Meals

Meals as stated in the program Always advisable to mention cases of allergy if need be.

Accommodation

3* Accommodation as stated in the program.

Transport

The 4x4 rental vehicle with all risk insured in Namibia including the mileage in accord to the program and the activities. Bus will be supplied in case a group.

Hygieneprotocol

COVID-19 Safety distance Sanitizer available

Insurance

Passenger Liabilities

Others

The activities or visits as stated in the program Entry fee to National Parks Namibian VAT

Not included:

Others

Fuel for Vehicle Entry fee to neighboring countries such as Zimbabwe. Tips and gratitudes Your personal medical insurance and repatriation (very important to have) Personal Purchases Drinks, which are the responsibility of travelers, with the exception of teas and coffees often included in the lodges (in rooms) and tap water, non-mineral Optional activities, such as hot air ballooning, flying, horse riding, 4x4 day or night safaris organized by the lodges or booked with us

Flights

International flights are not included

Optional

Optional activities can be booked for the client and client pay directly. Optional activities such as Air Ballooning, Scenic Flights, Quad... Your guide will inform you about optional activities.

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Day 1 Day 1: Windhoek - Kalahari
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 1: Windhoek - Kalahari

At Windhoek Airport or at the place of your accommodation, discover the caring smile of the guide who will welcome you. He will brief and explain to you everything you need to know about this tour. The guide will also answer all the questions that you might have.

Departure towards Rehoboth and Mariental.

The Kalahari is the last bastion of the San people with the

modern world having developed all the other areas that they once roamed. This area of Namibia is typically made

up of red sands covered in thin, mostly golden grass and dotted with acacia trees and wildlife.

Activities: Bush Man walk

Accommodation: Mariental Area
Day 2 Day 2: Kalahari - Kokerboom
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Kalahari - Kokerboom

Today will drive towards Keetmanshoop to see the Quiver and Cheetah Trees.

The Kokerboom is known as a quiver tree because the hunters or the first inhabitant of southern Africa called the Bush Man / Sans used its light branches to make quivers. This great aloe, its scientific name is Aloe dichotoma masson, grows very slowly on rocky soils. Its trunk is fibrous to retain water and discourage animals.

Activities : The Quiver Trees, The Cheetahs

Accommodation: Keetmanshoop area
Day 3 Day 3: Kokerboom - Fish River
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Kokerboom - Fish River

Today, drive to the iconic Fish River Canyon. It is the largest river in Namibia, which has its source in the

mountains of Naukluft and joins the Orange River on the South African border after a journey of 650 km. The

river usually flows between January and April to become a trickle of water between April and June and a

succession of small basins the rest of the year. Enjoy the view of the summit on the Fish River Canyon, a

geological wonder, one of the largest canyons in the world after Colorado. These rocks of 300 million years offer you a majestic spectacle.

Activities: Visit of the Fish River Canyon, Ai-Ais

Accommodation: Fish River Canyon Area
Day 4 Day 4: Fish River - Aus
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 4: Fish River - Aus

A beautiful stage between the Fish River Canyon and Sossusvlei, Aus is the region of wild horses and gateway to the old "Spergebiet" (diamond area prohibited from public access).

Departure for Aus via the D707 road with a breathtaking panoramic view.

Visit wild horses if the weather permits.

Activities: Visit wild horses

Accommodation: Aus Zone
Day 5 Day 5: Aus / Namib Desert
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Aus / Namib Desert

Naukluft Park. Cross the Kuiseb Pass and the Tropic of Capricorn. Reputed as one of the oldest and driest deserts in the world, it covers more than 15% of the country on the Atlantic. The accumulation of sand and the formation of the dunes spread between 40 and 15 million years.

Common Activity:Dune 45, Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Sesriem Canyon, Namib Naukluft, Sky baloon
Day 6 Day 6: Sossusvlei
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Sossusvlei

After breakfast, today will be all about forms and colors. The Sossusvlei dunes rise more than 375 meters above the Tsauchab River that flows from east to west in the desert, just a few kilometers from the Atlantic Ocean. They are among the highest dunes in the world. These dunes are located above an ancient petrified desert that forms a basement of sandstone.

You will take full advantage of the ocher color palettes and the wavy shapes of the Sossusvlei and Deadvlei dunes. We encourage you to climb to the top of these giant heaps of sand, before enjoying a well-deserved lunch in the shade of acacias, at the foot of Sossusvlei. Later in the day, you will be surprised by the hidden water source at the bottom of the Sesriem Gorge.

