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Small Group Touring
Namibia Highlights
10 Days Windhoek to Windhoek
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Day 1: Windhoek - Sossusvlei This morning you will be collected from your Windhoek accommodation. You will then experience the everchanging landscapes of this magnificent country before arriving at your lodge. Your accommodation for the next two nights is situated at the foot of towering petrified dunes of the protomorphic Namib Desert. Overnight: Namib Desert Lodge Day 2: Sossusvlei An early morning start provides an artists palette as the colours of the sands change with sunrise at Sossusvlei, a photographers dream. Explore some of the many dunes surrounding Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei, before visiting the 30-metre deep Sesriem Canyon, formed 18 million years ago by the erosive force of the Tsauchab River. This afternoon is at leisure.(B) Day 3: Sossusvlei - Swakopmund Today, travel via mountain ranges and scenic canyons to the coastal town of Swakopmund, where you will enjoy a two-night stay. En route you may be fortunate to come across Springbuck, Oryx, Ostriches and elusive Mountain Zebra. You'll also explore Vogelfederberg, an artistically eroded granite hill, before traveling via Walvis Bay and the Atlantic shore to your accommodation. In the afternoon, there will be a short excursion into the desert to see the
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Welwitschia mirabilis, the oldest desert plant on earth, before enjoying a sparkling wine sundowner at the eroded Valley of the Moon' landscape.(B) Overnight: Swakopmund Hotel Day 4: Swakopmund Today is at leisure to explore the town of Swakopmund. There are numerous guided and adventure activities on offer in Swakopmund including amongst others dolphin cruises, scenic flights, quad biking, dune boarding and desert explorations (at own expense).(B) Days 5: Swakopmund - Damaraland After breakfast, travel inland past the Brandberg, Namibia's highest mountain (2579m), into Damaraland. This part of Namibia belongs to one of the least populated and most geologically diverse areas in Africa and is home to the rare
Desert Elephant and the Black Rhino. Prior to checking into your lodge, you will visit the burnt mountain and the organ pipes; these geological phenomena are particularly stunning during the late afternoon.(B) Overnight: Twyfelfontein Lodge Day 6: Damaraland - Etosha National Park An early morning visit to Twyfelfontein world heritage site, where bushman communities engraved and painted over 2500 pictures some 6000 years ago. After, proceed via the petrified forest to a traditional himba settlement, where you will meet these proud and statuesque nature people and learn more about their unique and age-old cultures and traditions. After, you will be taken to your lodge, situated close to the world-renowned Etosha National Park, where you will enjoy the next three nights. (B) Overnight: Etosha Safari Lodge Day 7 & 8: Etosha National Park The following two days are devoted purely to the abundant wildlife found in the Etosha National Park. It surrounds a parched salt desert known as the Etosha Pan and is home to four of the 'Big 5'. With 114 different animal and 340 different bird species, this park potentially represents one of the most diverse game areas the continent has to offer. (B) Day 9: Etosha National Park - Okahandja After breakfast, you will leave Etosha and travel south towards Windhoek. En route, visit a large wooden craft market at Okahandja, before travelling the short distance to your lodge. The remainder of the day can be spent at leisure by the pool, or on a lion feed excursion. (B) Overnight: Okapuka Game Ranch Day 10: Okahandja - Windhoek After a leisurely breakfast, you will travel back to Windhoek to explore the capital. Here your tour will come to an end. (B)
Prices Include
* Services of a professional tour guide * Transportation as detailed * All accommodation and meals as detailed in the itinerary; B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner * Game activities as detailed in the itinerary
Tour Prices
Prices per person in £'s from
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Namibia Highlights
Twin 1084 1247 Single 1249 1437
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Departures: 2009: Jan 11, 25. Feb 8, 22. Mar 8, 22. Apr 5, 19. May 3, 17. Jun 7, 21. Jul 5, 19. Aug 9, 23. Sept 6, 20. Oct 4, 11, 18, 25.
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Highlights Include * The world's oldest and most awe-inspiring sand dunes at Sossusvlei * Explore the Central Namib Desert and view the ancient desert plant 'Welwitschia Mirabilis' * The coastal playground of Swakopmund * Desert elephants of Damaraland * Enjoy close contact with the wildlife in the Etosha National Park
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