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Day 1
Day 1: Kasane to Makgadikgadi Salt Pans
Start in Kasane and travel south to Gweta Lodge on the edge of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. Optional open-safari-vehicle trip across the salt pans to look for a meerkat colony and take perspective photos. Enjoy sundowner drinks before an optional dinner with the group and drinks at the bar.
Meals: Dinner
Day 2
Day 2: Makgadikgadi Salt Pans to Okavango Delta
Travel to the Okavango Delta and take a game drive before settling into camp. Stay in a pre-erected two-person dome tent with stretchers, mattresses and linen. Enjoy a campfire dinner.
Meals: Breakfast,Dinner
Day 3
Day 3: Okavango Delta
After breakfast, take an early-morning game drive in the Okavango Delta, then return to camp for lunch and a siesta. Relax at camp or opt for a mokoro boat trip along the waterways. Take an afternoon game drive, followed by a campfire dinner and a night drive with spotlights to look for nocturnal animals.
Meals: Breakfast,Lunch,Dinner
Day 4
Day 4: Okavango Delta to Maun
After coffee and breakfast at sunrise, take a morning game drive as you leave the Delta. Check in at the lodge and relax by the pool, or opt for a helicopter flight over the Okavango Delta. In the evening, the Okavango Delta Brewery offers a tour, tasting and dinner.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5
Day 5: Maun to Windhoek
Travel from Maun across the border from Botswana into Namibia, arriving in Windhoek later in the evening. Say goodbye to your first Trip Manager and meet the Namibian Trip Manager. The evening is free to relax, get dinner near the hotel or shop for supplies.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6
Day 6: Windhoek to Etosha
Take a guided city tour of Windhoek, then travel toward Etosha National Park through desert scenery, with stops at cultural sites. At Okapuka Safari Lodge, you can take an optional game drive; lunch is mentioned before continuing to the Etosha accommodation. Enjoy free time by the pool, then have a walkabout dinner in Outjo.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7
Day 7: Etosha
Take an early-morning game drive in Etosha National Park, looking for wildlife including desert-savvy antelope. Return to the lodge for lunch and free time to relax, then take a sunset walk and have a buffet dinner at the lodge.
Meals: Breakfast,Dinner
Day 8
Day 8: Etosha to Swakopmund via Spitzkoppe
Travel west toward Swakopmund, stopping in the Erongo Mountains to visit the San Bushmen of Omandumba, learn about their language and desert lifestyle, and see their handmade arts and crafts. Stop at Spitzkoppe for lunch and to see the granite peaks. After checking in at the hotel, take a Swakopmund Township Tour and have a traditional dinner, then enjoy a free evening.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 9
Day 9: Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
Travel to Walvis Bay for a kayaking trip at Pelican Point, where you may see seals, dolphins and whales. An optional combo tour explores the coastal sand dunes en route to Sandwich Harbour. Otherwise, the afternoon is free to explore Swakopmund.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 10
Day 10: Swakopmund to Sossusvlei
Drive into the Namibian desert, stopping for lunch in Solitaire. Arrive at the lodge near the Sossusvlei salt and clay pans, with time for a swim before a sunset desert drive. Have a buffet dinner at the lodge.
Meals: Breakfast,Dinner
Day 11
Day 11: Sossusvlei to Windhoek
Visit Namib-Naukluft National Park, then walk along Big Daddy sand dune and down into Deadvlei. After lunch, drive back to Windhoek, check in and freshen up, then head to Joe’s Beerhouse for a farewell dinner.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 12
Day 12: Windhoek
Enjoy a final breakfast together before the trip ends.
Meals: Breakfast
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Okavango Delta Night Drive with Spotlights
Experience the delta after dark on a night drive with spotlights, when stealthy predators and shy creatures emerge. Glide beneath a starlit bush as your guide sweeps for eye-shine, seeking leopard, civet, genet, porcupine and owls while explaining the rhythms of nocturnal wildlife.
