
Family Fun – Self-Drive Tour 16 Days | Windhoek to Windhoek

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Travelling with kids is a worthwhile challenge in logistical planning. This tour ensures that juniors stay occupied, parents get their break while the entire family can enjoy some of Namibia’s most fascinating, fulfilling and fun destinations.

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World’s largest sand mass – Kalahari Desert
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World’s highest dunes at Sossusvlei & Dead Vlei
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2 unesco & 1 Ramsar World Heritage Sites
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Experience the cultures of the
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Damara
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San
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Wildlife discovery in the Etosha National Park
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Digital Itinerary
Tour Information
Days / Nights | 16 / 15 or 19 / 18 |
Stars/Ends | Windhoek |
Categories | Classic |
Recommended vehicle(Not included) | SUV or 4×4 Double Cab |
Day 1 / 50 km
WINDHOEK
After your arrival at the international airport, travel to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. Your guesthouse is situated in a quiet suburb and close to the city centre with its Afro-European flair and peaceful atmosphere. In the evening enjoy typical Namibian cuisine in one of the numerous restaurants in the city.
Capbon Guesthouse
Day 2 / 270 km
KALAHARI DESERT
After a leisurely breakfast, you travel south into the Kalahari Desert, marked by endless, red vegetated dunes inhabited by animal species such as Oryx, zebra, springbok, ostrich and bat-eared foxes. Your lodge lies amid this sandy expanse. Besides tame Oryx and springbok, you will be able to join the legendary Bushmen on a desert walk. (Optional)
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Lodge – Savannah Chalets – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 3
KALAHARI DESERT
Enjoy the day at leisure in the dune landscape of the Kalahari Desert. At a nearby waterhole, you can view different specially adapted game species or take the day off to relax and swim in the pool.
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Lodge – Savannah Chalets – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 4 / 350 km
SOLITAIRE
Travelling to your next lodge after breakfast, you travel along open plains and the town of Maltahöhe into the pre-Namib Desert. After a scenic drive through the Naukluft Mountains range, you reach your Guestfarm for the next two days. It offers you walking trails, relaxation and afternoon nature drives.
Ababis Guestfarm – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 / 320 km
SOSSUSVLEI
Before sunrise visit the awe-inspiring section of the Namib at Sossusvlei, where majestic apricot coloured dunes sew into the cloudless blue skies. This is the largest sandbox on Earth, and will undoubtedly have the kids screaming with delight when clambering up and down the many dunes! At Solitaire, enjoy a cup of coffee and taste the famous apple pie, reputedly the best in Africa!
Ababis Guestfarm – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 6 – 8 / 280 km
SWAKOPMUND
After another spectacular sunrise, travel alongside rugged yet liberating scenery to Swakopmund. Your hotel is situated close to the beach and the town centre. Having arrived in Swakopmund, the rest of the day is spent at leisure. With palm-lined streets and seaside promenades, Swakopmund is a very popular holiday destination in Namibia. Its pleasant summer climate and long stretched beaches attract anglers and surfers from all over Southern Africa. For the international guest, Swakopmund is a bohemian mix of German correctness and African time, laid back attitude with adrenalin activities, misty mornings and desert heat. It is colourful, it is vibrant, but most of all, it is fun. Swakopmund is thus fondly referred to as the “playground of Namibia”, it has numerous activities ranging from, adventure to exploring the fascinating features of the Namib Desert and the animals and plants that occur and survive here. Embrace the relaxed pace of this idyllic coastal town while enjoying coffee and freshly baked pastries in one of the many café’s. Alternatively explore the rugged, sweltering desert on a day tour, or view this awesome, environment from the air on a scenic flight. Find your inner child and push adrenaline to its limits with extreme adventures such as skydiving over the desert or quad biking and sand boarding on the dunes. Take time to get the feel of this quaint town with its historic buildings, museums, shopping arcades and beach bar that has transformed into its personality by the vibrant use of colour and the bohemian lifestyle.
