9 DAY TOUR:  WINDHOEK – NAMIB DESERT – SWAKOPMUND – WALVIS BAY – ERONGO MOUNTAINS – ETOSHA – WINDHOEK

Day 1:
Travel from Windhoek across the rolling hills of the Khomashochland at an altitude of more than 2000 metres above sea level, down the Gamsberg Pass into the Namib, which is the oldest desert in the world. The landscape varies from rugged mountains and rocky outcrops to sand-filled valleys and endless vistas of plains.
After a short rest with lunch packs proceed through the Namib-Naukluft Park, where, with a bit of luck, one can see ostriches, springbok, oryx and mountain zebras. Then on to the Welwitschia Plain, where the Welwitschia plant, a living fossil, that is only found in the Namib and southern Angola, occurs in large numbers. Drive to the so called “Moon Valley” – a fascinating rock formation which is millions of years old. Arrival in Swakopmund at about sunset. Lunchpacks en route.
Bed/breakfast at Hotel Eberwein.

Day 2:
After breakfast, depart to Walvis Bay for a boat cruise with champagne, fresh oysters and snacks on board. Return to Swakopmund. In the afternoon a city tour through Swakopmund and rest of the day at leisure.
Bed/breakfast at Hotel Eberwein.

Day 3:
Drive via the tarred road into the interior, pass the Spitzkoppe and proceed to the beautiful Erongo mountain area. In the late afternoon sundowner drive.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at Ai Aiba Lodge.
Day 4:
Early morning start for a three hours drive in open vehicles on the premises of the lodge. Numerous pre-historic rock-paintings will draw you into the spell of mystic Africa. Afterwards proceed to the Ugab terraces.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at Vingerklip Lodge

Day 5:
Trip proceeds to the famous Etosha National Park. First game-viewing drive.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at the Toshari Lodge or similar.

Day 6:
Game-viewing in the Etosha National Park. This national park is one of the major sanctuaries for wildlife in Africa. The area was proclaimed a game reserve as far back as 1907. The size is 22270 square km and it consists mainly of bush and grass savanna. This type of landscape provides excellent opportunities for game-viewing at the numerous waterholes or in the open countryside. The Etosha Pan, which the park is named after, is approximately 6000 square km in size. In the language of the Ovambo people, Etosha means “place of dry water”, or “large white place”. Game-viewing drive starts after breakfast and ends in the late afternoon, with a break at lunch time.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at Camp Halali or similar.

     

Day 7:
After breakfast proceed via Tsumeb to the Hoba Meteorite. En route visit Lake Otjikoto and the Mine Museum. Proceed to Wabi Game Lodge.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at Wabi Game Lodge.
Day 8:
Early morning game-viewing drive incl. drive to the plateau on the grounds of the Lodge. In the afternoon enjoy the sunset at the “Hippo Pool”.
Dinner/bed/breakfast at Wabi Game Lodge.

   

Day 9:
Return to Windhoek via Okahandja, visit the graves of the Herero chiefs and of the German Schutztruppe. Arrival in Windhoek in the late afternoon.

TOUR DATES:
Mar 2010 – 03/15/31
Apr 2010 – 12/19/28
May 2010 – 10/26
Jun 2010 – 14/21/30
Jul 2010 – 12/28
Aug 2010 – 09/16/25
Sep 2010 – 06/22
Oct 2010 – 04/11/20

 Price : valid till 31 Oct 2010
ZAR 17 640-00 per person sharing
ZAR 1 730-00 additional fee for single room

Prices are in South African Rand (ZAR) / Namibian Dollar (N$) – 1 ZAR = 1 N$

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. Breakfast throughout the tour, 6 dinner and 1 lunchpack. English speaking tour guide. Multilanguage is possible.
Not included :
Expenses for personal belongings e.g. 2 dinner, 8 lunches, 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

 

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.