Hear the soft rustle of reeds and distant grunts of hippo as you tune into the sounds of the night. This after-hours exploration adds a thrilling, sensory layer to your safari, revealing behaviors and species rarely seen by day.
Windhoek Panoramic City Tour
Explore Namibia’s capital on a guided panoramic tour taking in the neo-Gothic Christuskirche, the bold lines of the Independence Memorial Museum and the shaded Parliament Gardens around the Tintenpalast.
Trace the city’s story from German colonial architecture to modern nationhood as you pass monuments, leafy boulevards and bustling markets. Your guide’s insights reveal Windhoek’s layered identity, from cuisine and languages to the role it plays in contemporary Namibian culture.
Swakopmund Township Tour & Traditional Dinner
Explore community life on a guided Swakopmund Township Tour, meeting residents and visiting local markets and shebeens before a traditional dinner hosted by local hosts. Taste staples like kapana, pap and flavorful stews as you hear personal stories.
This sociable evening blends cuisine, culture and conversation, revealing the rhythms of coastal Namibia beyond the seaside promenade—often accompanied by music, dancing and warm hospitality.
Sossusvlei Sunset Desert Drive
Join a sunset desert drive through the dune sea of Namib-Naukluft, tracing gravel plains and ancient riverbeds as the red dunes ignite with golden light. Photographers will love the sweeping lines and long shadows.
Look for oryx and ostrich adapted to this hyper-arid realm while your guide unpacks the desert’s geology and survival strategies. As the sky deepens to purple, pause for photos and reflection across the oldest desert on Earth.
Okavango Delta Helicopter Scenic Flight
Soar on a helicopter flight for sweeping aerial views of the Okavango Delta—a mosaic of islands, channels and hippo pools. Trace meandering waterways and elephant paths etched into emerald floodplains.
This doors-on or doors-off flight is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour. Photographers relish the perspective and clarity as your pilot banks gently for the best angles over wildlife-rich lagoons.
Okapuka Safari Lodge Game Drive
Join a classic game drive across Okapuka Safari Lodge’s acacia savannah, scanning for giraffe, plains game and birdlife with big-sky views just outside Windhoek.
This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour. Rangers share insights into behavior and habitat while positioning the vehicle for unhurried sightings and photographs in the golden Namibian light.
Okavango Delta Game Drives in the Khwai Concession
Discover the Okavango’s wilderness on a series of guided drives through the Khwai community concession bordering the Moremi Game Reserve. Traverse floodplains and mopane woodland as you join guided game drives along the Khwai River, scanning for elephant herds and lions, giraffe, hippo and painted dogs.
Your expert rangers interpret tracks and bird calls, pausing at productive waterholes for unrushed viewing and photos. The soft, late-afternoon light sets the delta aglow, revealing classic scenes of Africa’s inland oasis while you learn how seasonal floods shape this extraordinary ecosystem.
Okavango Delta Special Stay on the Khwai River
Settle into a remote safari camp beside the Khwai River and camp under the stars with canvas tents, real beds and hot showers. Evenings bring campfire dinner, story-swapping and the glow of lanterns as hippo grunts and hyena calls soundtrack the night.
This unplugged stay places you at the heart of the delta’s wildlife corridors. Wake to birdsong, sip coffee with dawn mists over the floodplains and savor the night sounds of the bush—a quintessential African immersion.
Etosha National Park Game Viewing Safari
Venture into Etosha National Park, where wildlife gathers at wildlife-rich waterholes fringing the vast salt pan. Scan for elephant bulls dusted white, oryx, springbok, zebra and, with luck, prowling lions or a cheetah on the hunt.
Meaning the “great white place”, Etosha’s shimmering pan dominates the landscape and concentrates game in dry months. Guides position the vehicle for patient viewing and photography while sharing ecology and behavior in this iconic Namibian reserve.
Omandumba San Bushmen Cultural Experience (Erongo Mountains)
Meet the San Bushmen at Omandumba’s living museum in the dramatic Erongo Mountains. Watch demonstrations of traditional skills—from tracking and bow-making to fire-starting—and learn how desert resources are used with care and ingenuity.
