10 days · 9 nights
Red dunes, a cool Atlantic town and a private game reserve, driven at your own pace.
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Ask about datesA loop from Windhoek in your own 4x4, heading south-east into the Kalahari and then west to the high dunes of Sossusvlei. Two nights in the seaside town of Swakopmund give you a free day on the coast, and two more at the Erindi reserve leave time for game drives before a final night in Windhoek.
The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.
How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.
Windhoek
Day 1 · Windhoek
You are met at the airport by the rental company and collect your car, then drive to a lodge outside the capital. If you would like to see the city, it is about 5 km into town for the Tintenpalast parliament building, the Christuskirche, the old fort of Alte Feste and the colonial houses along Independence Avenue.
Kalahari Desert
Day 2 · Kalahari Desert
Drive south-east through acacia woodland to Rehoboth, settled in 1870 by the Baster community, and on via Mariental to your lodge in the Kalahari.
Sossusvlei region
Day 3 · Sossusvlei region
Cross to the Sesriem and Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert by way of Maltahohe, arriving at your lodge in the early afternoon for two nights.
Sossusvlei and Sesriem
Day 4 · Sossusvlei and Sesriem
Leave before sunrise with a packed breakfast for the Sesriem gate, then take the 4x4 shuttle for the last 5 km to the pan, where you can climb one of the world's highest dunes. Oryx, springbok and ostrich graze along the riverbed. On the way back, walk into Sesriem Canyon, a gorge about a kilometre long and up to 40 metres deep, then spend the afternoon by the lodge pool.
Swakopmund
Day 5 · Swakopmund
Drive through the desert via Solitaire, a tiny stop known for its apple pie, and Walvis Bay, whose lagoon draws flamingos and pelicans. You reach Swakopmund in the early afternoon, with time to wander its old colonial streets.
Day 6 · Swakopmund
The day is yours. Choose a lagoon cruise from Walvis Bay with oysters and sparkling wine on board, a Living Desert tour or a quad bike ride in the dunes, and pick a restaurant in town for dinner.
Kalkfeld region
Day 7 · Kalkfeld region
Head inland through Usakos, Karibib and Omaruru to the Erindi reserve, arriving in the afternoon for two nights at the lodge.
Day 8 · Kalkfeld region
Linger over breakfast on the deck above the waterhole, or set out early on a half-day game drive. An afternoon drive ends with sundowners on a rocky lookout above the reserve.
Windhoek
Day 9 · Windhoek
Drive south via Okahandja, the old seat of the Herero chief Samuel Maharero and a centre for woodcarvers from the north, to Windhoek for your last night.
Day 10 · Windhoek
After breakfast, drive to Hosea Kutako International Airport, return the car and check in for your flight.
The hotels for each stop. Your advisor confirms them, or something just as good, for your dates.
Windhoek · 1 night
Just outside the city. Or similar
Kalahari Desert · 1 night
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Sesriem region · 2 nights
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Swakopmund · 2 nights
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Kalkfeld region · 2 nights
On a private game reserve. Or similar
Windhoek · 1 night
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Namibia
5 days · 4 nights
Windhoek → Waterberg → Etosha → Windhoek
Collect a 4x4 at Windhoek airport and drive north through Okahandja to a lodge in the Waterberg region. Two nights near Etosha National Park give you an afternoon and a full day of game viewing from your own vehicle, before the drive back to Windhoek for a final night in the capital.
A loop from Windhoek in your own 4x4, heading south-east into the Kalahari and then west to the high dunes of Sossusvlei. Two nights in the seaside town of Swakopmund give you a free day on the coast, and two more at the Erindi reserve leave time for game drives before a final night in Windhoek.
Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.
Arrive early or stay on at the end, in the same hotel or somewhere new.
Your travel expert books flights that fit the first and last day.
Choose a better room or a hotel with a view for the nights that count.
A honeymoon, an anniversary or a birthday, planned into the trip.
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Small group tour | 10 days | Windhoek · Sossusvlei · Etosha National Park
Self-drive | 5 days | Windhoek · Waterberg · Etosha
