7 Day Namibia Cultural Tour - (STCU7) - Namibia Tours

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Always wondered about the history and culture of Namibian tribes? On this tour you will travel through the western region of Etosha National Park, where you might spot some animals. Visitors will have an opportunity to experience the rural life, history and culture of Namibian tribes.

This tour offers lots of highlights like the open-air ‘cultural village’ museum at Tsumeb, Farm Hewiglust and the Ombili Foundation (an upliftment project to assist 350 Bushmen living there, to become farmers), Treesleeper camp near Tsintsabis (home to two Bushmen tribes, and pay a visit to a typical nomadic Himba tribe settlement. This very exciting tour will start and end in Windhoek.

Also view interesting sights like the Herero graves and visit Kavango woodcarver’s market, the Mine museum and the Nakambale Museum at Olukondo (former Finnish Mission station). Travel to Ovamboland, the most densely populated region of Namibia, and also visit the western part of Etosha National Park to view lots of different antelope including the Oryx (gemsbok).

Enjoy glorious stays at Tsumeb, the border of Etosha National Park, in Oshakati and more. This tour will keep you excited and entertained till the very end back in Windhoek. This tour is certainly worth going on and definitely more than just fascinating. It shows us a life and culture beyond that which we know of. This tour educates us in a life different from ours. It will most certainly be impossible not to enjoy this tour.

DAY 1 - MONDAY WINDHOEK - TSUMEB

Morning departure from Windhoek to Okahandja, the former tribal centre of the Herero and an old mission station. Visit Herero graves and Kavango woodcarver's market. Lunch en route. Continue via Otjiwarongo and Otavi to Tsumeb. Visit the open air 'Cultural Village' for insight into the rural life of Namibian tribes. Visit the Mine museum.

Overnight Tsumeb.

DAY 2 - TUESDAY TSUMEB - ETOSHA REGION

Breakfast then depart to Treesleeper Camp near Tsintsabis, home to the two Bushmen tribes. See traditional hunting and gathering lifestyle at 'historic living village'. Light lunch and travel to Farm Hedwigslust and Ombili Foundation - an upliftment project teaching farming skills to the resident Bushmen.

Overnight eastern border of Etosha National Park.

DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY ETOSHA REGION - OSHAKATI

Travel north to Ovamboland, the most densely populated region of Namibia. Visit the Nakambale Museum at Olukondo, former Finnish Mission station. Continue to Ngonga homestead and observe demonstrations on wheat-crushing, basket-weaving, hair-plaiting, traditional dancing and music. Enjoy traditional lunch then continue to Oshakati via Ondangwa.

Overnight in Oshakati.

DAY 4 - THURSDAY OSHAKATI - OPUWO

Breakfast then travel through the western Ovamboland, a landscape characterized by flat, sandy plains dotted with Makalani palms, savannah grasslands and Mopane woodlands. Visit different attractions then continue to Opuwo via Ruacana. Lunch packs en route. Overnight in Kunene region/Kaokoland.

DAY 5 - FRIDAY OPUWO - ETOSHA REGION

Breakfast then visit a typical Himba settlement. The Himba, a sub-tribe of the Herero, are nomads still living by their old tradition and culture. A local guide will accompany the group and negotiate an informative visit to a 'Kraal' (settlement). Afterwards we return via Opuwo to a lodge on the western border of the Etosha National Park. Lunch packs en-route. Late afternoon game drive. Overnight western border of Etosha.

DAY 6 - SATURDAY ETOSHA REGION

Travel through the western part of Etosha National Park where Oryx (gemsbok) and many other antelope abound. Lunch packs en route. Continue with game viewing.

Overnight Etosha National Park rest camp.

DAY 7 - SUNDAY ETOSHA REGION - WINDHOEK

Breakfast followed by short game drive before returning to Windhoek via Outjo, Otjiwarongo and Okahandja. Lunch en route with afternoon arrival in Windhoek where the tour ends.

PLEASE NOTE!

Minimum 02, maximum 16 passengers

Departs:

Selected Mondays

Includes:

Validity:

31 October 2008

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