Price

$1,665.00

Price

Price Final on Booking

Duration

11 Days / 10 Nights

Min Age

Location

Windhoek

11-Day Namibia Highlights Self-drive Safari – Luxury – NETT

Overview

Windhoek – Sossusvlei – Swakopmund – Walvis Bay – Damaraland – Etosha South – Etosha East 11 Days / 10 Nights

Introduction

You could spend a lifetime exploring Namibia. Here we’ve assembled the highlights in the 11-day Namibia Highlights Safari – a journey of fascinating discovery that includes the Sossusvlei in the Namib-Naukluft Park, the Skeleton Coast, Damaraland and Etosha National Park.The Namib Desert covers the entire Namibian coastline of over 1,500km and sweeps up to 200km inland. It is the planet’s oldest desert and has an astonishing diversity of landscapes and habitats including the Great Sand Sea of Sossusvlei and the surreal Skeleton Coast north of Swakopmund.Damaraland’s scenic rocky outcrops and sandy riverbeds form a vast undulating landscape that shelters a variety of desert-adapted wildlife including elephant, rhino, lion and some rather hardy plains game.Etosha National Park’s plains game come to drink during the middle of the day when predators are most lethargic; thus it’s not uncommon to have a collage of several different species in the same frame. Lions, elephants and several endemic species of antelope and birds – including 46 raptors – add to the game viewing excitement.

Accommodation	Destination	Basis	Duration
The Weinberg Windhoek	Windhoek	B&B	1 Night
Namib Outpost	Sossusvlei	D,B&B	2 Nights
Strand Hotel Swakopmund	Swakopmund	B&B	2 Nights
Mowani Mountain Camp	Damaraland	D,B&B	2 Nights
Ongava Lodge	Etosha South	FB	1 Night
Mushara Outpost	Etosha East	D,B&B	2 Nights

Key B&B: Bed and Breakfast D,B&B: Dinner, Bed and Breakfast FB: Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Price

Low Season
2 guests – USD 3 950 per person sharing
4 guests – USD 3 765 per person sharing

Single supplement – USD 1 580

High Season
2 guests – USD 4 645 per person sharing
4 guests – USD 3 990 per person sharing

Single supplement – USD 1 665

Day 1: The Weinberg Windhoek, Windhoek

Day Itinerary

You will be met by the car rental company representative on arrival and transferred to their offices in Windhoek to complete all rental procedures
You will then meet with our representative to hand over your travel documents
The remainder of the day can be spent relaxing at your own leisure
For dinner tonight, you can head into town for a bite to eat at one of Windhoek’s well known restaurants

Overnight: The Weinberg Windhoek

Meet and Greet

NTS Car Hire -Toyota Fortuner SUV Self-Drive

4×4 Toyota Fortuner

Adventure and luxury combine in this comfortable 4-wheel drive vehicle. This is the way to do a self-drive if you ask us. A lifestyle vehicle with the same “off road” performance as other 4×4’s without feeling all the bumps along the way. Travel in style.

Includes:

GPS, ZERO excess – maximum insurance, tyre & windscreen cover, unlimited mileage, 2nd spare tyre, additional driver, cell phone with local sim

Basis

Bed and Breakfast

Day 2-4: Namib Outpost, Sossusvlei

Day Itinerary

Windhoek – Sossusvlei 350km – approximately 5 to 6 hours

After breakfast, you can still pop into town for anything you might need and then depart heading south from Windhoek to your lodge for the next 2 nights
The route will take you either via the beautiful Spreetshoogte or Remhoogte Pass, both showcasing the natural beauty of Namibia
Wake up early for breakfast (Day 3) and then head to the entrance to Sossusvlei, the Sesriem Gate
Spend the whole day in the beautiful Sossusvlei area, exploring the highlights: Sossusvlei, Dead Vlei, Dune 45, Big Daddy, Elim Dune and the Sesriem Canyon
Return to the lodge for lunch or arrange a lunch pack to enjoy in the dunes and return late afternoon for a well-earned rest
Optional extra activities: Guided Sossusvlei excursion, Hot air balloon safari, Nature drives

