Day 01:
Drive from Windhoek via Dordabis – visit the oldest Karakul weavery of Namibia - Uhlenhorst and Stampriet to the Auob Lodge.
Lunch at Bitterwasser Lodge.
AUOB LODGE (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 02:
Drive along the Auob River, via Koes and visit to the Kokerboom (quivertree) to Keetmanshoop, lunch en route. Proceed past the
Naute Damto the Canon Lodge.
CANON LODGE (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 03:
Visit the Fish River Canyon , the second largest canyon of the world. This gigantic ravine, in places almost 500 metres deep, has
been gorged out of vast undulating plain in the course of thousands of years. Proceed to Luederitz via Seeheim and Aus. This drive
takes you through intriguing ‘moon’ landscape of endless desert vistas and bizarre rock formations. Lunch at Klein Aus Vista.
NEST HOTEL (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 04:
The day is spent in Luederitz. The first German settlement in Namibia, named after the merchant Adolf Luederitz from Bremen, who
bought this area from the Hottentots in 1883. This small harbour town is perched on rugged black rock, offset by the deep blue
waters of the bay, and is surrounded by bays, coves and fjords. During the morning visit to the ‘ghost town’ of Kolmanskop where
diamonds were first discovered in Namibia. Afterwards sightseeing in and around Luederitz.
NEST HOTEL (fullboard/overnight).
Day 05:
Drive back through the restricted diamond area to Aus and the scenic Neisip Plain.Lunch en route. Afterwards drive along the awesome
loneliness of the “Schwarzrand” to Hammerstein.
HAMMERSTEIN LODGE
(dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 06:
In the early morning depart to a excursion to the Sesriem Canyon and Sossusvlei, a large clay pan in the centre to the Namib Desert,
surrounded by the highest sanddunes in the world. Be in time for lunch at Namib Desert Lodge. Afternoon at leasure.
NAMIB DESERT LODGE (dinner/bed/breakfast).
Day 07:
Drive via Reemhoogte Pass to Rehoboth for lunch at the Oanob Dam. Return to Windhoek. Arrival in the late afternoon.
SAFARI COURT (dinner/bed/breakfast)
Day 08:
Drive via Okahandja, Otjiwarongo to Outjo for lunch at the Namatubis Guest Farm. Proceed to the famous Etosha National Park. Game
drive in the late afternoon.
OKAUKUEJO RESTCAMP
(dinner/overnight/breakfast).
Day 09:
Full day of game viewing in the Etosha National Park, which is one of the major sanctuaries of wildlife in Africa. The area was
proclaimed a game reserve as far back as 1907. The size of the park is 22 270 km and it consists mainly of grass and bush savanna.
This type of landscape provides excellent opportunities for game viewing at the numerous waterholes or in the open countryside.Lunch
in one of the restcamps.
HALALI RESTCAMP
(dinner/overnight/breakfast).
Day 10:
The Etosha Pan which the park is named after, is approximately 6000 km² in
size. In the language of the Ovambo people, Etosha means “place of dry water” or “large white place”. Game viewing drive after
breakfast until late afternoon, with a break for lunch.
MOKUTI LODGE (lunch, dinner/overnight/breakfast).
Day 11:
After breakfast drive to Tsumeb, visit Lake Otjikoto and the Mine Museum. Proceed via Otjiwarongo to Mount Etjo Safari Lodge..
Lunch en route. Game drive in the afternoon.
MOUNT ETJO SAFARI LODGE (dinner/overnight/breakfast).
Day 12:
Return to Windhoek via Okahandja, the former tribal centre of Herero people. Visit the graves of the great Herero chiefs and
the old cemetery with graves of members of the German Schutztruppe. Lunch en route.
End of Journey.
Departures: 07.Nov.2005/ 16.Nov.2005/ 28.Nov.2005/ 28.Dec.2005/ 02.Jan.2006/
25.Jan.2006/ 13.Feb.2006/ 01.Mar.2006/ 13.Mar.2006/ 29.Mar.2006/ 10.Apr.2006/ 17.Apr.2006/ 26.Apr.2006/ 08.May.2006/ 24.May.2006/
12. Jun.2006/ 19.Jun.2006/ 28.Jun.2006/ 10.Jul.2006/ 26.Jul.2006/ 07.Aug.2006/ 14.Aug.2006/ 23.Aug.2006/ 04.Sep.2006/ 20.Sep.2006/
02.Oct.2006/ 09.Oct.2006/ 18.Oct.2006
Rate: N$ 16 770,00 per person sharing /
Single Supplement N$ 1 730,00
Reservation / Enquiry:
enjoyafrica@iway.na
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