Day 1 / 50 km

WINDHOEK

Having arrived at the international airport, you collect your vehicle at the relevant car rental company kiosk and travel a short distance to Windhoek. Having checked into your guest house, enjoy the day at leisure or explore the city centre with its colonial-style buildings, street cafes and craft markets.

The Elegant Guesthouse

Day 2 & 3 / 250 km

KALAHARI DESERT

In the morning you travel into the largest sand mass on earth, the Kalahari Desert. The bushman refer to it as the “Soul of the World”, an emotive description for this area! With its deep red dunes and endless grass plains interspersed with acacia’s and shrubs, it is the only form of survival for a vast amount of specially adapted wildlife such as oryx, springbok and ostrich. Enjoy the opportunity to experience the fauna and flora that has survived this desert environment for thousands of years on an optional guided nature drive in the late afternoon, ending the day with a sundowner drink on one of the dunes. On the following day, you will take part in a walk guided by a bushman, taking you over the dunes of the Kalahari.

Intu Africa Camelthorn Lodge – Breakfast, Dinner + Free Walk guided by a bushman

Day 4 / 360 km

NAMIB DESERT

This morning you travel via endless plains and along stunning mountain ranges into the Namib Desert. Your lodge is situated near the gate to two of Namibia’s most celebrated attractions: Sossusvlei, with some of the highest dunes on Earth, and Sesriem Canyon. Both are visited the next day. 

The Elegant Desert Lodge – Breakfast, Dinner

Day 5 / 300 km

SOSSUSVLEI

Before sunrise, you travel to the gate of the Namib Naukluft Park. The best time to experience the Sossusvlei area is at sunrise when the light paints the dunes and desert palette into deep red, apricot and purple – this part of the day is also the most forgiving, as you are not exposed to the hot afternoon sun when clambering one of the mighty dunes. From Sossusvlei visit Dead Vlei, a surreal white clay pan surrounded by great dunes and dotted with age-old Camelthorn trees. Travelling back, visit the Sesriem Canyon, an 18 million-year-old gorge eroded into the conglomerate floor. Having returned to your lodge, cool off in the sparkling pool or take a refreshing drink while overlooking the desert plains.  

The Elegant Desert Lodge – Breakfast, Dinner + 1x Mountain Drive

Day 6 & 7 / 370 km

SWAKOPMUND

Today you travel via the Namib Naukluft Park to Swakopmund, a tranquil coastal town situated between the Namib Desert and the Atlantic Ocean. Visit the Welwitschia plains and the aptly named Moonlandscape (permit required), two of the attractions during this scenic drive. In Swakopmund, you will have the option of participating in some of the adventurous activities on offer. These could include scenic flights, dolphin cruises, quad biking, parasailing, dune boarding and parachuting. 

Hotel Zum Kaiser – Breakfast

Day 8 / 340 km

DAMARALAND

On your way to Damaraland, you can visit large lichen fields. You travel into Damaraland past Namibia’s highest mountain, the majestic Brandberg Mountain, which reminds of the volcanic era millions of years ago. Your lodge for the following night is situated near the Vingerklip, and you can enjoy the cooler part of the afternoon at a sundowner spot that overlooks the surrounding plains.

Vingerklip Lodge – Breakfast, Dinner

Day 9 / 350 km

ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK

After a relaxed breakfast, travel north to one of the most famed National Parks in Africa, where you will spend the next three nights. Your lodge is situated on a hill with a magnificent view over the Mopane landscape.

Etosha Village – Breakfast, Dinner

Day 10 & 11

ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK

You have the entire two days available for extensive game viewing experiences. The Etosha National Park surrounds a parched salt desert known as the Etosha Pan and is home to 4 of the Big Five – elephant, lion, leopard and rhino.  The park’s waterholes support a diversity of mammals and birds, including species such as black-faced impala, cheetah, and Namibia’s smallest antelope, the Damara dik-dik. Shortly before sunset, you travel back to your lodge.

Etosha Village – Breakfast, Dinner – 1 Night free of Charge

Day 12 & 13 / 390 km

OTJIHAVERA MOUNTAINS

In the morning you travel back south into the vicinity of Windhoek, where your guest farm is situated next to a dry riverbed and within the majestic Otjihavera Mountain range. The remainder of the day is spent at leisure beside the sparkling pool or the viewing deck. The following day you have the option of exploring the rich diversity of game species on an open-vehicle drive or a scenic walk. In the afternoon enjoy a sundowner drive on the lodge property.

The Elegant Farmstead – Breakfast + 1x Free Sundowner Drive

Day 14 / 100 km

DEPARTURE

After a hearty breakfast, you travel back to Windhoek or the international airport, where your tour ends.

Breakfast