NAMIBIA SPECIALS

Namibian Explorer
Etosha, Damaraland, Swakopmund & Sossusvlei

9 days

Package Includes:
> Return flights from Johannesburg to Windhoek
> 9 Days Group B car hire (unlimited mileage, 100% insurance)
> 2 nights accommodation at Etosha Village
> Breakfasts and dinners at Etosha Village
> 2 nights accommodation at Doro Nawas
> Breakfasts and dinners at Doro Nawas
> 2 nights accommodation at Beach Lodge
> Breakfasts in Swakopmund
> 2 Nights accommodation at Desert Homestead
> Breakfasts and dinners in Sossusvlei

Guided Road Trips

Desert Symphony – 6 Nights
1 Night Windhoek
2 Nights Namib Naukluft Lodge
2 Nights Swakopmund Hotel
1 Night Windhoek

Classic Kaleidoscope – 7 Nights
1 Night Windhoek
1 Night Swakopmund
1 Night Damaraland
3 Nights Etosha
1 Night Windhoek

Canyons & Deserts – 8 Nights
1 Night Windhoek
1 Night Mariental Area (Kalahari Desert)
1 Night Fish River Canyon
1 Night Luderitz
2 Nights Sossusvlei (Namib Desert)
1 Night Swakopmund
1 Night Windhoek

 

Full detailed itinieraries are available on application. All packages include return airfare from Johannesburg, all transfers, accommodation on a BB basis in Windhoek before and after the road trip departs.

PLEASE CALL STEPHANIE FOR A DETAILED QUOTATION FOR ANY OF THESE AMAZING TRIPS TO NAMIBIA.

Namibia is situated between the Kalahari and the South Atlantic, Namibia boasts deserts, seascapes, bushwalking and boundlessness. Blessed with rich natural resources, a solid modern infrastructure, diverse cultures and an annual quota of 300 days of sunshine, it is a beautiful country of vast potential.

The best time to visit Namibia would be during the dry winter season (May to October) is the most pleasant time to visit Namibia. During this period you can expect warm, sunny days and cold nights, often with temperatures falling below freezing. It’s best to avoid Namib-Naukluft Park and Etosha National Park in the extreme heat (December to March), and Fish River Canyon is closed to the public between December and April. The northeastern rivers may flood during this time too, making some roads either impassable or hard to negotiate. Resort areas are busiest during both Namibian and South African school holidays – usually from mid-December to mid-January, late-April to early June, and late-August to mid-September.

Currency: Namibian Dollar N$

COME AND ENJOY THE VAST BEAUTY AND TAPESTRY OF COLOUR NAMIBIA FLAUNTS.

EXPLORE THE CAPE WEST COAST AND THE DESERT REGION OF THE NAMIB.

START: CAPE TOWN END: SWAKOPMUND, NAMIBIA. Overland trip.

  

8 days / 7 nights accommodated in guesthouses
Meals 7 x breakfast, 7 x lunches, 6 x dinners.

 Depart Cape Town to the Cederberg range , through Namaqualand and to Gariep/Orange River. On to the second largest canyon in the world – FISH RIVER CANYON. We then travel further inland to the Kalahari area of the Namib paying a visit to a Quiver Tree Forest- Spend some time with a local tribe and then travel west towards the massive dunes of the Sossusvlei and learn about the desert ecosystems and a hike up Dune 45 and an excursion to the small Sesriem canyon. Cross the Tropic of Capricorn on to Walvis Bay and see some flamingos – partake in some optional activites available – explore the town of Swakopmund and the end of an exceptional trip. Please request a detailed itinerary.

 OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES: 1/2 day canoe trip . Sky Diving - Quadbiking - Sandboarding -Dinner at local restaurant – Dolphin cruise – Horse Riding.

More Activites are being created every day, these are but a few to choose from. (enquire from your guide about cost)

 Excellent suggestion : LINK THIS TOUR WITH THE DESERT AND DELTA TO END AT VICTORIA FALLS.

 

 

DESERT AND DELTA OVERLAND TOUR

START: SWAKOPMUND END: VICTORIA FALLS Overland trip.

    

13 days / 12 nights accommodated in guest houses and permanent tents – two per room/tent.
Meal: 12 X Breakfasts;12 X Lunches;10 X Dinners.

(G) indicates; A German translator is provided on this tour.

After exploring the town,Swakopmund and enjoying an optional activity – a dolphin cruise, a scenic flight or perhaps fisihing. Heading inland meer the Himba tribe and encounter a totally different way of life these people live.
In Etosha National Park we visit water-holes and enjoy superb game viewing. Heading towards the centre of Namibia and the capital city Windhoek we visit a local craft market and
tour the city. We enter Botswana at Buitepos border and meet the local Bushman community.
Once in Maun a small plane transfers us over the okavango Delta to Gunn’s Camp where we will spend two days.We are then transferred back to maun after two days of nature walks, game viewing and Mokoro (traditional canoe) trips.
On our way to Gweta and stay on the banks of the river.At Kasane we cruise down the Chobe river and view the animals coming onto the river bank to drink.
On to Zimbabwe and be totally amazed at the beauty of the Victoria Falls.This is a great time to enjoy some optional activities as this area has great activities to offer – A Zambezi sunset cruise, white water rafting,
Bungee jumping or perhaps an elephant excursion.

