been the capital of the Republic of Namibia since its independence in 1990 after...
Return route to Windhoek. Installation in town to take advantage of the last shopping opportunities. Windhoek (pronounced “Vihnt houk”) has been the capital of the Republic of Namibia since its independence in 1990 after having been that of South West Africa. Windhoek means “place where the wind blows” in Afrikaans.
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DAY 15
Windhoek Airport
Time to return the vehicle to the rental company and transfer to Windhoek International Airport. Thanks you and have a nice flight!
Time to return the vehicle to the rental company and transfer to Windhoek International Airport. Thanks you and have a nice flight!
Hotels
River Crossing Lodge
River Crossing Lodge offers a serene marriage of blissful, undisturbed nature and comfortable modern amenities. The lodge is located on a pristine 6500 hectare reserve which is home to 19 different species of game, while being only a 5 minute drive from the heart of Windhoek.
Air Conditioning
WiFi
Villa Margherita
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The hotel’s name is a tribute to a remarkable woman who inspired many and amongst them the founders of Villa Margherita. “Margherita” also means daisy in Italian; a beautiful flower that embodies Love, Beauty, Transformation and New Beginnings – the very foundations of Villa Margherita itself. Villa Margherita is a small luxury boutique hotel in the heart of Swakopmund consisting of four stylish buildings which are all located close to each other on the same premises. A fusion of contemporary art and historic colonial buildings.
Air Conditioning
WiFi
SPA
Khowarib Lodge
Khowarib Lodge nestles on the banks of the Hoanib river in the magnificent Khowarib Gorge in north west Namibia. 14 tented chalets and self catering units project out from the river bank on stilts over the river bed providing unrivalled, shady views of the cliffs opposite. On the fringe of Kaokoland, the lodge offers a perfect jumping off point to explore the remote north west of the country, either independently or on one of the lodge’s extensive guided tours. The immediate surrounding area of Damaraland has many rich and interesting activities including desert adapted elephant and Himba settlements within easy reach.
WiFi
Epupa Falls Lodge
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Epupa Falls Lodge, on the banks of the Kunene River, is a privately owned lodge in remote northwest Namibia, offering an authentic wilderness experience and the ultimate off-the-beaten-track experience.
As the oldest accommodation in Epupa, Epupa Falls Lodge & Campsite is first and foremost an ambitious conservation project.
With accommodation for a maximum of 24 guests and +/- 40 campers, Epupa Falls Lodge & Campsite has the lowest ratio of staff to guests. This low footprint affirms our sustainable model of ecotourism.
Mariental
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch
Charming with Character
Located on the edge of the southern Kalahari in the mixed tree and shrub savannah, the lodge is crisscrossed by huge red sand dunes. We attach great importance to the preservation of nature and its living beings, so you can experience numerous species of animals and plants up close with us. Watch antelopes, springboks, zebras, ostriches, meerkats or cheetahs up close. Or let the authentic Bushmen introduce you to their ancient traditions.
WiFi
Sesriem Canyon
Sesriem Oshana Campsite
Ecolodge
Located inside the gates of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Sesriem Oshana is one of only two campsites within the Park and give guests unique access to the dunes. Designed for the adventurous traveller who needs a bit more comfort and luxury on their camping excursions, Sesriem Oshana Campsite blends in perfectly with the surrounding desert environment, dotted with wooden pergolas which provide shading for tents and caravans whilst campers can enjoy a BBQ overlooking the breath-taking Namib Desert.
Campers have full access to the shop, bar, restaurant and swimming pool at Sesriem (NWR).
Palmwag (Desert Elephants)
Tsaurab Valley Eco Camp
Ecolodge
We offer campsites nestled in the heart of Damaraland 50km outside of Uis in the direction of Khorixas, Erongo region of Namibia.
Base camp on the edge of the Ugab River has a treetop platform where you can set up the tent, or sleep under the open sky. Kitchen facilities with a braai area are located in the middle of the campsite. We make use of solar-operated warm water for the shower that is built into the mountain, and eco-composting long drops.
