Duration
9 Days
Starts / ends
Windhoek → Windhoek
Departs
Saturday · 7:15 am
Price
Until 31 Mar 2027 — $48,000Apr '27 to Mar '28 — $54,000
Accommodation
5 nights camping + 3 room nights
Pace
Moderate pace
This 9 day guided mixed camping and lodge-room safari starts and ends in Windhoek and links Namibia’s key northern, coastal and desert regions. It includes Etosha National Park, Damaraland, the Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund and Sossusvlei, with time for game drives, cultural stops and dune landscapes. The route is active and varied, with twin-share camping, lodge rooms and scenic road travel
Route map
Windhoek → Mount Etjo → Etosha National Park → Palmwag → Spitzkoppe → Swakopmund → Sesriem → Sesriem Canyon → Windhoek
Day 1: Windhoek – Mt. Etjo and Okonjati Nature Reserve. Campsite • 230 km
Mount Etjo · Okonjati Game Reserve · Open-vehicle game drive · Lion feeding
Camping • Lunch & Dinner
Camping • Lunch & Dinner
Day 2: Mt. Etjo – Okaukuejo Campsite – Etosha National Park • 280 km
Etosha National Park · Game drive · Okaukuejo Waterhole · Black rhino
Camping • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Camping • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 3: Okaukuejo – Halali – Okaukuejo – Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park · Open-vehicle game drive · Etosha Pan · Waterholes
Camping • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Camping • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 4: Okaukuejo – Palmwag Campsite • 320 km
Himba village · Etendeka Mountains · Grootberg Pass · Desert-adapted elephants
Camping • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Camping • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 5: Palmwag – Spitzkoppe Campsite • 420 km
Welwitschia · Skeleton Coast · Cape Cross seal colony · Spitzkoppe
Camping • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Camping • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 6: Spitzkoppe – Swakopmund • 120 km
Skeleton Coast · Zeila shipwreck · Lichen fields · Swakopmund
Room • Breakfast
Room • Breakfast
Day 7: Swakopmund – Sesriem • 350 km
Namib Desert · Solitaire · Tropic of Capricorn · Red dunes
Room • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Room • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 8: Sossusvlei visit • 120 km
Dune 45 sunrise · Sossusvlei · Dead Vlei · Sesriem Canyon
Room • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Room • Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 9: Windhoek • 320 km
Solitaire · Namib Desert · Windhoek
Breakfast
Breakfast
Day 1: Saturday – Windhoek to Mount Etjo • 230 km
We leave Windhoek and travel to Mount Etjo and the Okonjati Nature Reserve. After setting up camp, there is time to relax and enjoy the reserve surroundings before dinner.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Lunch and dinner.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Lunch and dinner.
Day 2: Sunday – Mount Etjo to Etosha National Park • 280 km
We leave Mount Etjo and travel to Etosha National Park, enjoying a game drive on the way to Okaukuejo Camp. In the evening, you can visit the floodlit waterhole.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 3: Monday – Etosha National Park
Today is a full day of game viewing in Etosha National Park between Okaukuejo and Halali, stopping at waterholes in search of wildlife. We return to Okaukuejo in the late afternoon, and after dinner you can visit the floodlit waterhole.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 4: Tuesday – Etosha to Palmwag • 320 km
We leave Etosha and travel west into Damaraland, passing through dry valleys and open landscapes on the way to Palmwag. This is a long but scenic travel day, with stops along the route before we arrive at camp in the late afternoon.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 5: Wednesday – Palmwag to Spitzkoppe • 420 km
We continue south through Damaraland, passing wide desert scenery and small settlements before reaching Spitzkoppe. After setting up camp, there is time to explore the granite rock formations around camp and enjoy sunset.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Twin-share tents with shared ablutions at the campsite.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 6: Thursday – Spitzkoppe to Swakopmund • 120 km
We spend the morning at Spitzkoppe before travelling across open plains to Swakopmund. We arrive later in the day, and the evening is free to relax or explore town.
Twin-share rooms with en-suite bathroom.
Meals: Breakfast.
Twin-share rooms with en-suite bathroom.
Meals: Breakfast.
Day 7: Friday – Swakopmund to Sesriem • 350 km
We leave Swakopmund and travel east across the Namib Desert, stopping at the Tropic of Capricorn before continuing to our accommodation near Sesriem.
Desert Camp, Desert Quiver Camp or Desert Homestead.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Desert Camp, Desert Quiver Camp or Desert Homestead.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 8: Saturday – Sossusvlei and Sesriem Canyon • 120 km
We enter Namib-Naukluft National Park before sunrise and visit Dune 45, Sossusvlei and Dead Vlei, using the 4x4 shuttle for the final sandy section. There is time to explore the vlei area and visit Sesriem Canyon before returning to our accommodation in the late afternoon.
Desert Camp, Desert Quiver Camp or Desert Homestead.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Desert Camp, Desert Quiver Camp or Desert Homestead.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 9: Sunday – Namib Desert to Windhoek • 320 km
We leave the Namib Desert after breakfast and travel through the central highlands to Windhoek. Arrival is in the afternoon, with drop-off at your accommodation in central Windhoek. We do not recommend booking a departure flight for today.
Meals: Breakfast.
Meals: Breakfast.
- Free airport shuttle from Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International Airport, provided flight arrival details are supplied in advance.
- Transport in a safari vehicle with air-conditioning and USB charging ports
- Professional English-speaking guide and camp assistant
- 5 nights camping
- Camping equipment (excluding sleeping bag, which can be hired)
- 3 nights accommodation
- Meals: Breakfast x8, Lunch x8, Dinner x7
- National park and site entry fees
- Full-day game drive in Etosha in an open game viewer
- Scheduled activities and excursions as per itinerary
- Snacks & drinks
- Optional activities
- Sleeping bags
- Tips
- Items of personal nature
- Pick-up starts from accommodation within Windhoek city limits at 07:15 on the morning of departure. Drop-off is at accommodation within Windhoek city limits at the end of the tour.
Bookings are made on a twin-share basis. Single rooms/tents are available on request and subject to availability. A single supplement applies.
No children under 5 years
