Namibia Tours and Safaris

You'll meet your tour operator at the airport and transfer to a hotel in town. Rest up, because your safari starts the minute you wake up the next day! The next morning, you'll leave Windhoek and venture into the African bush on your way to Sossusvlei via Spreetshoogte, a gorgeous drive through the shrub savannah and into the desert where you'll be among steep granite cliffs and you'll likely encounter your first African wildlife while you drive. You'll overnight at Dead Lodge (don't worry, there's plenty of life!) and visit Namib Naukluft Park, home of the world-famous sand dunes where you can hike and climb. From there, you'll travel north to Walvis Bay, home of the giant colonies of cape fur seals. But, on your way, look out for Hartmann's mountain zebras, wild ostrich and the ever-present springbok. You'll over night at Pelican Point Lodge, right on the south Atlantic coast. You'll spend your fourth day in Walvis Bay, where you'll see the seals frolicking in the surf, enjoy some of the best seafood anywhere and take in the unique coastal culture that thrives in the shadows of towering sand dunes. 

On your fifth day, you'll head to the waterfront after an early breakfast and board a dolphin cruise through Pelican Point Bay, where you'll likely see dolphins, whales and seals. When the tour ends, buckle up. You're off to Damaraland. It's a long drive and perhaps the most beautiful tour in Namibia. You'll likely stop often and wonder at the scenery or herds of wildlife on your way--you'll smell the colony of 100,000 seals before you see them (it can be a bit overpowering!), and you'll spot the remnants of several shipwrecks as you drive along the Skeleton Coast to Cape Cross on your way to Twyfelfontein and the Mowani Lodge. Over the next few days, you'll enjoy what looks like an arid wasteland, but you'll be surprised to encounter massive desert elephants, and you might surprise a rare black rhino. If you're lucky, you'll get a glimpse of a cheetah as it stalks the plentiful springbok. It'll be hot and dry, and you'll love the pool at the lodge!

From Damaraland, your wildlife adventure really begins. First, you'll visit the private Hobatere Concession and then Etosha National Park. Over the next three days, from the wonderful home bases of Hobatere, Ongava and Mushara lodges, you'll experience more wildlife than you thought possible. You'll likely see everything from elephants and lions to leopards, zebras and giraffes. This is what a safaris is supposed to be! Your evenings at the lodges will be luxurious, with delicious meals fine winds and great company. Each day, in Etosha National Park, you'll encounter some of the world's most treasure wildlife. This is the exclamation point on your adventure!

It's hard to believe, but this is your last destination. Managed by the AfriCat, the Okonjima is a private reserve that primarily focuses on the conservation or leopards and cheetah. Here, you'll spend two days among the big cats on their turf -- it's one of the most in-demand stops on any Namibian safari. Here, you become the "hunter," and you'll stalk leopards on cheetahs on foot (with a guide, of course) across this 220-square-kilometer reserve.