Hear expressive click languages as stories bring ancient lifeways to life. This respectful encounter offers rare, first-hand perspectives on one of southern Africa’s oldest cultures amid granite kopjes and wide desert skies.
Spitzkoppe Rock Arch & Granite Peaks
Pause at Spitzkoppe, the so-called Namibia’s Matterhorn, to wander among rust-red inselbergs and pose beneath the graceful Rock Arch. The boulder-strewn desert offers superb angles and textures for creative photography.
These three-billion-year-old granites rise abruptly from the plains, catching light that shifts from honeyed morning tones to burnt-orange glow. Keep an eye out for ancient rock art sites nearby and rock hyrax sunning on warm stone.
Pelican Point Seal Kayaking, Walvis Bay
Paddle the calm waters of the Walvis Bay Lagoon to Pelican Point, where you can kayak with Cape fur seals as curious pups dart and splash around your boat. Guides share tips and marine ecology along this sheltered peninsula.
As you glide, watch for bottlenose dolphins, pelicans and seasonal flamingos set against Atlantic horizons and sand dunes. The cool ocean breeze and playful wildlife make for an energising, close-to-nature morning.
Big Daddy Dune Hike & Deadvlei Walk
Climb Big Daddy, one of Sossusvlei’s highest dunes, for vast panoramic views across the dune sea, then sweep down to the white clay pan of Deadvlei, its ancient camel thorn trees preserved as dark silhouettes.
Within Namib-Naukluft National Park, this otherworldly scene captures the stark beauty of the Namib: orange dunes, chalky pan and cobalt sky—a natural gallery of color and form.
Makgadikgadi Sundowners beneath an Ancient Baobab
Toast the day with sundowner drinks beneath an ancient baobab on the fringe of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans. The mirror-flat horizon and quiet expanses set the scene for striking silhouettes and serene contemplation.
As the pink-and-gold sky washes over the pans, listen for the desert breeze and distant bird calls. It’s a simple, storied African ritual—sharing a cool drink as the light fades across one of the world’s largest salt flats.
Makgadikgadi Meerkat Encounter & Salt Pan 4x4
Head out by open 4×4 across the pans to search for meerkats at a habituated colony, learning about their sentry behavior and family dynamics. The vast salt flats create playful horizons perfect for perspective photos.
This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour. Guides position you respectfully for low-angle viewing and great images while sharing insights into the Kalahari’s fragile, mesmerizing environment.
Mokoro Canoe Excursion on the Okavango Waterways
Glide by mokoro through reed-lined channels polled by skilled poler guides, watching jacanas tiptoe on lilies and listening for the rustle of reed frogs in the Okavango Delta.
This tranquil, low-to-the-water journey is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour. It offers an intimate angle on the delta’s flora and birdlife, complementing the pace and perspective of your vehicle-based safaris.
Okavango Craft Brewery Tour, Tasting & Dinner (Maun)
Visit Okavango Craft Brewery in Maun for a behind-the-scenes brewery tour and a guided tasting flight of locally inspired beers, followed by a relaxed dinner paired to house favorites.
This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour. Chat with brewers about ingredients and community projects as you sample seasonal pours in a convivial, safari-town setting.
4x4 Dunes Combo to Sandwich Harbour
Ride a 4×4 to Sandwich Harbour, an otherworldly meeting point where dunes meet the Atlantic. Tackle slipfaces, crest viewpoints and photograph towering coastal dunes rolling into ocean surf.
This extended combo is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour. Guides share coastal desert ecology and point out wildlife tracks, with time for short dune walks and dramatic seascapes.
Farewell Dinner at Joe’s Beerhouse, Windhoek
Celebrate your journey with a convivial farewell dinner at Joe’s Beerhouse, Windhoek’s eclectic institution known for hearty Namibian grills, shared tables and quirky memorabilia.
This is an optional experience at additional cost, bookable on tour. Raise a glass with new friends and relive safari highlights in a lively, locally loved setting that blends German-Namibian flavors and generous hospitality.