11-Day Mid-Range Tour; Classic Namibia - Wildlife Adventure

11-Day Mid-Range Tour; Classic Namibia - Wildlife Adventure

Overview
  • You will visit Namibia's famed desert sands, dramatic mountain passes, desolate Atlantic coast and wildlife-filled Etosha National Park.
Tour Features
Mid-range tour
Uses lodges and tented camps.
Private tour
Can privately be organized. However, wildlife viewing activities are run by the lodges/camps and will be shared with others.
Minimum age
5 years old
Activities & Transport
Activities:
Game drives & evening/night game drives
Transport:
Open-sided 4x4 vehicle & pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle
Accommodation & Meals
Day Accommodation Meals
1 Old Trader's Lodge All Meals Included
2 Mushara Bush Camp All Meals Included
3 Okaukuejo Resort All Meals Included
4-5 Twyfelfontein Country Lodge All Meals Included
6-7 Swakopmund Guesthouse All Meals Included
8-9 Desert Homestead Lodge All Meals Included
10 Old Trader's Lodge All Meals Included
11 Old Trader's Lodge Breakfast included
Note:
Included
  • Park fees(For non-residents)
  • All activities(Unless labeled as optional)
  • All accommodation(Unless listed as upgrade)
  • A professional driver/guide
  • All transportation(Unless labeled as optional)
  • All Taxes/VAT
  • Roundtrip airport transfer
  • Meals(As specified in the day-by-day section)
  • Drinking water(On all days)
Excluded
  • International flights(From/to home)
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
  • Tips(Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
  • Personal items(Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
  • Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
Itineraries
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    Day 1

    Game Drive In Erindi Game Reserve
    • You will be met on arrival at Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International Airport. Halfway between Windhoek and Etosha lies the well-known Erindi Private Game Reserve. It is a protected reserve in central Namibia with 70,700 hectares of pristine wildlife wilderness, Erindi in Otjiherero language meaning “place of water”. You will have the Game drive in the Erindi Game Reserve with a guide in an open 4×4 vehicle.
    • In the evening you will be taken to the lodge for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Erindi Private Game Reserve

     
      Accommodation
    Old Trader's Lodge
    Luxury lodge located inside Erindi GR
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 2

    Morning Game Drive | Travel To Eastern Etosha National Park
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning after a game drive in Erindi Private Game Reserve and thereafter picked up from the lodge & driven to Eastern Etosha National Park for another game drive.
    • In the evening you will be taken to the camp for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Eastern Etosha National Park

     
      Accommodation
    Mushara Bush Camp
    Mid-range tented camp located just outside Etosha NP
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 3

    Morning And Evening Game Drives In Etosha National Park
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning and thereafter picked up from the camp & driven to Etosha National Park for game drive.
    • In the evening you will be taken to the lodge for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Etosha National Park

     
      Accommodation
    Okaukuejo Resort
    Mid-range chalet located inside Etosha NP
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 4

    Morning Game | Travel To Twyfelfontein | Visit the Petrified Forest
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning after a game drive in Etosha National Park and thereafter picked up from the lodge & driven to Twyfelfontein and visit the Petrified Forest
    • In the evening you will be taken to the lodge for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Twyfelfontein (Rock Art)

     
      Accommodation
    Twyfelfontein Country Lodge
    Mid-range lodge located inside Damaraland
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 5

    Explore Damaraland | Visit Rock Engravings And Organ Pipes | Nature Drive in Aba-Huab River Bed
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning and thereafter taken to Damaraland, then you visit rock Engravings and Organ Pipes and finally nature drive in Aba-Huab River Bed
    • In the evening you will be taken to the lodge for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Damaraland

     
      Accommodation
    Twyfelfontein Country Lodge
    Mid-range lodge located inside Damaraland
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 6

