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Day 1
Arrival Windhoek
Upon arrival at Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport, meet
your transfer driver who will take you to your first accommodation
in Namibia, in the capital city of Windhoek. The Chalais Hotel
Heinitzburg. situated on a hill overlooking Windhoek, provides a
most relaxing atmosphere but If first explorations are on your
agenda, take a stroll into the buzzing city centre below, with its
modern shopping centres, crafts markets and cosy restaurants
offering delicious meals. Dining at your hotel's restaurant with the
night-time silhouette of Windhoek at your feet is a feast for any
gourmet's palate.
Hotel Heinitzburg - Windhoek
Bed & Breakfast Basis
Khomas Region
When Count von Schwerin commissioned Castle Heinitzburg for his
fiancé, in 1914, his love for Margarethe von Heinitz was his
inspiration, and elegance was his achievement. In 1996, the castle
was transformed into a privately-owned, luxury hotel. The
Heinitzburg Hotel is situated on “luxury hill” - only five minutes
drive from the city centre, overlooking Windhoek and its remarkable
highlands.
Optional alternative lodging:
Charlottes B&B - Budget
Hilltop House - Tourist Class
Country Club Hotel & Resort - Upmarket
Days 2 and 3 Windhoek - Namib
Desert/Sossusvlei
After an early morning transfer to the Eros Airport in town, you
travel by air taxi via the Khomas Highlands into the heart of the
oldest desert of the world, the Namib, and to the legendary
Sossusvlei. At your accommodation, attentive staff ensures that you
stay surrounded by luxury in all its different facets throughout
your stay. Enjoy a delicious lunch for starters, and after a break,
take a guided walk or nature drive, when the shadows grow longer and
the heat subsides over the desert.
Your next day in the Namib starts off with a scenic morning drive
into the famous Sossusvlei, a pan surrounded by some of the highest
sand dunes on earth. Having returned to the lodge for lunch and some
time to rest, a number of afternoon activities are on offer for you
to select from.
Kulala Desert Lodge - Sossusvlei
Fullboard including activities
Hardap Region
Hidden at the foot of the majestic Sossusvlei dunes, with a private
entrance to Namib Naukluft Park, Kulala Desert Lodge is the closest
and most spectacular location to Sossusvlei, providing magnificent
views of its famous red dunes, mountainous scenery and vast open
plains. Each room has a deck on the flat rooftop where bedrolls can
be placed for guests to sleep under the stars. The main area has a
wrap-around veranda overlooking a waterhole – a perfect location to
view and photograph the desert vista. The overall setting is a true
delight to the senses, bringing together the rhythm of Namibia,
French cuisine and intimacy.
Optional alternative lodging:
Desert Camp - Budget
Sossuvlei Lodge - Tourist Class
Little Kulala - Upmarket
Days 4 and 5 Namib Desert - Swakopmund
On leaving the heart of the desert, your flight takes you across the
broad dune belt to the Atlantic Ocean, with countless jaw-dropping
vistas of this seemingly endless sea of sand that is the Namib. The
small coastal town of Swakopmund, wedged between the desert and the
ocean and filled with historic sites, is your next stop en route
north. Explore the town on foot or join an optional guided adventure
excursion into the coastal dune belt to discover the living
creatures of the allegedly lifeless desert. A marine cruise on the
Walvis Bay Lagoon is planed for the next morning. Close encounters
with Cape-fur seals, Benguela and Bottle-nose dolphins, and a large
diversity of pelagic birds await you. If Fortuna is very kind to
you, you can also see a disc-shaped sunfish, a sea tortoise and
perhaps even a Southern-right whale travelling along the Namibian
coast out at sea.
Hansa Hotel - Swakopmund
Bed & Breakfast
Erongo Region
The four star Hansa Hotel is situated in the centre of Swakopmund
and offers easy access to everything Swakopmund has to offer. The
secluded garden courtyard is well protected from the Swakopmund
weather.
