Namibia Horizons

Travel Program

1st Day – Windhoek / Kalahari Desert

Upon your arrival at Windhoek International Airport, collected your luggage and complete the entry formalities, you will find your guide/driver and will be with you for the entire duration of the trip.
On board our 4×4 vehicle, we will head south along a mainly tarred road until we reach the suggestive Kalahari desert, with its low and longitudinal dunes with an intense rust colour and the sparse vegetation where the large acacia trees stand out. In the afternoon or the following morning, we will have a game drive in the reserve within the Kalahari dunes, it will be a good occasion for us to see the first sightings of the typical desert animals. During the game drive we will observe the gigantic nests of the social weaving birds, as the name implies they are industrious birds that live in very numerous colonies.

* Overnight: in a Lodge near Mariental.
* Treatment: Dinner.

2nd Day- Kalahari Desert / Fish River Canyon

Departure 

* Overnight: Fish River Canyon.
* Treatment: Picnic light Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast.

3rd Day – Fish River Canyon / Luderitz

The day 

* Overnight: in Hotel in Luderitz
* Treatment: Picnic light Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast.

4th Day – Luderitz / Aus

Departure 

* Overnight: in Lodge .
* Treatment: Picnic light Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast.

5th Day – Aus / Namib Desert 

On board 

* Overnight: in Lodge in Sesriem.
* Treatment: Light Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast.

6th Day – Namib Desert

The day starts very early: dawn is in fact the best time to enjoy the magic of the desert. In the early morning the large dunes are painted with intense warm colours ranging from bright orange to apricot. We will reach the Sossusvlei area and visit the suggestive “Deadvlei“, characterised by the contrast of colours between the dark solitary ancient skeletons dead acacias, the white clay pan, the orange dunes and the blue intense sky. A paradise for the photographers enthusiasts. The more enterprising will be able to climb the highest dune in the world: the famous “Big Daddy” (about 220 meters from the base). The day will end with a visit to Sesriem Canyon, a deep and narrow gorge originating from the waters of the Tschaub River.

* Overnight: in Lodge at Sesriem.
* Treatment: Picnic light Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast.

7th Day – Namib Desert / Swakopmund

Departure for Swakopmund, picturesque harbour towns located on the Atlantic Ocean coast. The road we will take runs along the Namib Naukluft National Park, we will make a stop, with an inevitable photo on the Tropic of Capricorn line. Along the way we can appreciate the great variety of colours that the ever changing landscape offers from mountains, hills, the Kuiseb canyon, and almost certainly, the dry Kuiseb river, we continue in the vast flat expanses until we reach the Walvis Bay lagoon. In the afternoon we can have a relaxing walk along the side of the lagoon.

* Overnight: at Guesthouse in Swakopmund.
* Treatment: Picnic light Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast.

8th Day – Swakopmund

In the morning there will be an exciting 4X4 excursion 

* Overnight: at Guesthouse in Swakopmund.
* Treatment: Bed and breakfast.

9th Day – Swakopmund / Etosha National park

In the morning

The Etosha National Park has an area of 22,912 square kilometres and is one of the largest parks in Africa. Etosha means “great white place” and owes its name to the color of it’s pan, an ancient dried up lake within the park, a salty depression that extends for 4,730 square kilometres.
In the park there are 114 species of mammals, 340 birds and 110 reptiles. The park will reveal itself in all its magnificence as soon as we begin to drive the various internal dirt roads of the park, where our first safari will begin.

* Overnight: Etosha National Park.
* Treatment: Picnic Light Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast.

10th Day – Etosha National Park

The day will be dedicated to the unforgettable safari in the park. At the first light of dawn, along the dirt roads that intersect inside the park, we will reach the numerous water holes where the animals go to drink; we will observe wildebeest, elephants, giraffes, black-faced impalas, antelopes of different species, oryx, kudu, zebras while they quench their thirst. We will search for the shy predators such as Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs, Hyenas, as well as numerous birds such as the colorful lilac-breasted roller, the Crowned Plover and various species of Eagles. Of course the animals are always on the move, sightings are frequent but never guaranteed, especially with regard to large predators.

* Overnight: Etosha  National Park.
* Treatment: Dinner bed and breakfast.

11th Day – Etosha National Park / Waterberg Plateau National Park

Before we head towards the park exit, we will do our last safari with the last sightings. After crossing the “von Lindequist Gate” near Namutoni, we will continue south along a main tarred road until we reach the Waterberg Plateau N. park, the mountain of water that rises near Otjiwarongo. In the afternoon we can take a relaxed walk to the top of the Plateau.

* Overnight: Waterberg Plateau N.Park.
* Treatment: Picnic light Lunch, Dinner, Bed and breakfast.

12th Day – Waterberg Plateau National Park / Windhoek

Transfer to Windhoek through farmland, marking the end of our trip to Namibia. A last nostalgic look at the boundless Savannah, wishing us a goodbye to Africa, arriving at the international airport in time for the return flight.

* Treatment: Breakfast.