NAMIBIA 7 days SOUTH TOUR
WINDHOEK – KEETMANSHOOP – FISH RIVER CANYON – LUDERITZ – SOSSUSVLIE – WINDHOEK.
Day 1:
Drive from Windhoek via Dordabis (visit the oldest Karakul weavery of Namibia), Uhlenhorst and Stampriet to Gochas. Afternoon nature drive.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at Kamelruhe Guest House.
Day 2:
Drive to the Kokerboom forest (quivertree), explore the area, continue to Keetmanshoop and proceed past the Naute Dam to the Cañon Lodge.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at Cañon Lodge/Canon Village.
Day 3:
Visit the Fish River Canyon, the second largest canyon in 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 Klein Aus Vista via Seeheim and Aus.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at the Desert Horse Inn.
Day 4:
Day visit to Lüderitz, the first German settlement in Namibia, named after the merchant Adolf Lüderitz from Bremen, who bought this area in 1883. This drive takes you through intriguing “moon” landscape of endless desert vistas and bizarre rock formations. The 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 Lüderitz and return to Klein Aus Vista.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at the Desert Horse Inn.
Day 5:
Continue through the scenic Neisip Plain and drive along the edge of the Namib Desert, the Tiras Mountains and the Nubib Mountains to Hammerstein Lodge.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at Hammerstein Lodge.
Day 6:
In the early morning depart on an excursion to the Sesriem Canyon and Sossusvlei, a large clay pan in the centre to the Namib Desert, surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world. Arrive round about lunchtime at the Namib Desert Lodge. In the afternoon take part in a dune drive.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at the Namib Desert Lodge.
Day 7:
Drive via Remhoogte Pass to Rehoboth and visit the Oanob Dam. Return to Windhoek. Arrival in the late afternoon.
Tour Dates:
Mar 2010 – 08/24
Apr 2010 – 05/12/21
May 2010 – 03/19
Jun 2010 – 07/14/23
Jul 2010 – 05/21
Aug 2010 – 02/09/18/30
Sep 2010 – 15/27
Oct 2010 – 04/13
Services Included :
Overland trips and all sightseeing as per itinerary. Overnight in double rooms with private shower/bath and toilet in hotels and rest camps. Daily breakfast and dinner. English speaking tour guide. Multilanguage is possible.
Not included :
Expenses for personal belongings e.g. lunches and drinks and telephone calls as well as tips for the tour guide and in restaurants.
Departure:
07h45 from the office of SWA Safaris, 43 Independence Avenue, and, if arrangements have been made in advance, from the different hotels. Further information please find under “General Information”.
Group Size:
Minimum – 2 Persons
Maximum – 16 Persons
Price : valid till 31 Oct 2010
ZAR 13 160-00 per person sharing
ZAR 890-00 additional fee for single room
Prices are in South African Rand (ZAR) / Namibian Dollar (N$) – 1 ZAR = 1 N$
Price changes:
All prices as reflected are based on the current tariffs and are subject to change without prior notice according to increases and circumstances beyond the company’s control.
