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Elusive Namibia Desert Wildlife

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Combination Vintage camp, hotel overnight and fully serviced dome tent camping in private concession areas and campsites. This old-style serviced camping safari recreates a sense of pure adventure for the traveller seeking an authentic African experience. We provide serviced spacious tents, designed to provide comfort in remote wilderness areas. The Adventurer style of accommodation takes you back to the great days of African exploration. Pure cotton linen bedrolls (with duvets) on GI stretchers, bedside table with silver lantern and mini luggage benches complement the atmosphere in pristine, wild camping areas. Separate toilet and shower ‘bathrooms’ with old-style tin bucket showers and basins and all amenities create simple serviced comfort.

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Trip Itinerary

Day 1 - 2 - Namibia

 
Ongava Homestead, Etosha Region.
Private Jet

Transfer by comfortable charter flight to Namibia’s big game country: Etosha Pans and its environs.

Safari

Here, the diverse and varied flora and fauna is brought to life in a variety of activities, from game walks to game drives and visits to hides on the Ongava property and into the famous Etosha National Park. Within Etosha we’ll also visit numerous perennial springs and pans, possibly also encountering lion, leopard, elephant and black rhino as well as plains game.

Hotel

Stay the night at Ongava Homestead, a renovated old farmhouse, with en-suite bathrooms, and a farm kitchen overlooking its own waterhole, floodlit at night to watch nocturnal visitors, from the timid genet to big game such as elephant, lion, leopard and a host of antelope come to drink. Simple safari furnishings create a wonderful atmosphere in which to make friends and enjoy good company throughout the Exploration.


Day 3 - 4 - Namibia

 
Palmwag Adventurer Camp, Damaraland.
Private Car Service

After an early breakfast, we depart westwards by road in the direction of the private Palmwag concession.

Safari

Here, on the concession and in the surrounding areas the desert-adapted elephant, the careful feeder and gentle giant of Damaraland, thrives. Special activities include tracking and searching for these enormous mammals, on foot and by vehicle. In addition, expert guides expose the sheer magnificence of nature’s survi val strategies in this arid environment through walks and game drives, concentrating on a variety of topics from birds to insects, medicinal uses of plants and viewing wildlife.

Camping

Our Adventurer campsite is set in a private setting with magnificent views of the surrounding mountains and wide-open landscape.


Day 5 - Namibia

 
Damaraland Camp, Damaraland.
Safari

Departing early, we travel to Twyfelfontein where we take a guided walk via a number of routes, with local San (Bushman) people to view the petroglyphs - ancient rock etchings strewn over the rock face. After a quick stop at the "Burnt Mountain" a place where the mountainside glows as if on fire, when the red-orange shales catch the morning and evening sunlight.

Camping

We end the journey at Damaraland Camp, set in the heart of the largest free-roaming population of the critically endangered black rhino on Earth. Damaraland Camp accommodates guests in 10 comfortable tented rooms, with en-suite facilities including flush toilets and showers with hot and cold running water. The dining room and pub are combined under canvas, and an open fire is enjoyed on calm evenings. A feature of the camp is its unique rock pool.

Safari

In the late afternoon, we search on foot or on a game drive for the black rhino, hoping to have a glimpse of this prehistoric-looking animal that survives today in these desolately beautiful areas.


Day 6 - Swakopmund

 
Beach Lodge, Swakopmund.
Safari

We cross-country westwards and out of the concession along the ephemeral game-rich Ugab River, where we begin to encounter the extraordinary Welwitschia plants and "wandering lichen" en route to the life-filled Atlantic Ocean. Arriving at Cape Cross Seal colony, we make our way through the mass of life on the shore – including the only mainland-breeding site of Cape fur seals.

Hotel

After relaxing over lunch at the Cape Cross restaurant, we make for Beach Lodge in the quaint "colonial-style" town of Swakopmund, arriving in the late afternoon. Swakopmund is a wonderful town in which to end a safari after the experiences of the northern Namibian bush, with its unique urban atmosphere that is a vibrant combination of Africa and Europe. This quaint Bed & Breakfast is directly on the beach! Enjoy the magnificent view of the sea from each room, listen to the waves and smell the fresh sea breeze. Beach Lodge offers three double rooms and four 'family units', each with fully equipped kitchenette and en-suite bathrooms.

Food and Dining

Tonight we enjoy a braai (barbeque) while overlooking the roaring Atlantic Ocean.


Day 7 - Windhoek

 
Transfer to Windhoek.
Private Car Service

After an early breakfast, we drive southwards to Walvis Bay Lagoon.

Private Car Service

We bid farewell to the adventure and your journey ends with a transfer by road to Windhoek.

Kayaking

Here in a protected bay,

many flamingos, pelicans and other waterfowl amass. On the calm waters of the bay, we embark on a sea kayak trip, a spectacular activity that allows us to approach the waterbirds and their habitat and allows for some unique photographic opportunities of birds flying low over the bay.


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