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Feel like spending a scenic tour in the air? Viewing beautiful landscapes and breathtaking sights. This 8-day tour takes you to Damaraland and Twyfelfontein, Etosha National Park, and the enless grassy plains and dunes of Namib Rand Nature Reserve. What better views can one get than from the air?
Travel to Onguma reserve, which consist of 20 000ha of savannah, bushveld, omuramba and dry pan. Also visit Etosha which consists of 22 270 km of saline desert, savannah and woodlands, and is one of the largest parks in Africa. Explore the Namib Rand Nature Reserve landscape with its glorious grassy plains and mountain formations and dunes.
Enjoy gorgeous and luxurious stays at places like Onguma Tented Camp, Mowani Mountain Camp and Wolwedans Dunes Lodge. Enjoy appetizing lunches and sundowners after a perfect day of excitement. Enjoy some times of the days at leisure to use the time on your own and do more exciting stuff at your own expense.
This tour gives you lots of interesting and breathtaking views, entertainment and luxurious shelters, appetizing meals and so much more. This tour gives you an 8-day break away to wildlife entertainment and gorgeous sights. Read further for interesting facts about this glorious tour.
DAY 1 WINDHOEK - ONGUMA NATURE RESERVE
Depart Windhoek on a charter flight to Etosha National Park, from the Mokuti airstrip you travel to Onguma Tented Camp.
The Onguma reserve consists of 20 000ha of savannah, bushveld, omuramba and dry pan. Age-old and well-worn migration routes, once used by elephant and buffalo, wander through Onguma's three dry riverbeds. The reserve boasts over thirty different animal species. Plains game roam freely on the reserve and predators, although not easy to spot, are nevertheless common residents of the area.
Overnight Onguma Tented Camp.
DAY 2 ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK
After a leisurely breakfast, depart on a game drive. You have the option of spending the entire day or only for the morning.
Etosha consists of 22 270 km of saline desert, savannah and woodlands, and is one of the largest parks in Africa. Its definitive feature is the pan, a vast, shallow depression of approximately 5 000 km. Of the 114 mammal species found in the park, several are rare and endangered, such as the Black Rhino and Black-Faced Impala. After the game drive return to Onguma for a relaxed afternoon and sundowners.
Overnight Onguma Tented Camp.
DAY 3 ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK - DAMARALAND
After breakfast depart for Damaraland (where you land at noon). Lunch is followed by some leisure time and an afternoon excursion to the ancient rock engravings of Twyfelfontein. Return to the camp for sundowners and dinner. Overnight Mowani Mountain Camp.
Note: An alternative to this day would be an excursion to the Kunene region. After breakfast fly to Ruacana where you will have the opportunity to visit the Himba people. From Ruacana you head to Epupa for a birds-eye-view of the falls before returning to Mowani, arriving in time for sundowners. This alternative option (detour) would be at an additional cost.
DAY 4 DAMARALAND & TWYFEFONTEIN
Spend the day exploring Twyfelfontein and its surrounds. Return to the camp for lunch and enjoy a leisurely afternoon alongside the pool. Alternatively join a game drive down the riverbed in search for the rare Desert elephant.
Overnight Mowani Mountain Camp.
DAY 5 DAMARALAND - SWAKOPMUND - NAMIB RAND
After breakfast you will fly to the coastal town of Swakopmund. On arrival embark a short city tour (or even an activity like quad biking) - time permitting and at own expense. Then continue towards the NamibRand Nature Reserve. This flight is exceptionally scenic; it will take you along the coast to Sandwich harbor, over the towering dunes of Sossusvlei to Wolwedans.
Overnight Wolwedans Dunes Lodge.
DAY 6 NAMIB RAND NATURE RESERVE
After breakfast, depart on a full day safari on the NamibRand Nature Reserve (with a delicious picnic lunch served en-route - optional & season dependant). Absorb the unique NamibRand Nature Reserve landscape with its endless grassy plains and mystical mountain formations and dunes.
Overnight Wolwedans Dunes Lodge.
DAY 7 NAMIB RAND NATURE RESERVE
Today you have a full day at leisure. You can either enjoy a morning and/or afternoon excursion or just relax the entire day. Alternatively, enjoy a hot air balloon trip in the early morning - after an early rise and one hour in the air you enjoy a Champagne breakfast on the landing spot. The afternoon can be spent at leisure.
Overnight Wolwedans Dunes Lodge.
DAY 8 NAMIB RAND NATURE RESERVE - WINDHOEK
Transfer to airstrip for return flight to Windhoek.
Departs:
Selected Departures
Includes:
Accommodation on full board basis
All scheduled activities at the Lodges
Airport transfers
Charter costs (incl. pilot accommodation, overnight and meals)
Excludes:
Any additional/optional activities
Northern and Southern extensions
Airport passenger taxes
Validity:
31 October 2008
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