Kaleidoscope of Cultures

Arrival at the Hosea Kutako International Airport, which is situated approximately 40 km from Windhoek. Collect your rented vehicle and drive to your accommodation in Windhoek.
On request we gladly meet you personally at the hotel to discuss your tour and any questions you might have. Spend some time sightseeing in Windhoek. In the evening you can have dinner in one of the recommended restaurants and enjoy typical Namibian dishes.

Start your journey and drive through the picturesque Khomas Hochland until you reach the edge of the escarpment. Enjoy the stunning view over the Namib Desert! Continue down the steep Spreetshoogte pass and via Solitaire to the Namib desert. To the west a sea of dunes extends as far as the eye can see; to the east vast plains reach out to distant mountains. Enjoy a sundowner and listen to the evening sounds of the barking gecko – a concert never to be forgotten.

Early departure to Sesriem, the entrance to the Namib Naukluft Park. Enjoy the unique desert scenery with some of the highest dunes in the world at Sossusvlei. The variety of colors and shapes are fantastic! The dunes tower over the Sossusvlei, a huge dried-up clay pan. The marvelous beauty of the Vlei with its dunes and ancient camel thorn trees more than amply rewards those who journey there. Visit also the Sesriem canyon which was carved into the rock by the seasonal Tsauchab River over a period of 2 million years. The name Sesriem stems from the days of the early settlers who had to tie six leather thongs to a bucket to scoop water from the bottom of the gorge.

Journey via the Ghaub and Kuiseb passes through the Namib Naukluft Park to the fossil Welwitschia plants. Here you will find the largest concentration of this “living Fossil” plant. Continue to the Moonlandscape, an area of sharp, craggy, and barren rock formations. From here it is not far to the charming coastal town of Swakopmund.

Spend time at leisure in Swakopmund and enjoy the relaxed atmosphere of this coastal town, nestling between the desert and the Atlantic Ocean. Excursions like a boat cruise to witness the marine live, a tour into the dune belt to explore the “small five”, quad-biking in the nearby dunes or scenic flights can be booked. Enjoy fresh seafood in one of the many restaurants.

Drive inland past the Spitzkoppe Mountain via Usakos to the Erongo Mountains. Here Bushmen paintings are silent evidence of the early hunters who inhabited this area, telling stories of bygone eras. We recommend visiting the nearby interesting Living San Museum. You can learn a lot of interesting facts about the Bushmen and their way of life and explore Bushman drawings.

Explore the age-old rock engravings at Twyfelfontein in Damaraland. The Twyfelfontein area is renowned for some of the best examples of Rock engravings in southern Africa. Engravings depicting animals and symbols are found etched into the reddish-brown sandstone slabs. Twyfelfontein is a proclaimed World Heritage Site. Interesting rock formations and the remainder of prehistoric volcanic action can be seen at the Burn Mountain and Organ Pipes. You can also visit the nearby Living Museum of the Damara. Here visitors have the unique opportunity to get to know the fascinating traditional culture of the Damara.

Continue your journey north. African savannah with bushes and acacia trees, sandy dry riverbeds, mighty granite outcrops and table mountains characterize the wild and romantic landscape of Damaraland. With a little luck you might have the opportunity to see some game along the way such as zebra, kudu, oryx, springbok, giraffes, and ostriches. Continue up the scenic Joubert pass and through beautiful landscapes to Opuwo, the “capital” of Kaokoland.

Continue north via Okongwati to the Epupa Waterfalls. Spend the rest of the day near the magnificent Epupa Falls and soak up the tranquility under exotic palm trees on the banks of the Kunene River. You can visit the Epupa Falls, where the Kunene River plunges into the gorge below. Baobab trees cling to rocky slopes as torrents of water rumble and tumble down the rocks.

This area hosts one of the last nomadic living tribes – the Himba. During the morning you can visit with your hosts a traditional Himba village to meet these extraordinarily resilient and beautiful people who have retained so much of their traditional culture. Living like hundreds of years ago, they are true survivors of this harsh, rocky, hostile, and yet beautiful wilderness area. You will have the opportunity to experience the secrets and traditions of this Nomadic tribe.

Leisurely drive via Opuwo into the Omusati region to a private game reserve situated in the Uukwaluudhi Conservancy. During the afternoon you can go on a guided game drive, your local guide being an expert on the native animals and surrounding plant life. Experience a sundowner out on the plains during an incredible sunset.

Today you continue through parts of the Four-O-Regions, Oshikoto, Oshana, Ohangwena and Omusati. Drive via Okahao to Oshakati. This city is authentically African, with a large open market on the main street, but there is also a modern shopping mall. An interesting mix of tradition and modernity, the pulsating life of the Ovambo people. Continue slowly through the cities of Ongwediva, Ondangwa and via Omuthiya to the northern border of the Etosha National Park.

After breakfast you can go on an interesting excursion to learn more about the cultural vibrancy of the Ovambo people. They constitute over half of Namibia’s population. During the early afternoon you go with your private guide on a game drive to a secluded waterhole inside the Etosha National Park. Spend the afternoon in the tranquility of nature and observe the rich diversity of wildlife.

Depart after breakfast and enter the Etosha National Park, one of the oldest and largest conservation areas in Africa. Your game drive takes you from the far eastern side of the park, with stops at various waterholes and game viewing en-route, to the centrally located rest camp. During the night you can spend some time viewing game at a floodlit waterhole.

Spend the day with game viewing in the Etosha National Park. Waterholes along the edge of the pan guarantee rewarding and often spectacular game viewing. Whatever the time of year, Etosha never fails to fascinate. Today’s accommodation is bringing home the story and spirit of Africa in a typical informal bar or shebeen, the Oshebeena bar. Tap toes to the beat of Africa.

Drive south through typical African bush landscape to the Waterberg. Explore the Waterberg Wilderness: Hiking, game watching, breathing in history, or just enjoying the peaceful scenery – there is something on offer for everyone. Explore the valley of the nature reserve on your own. Or your hiking guide climbs the plateau with you, explaining plants and animals in the park to you and gives you an insight into the daily life and culture of the Herero people living in this area.

In Okahandja you can visit an African Craft Market. Continue to a guest farm situated north of Windhoek. The old traditionally and in natural stone-built farmhouse is situated on top of a hill where one can enjoy breathtaking panoramas of the surrounding savannah and waterhole. The main attractions are the unique and professionally guided Leopard and Cheetah Drives, where one can see these beautiful predators and make stunning photographs.

Return to Namibia’s capital Windhoek, where you can spend some time shopping, visiting the many curio shops and the Namibia Craft Centre.
Drive back to the Hosea Kutako International Airport in time for your flight.
Here you return your rented vehicle at the car rental company.
We wish you a pleasant flight!