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Namibian Odyssey Group Tour
Fully escorted private tour £3,995 per person sharing £500 -
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Wednesday 16th September
London/Gatwick-Windhoek - Air Namibia, Flight - SW386,
Check-in 1830, Depart 2130, Arrive 0745
Thursday 17th September
You will be met at Hosea Kutako Airport (Windhoek) by our agents and driven
north to Okinjima. Okinjima lies nestled in the unspoilt beauty of the Omboroko
Mountains, part of the Waterberg Plateau and is home to the Africat Foundation,
committed to researching and rehabilitating Namibias threatened wild cat
population.
2 nights - Okinjima Main Camp, Full board and activities
Saturday 19th September
You will continue driving north to Mokuti Lodge and game viewing at the Etosha
National Park, one of the largest and best Game Parks in Africa. Herds of fifty
elephant are not unusual and there are zebra, wildebeest, oryx, jackals, black
rhino and bird life including the ground hornbill and lilac breasted rollers
with eagles and vultures cruising high above.
2 nights - Mokuti Lodge, Dinner, bed and breakfast
Sunday 20th September
The route leads via the Etosha National Park, further south to Twyfelfontein,
Damaraland to Mowani Mountain Camp.
This area boasts magnificent desert scenery, fascinating geological formations, archaeological sites and a unique variety of desert fauna and flora. It’s also the Southernmost roaming ground for the rare black rhino and desert elephant. This is where you will find the Twyfelfontein Conservancy and the Mowani Mountain Camp.
Mowani Mountain Camp nestles amongst the boulders of this beautiful area on a high spot commanding distant views over the ancient landscape. The luxury-tented accommodation is built unobtrusively, so as to ensure minimum impact on the natural environment.
The stilt-like supports of the tents ensure that very little excavation was needed in order to create this special oasis. Much care has been taken with the design of the public areas, creating the impression of an African Village, with dome-like thatched structures that blend in with the imposing boulders, which are scattered around the outcrops
2 nights - Mowani Mountain Camp, Dinner, bed and breakfast
Tuesday 22nd September
A visit to Twyfelfontein, Burnt Mountain and the Organ Pipes in the morning.
Twyfelfontein is the largest known concentration of Stone Age petroglyphs in the
country. Although the area was declared a national monument in 1952 some
engravings were damaged and even removed. There are approximately 2 500
engravings around Twyfelfontein. The age of engravings has not been determined
precisely but there is evidence that area was occupied as early as 6 000 years
ago.
The Organ Pipes, a
mass of perpendicular dolerite pillars, is located down the river bed. Formed by
the intrusion of volcanic rock dolerite about 120 million years ago.
Burnt Mountain was
formed when.volcanic lava intruded into Karoo limestone, giving the mountain its
distinctive colour
Later, an afternoon drive in the Huab River in search of desert elephants and other game
Wednesday 23rd October
Scenic drive via Uis and Henties Bay to Swakopmund, an eclectic mixture of
Bavarian spires and elaborate German architecture wedged between one of the
worlds harshest deserts and the even harsher coastline of the Skeleton Coast.
Swakopmund is home to the descendants of German settlers, stately Herero women
in Victorian dress, miners, artists, game rangers and fishermen.
2 nights - The Stiltz, Bed and Breakfast
The Stiltz Hotel offers the most spectacular views in Swakopmund overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, Swakop riverbed, the sand dunes and the bird rich lagoon at the river mouth. If that does not take your breath away, the architecture of these wooden bungalows built on stilts will. Each private bungalow has been attended to in the finest detail, interlinked by wooden walkways to the others and to the main dining bungalow.
Thursday 24th September
Optional boat cruise on Walvis Bay Lagoon. You will be driven to the Yacht Club
in the neighbouring town of Walvis Bay. The trip takes you around the lighthouse
at Pelican Point where a large colony of Cape Fur seals has established
themselves. The waters around the lighthouse are also home to the Heavyside
dolphin, sunfish and Leatherback turtles. Later that afternoon you will be taken
into the desert to enjoy sunset in the Moon Landscape, a seemingly never-ending
series of bizarre, moon-like hills
Friday
25th September
Drive into the low plains of the Namib, via Kuiseb Canyon to Sossusvlei.
Internationally known as a photographer’s dream,
its monumental dunes were formed by multi-directional winds and are at their
highest where the Tsauchab River empties itself into the vlei.
2 nights - Sossus Dune Lodge, Dinner, bed and breakfast
Saturday
26th September
An excursion to Sossusvlei, Dead Vlei
which is remarkable in that there is not even moisture enough for normal
decomposition to occur. So all the trees here, though dead, have been nearly
perfectly preserved for centuries. Sesriem Canyon, a small canyon. It’s a nice
place to watch the sunset, and you can easily climb down into the canyon and
walk along the dry riverbed.
Sunday 27th
September
After breakfast, drive to Wolvedans, which takes its name from the Afrikaans
-“where the wolves dance”, and is situated in the heart of Namib Rand Nature
Reserve, just south of Sossusvlei. Nestled amidst red dunes and set against a
backdrop of unparalleled beauty, Wolwedans provides the perfect base from which
to explore and has some of the most beautifully photographic scenery imaginable
2 nights, Wolwedans Dunes Camp, Full board incuding activities
Tuesday 29th
September
Return to Windhoek airport for your flight back to the UK
Windhoek/London Gatwick
Tuesday 16th September
London/Gatwick-Windhoek
Air Namibia, Flight SW386, Check-in 1830, Depart 2130/0555
How to book
This tour is strictly limited to 20 places and so please do contact as soon as
possible to book your places and avoid disappointment. Call Dave on 0845
003 2211 or 01543 258631