10 Days Camping Safari Namibia

Itinerary

Day 1: Windhoek – Okonjima (300 kilometer / 4 hours and 40 minutes)

Stop At: Okonjima Game Reserve, Waterberg Plateau Park Namibia
The pick-up is between 08:00 and 08:45 within Windhoek city. The first day will take you to Okonjima. You will pass by the town of Okahandja, a town that is well-known for its prodigious craft center. Then, you will proceed to the B1 road and turn left into the road that goes to Okonjima. Okonjima is the home of the Africat Foundation, a conservation operation that focuses around the African big cats, particularly the cheetah. This afternoon, you will be taken on a tour during which you will meet some of the cheetahs that are in the Africat rehabilitation program.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Okonjima – Namutoni, Etosha National Park

Stop At: Namutoni, Namibia
This morning, you will have an early start, heading towards the Etosha National Park. You will travel via Lake Otjikoto, which is in fact Namibia’s largest permanent natural lake. There is enough time here to rest a little and learn something about the history of this unusual landmark. Having arrived in Namutoni, set camp, and familiarized with the surroundings, you will make your first game drive during the cool of the afternoon.

The game viewing is usually excellent with close views of springboks, zebras, impalas, giraffes, gemsboks and plenty of birds. If you are lucky, you may also have some close encounters with elephants and lions. Back at the camp, you may enjoy a glass of wine and experience a fabulous sunset from the tower of the old German fort before dinner around the campfire.

Duration: 5 hours 15 minutes

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Namutoni – Okaukuejo, Etosha National Park

Stop At: Okaukuejo, Okaukuejo, Oshikoto Region
This day you will spend most of it watching wildlife. A visit to a number of waterholes is high on the cards and you will make a stop at the Etosha Pan, the ‘place of dry water’. The pan is an extensive flat depression of about 5,000 square kilometers. This great, white expanse is a place of shimmering mirages and seeing large herds of game in this setting makes Etosha a unique experience in Africa. You may stop at Halali Middle Camp to have lunch and relax before you continue to the southern side of the park and the night camp at Okaukuejo. After dinner, a visit to the floodlit waterhole is strongly recommended as there are good chances to see rhinos and lions come to drink.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 4: Okaukuejo – Oppi-Koppi

Stop At: Okaukuejo waterhole, Etosha National Park Namibia
You will make an early start and begin your day with a game drive before you leave the park and drive into the Desert Mountains of the Kaokoveld, one of the last true wildernesses of Southern Africa and home of the Himba people. In the afternoon, you will pay a visit to Oases village where you are going to meet the locals. A special guide is going to be available for the time you are there and the guide is going to translate for you and introduce you to this ‘tribe’. You are going to learn about marriage customs, traditional food, and you will visit the ‘holy fire’.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 5: Mowani Campsite Damaraland – Brandberg (White Lady Lodge)

Stop At: Damaraland, Damaraland
Today, you will also have an early start, heading into one of the most beautiful desert regions in Namibia, the Damaraland. You shall visit the organ pipes and rock engravings on the way to Brandberg. The Brandberg Mountain is an ancient Bushman spiritual site and you’ll spend the night in the shadow of this giant granite monolith.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 6: Brandberg – Swakopmund, Skeleton Coast

Stop At: Swakopmund, Swakopmund, Erongo Region
The first stop is in the small town of Uis, an old mining town and one of the best places to buy semi-precious stones, for which Namibia is famous. Here, rough amethyst, tourmaline, and other stones can be found at bargain prices. Having arrived at the coast, you’ll drive to Cape Cross and the seal colony with close views of thousands of fur seals.
Tonight, you may take the chance to sample one of the excellent restaurants in Swakopmund. The seafood in Swakopmund is superb. Your guide will offer to organize a group meal in a local restaurant for this evening. Participation is recommended but by no means required. Dinner is not included in the price of the safari and will be on your own account.
Duration: 4 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 7: Swakopmund – Walvis Bay – Swakopmund

Stop At: Walvis Bay Waterfront, End of Atlantic Street, Walvis Bay 9000 Namibia
It is a ‘coast to coast day’ as you drive to Walvis Bay where you’ll stop at the lagoon area to see flamingoes and lots of other birds. If you are lucky, you may even spot some dolphins. You will pay a visit to the salt works before you return back to Swakopmund.

During the rest of the day, there is plenty of time to explore the town. Swakopmund is a very pleasant seaside town with lots of shops, a good stretch of beach (although the Atlantic here is quite cold) and an open-air curio market. There is also a very good museum and the Namibian National Marine Aquarium is located in Swakopmund.
Alternatively, there are various activities that can be arranged. These include a half-day boat-tour with chances to see seals and dolphins (and indulge in oysters and champagne!), scenic flights and micro-light flights over the desert, fishing trips (either from the beach or in a boat), quad-bike trips into the desert and over the sand dunes around Swakopmund, sand boarding, skydiving and many other activities. Your guide will discuss all possible optional activities with you and offer to make pre-booking in advance. Please note that all extra activities in Swakopmund are made at your own risk and expense. Lunch and dinner are your own expense today.

Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 8: Swakopmund – Sesriem

Stop At: Sesriem Canyon, 4.5km from the entrance gate of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft Park Namibia
You will go inland again. On your way, you may make the last short-stop in Walvis Bay to say farewell to the flamingoes. You will be climbing up the mountains across the Gaub and Kuseb passes with a spectacular, almost moon-like landscape. People Tours and Safaris aims to arrive at the camp in the desert during the late afternoon. As they aim to end the day on a high, you will make a short excursion to the nearby sand dunes to enjoy the sunset over the dunes and watch the colors glow and change on the mountains before going back for dinner around the campfire.
Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 9: Sesriem and Sossusvlei

Pass By: Namib-Naukluft Park, Namib-Naukluft Park
Today, it is an early start to catch the soft light of the sunrise over the desert. You will pass through the gate into the Namib-Naukluft National Park and continue towards Sossusvlei along distant sand dunes on both sides of the road. If resting is not your thing, worry less as you stop at the famous Dune 45. Those who feel fit may climb the dune and get a breathtaking view of the surrounding desert and dunes. After breakfast, you will take a desert walk in the cool of the morning, with chance to see gemsboks, springboks, black-backed jackals, and ostriches. As the day cools off in the afternoon, you will get a short excursion to Sesriem Canyon.

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 10: Sesriem – Windhoek

Stop At: Windhoek, Windhoek, Khomas Region
After breakfast, you will begin your journey back to civilization on scenic roads through the Khomas Hochland Mountain Range. You are likely to arrive back in the city in the afternoon and you will be dropped off at your accommodation on your return.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.