Day 1 London to Namibia

Fly overnight from London to Namibia

Day 2 Namibia

Having arrived at the international airport, you collect your vehicle at the relevant car rental company kiosk and travel a short distance to Windhoek. Having checked into your guest house, enjoy the day at leisure or explore the city centre with its colonial-style buildings, street cafes and craft markets.

HOTEL: Pension Uhland

Day 3 & 4 Kalahari Desert 280km

In the morning you travel into the largest sand mass on earth, the Kalahari Desert. The bushman refer to it as the Soul of the World, an emotive description for this area! With its deep red sand dunes and endless grass plains interspersed with acacias and shrubs, it is the only form of survival for a vast amount of specially adapted wildlife such as oryx, springbok and ostrich. Enjoy the opportunity to experience the fauna and flora that has survived this desert environment for thousands of years on a guided game drive

HOTEL: Africa Safari Lodge

Day 5 Sossusvlei

This morning you travel via endless plains and along striking mountain ranges into the Namib Desert. This is the gateway to Sossusvlei Lodge and Sesriem Canyon, where some of the highest dunes on Earth stand towering over the white desert plains. The afternoon can be spent relaxing at the pool.

HOTEL: Betesda Guest Farm

Day 6 Sossusvlei

Before sunrise you travel to the gate of the Namib Naukluft Park. The best time to experience the Sossusvlei area is at sunrise when the light paints the dunes and desert palette into deep red, apricot and purple this part of the day is also the most forgiving, as you are not exposed to the hot afternoon sun when clambering one of the mighty dunes. From Sossusvlei visit Dead Vlei, a surreal white clay pan surrounded by monumental dunes and dotted with age-old camelthorn trees. Travelling back, visit the Sesriem Canyon, an 18 million year old gorge eroded into the conglomerate floor. Having returned to your lodge, cool off in the sparkling pool or take a refreshing drink while overlooking the desert plains.

HOTEL: Betesda Guest Farm

Day 7 & 8 Swakopmund

Today you travel via the Namib Naukluft Park to Swakopmund, a tranquil coastal town situated between the Namib Desert and the Atlantic Ocean. Visit the Welwitschia plains and the aptly named Moonlandscape (permit required), two of the attractions during this scenic drive. In Swakopmund, you will have the option of participating in some of the adventurous activities on offer. These could include scenic flights, dolphin cruises, quad biking, parasailing, dune boarding and parachuting.

HOTEL: Sams Giardino

Day 9 & 10 Damaraland

On your way to the Damaraland you can visit large lichen fields as well as the largest fur seal colony in Southern Africa at Cape Cross. You travel into Damaraland past Namibias highest mountain, the majestic Brandberg Mountain, which reminds of the volcanic era millions of years ago. Visit Twyfelfontein, a national heritage site where Bushman communities engraved and painted over 2500 pictures some 6000 years ago. Other interesting geological sites in the area include the Organ Pipes and Petrified Forest.

HOTEL: IGowati Lodge

Day 11 Etosha National Park

After a relaxed breakfast, travel north to one of the most famed National Parks in Africa, where you will spend the next three nights. Your lodge is situated on a hill with a magnificent view over the Mopane landscape

HOTEL: Etosha Safairi Camp

Day 12 & 13 Etosha National Park

You have the entire two days available for extensive game viewing experiences. The Etosha National Park surrounds a parched salt desert known as the Etosha Pan, and is home to 4 of the Big Five - elephant, lion, leopard and rhino. The parks waterholes support a diversity of mammals and birds, including species such as black-faced impala, cheetah, and Namibias smallest antelope, the Damara dik-dik. Shortly before sunset you travel back to your lodge. On one of the 3 days you will enjoy a dinner in the Shebeen Bar at Etosha Safari Camp, which entails live traditional music, open fire, cold Namibian beer and wine as well as an overall African dinner experience.

Day 14 Windhoek Surrounds

In the morning you travel back south into the vicinity of Windhoek, where your guest farm is situated next to a dry riverbed and within the majestic Otjihavera Mountain range. The remainder of the day is spent at leisure along the sparkling pool or the viewing deck, while you also have the option of exploring the rich diversity of game species on an open-vehicle drive or a scenic walk.

Day 15

After a hearty breakfast you travel back to the international airport, ready for your flight home.

Day 16 London

Arrive back into the UK after a fantastic holiday.