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Northern Namibia Comfort Self-DriveSAFARI HIGHLIGHTS:With excellent roads, good maps, flexibility, stunning scenery and some of the friendliest people in Africa, Namibia is perfect for a self-drive safari. For most of the year, the country is dry and the sky is aqua-blue. Here apricot sand dunes seem to rise out of gravel plains to topple into the Atlantic Ocean and vast open landscapes are littered with mountainous outcrops that enhance a sense of pure freedom. The lodges are very good value and most provide a host of local activities to enjoy. Departure: Daily Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights Price: From US$1 442.00 per person sharing Currency Converter DAY 1: WINDHOEK » Windhoek is the capital of Namibia and has approximately 180 000 inhabitants and is 1650 m above sea level » For most Visitors Windhoek is the entrance point to Namibia's numerous and varied attractions » Yet Windhoek should not merely be regarded as an arrival point and transit station because the city and its surroundings have much to offer » Accommodation: Pension Onganga DAY 2: NAMIB DESERT » The Namib Desert is a desert in Namibia which forms part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park one of Africa's largest » The name "Namib" is of Nama origin » The desert occupies an area of around 50 000 kmē, stretching some 1,000 miles (1,600 km) along the Atlantic Ocean coast of Namibia, which is named after this desert » Its east-west width varies from 30 to 100 miles (50-160 km) » The Namib Desert also reaches into southwest Angola » Accommodation: Hammerstein Lodge DAY 3: NAMIB DESERT » Namib Desert Lodge sits at the foot of a red sandstone cliff, the 'fossilised' dunes of the protomorphic Namib » Among tall trees and palms are 55 rooms en suite, a restaurant and swimming pool, all of which invite you to linger and relax » Accommodation: Namib Desert Lodge DAY 4: SWAKOPMUND » Swakopmund, lying between the Atlantic and the dunes, is one of Namibia's beloved costal areas » The art nouveau of the city leaves a striking impression of the earlier nostalgic days of German industrialization » Accommodation: Hotel Eberwein DAY 5: SWAKOPMUND » Attractions in Swakopmund include a transport museum, the National Marine Aquarium, a crystal gallery and spectacular sand dunes near Langstrand south of the Swakop River » Outside of the city, the Rossmund Desert Golf Course is one of only 5 all-grass desert golf courses in the world » The city is known for extreme sports, while nearby lie a camel farm and the Martin Luther steam locomotive, dating from 1896 and abandoned in the desert » Accommodation: Hotel Eberwein DAY 6: OUTJO » Outjo lies on the junction of the C39 and the C38. The C38 leads to the Etosha National Park. The Okaukuejo entrance lies about 100 kilometres away from Outjo » The town was founded by the Schutztruppe » Major Leutwein had a small military base erected here in 1897, for expeditions into the, then unknown, north, mainly to Ovamboland » Accommodation: Etosha Garten Hotel DAY 7: ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK » Etosha National Park is one of Southern Africa's finest and most important Game Reserves » Etosha Game park was declared a National Park in 1907 and covering an area of 22 270 square km, it is home to 114 mammal species, 340 bird species, 110 reptile species, 16 amphibian species and, surprisingly, one species of fish » Accommodation: Mokuti Lodge DAY 8: ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK » Etosha, meaning "Great White Place", is dominated by a massive mineral pan » The pan is part of the Kalahari Basin, the floor of which was formed around 1000 million years ago » The Etosha Pan covers around 25% of the National Park » The pan was originally a lake fed by the Kunene River. However the course of the river changed thousands of years ago and the lake dried up » The pan now is a large dusty depression of salt and dusty clay which fills only if the rains are heavy and even then only holds water for a short time » Accommodation: Mokuti Lodge DAY 9: WINDHOEK » Pulsing with life, opportunity and a sparkle of adventure, Windhoek is a multicultural city characterised by tranquil co-existence and enough lebensraum for all its citizens, which number 223 364(2001 census) » Visitors can enjoy the best of both worlds like the more European-style culture and comforts offered in the city, to the vivid drumbeats of Africa in its environs » Accommodation: Pension Onganga DAY 10: DEPART » End of tour The above Northern Namibia Comfort Self-Drive rates are inclusive of: -» The car is collected/returned at Windhoek Airport » All of the lodges and hotels en route will be able to provide delicious lunches and dinners, as not all meals are included » The lodges also offer activities that can be purchased locally » Booking Conditions |
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