Our 2 Top camps are nestled in the mountain range making use of "open sleeping pods "created by nature itself. Here you have a small kitchen area with a braai, as well as your eco-friendly ablution facilities with hot and cold water, and an eco-composting long drop. Both these camps come with a majestic view of the mountain ranges and the Ugab River.
WiFi
Palmwag (Desert Elephants)
Hoada Campsite
Ecolodge
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Hidden amongst large grey granite boulders and flourishing mopane trees, Hoada Campsite is situated on the Khoadi/Hoas Conservancy close to Grootberg Lodge and just 75 kilometres from Kamanjab. It is another effort on the part of the community to raise funds for their people and showcase this isolated and unspoiled wilderness, with gratifying results.
A night or two here will ease the stresses of the modern world, as you take a step back in time and savour the basics of life again, with solitude, peace, views, and wilderness at your fingertips. This is the perfect place to rest on a tour of the vast open spaces of north-western Namibia.
Palmwag (Desert Elephants)
Hobatere Lodge
Ecolodge
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The Khoadi/Hôas Conservancy, home of Hobatere Lodge, is situated on the western border of Etosha National Park, a very short distance from the Galton Gate. This jewel of a lodge in its idyllic setting has earned it the nickname of “Little Etosha” due to its location and bounteous wildlife.
Upon entering the gates, you will immediately sense the tranquil ambiance of this quiet corner of the world. The drive to the lodge from this point is a mere 16 kilometres, however, based on the road conditions it can take a little time to navigate. This is the perfect opportunity to take your foot off the accelerator and look for the abundant game that inhabit this area while you drive through the spectacular bushveld and riverine vegetation.
WiFi
Opuwo
Okaukuejo Camping
Ecolodge
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Famous for its floodlit waterhole Okaukuejo Rest Camp is also the administrative centre of Etosha. Most visitors travel though this camp with its characteristic stone tower and Etosha Ecological Institute is also situated within the camp.
The rest camp was formerly a military outpost founded in 1901 and the tower was added in 1963. Located in the south of Etosha National Park, Okaukuejo is only 17 km from Anderson Gate. Okaukuejo offers a wide range of accommodation as well as all the necessities such as a petrol station and a shop. The restaurant and bar offer refreshments and delicious meals, while the swimming pool offers relief on hot days. The waterhole is a hub of animal activity starting in the early hours of the morning. Especially during winter diversity of game congregate in close proximity to the camp to quench their thirst.
Waterberg Plateau National Park
Onguma Tamboti Campsite
Ecolodge
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Camp sites are spread out around the main complex & there are ablution & cooking facilities allocated to each camp site. There is a large reception area with small supply store & restaurant. The main areas are built with a view over a waterhole.
Windhoek (Capital City)
Londiningi GuestHouse
Charming with Character
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Situated just 1.3 km from Eros Shopping Centre, Londiningi GuestHouse offers accommodation in Windhoek with access to an outdoor swimming pool, a garden, as well as luggage storage space. Featuring a bar, the property is located within 2.5 km of National Theatre Namibia. The guest house features rooms with air conditioning, free private parking and free WiFi.
At the guest house, each unit is fitted with a desk. Units are complete with a private bathroom fitted with a shower, while some units at the guest house also feature a patio. All units have a safety deposit box.
Air Conditioning
WiFi
Price Details
Included
All meals indicated as B, L or D
All accommodations in Double Twin occupancy
Accommodation in standard hotels
Expedition style tents, sleeping bags and mats
Local Guides specialized in the region
All entrance fees indicated in the itinerary
Private Vehicule location Jeeps 4X4 fully equiped for 4 person
Not Included
International flights
Domestic flights
Personal expenses
Additional drinks and meals
Tips
Laundry
Travel Insurance (mandatory)
Visa fees (if required)
Optional activities
Other items not mentioned as included
Minimum Deposit
30% (The last payment must be completed 45 days prior to the start of the trip.)
Price Base
Price for 2 people:
3.300 EUR
Price from 3 to 4 people:
3.300 EUR
Price from 5 to 6 people:
2.300 EUR
Price from 7 to 8 people:
2.300 EUR
* Price is indicated per person
Terms & Conditions
The terms of sale may differ based on the nature of your trip and how close your departure date is. Please review our conditions here for more information .
