Compare Cape Desert Safari (Southbound) by Acacia Africa vs 7-Day Luxury Namibia Fly-in & Private Guided Safari by Ker & Downey Africa

Day 1 – 4: Windhoek – Etosha – Spitzkoppe

Leaving Windhoek we travel north to Etosha National Park, a reserve surrounding a giant salt pan. We track game for two days in this vast arid region and camp beside a floodlit waterhole, on the lookout for night time wildlife. From Etosha we travel on tothe mighty Spitzkoppe with its rocky outcrops and ancient bushman paintings, and set up camp amongst the idyllic scenery.

Day 5 – 8: Swakopmund – Namib Naukluft National Park - Bethanie

From Spitzkoppe we head south to the coastal town of Swakopmund where we can relax or enjoy optional activities such as quad-biking and sand-boarding! We continue south to Solitaire then to the Namib Naukluft Park, the world’s oldest desert. Clamber to the top of a dune for a dramatic view over the vast red sands at dawn and enjoy a walk through the dunes. Leaving the park, we head south through the arid lands to Bethanie and our camp for the night.

Day 9 - 12: Fish River canyon – Gariep (Orange) River - Western Cape – Cape Town

Further south we visit another natural wonder of Africa - Fish River Canyon, the second-largest canyon in the world. Crossing the border into South Africa we camp on the banks of the Gariep (Orange) River and enjoy a relaxing afternoon. The tour ends in the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town, one of the world’s most attractive cities.

Days 1 - 2: Namibrand Nature Reserve

You'll be collected from the airport.

Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

This morning you will be collected from your guesthouse or hotel of choice in Windhoek and taken to Eros Airport, for your

scheduled light aircraft flight to the Sossusvlei area. The flight will take you over the central highlands of Namibia before descending after the escarpment and on over the Namib Desert to land at the Sossusvlei Desert Lodge airstrip situated in the NamibRand Nature Reserve. Upon arrival you will be met by your local guide who will transfer you to your lodge with time to settle in. The afternoon can be spent enjoying many of the activities offered by the lodge.

The next morning you will rise early for a magical excursion into the Namib Naukluft National Park, entering the Park gates at sunrise to capture the dunes whilst the light is soft and shadows accentuate their towering shapes and curves. This area boasts some of the highest free-standing sand dunes in the world.

Days 3 - 4: Twyfelfontein

After a leisurely breakfast you are transferred back to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight north up to Mowani Mountain

Camp for a two nights stay. This flight includes flying over the Namib Sea Sand two shipwrecks, seal colonies along the Atlantic Ocean, abandoned diamond camps and Walvis Bay lagoon and salt works. This is a scheduled seat rate and not private charter, but a scenic route will be flown.

The rest of the afternoon can be spent on a guided excursion to visit the rock engravings at Twyfelfontein (a World Heritage

Site) and the interesting geological sites of the local area around the lodge. After an early breakfast you will be treated to an exciting 4x4 excursion along the ephemeral Aba Huab River valley to explore this remarkable region and to search for game, especially the elusive desert adapted elephants if they are in the area. Damaraland is home to a variety of desert adapted wildlife and hidden desert treasures.

Days 5 - 6: Ongava Private Game Reserve

This morning you will have an early departure from Mowani Mountain Camp as you make your way north deeper into the heart of Damaraland, having a picnic lunch en route, and you will arrive at Ongava Lodge on the southern border of Etosha in the late afternoon.

You will be treated to an exciting morning guided game drive into the Etosha National Park, to see more of the wide

variety of game and bird species that are to be found there before returning to Ongava Lodge for a late lunch. There is then time to relax by the refreshing swimming pool before you head out again for an afternoon game drive before exiting the park before sunset.

Activities and Services:

Ongava Lodge - Game drives on Ongava Game Reserve

Ongava Lodge - Excursions into Etosha National Park

Ongava Lodge - Guided Nature Walks

Ongava Information System and Visitor Centre

Recommended:

Ongava Lodge - Camp Hide

Day 7: End of Itinerary

After breakfast this morning you will make your way south from the Etosha National Park through the small towns of Outjo and Otjiwarongo before stopping at the Okonjima AfriCat Day Centre, a wonderful highlight with which to conclude your safari. Okonjima is home to the AfriCat Foundation, a wildlife sanctuary which focuses on the research and rehabilitation of Africa's big cat. You arrive in time for the late morning departure and tour of the centre. Here you will learn about the function and vision of the AfriCat Foundation and will also get to meet some of the Foundation’s special captive carnivore ambassadors. You enjoy lunch afterward.

After the excursion and freshening up, the journey continues further south to arrive back in Windhoek in the late afternoon, just as the sun is setting. Upon your arrival in Windhoek you will be transferred to your accommodation establishment of choice, or out to the Windhoek International Airport.

Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.

You'll be dropped off at the airport.