Optional alternative lodging:
Meike’s Guesthouse - Budget
Boutique Hotel - Tourist Class
Swakopmund Hotel - Upmarket
Days 6 and 7 Swakopmund - Etosha National
Park
On your flight to Namibia's northern centre, you travel across the
remote and rugged landscapes of Damaraland that still look like
being inhabited by dinosaurs rather than modern-day wildlife and
humans. On the approach to your next destination, a vast private
game reserve situated on the border of the world famous Etosha
National Park, you might be able to see large herds of game
stampeding across the savannah.
After lunch, the first game drives are on the menu, in the Etosha
National Park or in the Ongava Game Reserve. Both will also be on
offer for the next day, as well as guided game walks on the reserve.
Ongava Lodge - Etosha National Park
Fullboard including activities
Kunene Region
Ongava Game Reserve is situated along the southern boundary of the
Etosha National Park. It forms a buffer zone between the park and
the farms to the south. This buffer enables large game such as
elephant and lion to move in and out of the park without entering
hostile environments. Most general game has been reintroduced onto
the property, including springbok, gemsbok, wildebeest, Burchell's
zebra, Hartmann's mountain zebra, waterbuck, red hartebeest,
giraffe, eland and the rare black-faced impala.
The most successful reintroduction project on the private reserve,
however, is the white and black rhino project. A large boma on the
property allows for careful reintroduction of the relocated rhino to
the region and its vegetation. At present, Ongava holds one of the
largest Namibian rhino custodianships for the Namibian government.
These custodianships are set up in safe havens throughout the
country in hopes of breeding rhino to more sustainable numbers and
reintroducing them into areas where they previously flourished.
Optional alternative lodging:
Etosha Safari Camp - Budget
Anderson Camp - Tourist Class
Epacha Game Lodge - Upmarket
Days 8 and 9 Etosha National Park -
AfriCat Foundation/Otjiwarongo Area
A short flight south that takes you back to Namibia's central
highlands touches down at the Okonjima Ranch, home of the AfriCat
Foundation. If you did not yet have close encounters with Africa's
big wild cats, this is about to change!
What started off decades ago as a sanctuary for relocated "problem"
cheetahs, today is home to a foundation dedicated to ensuring the
survival of all of Namibia's big cat species and to the research of
their habits and needs. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that
Namibia is the world's last country to have a significant wild
cheetah population and a diverse gene pool, which may assist in
breeding programmes for re-populating areas all over the globe,
where the cheetah already became extinct. You meet leopard, cheetah
and lion from close up, that is, if Matata and his mates intend
showing up while you are having your early morning snack, before you
depart from camp for your daily activities.
Okonjima Bush Camp - Otjiwarongo
Fullbaord including activities
Otjozondjupa Region
Okonjima lies nestled in the unspoilt beauty of the Omboroko
mountains, part of the well known Waterberg Plateau. In the Herero
language Okonjima means 'place of the baboons'. Okonjima is home to
the AfriCat Foundation, which is committed to researching and
rehabilitating Namibia’s threatened wild cat population. AfriCat is
known internationally, after featuring in an award-winning
documentary filmed for the Discovery Channel.
Optional alternative lodging:
Waterberg Guestfarm - Budget
Okonjima Main Camp - Tourist Class
Okonjima Bush Suite - Upmarket
Day 10 AfriCat Foundation - Windhoek
Today, you bid farewell to the African bush to return to Windhoek's
Eros Airport on a scenic flight.
By now you will be fully aware that there is so much more to see and
do in Namibia that you wish you had a few more days to spare. If you
are already planning another visit, be assured that all you missed
this time will still be around in all its splendour when you return.
Enjoy a last night in this marvellous country, at the hotel in
Windhoek you already are familiar with since your arrival.
Hotel Heinitzburg - Windhoek
Bed & Breakfast Basis
Khomas Region
Optional alternative lodging:
Charlottes B&B - Budget
The Elegant Guesthouse - Tourist Class
Safari Court Hotel - Upmarket
Day 11 Windhoek/Departure
A last few hours of shopping
and lingering in town, before a transfer takes you to the International airport for your outbound
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