Common Activty: Dune 45, Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Sesriem Canyon, Namib Naukluft, Sky Baloon

Accommodation: Sossusvlei Area
Day 7 Day 7: Sossusvlei – Walvis Bay / Swakopmund
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Sossusvlei – Walvis Bay / Swakopmund

Departure to Walvis Bay, the harbor town. Cross the Kuiseb Pass and Tropic of Capricorn heading to Swakopmund. Swakopmund is a small oceanfront town, bordered on the south by Swakop west and coastal dunes. The coolness of the current of Benguela will allow you to make pleasant walks by the sea or in the dunes. Some hotels offer spa treatments (especially massages) which is an essential after several days on the Namibian slopes.

Accommodation: Swakopmund Area
Day 8 Day 8: Swakopmund / Wavis Bay / Swakopmund
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 8: Swakopmund / Wavis Bay / Swakopmund

Swakopmund is a small oceanfront town, bordered on the south by Swakop west and coastal dunes. The coolness of the current of Benguela will allow you to make pleasant walks by the sea or in the dunes. Some lodges also offer spa treatments (especially massages) particularly popular after several days on the Namibian slopes.

Did you know that the Atlantic in Namibia was home to so many sea lions? You can observe them in morning from a catamaran.

Early departure to Walvis Bay, to the main port of Namibia. A boat trip on the lagoon leads you to search for dolphins and sea lions- not private.

Activities: Boat trip,Sandwich harbor, Quad, Surf, Scenic Flight

Accommodation: Swakopmund Area
Day 9 Day 9: Swakopmund - Twyfelfontein / Damaraland
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 9: Swakopmund - Twyfelfontein / Damaraland

After a tasty breakfast, take the road to the Twyfelfontein (Damaraland) region, have a tour of the Twyfelfontein site, which has one of the largest concentrations of rock engravings in Africa. Most of these works, well preserved, represent rhinos, elephants, ostriches and giraffes, as well as footprints of men and animals.

Then visit the burnt mountain and the Basalt organ pipes.

Activities: Rupestral engraving, Burnt Mountain, Basaltic Organ Pipe

Accommodation: Zone Damaraland or Kaokoland
Day 10 Day 10: Twyfelfontein / Damaraland
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 10: Twyfelfontein / Damaraland

After breakfast, today you will able visit a village of Himbas, a tribe of nomadic pastoralists who live in the Kaokoland region of Namibia.

The Himba are indigenous peoples with an estimated population of about 50,000 in northern Namibia, in the Kunene region and across the Kunene River in Angola.

We allow ourselves to ask you to buy some provision for them; they will be delighted to receive you on their land.

Activities : Himbas visite

Accommodation: Zone Damaraland or Kaokoland
Day 11 Day 11: Damaraland – Etosha National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 11: Damaraland – Etosha National Park

Today, depart north to Okaukueyo in the national park of Etosha.Etosha is home to 114 mammal species and more than 340 bird species. This park is one of the largest game reserves in the world. So, take advantage.

Activities:Etosha National Park – Game drive

Accommodation: Etosha Area
Day 12 Day 12: Etosha National Park
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 12: Etosha National Park

After a tasty breakfast at the lodge, it is in the animal park of Etosha that we will continue our day.you will have time to observe a diversity of animals heading to the waterhole to quench their thirst. You will be able to observe the groups of springboks, zebras, etc., but also the rarer species such as the black-faced impala (endemic to Namibia) or the dik-diks, the smallest African antelope after breakfast.The interaction between the animals around the waterholes is often very magical in the Etosha.You might just come across the path of a leopard or a group of lionesses hunting.Your guide will give you information on the species encountered.

Activities : Etosha National Park – Game drive

Accommodation: Etosha Area
Day 13 Day 13: Etosha National Park - Rundu
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 13: Etosha National Park - Rundu

Today you will take the road towards the city of Rundu, which is located on the banks of the Okavango, in northern Namibia, on the border with Angola. With around 45,000 inhabitants, this small town, capital of local crafts (basketry, wood carvings, pottery), seems always more animated than the capital in the center! There are lush green lodges, offering a relaxing setting along the river, to admire a rich birdlife, including fish eagles but also crocodiles or hippos.

Free afternoon. You will enjoy the landscape and the well-being of your Lodge, or do optional activities.

Optional: Cruise champagne and sunset, Mokoro.

We reserve for you, and you paid on the spot.

Accommodation: Rundu Area
Day 14 Day 14: Rundu – Mahango
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 14: Rundu – Mahango

Road day to the northeast. You will spot Marulas trees, whose fruits give a tasty local alcohol, then continue to reach the area of Popa falls and Mahangu, in the Caprivi Strip, a narrow projection of Namibia, about 450 km east, between Botswana in the south, Angola and Zambia in the north. Caprivi is bordered by the great rivers Okavango, Kwando (which will become the Chobe) and Zambezi.

