Namibia Highlights Tour

9 Days/ 8 Nights: Guided Tour or Self-drive Tour: departure daily, itinerary can be changed upon request

HIGHLIGHTS: Windhoek – Sossusvlei – Swakopmund – Cape Cross – Khorixas – Etosha – Windhoek

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Christus Kirche

Sossusvlei

Zebras in Etosha

Itinerary

9 Days/ 8 Nights

HIGHLIGHTS: Windhoek – Sossusvlei – Swakopmund – Cape Cross – Khorixas – Etosha – Windhoek

Day 1: Windhoek Arrive Windhoek International Airport, pick up your rental car and travel via the scenic and steep Spreetshoogte Pass to your Lodge near Sossusvlei (BB Sossusvlei) approx. 380 km

Day 2: Sossusvlei & Sesriem Canyon Today’s journey takes you to famous Sossusvlei with its star shaped dunes, some of which measures up to 325 metres. Visit Sesriem Canyon, the name derives from the time of the first settlers when six thongs made of ox leather (Afrikaans: riem) were required to pull up buckets of water from the pool in the gorge. The Tsauchab River has cut a 50m deep gorge into the schist layers of metamorphic rock. Optional guided nature drives in a comfortable all-terrain game viewing vehicles are offered. (BB Sossusvlei)

Day 3: Kuiseb Canyon & Swakopmund Continue to Swakopmund, Highlights on the way are the Kuiseb Canyon and the lagoon at Walvis Bay. (BB Swakopmund) approx. 300 km

Day 4: Namib Desert Enjoy a day trip into the Namib Desert. Visit the vast gravel plains of the Namib and Namibia’s most celebrated plant, the Welwitschia mirabilis and the “Moon Valley”, an unusual view overlooking the landscape formed by the valleys of the Swakop River. (BB Swakopmund)

Day 5: Cape Cross & Damaraland Travel northwards along the coastline to Cape Cross. The Cape Cross Seal Colony is the breeding place of the Cape Fur Seals. About 80 000 to 100 000 seals inhabit Cape Cross. Continue to Damaraland. (BB Khorixas) approx 320 km

Day 6: Twyfelfontein, Petrified Forest & Vingerklip Visit the Petrified Forest, which is over millions of years old. Here you will find some antediluvian flood deposited giant tree-trunks, some up to 30 m long. The age of these fossil trunks is an estimated 200 million years old. The Vingerklip (finger rock) is a towering finger of limestone and rises 35m above its base. This is a remnant of a plateau formed over 15 million years ago. Continue to the world famous Etosha National Park. The Etosha National Park consists of almost 23 000sq.km saline desert, savannah and woodlands in one of the largest parks in Africa. A total of 114 species of mammals are found in the park including the Big Five” and rare and endangered species like the black-rhino and black-faced impala. (BB Etosha National Park) approx. 250 km

Day 7: Etosha Full day game viewing in the park. Other large game includes blue wildebeest, mountain and plains zebra, hyena and lion. Cheetah and leopard complete the trio of “big cats”. About 300 bird species occur in the park, of which about one third are migratory, including the European bee-eater and several species of waders. (BB Etosha National Park) approx. 145 km.

Day 8: Return to Windhoek En route from Etosha you can stop at Lake Otjikoto and the mining town of Tsumeb. Travel further via Okahandja to Windhoek. Okahandja is the cultural centre of the Herero community of Namibia. The woodcarver’s market has a variety of interesting handmade objects to offer. The carvers mainly use the indigenous wood. (BB Windhoek) approx. 540 km

Day 9: Windhoek City & Return Flight Morning at leisure. Windhoek has a pleasant ambience of tranquility and leisure with its continental-style sidewalk cafes and beer gardens. The city is considerably enhanced by stately historic buildings in the German architectural style of the turn of the century. Old buildings which lend a singular charm to the city include the historic seat of government which is known as the “Tintenpalast” and the “Christuskirche” with its graceful spire. The white-walled “Alte Feste” which was once a fort and now a museum reflects the history of the country. In the afternoon drive to Windhoek Airport, drop off your rental car and depart. Approx. 40 km

Self-drive Tour in rented car: Prices per person, sharing (calculated for 2 persons travelling together)

departure daily, itinerary can be changed upon request

This tour can be adapted to suit customer needs & can also be booked as Guided Tour!

Further Tour information:

9 Days/ 8 Nights: Self-drive Tour in rented car: departure daily, itinerary can be changed upon request Self-drive Tours: (Prices are “Per person sharing”, based on 2 participants traveling together. Prices for more or fewer participants are available on request) Included: Accommodation, breakfast, Car rental (Gr.B) Tourism Levy, VAT Excluded: All Flight costs, all Entrance fees & meals other than those specified above, Park Entrance fees, all Gratuities, Medical Aid or Travel Insurance