 

   

SEA AND SAND – SWAKOPMUND.

The town of Swakopmund is a very clean and German looking town.

STILTZ - Swakopmund offers the most spectacular views, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean,
Swakop riverbed, the sand dunes and the bird rich lagoon at the river mouth.
Minutes away is the charming town centre with plentiful restaurants, loads of activities and
all the amenities you could wish for.

 (inquire for date availability)

enjoy a SUNSET CRUISE,sundowner oysters,champagne,soft drinks and snacks are served.An optional
fish dinner or a barbeque is served on board.

SUNSET CRUISE

 
The daily DOLPHIN CRUISE from 8:15am – 12:45pm, enjoy oysters and champagne,
soft drinks and snacks.A fish platter,cold meats and cheese is included.

Daily Dolphin Cruise (cruises are weather permitting)

 

SUNRISE BALLOON FLIGHT OVER THE DUNES

A balloon flight over the wind-swept red dunes of the Namib, at daybreak is a very special experience. THIS ACTIVITY MOST CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE PRE-BOOKED. Arrive at the launch site about an hour before dawn to watch the inflation of the balloon. A balloon flight is a strange and exhilarating experience as you drift high above the ground in almost total silence. The flight lasts about one hour and has to take place at dawn for the essential flying temperatures occur at this time. The balloon is followed by a ground team with a flatbed truck for landing procedures. On landing a table is erected and passengers are treated to a full breakfast often accompanied by champagne. Enjoy this truly unique and memorable experience while exploring Namibia. (flights are weather permitting)

 

Sossusvlei flight 
Swakopmund

No discount for children.

GO NORTH

Tribes of Northern Namibia Tour Overland trip.

Windhoek-Tsumeb-Tsintsabis-Ombili-Ovamboland-Kokaoland-Etosha-Windhoek

7 day guided tour

DAY 1. WINDHOEK – TSUMEB . At Okahandja visit the HERERO people + cultural village. Overnight at MAKALANI HOTEL.

DAY 2. Visit ‘Treesleeper’s camp’ home to the Hei//omn Bushman & !Kung Bushman. Onto the farm Hedwiglust and see work done by the Ombili foundation. Overnight at MOKUTI LODGE.

DAY 3. Continue further North to the most densely populated region – The Ovambo, paying a visit to the Nakambale Museum. At Ngonga Homestead observe many different arts and crafts. Proceed to Oshakati via Ondongwa. Overnight – OSHAKATI COUNTRY LODGE

DAY 4. Travel throught the Omusati Region and on through Ruacana. Overnight at OPUWA COUNTY HOTEL

DAY 5. Visit a typical Himba Settlement – nomads living by their old traditions and culture. Overnight – HOBATERE LODGE

DAY 6. On through the Western part of Etosha National Park. West of Okaukuejo – “Sprokieswoud” the only location where the African Moringo Tree grows in a flat area. Game viewing and a floodlit waterhole. Overnight at OKAUKUEJO RESTCAMP.

DAY 7. On Route to Windhoek via Outjo, Otjiwarongo and Okahadja. Back in WINDHOEK in the afternoon.

Services Included :
Overland trips and all sightseeing as per itinerary. Overnight in double rooms in hotels and rest camps. Full board throughout the tour. English speaking tour guide. Multilanguage is possible.
Not included :
Expenses for personal belongings e.g. 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.
Group Size:
Minimum – 2 Persons Maximum – 14 Persons
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.

   

 

A HUGE ARRAY OF TOURS AVAILABLE . Enquire and we’ll find you a tour suited to your needs.
A LOVELY SELECTION OF LUXURY LODGES IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK FOR SELF DRIVE TOURISTS. Please inquire – we will organize accommodation for you.

 

 

AFRICA GETAWAYS WILL FURNISH YOU WITH A QUOTATION FOR ANY OF THESE TOURS.