This quintessential journey encompasses Namibia’s attractions as a whole: stunning landscapes, endless skies, barren deserts, rugged mountains and spectacular wildlife. Explore the dunes of Sossusvlei and the awesome space of the Namib Desert. Encounter the stark beauty of the Skeleton Coast, marine life around Swakopmund and the game-filled savannahs of Etosha. Such experiences are enhanced by a range of Discoverer camps and lodges, including diverse activities such as a dolphin cruise with private beach lunch at Walvis Bay, hiking and cycling in Damaraland, interacting with the Damara and Himba peoples (dependent on their movements) and tracking black rhino on foot in Damaraland.
BRIEF ITINERARY:
Days 1 & 2: Drive from Windhoek to Kulala Wilderness Camp, Sossusvlei
Days 3 & 4: Drive to Hansa Hotel, Swakopmund
Day 5: Transfer by road to Damaraland Camp, Damaraland
Days 6 & 7: Drive to Desert Rhino Camp, Damaraland
Days 8 & 9: Road transfer to Ongava Tented Camp, Ongava Game Reserve, Etosha
Days 10, 11 & 12: Fly to Skeleton Coast Research Camp, Skeleton Coast National Park
Day 13: Fly to Windhoek
Create your own Namibia safari by building your own unique and exclusive itinerary that explores four distinct regions: the sands and red dunes of Sossusvlei; the icy, life-filled coasts at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay; the stark plains of Damaraland, with their desert-adapted elephants; and the amazing wildlife abundance on the savannah of Etosha. This circuit-style safari offers daily departures, several camp choices in the northern region (where enormous concessions and private camps mix well with the advantages of nearby National Parks), and can be combined with add-ons to other regions, such as the iconic Skeleton Coast. Diverse activities enhance this in-depth encounter of the landscape, including an optional dolphin cruise, seafood lunch and quad biking.
SUGGESTED ITINERARY:
Days 1 & 2: Fly to Sossusvlei (Kulala Desert Lodge or Little Kulala), Namib Desert
Days 3 & 4: Travel by air to Meob Bay and then inland to Damaraland/ Doro Nawas Camp, Damaraland
Days 5 & 6: Fly to Ongava Game Reserve, including Etosha National Park
Day 7: Transfer back to Windhoek
Note: There are no set departures or a private guide as this is designed to offer flexibility by creating one’s own itinerary.
Highly recommended is an extension of a few nights in Swakopmund to experience the Atlantic Ocean’s abundant life.
Diverse Namibia is an active, exciting adventure, exploring key areas of this vast country – its dunes, desert, plains and iconic wildlife – complete with exclusive accommodation in private reserves and concessions and private access to Sossusvlei. Diverse Namibia takes in the soaring red dunes of Sossusvlei, the life-filled blue Atlantic Ocean, the desert and denizens of Damaraland, and the plains game and predators of Etosha National Park.. Throughout the Exploration are interspersed activities such as scenic walks, mountain biking, visiting the spectacular and ancient rock engravings at Twyfelfontein and rhino tracking, along with optional hot air ballooning and horse-riding – all together, a true Namibian adventure!
BRIEF ITINERARY:
Days 1 - 2: Drive from Windhoek to Kulala Adventurer Camp, Sossusvlei
Days 3 - 4: Transfer by road to Swakopmund, Atlantic Seaboard
Days 5 - 7: Drive via Cape Cross seal colony to Damaraland Adventurer
Camp, Damaraland
Days 8 - 9: Road transfer to Andersson’s Camp, Ongava Game Reserve
Days 10 : Drive to Windhoek