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Namib Desert + Damaraland + Etosha Safari
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9 NIGHTS
FROM $3,013
International flights quoted separately
This great value group flying safari departs daily from Windhoek and covers the highlights of Namibia by air, avoiding travelling long distances overland. Visit the spectacular sand dunes at Sossusvlei in the Namib; the seaside town of Swakopmund; the Bushman paintings at Twyfelfontein; and a thrilling safari in Etosha. Ideal for solo travellers & couples.
HIGHLIGHTS
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• Windhoek City • Flying Safari • Sossusvlei • Namib Desert
• Swakopmund • Marine Cruise • Dolphins • Twyfelfontein
• Bushman Paintings • Etosha Safari
Day 1
You will be met at Windhoek Airport and transferred to your hotel.
 
Check in and relax under warm blue Namibian skies.
Day 2
Transfer to Windhoek Airport for your light aircraft flight to the Namib Desert.
   
Fly over fascinating desert landscapes to Sesriem, the gateway to the southern Namib with its magnificent dunes and famous Sossusvlei, a clay pan surrounded by some of the highest sand dunes in the world. You will be met at the landing strip and transferred to your Namib Desert lodge where you will dine under the stars tonight!
Day 3
At leisure to relax and enjoy the stark beauty of the Namib Desert.
 
Explore the area on foot or enjoy one of the optional activities in the region, such as an early morning 4x4 tour to see the gigantic sand dunes at Sossusvlei, horse riding or a pre-dawn Hot Air Balloon Ride over the majestic sand dunes.
 
Alternatively simply relax and enjoy the spectacular desert landscape, with amazing star gazing in the evening.
Day 4
Today transfer to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to the charming seaside town of Swakopmund, with its old lighthouse and easy access to the sand dunes and activities of the Namib.
 
Swakopmund is situated on the Atlantic Coast where the cold Benguela Current sweeps up from Antarctica, releasing no moisture into the prevailingly onshore winds – hence the very low rainfall and desert conditions. Fog is common along the coast in the early mornings and late afternoons and this is what gives life to the desert-adapted flora and fauna of the region. The cold current is also highly oxygenated, causing it to teem with marine life.
 
Check into your hotel and relax on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
Day 5
At leisure to relax at the beach resort of Swakopmund.
 
As this is Namibia’s playground, a wide variety of activities are on offer, including a Marine Cruise to see seals, dolphins and whales in season, a Namib Desert tour, and quad biking or paragliding in the sand dunes.  Alternatively simply relax at a quaint coffee shop or walk along the sandy beaches.
Day 6
After a morning at leisure in Swakopmund, transfer to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight to Twyfelfontein.
 
Fly over the mountains of stark Damaraland and after checking into your lodge there is the opportunity to join an optional excursion to see the world famous Bushman Painting of Twyfelfontein, meaning "Doubtful Spring" and declared a World Heritage site to preserve the many ancient rock paintings and engravings left by the early San Bushmen.
 
The slopes of the area are strewn with boulders dotted with thousands of their rock art and paintings – making it a virtual open-air museum.
Day 7
Transfer to the airstrip at Twyfelfontein and fly to your safari lodge situated near the entrance to the famous Etosha National Park.
 
Etosha owes its unique landscape to a vast shallow depression called the Etosha Pan. During the dry season it becomes an expanse of white cracked mud, shimmering with mirages and spiralling dust devils, with its open pans offering magnificent game viewing. Etosha is home to over 100 different species of mammals including cheetah, leopard, lion, elephant, rhino, giraffe, zebra and wildebeest.
 
Check into the lodge and enjoy an optional game drive into Etosha.
Days 8 To 9
Today is devoted purely to the abundant wildlife of the famous Etosha National Park, one of the largest wildlife conservation areas in Africa surrounding an enormous salt pan that is the size of the Netherlands. Note: game drives are optional extras, if not included in your lodge package (see hotel details below).
 
Rise early to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day, as we enjoy a thrilling open-top game viewing drive in Etosha National Park. Explore the vast Etosha Pan, which offer magnificent game viewing opportunities including springbok, oryx, black-faced impala and the small Damara dik-dik. A series of waterholes throughout the park guarantees rewarding game viewing, with Etosha being renowned for its vast arrays of plains game and its “great cats” which are more easily seen on the open pans.
 
With over 100 different species of mammals and reptiles in Etosha National Park you can hope to see lion, elephant, rhino, leopard, cheetah, giraffe, kudu, sable antelope, warthogs, baboons and many other interesting animals. Etosha is also a bird watchers paradise, with hundreds of recorded bird species and many migrants during the summer months.
  
After a beautiful African sunset, enjoy the balmy evening and pristine stars of the Milky Way as you have never seen them before – as well as the spectacular Southern Cross.
Day 10
Transfer to the Etosha landing strip for your light aircraft flight to Windhoek Airport and flight home.