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Namibia Safari Holiday: Wildlife of Etosha + Africat + Sand Dunes of Sossusvlei

Namibia: Sossusvlei + Etosha + Africat
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10 NIGHTS

FROM $3,346

Per person sharing

Flights quoted separately

Namibia Safari Holiday Wildlife Etosha Africat Sand Dunes Sossusvlei

This thrilling Namibia safari holiday combines the wildlife of Etosha National Park & the Africat Foundation with the huge sand dunes of Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert. Enjoy a 4x4 ride into the dunes and visits Sesriem Canyon, before driving to Windhoek and Etosha National Park, which surrounds a salt pan that is the size of the Netherlands. All transfers & specified game drives included.

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• Namibia Safari Holiday	• Windhoek	• Namib Naukluft Park	• Sand Dunes, Sossusvlei
• Sesriem Canyon	• Wildlife of Etosha	• Desert Elephants	• Oryx + Springbok
• Africat Foundation	• Cheetah & Leopard

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• Namibia Safari Holiday	• Windhoek	• Namib Naukluft Park
• Sand Dunes, Sossusvlei	• Sesriem Canyon	• Wildlife of Etosha
• Desert Elephants	• Oryx + Springbok	• Africat Foundation
• Cheetah & Leopard

Day 1

You will be met at Windhoek Airport and transferred 1-hour to your hotel in this small capital city.

Check in and relax under warm blue Namibian skies.

Note: Please be aware that many roads in Namibia are rough gravel with corrugated surfaces, resulting in a tougher and slower drive that can be very bumpy.

Day 2

This morning take a 6-hour shared transfer from Windhoek, travelling through ever-changing landscapes and dramatically beautiful desert scenery to the great Namib Desert.

The Namib is the oldest desert on earth, where some of the highest sand dunes in the world tower over the white desert plains. These great mountains of sand are a monument to the extreme forces of nature, with fog supplying life giving moisture for the survival of its plants and animals.

You will be dropped off at your lodge in the stunning Namoib Desert. After the unpredictable desert rains (mid November/mid December), colourful desert flowers burst forth here and provide a delightful display.

Day 3

Set out early this morning on a 4x4 tour into the famous sand dunes at Sossusvlei, as this is the coolest part of the day and the best for photography.

This clay pan is surrounded by some of the highest dunes in the world – an endless sea of reddish sand stretching all the way to the distant horizon. These monumental star shaped dunes, some as high as 1,000 ft (325 m), were formed by strong multi-directional winds. The warm tints of sand range in colour from apricot to orange, red and maroon - and contrast vividly with the stark white clay pans at their base. You will be astonished by surreal Deadvlei, surrounded by some of the highest dunes and Sossusvlei, where the mostly dry Tsauchab River abruptly ends. Take the opportunity to climb one of these dunes, which afford endless vistas across the desert landscape and the sea of sand.

Also visit the narrow gorge of the impressive Sesriem Canyon, with its rock pools fed by the Tsauchab River during the rainy season. The name is derived from the six “rieme” (leather thongs) that early pioneers used to draw water from these pools.

Note: If you are staying close to the gate into the park, you will visit Sossuvlei in the morning and Sesriem in the afternoon. If your lodge is further way, you will visit Sossusvlei in the morning and enjoy a sunset drive in the desert in the late afternoon.

Day 4

At leisure to relax and enjoy the stark beauty of the Namib Desert.

You can participate in one of the optional activities offered in the region, such as horse riding or a pre-dawn Hot Air Balloon Ride over the majestic sand dunes. Alternatively simply enjoy the spectacular desert landscape surrounding your lodge, with amazing star gazing in the evening.

Day 5

Today take a 6-hour shared transfer, travelling through the spectacularly beautiful Namib Desert to Windhoek.

You will be dropped off at your hotel, where you can relax under warm blue Namibian skies.

Day 6

Today take a 5-hour shared transfer, travelling through the starkly beautiful landscapes of central Namibia to Etosha National Park, one of the largest and greatest game parks in Africa.

Etosha owes its unique landscape to a vast shallow depression – the Etosha Pan. During the dry season it becomes an expanse of white cracked mud, shimmering with mirages and spiralling dust devils, with its open pans offering magnificent game viewing. Etosha is home to over a hundred different species of mammals including elephant, rhino, giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, lion, cheetah and leopard.

You will be dropped off at your lodge situated near the southern entrance to the park.

Days 7 To 8

This morning is devoted to game viewing in the famous Etosha National Park, which surrounds an enormous salt pan that is the size of the Netherlands.

Set off early to take advantage of the best game viewing conditions of the day and enjoy a thrilling shared open-top game drive with your lodge ranger. The vast Etosha Pan offers magnificent game viewing opportunities - including springbok, oryx, black-faced impala, roan, cheetah and the Damara dik-dik, Namibia’s smallest antelope. A series of waterholes throughout the park guarantees rewarding game viewing, with Etosha being renowned for its vast array of plains game and its 'great cats' which are more easily seen on the open pans.

With over 100 different species of mammals and reptiles in this park, you can hope to see lion, elephant, rhino, leopard, cheetah, giraffe, kudu, sable antelope, warthogs, baboons and many other interesting animals. Etosha is also a bird watchers paradise, with hundreds of recorded bird species and many migrants during the summer months.

Your afternoon is at leisure to relax at your lodge, or enjoy another game drive. In the evening enjoy a beautiful African sunset and the pristine stars of the Milky Way as you have never seen them before – including the spectacular Southern Cross.

Note: All game drives are optional extras, if not included in your lodge package (see lodge details on quote). Vehicles are not allowed to drive off-road in any national park in Namibia.

Days 9 To 10

This morning leave Etosha and drive southwards for 3-hours through central Namibia to Okonjima.

This is the home of the Africat Foundation dedicated to the preservation of Namibia’s large carnivores, but especially leopards and brown hyena. Leopards can be radio-tracked from the game viewing vehicle. Check in to your lodge before enjoying an afternoon game activity in the reserve.

Note: Ensure you arrive at your lodge in good time, as they stop serving lunch at 2 pm.

Day 11

Transfer 1-hour to Windhoek Airport for your flight home.

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