Namibia safari - 7 day Northern Namibia Safari Classic Kaleidoscope visiting Swakopmund, Damaraland, Twyfelfontein and Etosha National Park with 2 budget options (affordable and upmarket).
This tour is available is 2 different ratings - Superior (Upmarket) & Classic (Affordable). The affordable safari is on a Bed & Breakfast basis and Upmarket safari is on a dinner, bed & breakfast basis plus less people on the vehicle.All rates are per person.
Rates (Namibian Dollar (N$) is equivalent to South African Rand):
Classic (Affordable) itinerary:
01 November 2019 - 30 June 2020: N$ 23,200
01 July 2020 - 31 October 2020: N$ 25,250
(Single Supplement is N$2 500 till 31 October 2020 )
Superior (Upmarket) itinerary:
01 November 2019 - 30 June 2020: N$ 47,200 (Single Supplement N$ 5,660)
01 July 2020 - 31 October 2020: N$ 50,500 (Single Supplement N$ 5,990)
Scheduled departure dates (with other people but should you want a private tour, it can be any day - costs will be advised):
Green dates indicate no single supplement
Red dates indicate discounted rates
| Tour Language | Bilingual |
Bilingual
(Classic only) |
English | |
| Departure days | FRIDAYS | MONDAYS | FRIDAYS | |
| 2020 | November | 13, 27 | 23 | 20 |
| December | 4, 11 | - | - | |
| 2021 | January | 15, 29 | - | - |
| February | 12, 26 | - | - | |
| March | 26 | - | 12 | |
| April | 23 | 5 | 9 | |
| May | 7, 21 | 17 | - | |
| June | 18 | - | 4 | |
| July | 16, 30 | 19 | 2 | |
| August | 6, 20, 27 | 2, 16 | 13 | |
| September | 3, 17, 24 | 13, 27 | 10 | |
| October | 1, 15, 22, 29 | 11, 25 | 8 | |
Discounted departures on selected dates
Rates on above dates for 'Affordable 7 day Northern Namibia Safari Classic Kaleidoscope': N$ 21 400
Rates on above dates for 'Upmarket 7 day Northern Namibia Safari Classic Kaleidoscope': N$ 43 450
Rates on above dates for 'Upmarket 7 day Northern Namibia Safari Classic Kaleidoscope': N$ 43 450
Includes:
Meals:
Classic: 6 Breakfasts
Superior: 6 Breakfasts; 5 lunches, 4 Dinners
Entrance Fees: Twyfelfontein; Petrified Forest; Living Museum of the Damara; Etosha National Park
Portages
Drinks: Selected beverages (included in superior only)
Entrance Fees: Twyfelfontein, Petrified Forest, Living Museum of the Damara, Etosha National Park
General: Still mineral water on bus, tourism levy and government taxes where applicable, 24hrs medical evacuation insurance
Classic: 6 Breakfasts
Superior: 6 Breakfasts; 5 lunches, 4 Dinners
Entrance Fees: Twyfelfontein; Petrified Forest; Living Museum of the Damara; Etosha National Park
Portages
Drinks: Selected beverages (included in superior only)
Entrance Fees: Twyfelfontein, Petrified Forest, Living Museum of the Damara, Etosha National Park
General: Still mineral water on bus, tourism levy and government taxes where applicable, 24hrs medical evacuation insurance
Days: 7 days / 6 nights
Departure from Windhoek
Vehicle: Microbus / bus
Languages available: English, German
Classic: 2 - 6 guests per vehicle
Superior: 2 - 16 guests per vehicle
Departure from Windhoek
Vehicle: Microbus / bus
Languages available: English, German
Classic: 2 - 6 guests per vehicle
Superior: 2 - 16 guests per vehicle
Additional Excursions / Activities on request
• Meal Options: The classic tour can be booked with breakfast only or on half board basis at additional supplement. (Dinners in Swakopmund are not included)
• Meal Options: The classic tour can be booked with breakfast only or on half board basis at additional supplement. (Dinners in Swakopmund are not included)
Highlights: Cape Cross seal colony, Twyfelfontein world heritage site, Etosha National Park, Otavi Mountains
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Day 1: Friday: Windhoek / Swakopmund
After being picked up at your hotel or at the international airport a transfer takes you to the coastal town of Swakopmund, where you meet up with the rest of the group and your safari guide. Upon our arrival in the early afternoon we check into our hotel, after which we have the rest of the day to our own disposal. With palm-lined streets and seaside promenades, Swakopmund is a very popular holiday destination in Namibia. Its pleasant summer climate and long stretched beaches attract anglers and surfers from all over Southern Africa. For the international guest, Swakopmund is a bohemian mix of German correctness and African time, laid back attitude with adrenalin activities, misty mornings and desert heat. It is colorful, it is vibrant, but most of all, it is fun.
Classic: Overnight at Europa Hotel - Breakfast.
Superior: Overnight at Strand Hotel - Breakfast.
Day 2: Saturday: Swakopmund
Swakopmund is often fondly referred to as the “playground of Namibia”, it has numerous activities ranging from, adventure to exploring the fascinating features of the Namib Desert and the animals and plants that occur and survive here. Embrace the relaxed pace of this idyllic coastal town whilst enjoying coffee and freshly baked pastries in one of the many café’s. Alternatively explore the rugged, sweltering desert on a day tour, or view this awesome, environment from the air on a scenic flight. Find your inner child and push adrenaline to its limits with extreme adventures such as skydiving over the desert or quad biking and sand boarding on the dunes. Take time to get the feel of this quaint town with its historic buildings, museums, shopping arcades and beach bar that has transformed into its own personality by the vibrant use of color and the bohemian lifestyle.