Overnight: Namib Outpost

Basis

Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

Day 4-6: Strand Hotel Swakopmund, Swakopmund

Day Itinerary

Sossusvlei – Swakopmund 350km – approximately 5 to 6 hours

Depart after breakfast and head north to Solitaire, then west crossing the Tropic of Capricorn, through the Gaub and Kuiseb Canyons via the Namib Gravel Plains to the coast
Either via Walvis Bay to Swakopmund, or (recommended) detour via Ganab to the Welwitschia Plains and Moon Landscape
The Namibian coastline is generally known as The Skeleton Coast due to the barren areas, shipwrecks and, in days gone by, whale skeletons left on the beach
1 full day is set aside for this lovely area where Swakopmund and Walvis Bay offer a wide range of activities such as: Dolphin cruise, Sandwich Harbour excursion (a real Skeleton Coast experience), Dune quad biking, Sand boarding, Sea kayaking, Lots more…
Lunches and dinners can be enjoyed at a cafe or restaurant overlooking the sea

Overnight: Strand Hotel Swakopmund

Basis

Bed and Breakfast

Day 6-8: Mowani Mountain Camp, Damaraland

Day Itinerary

Swakopmund – Damaraland 445km – approximately 7 to 8 hours

Head north along the Skeleton Coast, via Henties Bay to visit the Cape Cross seal colony. Along the way, stop at the Lichen Fields as well as the ship wreck between the colourful small town of Wlotskasbaken and Henties Bay
Backtrack to Henties Bay and head inland through wide open plains to Uis, then north to the Twyfelfontein area
Visit to Namibia’s Open Air Museum, the Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings as well as the interesting Organ Pipes rock formations and Burnt Mountain
Take a drive west (4×4 needed) to the Huab River to look for desert adapted elephants as well as other game such as oryx, springbok, ostrich and more (recommended with a lodge guide)
Visit the Damara Living Museum for a hint of culture.

Overnight: Mowani Mountain Camp

Basis

Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

Day 8: Ongava Lodge, Etosha South

Day Itinerary

Damaraland – Etosha (south) 325km – approximately 4 to 5 hours

After breakfast, drive east towards Khorixas stopping at the Petrified Forest en-route
From Khorixas head further east along the tar road to Outjo and then north to your lodge which is situated very close to the southern entrance of Etosha, the Anderson Gate
If time permits, enter Etosha for an afternoon game drive. Depending on how often you stop today, you should arrive at your lodge in time for lunch (optional extra)
On entering the park, the first stop would be Okaukuejo where you pay your entry fee and I suggest you pop in at the local shop to purchase some drinks and snacks and most importantly, a map of Etosha which will show you all the waterholes along the way
Etosha is one of Africa’s great game parks. With 114 species of mammal and 340 species of birds you are sure to see a great variety of wildlife on your safari

Overnight: Ongava Lodge

Basis

Full Board – Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch

Day 9-11: Mushara Outpost, Etosha East

Day Itinerary

Etosha (south) – Etosha (east) a full days game drive through the park

From one side to the other side of the park is a full day game drive as you drive slowly east stopping at numerous waterholes along the way
Take a slow drive in the morning and ending for lunch at the Halali Resort which is half way between Okaukuejo and the eastern exit gate or take a picnic lunch along and stop off at a waterhole
1 full day is set aside for game viewing, either all day or alternate with morning and afternoon drives. These are self-drive game drives but you can arrange at the lodge to go with their open safari vehicle and guide (optional extra).

Overnight: Mushara Outpost

Basis

Dinner, Bed and Breakfast

Day 11: End of Itinerary

Day Itinerary

Etosha (east) – Windhoek 490km – approximately 6 hours

Head back to Windhoek today, where the vehicle is dropped off and your holiday comes to an end
Transfer to the airport to catch your departure flight. (Keep in mind that you need to be at the airport 2 hours prior and the airport is still a 45 minute to 1 hour drive from town.)

Basis

Bed and Breakfast

Services

Accommodation as indicated – can change depending on availability and request at time of booking
Meals as indicated
Meet and greet upon arrival
Car hire: 4X4 Toyota Fortuner – Zero Excess
Airport transfers on arrival and for departure
Tour file with detailed itinerary, map with route descriptions, vouchers etc.
24 hour personal and friendly support
Fast and efficient response to service providers

Items of a personal nature
Optional extra activities
International flights
Holiday or personal insurance
Staff gratuities
Park entry fees
Fuel for vehicle rental
Visas and visa applications

Maps

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