The Full Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive Windhoek
Arriving in Windhoek, the team will be met at the airport by our guides. We will immediately board the overland truck and drive to our guest house. Several nights we’ll be camping out under the splendid African sky but tonight we’re in rooms. Once we’ve settled in, we will have a thorough welcome and briefing. Lunch and dinner are provided.

Day 2 & 3: Sesriem
After breakfast we will drive to Sesriem, the closest town to Sossusvlei, home of the world’s tallest dunes and the fascinating pans between them. By mid-morning Dead Vlei, the largest pan, has so many groups of anoraks it looks like the forecourt at the Louvre! Other optional activities that you can enjoy while in Sesriem include a hike to Sesriem Canyon; ballooning and fixed-wing flights over the dunes. Our accommodation will be camping. From now until the morning of your departure, three good meals are included every day.

Day 4 – 6: Swakopmund
Our destination today is Swakopmund, where the boom of the surf on the notorious Skeleton Coast is an ever-present reminder of the icy Atlantic Ocean beyond. Just outside Swakopmund, a section of towering Barcan Dunes have been set aside for recreational purposes – sand boarding and skiing, quad-biking, camel rides and off-road driving.

Swakopmund also offers a host of other attractions, including excursions by boat to see dolphins and seals, shore-based angling (some of the best in Africa), skin diving, surfing or just simply lazing on the beach. And, of course, the town is surrounded by the Namibian Naukluft Park, one of the most bewitching desert wilderness areas in Africa, for day trips. We will have plenty of time to enjoy the optional activities on offer. Our accommodation while in Swakopmund will be at Villa Wiese in rooms.

Day 7: Cheetah Park
This is a farm turned Cheetah conservation park after a group of wild cheetah attacked the farm’s livestock in 1994. Rather than shoot the animals (as the common practice among Namibian farmers) they decided to trap the animals, with the hope of relocating them to a game park. It turned out it was seemingly impossible to relocate the wild cheetah for various reasons. Releasing them back into the wild meant certain death for the cheetah. The owners then resolved to initiate a conservation programme for the cheetah on their farm. It has been successful thus far. Included in our itinerary is a cheetah tour. Our accommodation will be camping.

Day 8 -10: Etosha
The journey today will take us to the Etosha National Park. Etosha, meaning “Great White Place”, is dominated by a massive mineral pan. The pan is part of the Kalahari Basin, the floor of which was formed around 1000 million years ago. Temporary water in the Etosha Pan attracts thousands of wading birds including impressive flocks of flamingos. A San legend about the formation of the Etosha Pan tells of how a village was raided and everyone but the women slaughtered. One woman was so upset about the death of her family she cried until her tears formed a massive lake. When the lake dried up nothing was left apart from a huge white pan.

The game viewing in Etosha National Park is excellent and visitors can expect to see many buck species, elephant, giraffe, rhino and lions. If we are lucky we may see leopard and cheetah.

Day 11: Windhoek
This morning we will make the journey back to Windhoek where we will spend our final evening together. Our accommodation will again be in rooms at a guest house.

Day 12: Depart Windhoek
After breakfast we say our final goodbyes and make our way to the airport well ahead of your flight departure time.

Cost: For 15 or more students / adults: GBP 965.00 per person, sharing.

What this includes:

• All transport, road taxes and cross border fees.
• Fully equipped African safari vehicle (tents, cooking utensils, etc.).
• Services of our driver, guide and cook.
• All food and drinks (cordials, tea and coffee).
• All camping / accommodation fees as per the itinerary.
• Cheetah tour at Cheetah Park.
• Etosha Park Fees and Game Drive in the Overland Vehicle.
• Trip to the Dunes.

What this excludes:

• Items of a personal nature, personal insurances, visas, sodas, meals taken in restaurants.
• Optional activities.

If you have any questions about this African Safari,
or you would like to discuss a bespoke expedition, please contact us.