With nostalgia you will always recall the awesome loneliness of the desert, the vast arid land of the south, the red dune veld of the Kalahari Desert, the monumental dunes reaching into the blue sky at Sossusvlei.

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Day 1     Sat      Windhoek to Kalahari Desert

Leaving Windhoek, we 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 Acacia’s and shrubs, it is the only form of survival for a vast amount of specially adapted wildlife. Enjoy the opportunity to experience the fauna and flora that has survived this desert environment for thousands of years.

1 x overnight Kalahari Anib Lodge including breakfast

Day 2     Sun     Fish River Canyon

We travel south through expansive rocky plains, visiting the unique Quiver Tree forest. Nestled amongst huge dolerite boulders, stacked in such a mysterious way that it seems giants played here. We continue to our lodge, situated in close vicinity to the Fish River Canyon.

1 x overnight Canon Village including breakfast  

Day 3     Mon     Lüderitz

Our morning starts on the edge of the Fish River Canyon, where we gaze 550 meters into this magnificent geological phenomenon, the second largest of its kind on earth. Thereafter we travel down the Great Escarpment and into the stretched plains of the Namib Desert, later giving way to the shifting dunes of the Prohibited Diamond Area. Here we visit Diaz’ Cross before doing a tour through Lüderitz and checking into our hotel.

1 x overnight Hotel Zum Sperrgebiet including breakfast

Day 4     Tue     Namib Desert

This morning the ghost town of Kolmanskop reminds us of the opulence and decadence of the diamond rush days of the early 1900’s. Now it stands barren to the harsh wind and heat of the unforgiving desert. Thereafter we travel north to our lodge in the Namib desert, situated in close vicinity to the breathtaking Sossusvlei.

1 x overnight Hammerstein Lodge including breakfast

Day 5     Wed     Namib Desert

This morning demands an early start. The first rays of sunrise paint the mountains of sand into a variety of apricot, red and orange, contrasted against a crisp blue skyline, enrapting our senses, and awarding us the opportunity to capture this awesome landscape on film and clambering some of the breathtaking dunes to adore the sea of sand from above. Thereafter we visit the Sesriem Canyon, a life sustaining natural phenomenon in the heart of the Namib Desert.

1 x overnight Namib Desert Lodge including breakfast

Day 6     Thu     Swakopmund

After breakfast we travel via the desolate, rolling hills of the Kuiseb Moon Valley towards the Atlantic Ocean. In Walvis Bay we visit the shallow lagoon, one of the most important wetland areas on the African continent and a RAMSAR world heritage site.  Over 80% of the African flamingoes feed in this lagoon and present a breathtaking picture when they appear in groups counting a few hundred thousand. Stopping at Bird Island, we relive the story of a man who saw an opportunity in mining guano in the early 1900’s. Having arrived in the coastal town of Swakopmund, we have the rest of the day at leisure.

1 x overnight Schweitzerhaus Hotel including breakfast

Day 7     Fri     Swakopmund

We enjoy the morning in Swakopmund at leisure; in the early afternoon we travel back to Windhoek to be taken to our hotel or back to the airport for our outward flight. Tour ends.

01 November 2010 - 31 October 2011

Includes

Transport in a luxury vehicle with qualified guide.

Accommodation as stated subject to availability.

Meals as per itinerary.

Excludes

All flights, visas & taxes.

All other meals & sightseeing not stated in itinerary.

All items of personal nature.

Departure Dates: 

2010
December: 18

2011
January: 08, 22
February: 05, 19
March: 05,19
April: 02,16
May: 07, 21
June: 04, 18
July: 02, 16
August: 06, 13, 20 27
September: 03, 10, 17, 24
October: 01, 08, 15, 22