15 Day Northern Skies Safari - Fully Upgraded (JenN5)

Group size Minimum: 4
Group Size Maximum: 10

DAY 1:

Swakopmund, Namibia

You will be met in Swakopmund in the afternoon at the Villa Wiese (phone number +264 64 407105). That evening is spent at a local restaurant and exploring the town.

Distance:

0 km

Accommodation

Villa Wiese, Swakopmund (with bathroom and hot water). Restaurant, bars, laundry service and Internet cafe in town.

DAY 2:

Swakopmund, Namibia

We have the opportunity to explore this quaint German town by day and night. There are a number of activities to enjoy here; sand boarding, quad biking, skydiving and even fishing. You may even dare to brave the Atlantic sea.

Distance:

0 km (day of leisure)

Lunch Stop:

Swakopmund

Accommodation:

Villa Wiese, Swakopmund (with bathroom and hot water). Restaurant, bars, laundry service and Internet cafe in town.

Optional Excursions in Swakopmund:

ACTIVITY & RATE:

• Sand boarding - R 250
• Sand boarding (stand up) - R 350
• Fishing - R 850
• Quad-biking - R 500
• Sky Diving - R 1700
• Himba Visit - Scenic Flight (full day excursion) - On request

DAY 3:

Cape Cross Seal Colony and Brandberg, Namibia

We follow the barren Namibian Coast on our way out of Swakopmund to visit Africa's largest seal colony after lunch. Leaving the cold Atlantic coastline behind we head inland across the desert planes for Brandberg, the highest mountain in Namibia.

Distance:

270 km

Departure:

08h00

Lunch Stop:

Cape Cross Seal Colony picnic site

Accommodation:

Brandberg White Lady Lodge (Chalets, wash rooms with hot water and bar).

DAY 4:

Twyfelfontein, Petrified Forest and the Himba Village, Namibia

An early morning start takes us from Brandberg to our first stops at Twyfelfontein and Petrified Forest. Our final destination for the day will be Kamanjab. Depending on the time of arrival we go and explore a traditional Himba Village that afternoon or the next morning. This will be a journey of culture exchange and learning and understanding of our last traditional tribe in Namibia, the Ova-Himba.

Distance:

310 km

Departure:

08h00

Lunch Stop:

picnic spot enroute

Accommodation:

Porcupine Camp (Permanent Tents, wash rooms with hot water and bar)

DAY 5:

Kamanjab to Etosha National Park, Namibia

After our cultural experience in Kamanjab, we head to the land of the big five - Etosha National Park Lunch is eaten close to the small German town of Outjo where we relax and have the opportunity to visit an Internet cafe. Our final destination for the day is Etosha. As the sunsets and late into the night the group has the opportunity to watch animals drink at floodlit waterholes.

Distance:

270 km

Departure:

08h00

Lunch Stop:

Picnic spot en route

Accommodation:

Okaukuejo (Chalets, wash rooms with hot water, swimming pool and convenience stores)

DAYS 6 & 7:

Etosha National Park, Namibia

We fill the next 2 days with game drives, including evening game viewing at floodlit waterholes. In the mornings we have the opportunity to take game drive at sunrise. At all three camps, Namutoni, Okaukuejo and Halali you can take a swim in the swimming pool or as the sun sets, and late into the night, the group can watch animals drink at the floodlit waterhole.

Distance:

Approx. 150 km of game drives

Departure:

10h00

Lunch stop:

At one of the camps

Accommodation:

Namutoni, Okaukuejo, Halali (Chalets, wash rooms with hot water, swimming pool and convenience store).

DAY 8 & 9:

Etosha to Kavango River, Namibia

Leaving Etosha we head to Rundu and onto N'Kwazi River Camp, which is on the banks of the Kavango River over looking Angola. A sunset cruise, horse riding, traditional dancing in the evening as well as visiting a local village are optional or you can just put your feet up and relax on the banks of the river as the sunsets.

Distance:

362 km

Departure:

08h00

Lunch Stop:

A picnic site en route to n'Kwazi

Accommodation:

N'Kwazi River Camp (Chalets, wash rooms with hot water, swimming pool and laundry service available)

DAY 10 & 11:

Kavango River to Okavango Delta, Botswana

We leave Namibia for Etsha, on the western border of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. The next day is are spent exploring the network of water pathways through thick vegetation in mokoros (traditional dugout canoes). The Delta is a well-preserved gem of Africa with a vast oasis of crystal clear lakelets, lagoons and palm-fringed islands. On our last evening in the Delta we feast with a braai (barbeque).

Day 10:

Distance:

360 km (20 km in 4x4)

Departure:

09h00

Lunch Stop:

Etsha 13 or at the Camp

Accommodation:

Guma Lagoon Camp or similar (Tented Lodge, wash rooms with hot water and bar).

Day 11:

Distance:

20 km by motorized boat

Departure:

08h00

6 km by Mokoro / about 5 km walk in Delta

Lunch Stop:

On Fly Camp (an island in the Delta)

Accommodation:

Guma Lagoon Camp or similar (Tented Lodge, wash rooms with hot water and bar).

DAY 12:

Western Caprivi, Namibia

Leaving Botswana, we drive up the Western border of the Okavango Delta before crossing over into Namibia and driving through the Caprivi to our camp on the banks of the Kwando River. In the afternoon you will go on a game drive in the famous Mudumo National Park. In contrast to the rest of Namibia, the area is lush with riverine forest, marshes, dense savannah and mopane woodland.

Distance:

325 km

Departure:

08h00

Lunch Stop:

At a picnic spot en route.

Accommodation:

Camp Kwando (Chalets, wash rooms with hot water, bar and swimming pool).

DAY 13:

Chobe National Park, Botswana

The next morning we depart Namushasha Lodge, head along the Caprivi and cross the border back into Botswana to drive through Chobe National Park to our camp on the Chobe River. In the afternoon you will go on a sunset cruise along the banks on the Chobe National Park. We spend the night camping on the banks of the Chobe River listening to the calls of Africa.

Distance:

260 km

Departure:

10h00

Lunch Stop:

A picnic spot en route.

Accommodation:

Toro Lodge(Chalets, wash rooms with hot water, bar and swimming poo).

DAY 14:

Chobe National Park to Victoria Falls, Zambia

A mid morning departure takes you from Chobe to Livingstone in Zambia by ferry across the Zambezi. The tour finishes here where you will be dropped off at your lodge of choice. The Victoria Falls can be seen from Livingstone in Zambia.

Distance:

110 km

Departure:

08h00

Accommodation:

Zambezi Waterfront (Chalets with en-suite bathrooms, swimming pool, restaurant and bar)

DAY 16:

End of tour

The tour ends after breakfast this morning. We can arrange an airport transfer on request (own expense). We hope to welcome you on one of our African adventures soon.