    Travel To Swakopmund | Visit The Museum | Leisure In The Afternoon
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning and thereafter taken to Swakopmund. Swakopmund is a very pleasant seaside town with lots of shops, a good stretch of beach (although the Atlantic here is quite cold) and an open-air curio market. There is also a very good museum and the Namibian National Marine Aquarium is also located in Swakopmund.
    • In the evening you will be taken to the guest house for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Swakopmund (City)

     
      Accommodation
    Swakopmund Guesthouse
    Mid-range guest house located in or near Swakopmund
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 7

    Visit Walvis Bay | Marine Cruise | An Exhilarating Dune Drive In Sandwich Harbour Area | Birding
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning and thereafter picked up from the lodge & driven to Walvis Bay and discover this port town’s prolific bird and marine life on an entertaining and informative cruise in the protected bay.
    • In the evening you will be taken to the guest house for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Walvis Bay (City)

     
      Accommodation
    Swakopmund Guesthouse
    Mid-range guest house located in or near Swakopmund
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 8

    Travel To Sossusvlei | Explore The diversity of The Namibia Desert
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning and thereafter picked up from the lodge & driven to the desert sands overlooking the well-known and photogenic landmarks of Dune 45, Dead Vlei and Sossusvlei. You will explore Sesriem Canyon and can visit Elim Dune to marvel at the splendor of an African sunset. As you travel down the valley of the Tsauchab River, you are dwarfed on either side by huge sand dunes. At times you pass close to groves of dead trees, testimony to a bygone era when there was much more water. During the drive, you can hope to see oryx, the fabled desert antelope, as well as springbok, ostrich and jackal
    • In the evening you will be taken to the lodge for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Sossusvlei (Sand Dunes)

     
      Accommodation
    Desert Homestead Lodge
    Mid-range lodge located just outside Namib-Naukluft NP
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 9

    Excursion In Namib Desert To Visit Sossusvlei| Exploring The Dune Fields | Visit Sesriem Canyon
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning and thereafter picked up from the lodge & driven to the desert sands overlooking the well-known and photogenic landmarks of Dune 45, Dead Vlei and Sossusvlei. You will explore Sesriem Canyon and can visit Elim Dune to marvel at the splendor of an African sunset. As you travel down the valley of the Tsauchab River, you are dwarfed on either side by huge sand dunes. At times you pass close to groves of dead trees, testimony to a bygone era when there was much more water. During the drive, you can hope to see oryx, the fabled desert antelope, as well as springbok, ostrich and jackal
    • In the evening you will be taken to the lodge for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Sossusvlei (Sand Dunes)

     
      Accommodation
    Desert Homestead Lodge
    Mid-range lodge located just outside Namib-Naukluft NP
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 10

    Travel To Kalahari Desert | Game Drive
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning and thereafter picked up from the lodge & driven to Kalahari Desert. The Kalahari Desert is located in eastern Namibia on the border with Botswana. Kalahari is derived from the Tswana word Kgala, meaning "the great thirst", or Kgalagadi, meaning "a waterless place"; the Kalahari (520.000 km²) has vast areas covered by red sand without any permanent surface water. Younger than the Namib Desert the Kalahari is in its formative years. Long, gently rolling linear dunes stretch hundreds of kilometers in length. The deep red sands are dotted with yellow grasses and in the dune corridors, ancient Camelthorn trees are decorated with the giant nests of the communal Sociable Weaver.
    • In the evening you will be taken to the lodge for dinner, sleeping and preparation for the next day
      Destination
    Kalahari Desert

     
      Accommodation
    Kalahari Anib Lodge
    Mid-range lodge located in or near Mariental
    If the hotel is unavailable, a similar hotel will be provided
    Meals
     -All meals included
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    Day 11

    Final Day In Namibia | Travel To Hosea Kutako International Airport
    • You will enjoy your breakfast in the morning and thereafter picked up from the lodge & driven to Windhoek and transfer to Hosea Kutako International Airport to check in for your outbound flight back home.
      Accommodation
    Not Specified
    Meals
     -Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)