Classic: Overnight at Europa Hotel - Breakfast.
Superior: Overnight at Strand Hotel - Breakfast and marine cruise.
Superior: Overnight at Strand Hotel - Breakfast and marine cruise.
Day 3: Sunday: Damaraland
Today we head further north, travelling along the skeleton coastline towards the Fisherman’s town of Hentisbay before turning east and heading back inland past the Brandberg, Namibia’s highest mountain (2.579m), into the Damaraland, one of the least populated and most geologically diverse areas in Africa. This harsh, rocky environment is home to the elusive desert elephant, the black rhino and free-roaming antelope species.
We visit Twyfelfontein, a heritage site where Bushman communities engraved and painted over 2500 pictures some 6000 years ago! After a visit to a nearby Living Museum of the Damara we proceed on to the Petrified Forest - a geological phenomenon depicting the metamorphosis of living material into stone. Here we also encounter the Welwitschia mirabilis plant – the oldest living desert plant on Earth.
Accompanied by a local Damara guide, we visit Twyfelfontein, a UNESCO heritage site where Bushman communities engraved and painted over 2.500 pictures some 6.000 years ago! After a visit to the nearby Living Museum of the Damara, we proceed to the Petrified Forest - a geological phenomenon depicting the creation and metamorphosis of wood into stone amongst some of the oldest landmasses on Earth. Here we also see the Welwitschia mirabilis plant - the oldest living desert plant on Earth.
Guests traveling on the Superior tour continue, after their visits to the local attractions, to their lodge located in the vicinity of Twyfelfontein. Here guests have the remaining afternoon at leisure to relax at the refreshing pool or terrace overlooking a wide open plain, with rocky outcrops lining the horizon.
Classic: Overnight at Damara Mopane Lodge - Breakfast.
Superior: Overnight at Twyfelfontein Lodge - Breakfast, light lunch and dinner.
Day 4: Monday: Etosha National Park
Our destination today is the wildlife heaven of Namibia - the Etosha National Park. Guests travelling on the Classic tour today visit the Twyfelfontein UNESCO heritage site and nearby located Living Museum of the Damara before stopping at the Petrified Forest. The geological phenomenon found here depicts the creation and metamorphosis of wood into stone amongst some of the oldest landmasses on Earth. Here we also see the Welwitschia mirabilis plant - the oldest living desert plant on Earth.
Before checking into our lodge located on the border of the Etosha National Park, we already enter the park for our first game viewing excursion. Together with our guide, we explore the various waterholes located close to Okaukuejo and the Anderson gate.
Classic: Overnight at Etosha Safari Camp - Breakfast.
Superior: Overnight at Etosha Oberland - Breakfast, light lunch and dinner.
Superior: Overnight at Etosha Oberland - Breakfast, light lunch and dinner.
Today is devoted purely to the abundant wildlife found in the Etosha National Park, which surrounds a parched salt desert known as the Etosha Pan on your full day safari. The park is home to four of the Big Five - elephant, lion, leopard and rhino. The Park was proclaimed as Namibia’s first conservation area in 1907 by the then Governor, von Lindequist. Game viewing in the park is largely focussed around the waterholes, some of which are spring fed and some supplied from a borehole, ideal places to sit and watch over 114 different game species, or for an avid birder, in excess of 340 bird species. Popular game species such as giraffe, blue wildebeest, plains and mountain zebra, hyena, lion, leopard, elephant, antelopes such as kudu, oryx, eland, as well as some of the endangered species such as Black rhino, cheetah and the black-faced impala are all found here. An extensive network of roads link the over 30 water holes allowing the visitor an opportunity to do a real game viewing safari over the stretch of the park as each different area will provide different encounters.
Classic: Overnight at Mokuti Etosha Lodge - Breakfast.
Superior: Overnight at Onguma Collection - Breakfast, light lunch and dinner.
Day 6: Wednesday: Etosha National Park
Today your guide again takes you on a full day game drive in the Etosha National Park. We may encounter animal species we have not seen the previous day and look forward to any new surprises at the different waterholes visited. The Etosha Pan dominates the park. This salt pan desert, which is nearly completely enclosed by the park and is lined by numerous watering holes, is roughly 130 km long and as wide as 50 km in places. During Etosha’s notorious dry spells the pan is a deathly place, lying parched and cracked under the molten African sun. It is claimed that game viewing is best during the dry spells as animals will then congregate closer to water. But even in the rainy season the park remains an abundant wildlife haven. You then have the pleasure of experiencing the rebirth of life as the young foals, cubs and chicks are seen frolicking with their parents and the sprouting new green shrubs and grasses create a pleasing green oasis. In the afternoon we travel back to our lodge, where we enjoy the rest of the evening at leisure. An optional open vehicle game drive can be booked with the lodge.
Classic: Overnight at Mokuti Etosha Lodge - Breakfast.
Superior: Overnight at Onguma Collection - Breakfast, light lunch and dinner.
Day 7: Thursday: Back to Windhoek
After breakfast we continue southwards to Windhoek. We stop at the famous wood carvers market in Okahandja or the craft market in the main street in Windhoek to pick up the last few souvenirs. You will be dropped off at your accommodation or transferred to the international airport.
Classic: Breakfast.
Superior: Breakfast and light lunch.
Please note there is no pre or post day in Windhoek, which is advisable due to scheduled times of these tours.
1st Day of tour begins between 8am and 9am from Windhoek or start in Swakopmund.
Last Day of tour, it's advisable to book a flight departing Windhoek International at 7pm or later.
Private tour: Any date on request.
Above accommodation is subject to availability but we will offer you a similar alternative if it is not available.
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