Pension Rapmund – Breakfast
Day 9 / 240 km
ERONGO
Your journey continues into the Erongo Region. En-route you can visit the quaint town of Omaruru with its well-known chocolate factory, street cafes, souvenirs and natural scenery and Kristall Kellerei. Your lodge amidst bush landscape offers a personal insight into the everyday lifestyle of a Namibian farmer. Relax at the pool in the luscious garden, or enjoy a nature drive in search of game species.
Etendero Guestfarm – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 10
ERONGO
You have the day at leisure to spend exploring the farmland, or you can visit the many attractions the little town of Omaruru offers. One of only a few Namibian wine farms are situated adjacent to Omaruru along the lush Omaruru River – while parents can taste some of the wine produced here, the children can play in the large garden and also join the interesting wine tour. A Living Museum of the San/Bushman is also located in the Erongo Wildlife Conservancy close to Omaruru. This gives a unique insight into this age-old culture and traditions of Africa’s first inhabitants.
Etendero Guestfarm – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 11 / 300 km
ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, travel north to the Etosha National Park. This park, roughly the size of Switzerland, is one of Namibia’s most prized possessions and a real jewel when it comes to game viewing. Already in the afternoon, you can explore the park and its different areas, while in the evening you have the chance to view the wildlife at a flood-lit watering hole.
NWR Camp – Breakfast
Day 12 / 200 km
ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
Etosha Park is one of Africa’s largest and most diverse wilderness areas. During your adventure, you can spot 114 different animal species that live in this park! During the hottest part of the day you can stop over at one of the three resorts to enjoy lunch, and before sunset, you travel to your lodge, situated at the eastern border of the gate. This lodge is specially adapted for children and will promise your family two unforgettable and fun-filled days.
Mushara Bush Camp – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 13 / 200 km
ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
At breakfast, the children can mould and bake their cookies in the form of different animals. After breakfast, the children’s faces, and yours if you wish, get painted to resemble various animals found in the Etosha National Park. Entering the park, the group is enlightened by the guide on the variety of game seen and heard; promising a fun-filled yet educational game drive in this fantastic wildlife reserve. Upon return to your lodge relax beside the pool while the childminders entertain the children with different games and activities.
Mushara Bush Camp – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 14 / 320 km
OTJIWARONGO
After breakfast, travel south to your lodge, situated in one of Namibia’s best farming areas but also in a private nature reserve that is the home of a vast variety of animal species. Here you and your family can participate in nature drives and scenic walking trails, while the huge lawn and sparkling pool serve as an excellent hang out during the heat of the day.
Otjiwa Lodge – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 15
OTJIWARONGO
Enjoy the day at leisure. Attractions that are found close to your lodge consist of a crocodile farm in Otjiwarongo or the Cheetah Conservation Fund, which tirelessly promotes the survival of this endangered cat and also offers exceptional educational programs for children. The Waterberg Plateau offers wonderful walking trails as well as a restaurant where lunch can be enjoyed.
Otjiwa Lodge – Breakfast, Dinner
Day 16 / 340 km
DEPARTURE
After a relaxed breakfast, you travel south to Windhoek via Okahandja, where you can visit the large craft markets that line the streets. Your journey ends in Windhoek.
Breakfast
Product | Tour Code | Days | Departure | Category | Validity | Rack RATES | ||
From | To | p/Person | Sgl Supp | |||||
Family Fun (based on 2 Adults + 1 Child) | FF | 16 | Daily (o.R) | Comfort | 01-Nov-19 | 30-Jun-20 | NAD 24,050.00 | NAD 5,135.00 |
01-Jul-20 | 31-Oct-20 | NAD 24,455.00 | NAD 6,735.00 | |||||
Family Fun with 3 night extension (based on 2 Adults + 1 Child) | FF | 19 | Daily (o.R) | Comfort | 01-Nov-19 | 30-Jun-20 | NAD 28,750.00 | NAD 6,215.00 |
01-Jul-20 | 31-Oct-20 | NAD 29,155.00 | NAD 7,750.00 |