Namibia for Connoisseurs

Day 1
WINDHOEK
After arrival at Windhoek International Airport, meet your guide who will take you to Windhoek by luxury vehicle to your hotel. Spend the remainder of the day relaxing or let your guide introduce you to the beautiful city of Windhoek.
Overnight at Heinitzburg Hotel – Dinner.

Day 2-3
KALAHARI DESERT
After breakfast, travel south into the Kalahari Desert, where your suite for the coming 2 nights is set in a panorama of open grassy plains, acacia woodlands and red sand dunes. Guests are welcome to explore the Kalahari Desert on foot, on the well-signposted network of hiking trails, by bicycle or on one of the nature drives in the morning or afternoon hours
Overnight at Kalahari Red Dune Lodge – Breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Day 4-5 | Flying
andBEYOND PRIVATE SOSSUSVLEI NATURE RESERVE
Scenic drives, flights and nature walks with resident guides reveal the fascinating wonders of the andBeyond Private Sossusvlei Nature Reserve as do picnics in the wild, sundowners on the dunes and dinners by candlelight.

An early start from the Lodge enters the Namib-Naukluft Park at sunrise. At Dune 45, you’ll realize the sheer size of the dunes. Take a gradual guided walk up to Deadvlei, which is a must for any Namibia visitor. The more energetic have the opportunity to climb to the upper ridge of Big Daddy Dune, one of the highest dunes in this area!
Overnight at andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge – Fully inclusive.

Day 6 | Flying
SWAKOPMUND
After breakfast, your flight takes you over a scenic desert route, over Conception Bay and Sandwich Harbor, various desolated diamond settlements and along the Atlantic coast to Swakopmund, where you are met by your guide and will take you to your beach side hotel. Here you have the rest of the day at leisure. A wide variety of optional activities are available in Swakopmund.
Overnight at Strand Hotel Suite – Breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Day 7-8 | Flying
SKELETON COAST
Embark a marine cruise along the Walvis Bay peninsula. Enjoy the interaction with Cape fur seals and dolphins while sipping cold sparkling wine and savouring the taste of fresh oysters and snacks. Afterwards, continue your flight via the shipwreck-strewn to the Skeleton Coast National Park. Here our secluded lodge is situated in a private concession, directly inside the Skeleton Coast National Park. The next day you have time to relax at leisure or take part in the many activities the lodge has to offer.
Overnight at Shipwreck Lodge – Fully inclusive.

Day 9 | 4WD
KAOKOLAND
Depart the skeleton coastline and head out to a remote area of the Kaokoveld. Deep in north-western Namibia, this area is a melee of towering mountains, sand dunes, and huge expanses of desert, scattered with unique wildlife and nomadic Himba settlements.
Overnight at Hoanib Valley Camp – Fully inclusive.

Day 10
KAOKOLAND
Explore the ephemeral Hoanib River with resident elephant, giraffe, oryx and springbok. Game drives will reveal desert-adapted elephant, as well as stately desert-adapted giraffe, and, if you’re very lucky, desert lion. The region is home to the largest population of free-ranging black rhino, and a day (or even a morning or an afternoon) tracking the magnificent beasts is an absolute must.
Overnight at Hoanib Valley Camp – Fully inclusive.

Day 11 | Flying
ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
Today you fly south over Damaraland to the private Ongava Game Reserve situated directly on the border of the Etosha National Park. Little Ongava is designed for privacy, luxury and an intimacy with nature and is arguably one of Namibia’s most luxurious accommodations with pristine views across the Ongava plains.
Overnight at Anderssons at Ongava – Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Day 12-13
ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, you reunite with your tour guide, enjoy a full day game drive through the Etosha National Park. Your time is devoted to the abundant wildlife found in the Etosha National Park, which surrounds a parched salt desert known as the Etosha Pan. The park is home to 4 of the ‘Big 5’ and its waterholes supporting a rich diversity of birds and mammals.
Overnight at Onguma, The Fort – Fully inclusive.

Day 14-15
AFRICAT FOUNDATION
After breakfast, you travel further south to the Ombili Project, dedicated to the plight of the Bushmen communities in Namibia. Continue to Okonjima, home to the AfriCat Foundation, a non-profit organisation committed to the long-term conservation of Namibia’s large carnivores, where your villa is situated in a secluded spot within the wildlife reserve. Activities on offer consist of guided nature drives, tracking adventures and excellent photographic safaris.
Overnight at Okonjima Bush Suite – Fully inclusive.

Day 16
N/A’ANKUSE NATURE RESERVE
After an optional morning walk and breakfast, travel back to Windhoek, where you are accommodated at the private Na’ankuse Nature Reserve. Enjoy an afternoon game drive and get pampered with an optional spa treatment.
Overnight at Zannier Hotels Omaanda – Fully inclusive.

Day 17
DEPARTURE
Today your guide will take you to the airport on time for your outbound flight.
Breakfast.