10-Day Namibia Hightlights Guided Tour from Windhoek

Itinerary

Day 1: Namib Desert & Sossusvlei

Stop At: Namib Desert, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park Namibia
Scenic Spreetshoogte Pass – one of the most spectacular places in Namibia. Stop-over for lunch in the Solitaire, oasis in the Namib Desert.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Desert Camp or similar

Day 2: "Sand Sea" UNESCO World Heritage Site

Stop At: Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park Namibia
"Sand Sea" UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sossusvlei, Dune 45, Dune Big Daddy & Deadvlei
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Desert Camp or similar.

Day 3: Namib-Naukluft Park & Skeleton Coast

Stop At: Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia
Magnificent landscape of the Namib Desert reaches as far as eye can see. Wildlife and grazing antelopes: oryx and springbuck, mountain zebras, giraffes and World’s biggest birds that don’t fly – ostriches. On route, celebrating crossing of the Tropic of Capricorn (famous geographical line)
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Plaza Hotel or similar.

Day 4: Moon landscape and Welwitchia Mirabilis

Stop At: Moon Landscape, c28 Namibia
Coastal adventure invites you to the ‚lunar landscape’ for a discovery of the botanic attraction, Welwitchia Mirabilis, called a ‚living fossil’, one of the oldest and most original, living plants on the Earth, remembering the times of Christ. In the afternoon, visit to the Walvis Bay salt pans and lagoon.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Plaza Hotel or similar.

Day 5: Damaraland

Stop At: Skeleton Coast, 60km north of Henties Bay Cape Cross Seal Reserve Namibia
Travelling on the coastal salt-road leading us 150 km north to the Cape Cross and the Cape Fur Seal colony. After observing huge family of these aquatic mammals, we are turning east into desert region of Damaraland, traveling towards mountainous Brandberg Massif, one of the most magnificent and majestic places of Namibia. On the way, passing by Damara villages in the communal area, en route chance to spot ostriches, jackals, hyenas and springboks.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Twyfelfontein Lodge or similar

Day 6: Twyfelfontein Engravings

Stop At: Twyfelfontein, Namibia
Discovering beauty of Twyfelfontein rock engravings, UNESCO World Heritage site – one of the largest concentration of petroglyphs in Africa. We will admire most interesting petroglyphs, out of over 2000 works, created centuries ago in the rusty-orange rocks by San people, Bushmen inhabitants of these regions. The site forms a coherent, extensive and high-quality record of ritual practices relating to hunter-gatherer communities in this part of southern Africa and eloquently illustrates the links between the ritual and economic practices of hunter-gatherers. Afterwards, ethnic meeting with the Damara tribe at the ‚Living Museum’. We are surrounded by fascinating nature, wildlife, rock formations and a magnificent landscape of Damaraland.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Twyfelfontein Lodge or similar.

Day 7: Etosha National Park

Stop At: Etosha Pan, Etosha National Park Namibia
We are on the way to Etosha National Park – wildlife sanctuary and treasure of Namibia, considered to be one of the most loved and most visited game parks of Africa! We are welcomed by wild animals and white sand of the plains. During afternoon game drive, admiring variety of magnificent animals, among them big mammals: antelopes, giraffes, zebras as well as huge elephants (largest in Africa), rhino, lions, leopards, cheetah and hyenas roaming through the bush.


Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Okaukuejo Resort or similar.

Day 8: Etosha National Park

Stop At: Etosha Pan, Etosha National Park Namibia
Today morning and afternoon game drive in Etosha National Park.
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Okaukuejo Resort or similar

Day 9: Etosha National Park

Stop At: Etosha Pan, Etosha National Park Namibia
Today morning and afternoon game drive in Etosha National Park
Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Okaukuejo Resort or similar.

Day 10: Back to Windhoek

Stop At: Namibia Craft Centre, 40 Tal St Old Breweries Complex, Windhoek Namibia
After breakfast, ‚farewell’ Etosha and traveling south to Windhoek, capital of Namibia. Enough time to do last shopping for gifts, souvenirs and curios at the local, open-air craft market and to take the last photos of beautiful African landscape.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.