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14 Day Exploring Namibia Safari (Superior)Experience the iconic destinations in Namibia of the Kalahari and the Fish River Canyon en route to the Namib Desert, before spending some time in Namibia's playground of Swakopmund.
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The detailed daily itinerary below is for the Superior tour
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Day 01 Arrive WindhoekAfter landing at Hosea Kutako International Airport outside Windhoek, you will be met and transferred to the Olive Grove Guesthouse to spend 1 night in a luxury room on a bed and
breakfast basis.
Accommodation: Olive Grove Guesthouse
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Day 02 Windhoek ~ Central KalahariYou will be picked up this morning and join your group. Then, leaving Windhoek, you travel into the Kalahari Desert, referred to as the “Soul of the World” by the indigenous San Bushmen people. With its deep red sand dunes and endless grass plains interspersed with
acacia’s and shrubs, enjoy the opportunity to experience the fauna and flora that has survived this desert environment on an afternoon nature drive included in your stay. You will spend 1 night at Intu Africa Zebra Lodge on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis. Distance travelled today approx 260 kms Accommodation: Intu Africa Zebra Lodge
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Day 03 Central Kalahari ~ Fish River CanyonYou travel southwards today, en route visiting the Garas Quiver Tree Forest, also aptly referred to as “Giant’s Playground" because of the unusual boulder formations. You then continue to Canyon Lodge, situated in close vicinity to the Fish River Canyon, where you will spend 1 night with dinner and breakfast included. You can optionally explore the area on foot or on a guided nature drive in the later afternoon.
Distance travelled today approx 440 kms Accommodation: Canyon Lodge
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Day 04 Fish River Canyon ~ Luderitz
Your morning starts on the edge of the Fish River Canyon, looking down in to its 550m depth, before continuing your journey past the Naute dam towards Luderitz. On the way stop at Garub where you may encounter the wild horses of the Namib Desert. You will spend 2 nights at the Nest Hotel on a dinner, bed and bed breakfast basis.
Distance travelled today approx. 300 kms Accommodation: Nest Hotel
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Day 06 Luderitz ~ Namib Desert
You travel north today to your lodge in the Namib Desert. This is the gateway to Sesriem Canyon and Sossusvlei, where some of the highest sand dunes on Earth are found. You will spend 2 nights on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis at the Sossusvlei Lodge. The afternoon can be spent relaxing at the pool, or taking part in optional activities offered at the lodge.
Distance travelled today approx. 290 kms Accommodation: Sossusvlei Lodge
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Day 07 Namib DesertThis morning demands an early start. The first rays of sunrise paint the mountains of sand into a variety of apricot, red and orange, contrasted against a crisp blue skyline, as you experience the Sossusvlei dunes this morning. Thereafter you visit the remarkable Sesriem Canyon, a life sustaining natural phenomenon, before returning to your lodge.
Distance travelled today approx. 260 kms Accommodation: Sossusvlei Lodge
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Day 08 Namib Desert ~ SwakopmundAfter breakfast you travel via the Kuiseb Moon Valley towards the Atlantic Ocean. In Walvis Bay you visit the shallow lagoon, a RAMSAR world heritage site. Continuing on to Swakopmund, where you will spend 2 nights on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis at the Strand Hotel. The rest of the day is spent at leisure.
Distance travelled today approx. 300 kms Accommodation: Strand Hotel
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Day 09 SwakopmundIncluded in your stay is a catamaran dolphin cruise with fresh oysters and sparkling wine. Swakopmund being Namibia’s playground, a wide variety of other activities can be arranged for you to also enjoy today, ranging from desert tours and scenic flights over the desert and along the Skeleton Coast, to quad biking and kite surfing.
Distance travelled today approx. 80 kms Accommodation: Strand Hotel
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Day 10 Swakopmund ~ DamaralandHeading further north, you travel via the Brandberg, Namibia’s highest mountain (2579m), into the Damaraland, one of the least populated and geologically diverse areas in Africa. This harsh, rocky environment is home to the rare desert elephant, the black desert rhino and free-roaming antelope species. En route, you visit Twyfelfontein, a heritage site where Bushman communities engraved and painted over 2500 pictures some 6000 years ago! Close by, you explore the geological phenomena of Burnt Mountain, Organ Pipes and the Petrified Forest. Here you also visit the Welwitschia mirabilis plant – the oldest living desert plant on Earth. You will spend 1 night with dinner, bed and breakfast at the Vingerklip Lodge.
Distance travelled today approx. 520 kms Accommodation: Vingerklip Lodge
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Day 11 Damaraland ~ Etosha National ParkAfter a relaxed breakfast, you travel towards the Etosha National Park, famous for its vast amount of wildlife and unique landscape. Having reached Etosha Village to spend 1 night on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis. Together with your guide explore the various waterholes located close to Okaukuejo and the Anderson gate.
Distance travelled today approx. 220 kms Accommodation: Etosha Village
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Day 12 Etosha National ParkThe day is devoted to game drives viewing the abundant wildlife found in the park. Move to a lodge in the Onguma Wildlife Reserve and spend 2 nights there on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis.
Distance travelled today approx. 200 kms Accommodation: Onguma Collection
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Day 13 Etosha National ParkToday you enjoy a game drive through the Etosha National Park in the tour vehicle, returning to the lodge for an evening at leisure.
Distance travelled today approx. 300 kms Accommodation: Onguma Collection
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