On this wonderful fly-in safari you can explore and experience the highlights of Namibia - Sossusvlei and the Namib; the Skeleton Coast; Swakopmund; Damaraland; and Etosha. Your aircraft and pilot stay with the tour throughout, ensuring continuity and flexibility.
- Days 1-2: Sossusvlei & The Namib Desert
- Itinerary
Your light aircraft flight departs Eros Airport, Windhoek, headed for Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp, approximately an hour's flight . Activities are conducted in 4x4 vehicles, and include a safari to the end of the Tsauchab River and into the heart of Sossusvlei for wonderful dune scenes.
Optional ballooning can be arranged in advance at an additional cost.
- Accommodation
Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp is situated 40km from Sesriem, the main gateway to the Namib-Naukluft Park and the dunes at Sossusvlei, Namibia.
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- Days 3-4: Swakopmund & Damaraland
- Itinerary
Next, you fly over the dunes of the Namib and Sossusvlei, continuing westwards to Meob Bay on the Atlantic Ocean, and up the Skeleton Coast. The flight offers spectacular desert scenery where the dunes meet the ocean. Your flight takes you over the site of the Eduard Bolen shipwreck, past the wreck site of the Shaunee, over Sandwich Harbour and its famous lagoon, the flamingoes, and on to Swakopmund. Here, you're transferred to Walvis Bay for a great boat trip to view seals, dolphins, and sometimes even penguins and whales. You fly further up the Skeleton Coast before turning east and flying up the Huab River Valley to Damaraland Camp, for 2 nights.
Highlights of your stay at Damaraland Camp are the nature excursions into the rocky desert in search of the rare and endangered desert elephant and rhino. You're in an area where the chances of encountering these elephants are high.
- Accommodation
Damaraland Camp Damaraland Camp is situated on the north face of the Huab River valley, within the Torra Wildlife Conservancy, in Namibia.
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- Days 5-6: Etosha & Ongava
- Itinerary
Fly by light aircraft from Damaraland to Ongava for 2 nights. Highlights are the game drives into Etosha and the night drives, walks, and hides on the private reserve. Views from the lodge stretch for miles and the waterhole near the dining area attracts excellent game.
- Accommodation
Ongava Lodge Ongava Lodge is situated on a private game reserve along the southern boundary of the Etosha National Park, in Namibia.
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Included in tour.
Flight along the Skeleton Coast
Boat trip to sea for dolphins & seals
Seafood lunch in Swakopmund
Excluded:
Personal items
Flights to Windhoek
Tips
Travel Insurance
Visas
Optional excursions
Tour rates. †
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Windhoek |
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Windhoek |
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PPS |
SS |
| 1 Dec 2007 |
15 Jun 2008 |
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| Starting at |
Windhoek |
end in |
Windhoek |
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PPS |
SS |
| 16 Jun 2008 |
30 Nov 2008 |
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† All prices are accurate but you may find that the final rates in your quotation vary slightly due to room type, seasonality and currency conversion.
Extra tour notes.
Sunday departures available year-round
All guests must be covered by a fully comprehensive travel insurance policy valid from the date that they confirm the itinerary
Scheduled departures with a minimum of 2 guests
Groups of 4 or more can have daily departures, subject to availability of planes and pilots/guides
Luggage restriction is 12 kg per person in a soft bag
This safari is usually accommodated at Ongava Tented Camp, however, guests may stay at Ongava Lodge for certain departures.