In the afternoon, You opt for a photo safari on a mokoro (traditional canoe) to explore the countless wonders of the region and enjoy the lush landscapes.

Activities: Mokoro

Accommodation : Mahango area
Day 15 Day 15: Mahango
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 15: Mahango

Animals again, but especially new species more aquatic, that cannot be seen in Etosha Park. Mahango park is along the Okavango River and home to a wide variety of birds (430 species), buffalo, black horse and of course adorable little monkeys!

From the Bagani area, you can experience the traditional life of the Kavango people. tribe in the afternoon when the children come home from school after a morning safari in Mahango Park in your private vehicle.

Activities: Safari in Mahango Park

Accommodation : Mahango Area
Day 16 Day 16: Mahango – Botswana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 16: Mahango – Botswana

Today, departure to reach Botswana. Botswana, a landlocked country in southern Africa, has a landscape defined by the Kalahari Desert and the Okavango Delta, which becomes a lush animal habitat during seasonal floods. The huge Central Kalahari Game Reserve, with its fossilized valleys and Rolling Meadows, is home to many animals including giraffes, cheetahs, hyenas and wild dogs.

Botswana has the largest inland delta in the world, the Okavango Delta, with an area of about 15,000 square kilometers. Chobe National Park is home to the largest elephant population in Africa.

NB: Visa granted to French Nationals for free.

Late afternoon free

Optional: Cruise in Chobe National Park.

We reserve for you, and you paid on the spot.

Accommodation: Chobe Area
Day 17 Day 17: Botswana
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 17: Botswana

It will be necessary to get up early to admire from your 4X4 the waking call of the animals of Chobe. Under the forests of Teks and or from the natural terraces overlooking the river, you will be amazed by a winged fauna in more original, including jabiruses (those seem to have fallen into a pot of paint) or the tiny but so fast kingfisher.

In Chobe, you will find the most essential elephant and predator gatherings in all of Africa.

The National Park of Chobe, renowned for its sublime sunsets and beautiful landscapes mainly composed of swamps, flooded plain ... it is here that we observe the highest concentration of African elephants with some 45 000 pachyderms the Park.

Activities: Safari and Cruise in Chobe National Park

Accommodation: Chobe Area
Day 18 Day 18: Chobe National Park / Victoria Falls
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 18: Chobe National Park / Victoria Falls

Today, we will leave Botswana to return to Zimbabwe. We will cross Zimbabwe’s Zambezi Park before arriving in the city of Victoria Falls. Visit the falls in the Park.

Victoria Falls is one of the most spectacular waterfalls. They are located on the Zambezi River, which at this point forms the border between Zambia, near the city of Livingstone, and Zimbabwe.

In the Park we walk on small forest paths leading over the abyss, under the spray acting invigorating shower and revealing splendid rainbows. Look for the bush hiding in the heart of this lush vegetation!

Activities: Visit the falls in the Park.

Accommodation: Victoria Falls Area
Day 19 Day 19: Victoria Falls
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 19: Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls offers a variety of exceptional activities, so today you get to choose to do activities such as: Helicopter flight over Victoria Falls, dinner and sunset cruise, walk with lions, elephant walk or elephant safari, bungee jumping, zip-line, horse safari on horseback Zambezi riverbanks, Rafting, crocodile farm tour and more.

We will book them for you and pay you on the spot.

Accommodation: Victoria Falls Area
Day 20 Day 20: Airport
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 20: Airport

Quiet breakfast at the lodge, and then drive to the airport.

Note that you must be at the airport 2 hours before take-off time.

Welcome back and THANK YOU!

End of the tour.

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Love Of Africa (From Windhoek To Victoria Falls) - Self-Driv

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Itinerary of your trip Love Of Africa (From Windhoek To Victoria Falls) - Self-Driv

Day 1: Windhoek - Kalahari

Day 2: Kalahari - Kokerboom

Day 3: Kokerboom - Fish River

Day 4: Fish River - Aus

Day 5: Aus / Namib Desert

Day 6: Sossusvlei

Day 7: Sossusvlei – Walvis Bay / Swakopmund

Day 8: Swakopmund / Wavis Bay / Swakopmund

Day 9: Swakopmund - Twyfelfontein / Damaraland

Day 10: Twyfelfontein / Damaraland

Day 11: Damaraland – Etosha National Park

Day 12: Etosha National Park

Day 13: Etosha National Park - Rundu

Day 14: Rundu – Mahango

Day 15: Mahango

Day 16: Mahango – Botswana

Day 17: Botswana

Day 18: Chobe National Park / Victoria Falls

Day 19: Victoria Falls

Day 20: Airport

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