Starting from Windhoek, discover giant sand dunes, seaside fun, eerie Atlantic coastline, the intriguing Himba people, and the vast and spectacular Namib-Naukluft National Park, on a comprehensive 12 day overland tour of Namibia’s highlights.

Day 1 - 2, Namib Desert
From Windhoek, we travel south into the Namib desert where we spend the first night at our camp adjoining the Namibrand Nature Reserve. This is a vast tract of wilderness with only the rocky mountains and towering dunes to keep us company, and we enjoy our first dramatic sunset over the desert. The following day, we will conduct extensive guided walks and game drives in the reserve to learn more about the desert fauna and flora.

Day 3, Namib-Naukluft National Park
Today we head to the scenically spectacular Namib-Naukluft National Park, the oldest desert in the world with the highest sand dunes on earth, some reaching over 300m. In the evening we head out to a sand dune to watch the sun sink over the incredible sea of sand with their endlessly changing colours and contrasting shadows, and climb a giant dune at Sossusvlei.

Day 4 - 5, Swakopmund
We drive through the desert to the Atlantic coast, and reach the German colonial town of Swakopmund, where you have a free day to try one of the exciting adventure options from quad biking and sand boarding in the nearby dunes, to sky diving or deep sea fishing.

Day 6, Spitskop
Today we head up the barren Skeleton Coast to the Cape Cross Seal Colony, home to some 80,000 seals and the place where the Portuguese mariner Diego Cão first set foot on the coast of southwest Africa in the year 1486. Venturing inland, we will camp wild amongst the boulders at the base of the impressive Spitskop Mountain.

Day 7 - 8, Damaraland, Palmwag
We head north across Damaraland, famous for its unusual rock formations and sandy expanses, and if we are really lucky may encounter a desert elephant. We visit the ancient site of Twyfelfontein to see the bushman paintings and reach our rustic and remote camp at Palmwag. The following morning we set off and venture deep into Kaokoveld to meet with the Himba people, a nomadic tribe that lead traditional lives.

Day 9, Cheetah Sanctuary
Our next stop is a cheetah sanctuary, where we will spend the afternoon learning more about these animals and the circumstances threatening their survival.

Day 10 – 11, Etosha National Park
We travel to Etosha National Park and explore the desert and semi arid landscape on the hunt for the many species of game. This is a vast reserve of over 20,000 sq km surrounding a central salt ‘pan’ that is seasonally full of water, and is home to some 114 mammal and 340 bird species. We camp for two nights close to floodlit waterholes that make for exciting night time game viewing if you can stay up late.

Day 12, Windhoek
We journey back to Windhoek where the tour ends.

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