Northern Namibia & Etosha Tour

This package includes 1 night in Namibia's German influenced capital, Windhoek, followed by a 7 day tour along the Skeleton Coast from Swakopmund to the wondrous desert wilderness of Damaraland and finishing with a wonderful safari experience in Etosha National Park. This package provides you will the very best of the northern part of this fascinating country.

The Skeleton Coast is a seemingly endless stretch of foggy isolated beaches strewn with shipwrecks and flanked by wandering sand dunes. The tour will travel through this desert coastline on its way to Damaraland and the Kaokoveld.

Damaraland is named after the people that make up much of its population and its wide open spaces are home to many desert adapted species, including giraffes, zebras, lions, elephants and rhino's. The region is also rich in both natural and cultural attractions. The Kaokoveld is one of the last great wildernesses in southern Africa as well as home to the oft-photographed Himba people.

Etosha National Park is one of the premier wildlife venues in Africa taking in more than 20,000 sq km and surrounding its namesake, the vast white & greenish coloured Etosha Pan. The vast park protects 114 mammal species, 340 bird species and 16 reptiles and amphibians.

Package Details

• 1 nights accommodation in Kalahari Sands Hotel Windhoek with daily buffet breakfast
• 1 nights accommodation in Protea Hotels Guesthouse Indongo Swakopmund or similar with daily buffet breakfast and dinner
• 2 nights accommodation in Twyfelfontein Country Lodge or similar with daily buffet breakfast and dinner and lunch packs
• 2 nights accommodation in Etosha Safari Camp or similar with daily buffet breakfast and dinner 
• 1 nights accommodation in Kempinski Mokuti Lodge or similar with daily buffet breakfast and dinner
• Guided game drives in Etosha National Park as specified in the itinerary
• Experienced guide for duration of tour
• Meet and greet at Windhoek airport by Wild Africa Travel Company representative
• All transfers & transport in air-conditioned vehicle for duration of package
• Sightseeing as specified in itinerary

Itinerary

Day 1
On arrival at Windhoek airport you will be met by your Wild Africa Travel Company representative and transferred to your Windhoek hotel where you will check into your hotel room for your 1 night stay.

Day 2
This morning you will be collected from your hotel and your guided tour through northern Namibia will commence. You will travel via Gamsberg Pass towards the coast and a packed lunch will be enjoyed along this spectacular route.  On the drive you will see “Welwitschia mirabilis”, a plant said to grow older than 1,000 years and you will travel through the region known as Moon Landscape before arriving in Namibia’s most popular holiday destination, Swakopmund. With its seaside promenades, half-timbered homes and colonial era buildings, it seems that only the wind-blown sand and palm trees distinguish Swakopmund from holiday towns along Germany’s North Sea & Baltic coasts.

Day 3
We will depart early morning on the salt road towards Henties Bay, past the many pans and array of spectacular birdlife. We will then visit Twyfelfontein, one of the most extensive galleries of rock art in Africa for a guided tour and then to organ pipes one of the regions best natural attractions. You will again enjoy a packed lunch as we continue our travels into Damaraland arriving at our remote lodge late afternoon.

Day 4
This morning you will depart from the lodge on a scenic drive down to the Klip River Valley where permanent springs provide water for the local population of zebras, antelopes and occasionally elephants and black rhinos. Springboks, kudu and oryx are a permanent fixture and even the nervous and shy klipspringers are sometimes seen leaping about on the steep cliffs of the mountain as if they were flying. You will return to the lodge for lunch and after lunch have the option of spending the afternoon at leisure or joining a guided walk where you will be introduced to the rich flora and fauna of the region.

Day 5
After breakfast we will depart the lodge and travel north to into Etosha National Park, where you will undertake the first guided game drive in this wildlife rich region of Africa. Just before sunset you will travel to the lovely private lodge on the outskirts of the National Park.

Day 6
Today is a full day of guided game viewing in Etosha National Park. In this dry landscape, Etosha's animals are dependent on the park's waterholes and natural springs and you will explore the various waterholes along this enormous salt pan, which is called the "great white place of water" in the local language.

Day 7
Another day of exploring the park and encountering the enormous variety of wildlife that exists in this region. There are 114 mammal species found in the park, with several being rare and endangered such as the black rhino and the black faced impala. Your guide will introduce you to the complex subject of managing such an enormous reserve. Tonight you will stay at a private lodge on the outskirts of the park.

Day 8
This morning you will depart Etosha National Park and travel south through Otjiwarongo and Okahandja visiting local villages and handicraft markets before arriving into Windhoek late afternoon.

Accommodation

The Kalahari Sands Hotel and Casino has a total of 173 rooms which are decorated to blend into their earthy surroundings. The colour scheme is taken from the golden hues of the dunes and combined with the reddish tones of the bushman paintings.
The rooms include air conditioning and heating, colour TV, video channel, radio, telephone, bath, shower, electric shaver plug (220 volts AC, 50 cycles), hairdryers, refrigerator, coffee making facilities, room service is available 24 hours per day, safety deposit boxes and mini bars.

The Dunes is an informal restaurant offering a daily buffet and carvery on Sundays. The choices are sublime and only the freshest ingredients are used. The restaurant is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Excellent yet informal selection of the A la carte menu is available. A section of the restaurant has been reserved for non-smokers. The terrace shaded by an awning, overlooks Independence Av.

The Oasis Bar is situated opposite the hotel reception, and is an ideal place for a cooling sundowner or rendezvous spot for hotel residents and the downtown Windhoek business community alike. The ambiance is warm and welcoming and our resident pianist is guaranteed to help you unwind.

The Lodge is situated in the heart of the Twyfelfontein Uibasen Conservancy and boast 56 en-suite double rooms, reception, lounge, curio shop, open dining room, bar and swimming pool. In construction utmost care was taken to reduce the visual impact on the environment and to blend into the mountainside with the use of thatch roofs, natural stone and paint colours toning in with the surrounding rock formations.

Other recommendations

You may also wish to add further travel through Namibia such as a package to the flaming red sand dunes of Sossusveli or hiking through Fish River Canyon. Please contact our office for packages through these areas.

Flights

Wild Africa Travel Company has excellent return airfares from Australia to Johannesburg and from Johannesburg to Windhoek.

Prices for return economy class return flight from Australia to Windhoek start from:

Ex Perth $1,670
Ex Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide $1,760
Taxes approximately $615

Actual prices and taxes will depend on dates of travel. Please contact our office on free-call 1800 615 524 or by email for an exact quote

 
Our preferred airline to Africa

Travel Insurance

Travel insurance is highly recommended for the Northern Namibia & Etosha Tour to cover for irrecoverable prepaid travel costs incurred as a result of unforeseen circumstances. For example, if the passenger becomes unexpectedly ill and is unable to travel then the passenger will be able to recover the total costs of their Northern Namibia Highlights Tour package.

Please note every year Wild Africa Travel Company have passengers needing to cancel for many unforeseen reasons. Unfortunately Wild Africa Travel Company is helpless if the passenger has not taken out the appropriate travel insurance.

Travel Insurance is also very important for passengers on their travels as there can be situations where things may go wrong and travellers find themselves needing urgent medical assistance, help with replacing lost luggage, or assistance in making an urgent trip home. Travel insurance can provide coverage for these unforeseen circumstances and also provide peace of mind for the traveller.

Cover can be purchased at time of booking. Please contact for a quote.

Note: Pre-existing conditions are not automatically covered, please make sure the Travel Insurance Policy wording is read and fully understood.