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South - Etosha Tour (12 Days) - CODE SWAS 12
Day 1:
Drive from Windhoek via Dordabis (visit the oldest Karakul weavery of Namibia), Uhlenhorst and Stampriet to Gochas. Afternoon nature drive.
Dinner/overnight/breakfast at Stoney's Country Hotel or similar.
Day 2:
Drive along the Auob River, visit to the Kokerboom forest (quivertree) and continue to Keetmanshoop and proceed past the Naute Dam to the Cañon Lodge.
Dinner/overnight/breakfast at Cañon Lodge.
Day 3:
Visit the Fish River Canyon, the second largest canyon in the world. This gigantic ravine, in places almost 500 metres deep, has been gorged out of vast undulating plain in the course of thousands of years. Proceed to Klein Aus Vista via Seeheim and Aus.
Dinner/overnight/breakfast at the Desert Horse Inn.
Day 4:
Day visit to Lüderitz, the first German settlement in Namibia, named after the merchant Adolf Lüderitz from Bremen, who bought this area from the Hottentots in 1883. This drive takes you through intriguing moon landscape of endless desert vistas and bizarre rock formations The small harbour town is perched on rugged black rock, offset by the deep blue waters of the bay, and is surrounded by bays, coves and fjords.
During the morning visit to the ghost town of Kolmanskop where diamonds were first discovered in Namibia. Afterwards sightseeing in and around Lüderitz and return to Klein Aus Vista.
Dinner/overnight/breakfast at the Desert Horse Inn.
Day 5:
Continue through the scenic Neisip Plain and drive along the edge of the Namib Desert, the Tiras Mountains and the Nubib Mountains to Hammerstein Lodge.
Dinner/overnight/breakfast at Hammerstein Lodge.
Day 6:
In the early morning depart on an excursion to the Sesriem Canyon and Sossusvlei, a large clay pan in the centre to the Namib Desert, surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world. Arrive round about lunchtime at the Namib Desert Lodge. In the afternoon take part in a dune drive.
Dinner/overnight/breakfast at the Namib Desert Lodge.
Day 7:
Drive via Remhoogte Pass to Rehoboth and visit the Oanob Dam.
Return to Windhoek. Arrival in the late afternoon.
Overnight/breakfast at the Safari Court.
Day 8:
Departure from Windhoek to the North. Drive via Okahandja, the former tribal centre of the Herero people, Otjiwarongo and
Outjo to the famous Etosha National Park. First game viewing drive.
Dinner/Overnight/breakfast at Etosha Gateway Lodge or similar.
Day 9:
Full day of game viewing in the Etosha National Park, which is one of the major sanctuaries of wildlife in Africa. The area was proclaimed a game reserve as far back as 1907. The size of the park is 22 270 qkm and it consists mainly of grass and bush savannah. This type of landscape provides excellent opportunities for game viewing at the numerous waterholes or in the open countryside. Break at lunchtime.
Overnight/breakfast at Mokuti Lodge.
Day 10:
The Etosha Pan which the park is named after, is approximately 6000 km in size. In the language of the Ovambo people, Etosha means "place of dry water" or "large white place". Game viewing drive after breakfast until late afternoon, with a break at lunchtime.
Overnight/breakfast at Mokuti Lodge.
Day 11:
After breakfast drive to Lake Otjikoto and to Tsumeb, visit the Mine Museum. Proceed via Otjiwarongo to Mount Etjo Safari Lodge. Exceptionally overnight might be in another lodge. In the late afternoon game drive.
Dinner/Overnight/breakfast at the Lodge.
Day 12:
Return to Windhoek via Okahandja. Visit the woodcarvers market, the graves of the great Herero chiefs and the old cemetery with graves of members of the German "Schutztruppe". Arrival in Windhoek in the late afternoon.
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South - Etosha TOUR SWAS 12 |
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Jul 2007 - 09/25 Aug 2007 - 06/13/22 Sep 2007 - 03/19 Oct 2007 - 01/08/17 Nov 2007 - 05/14/26 Dec 2007 - 31 Jan 2008 - 23 Feb 2008 - 11/27 |
Mar 2008 - 10/26 Apr 2008 - 07/14/23 May 2008 - 05/21 Jun 2008 - 09/16/25 Jul 2008 - 07/23 Aug 2008 - 04/11/20 Sep 2008 - 01/17/29 Oct 2008 - 06/15 |
| Services Included : Overland trips and all sightseeing as per itinerary. Overnight in double rooms in hotels and rest camps. Breakfast throughout the tour and 8 dinner. English speaking tour guide. Multilanguage is possible. Not included : Expenses for personal belongings e.g. lunches, 3 dinner, drinks and telephone calls as well as tips for the tour guide and in restaurants. Departure: 07h45 from the office of SWA Safaris, 43 Independence Avenue, and, if arrangements have been made in advance, from the different hotels. Group Size: Minimum - 2 Persons Maximum - 16 Persons |
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| Price : (valid till 31/10/2008) ZAR = N$ 19 050-00 per person sharing ZAR = N$ 1 770-00 additional fee for single room Prices are in South African Rand (ZAR) / Namibian Dollar (N$) - 1 ZAR = 1 N$ Currency Converter We accept all major credit cards. |
Price changes: All prices as reflected are based on the current tariffs and are subject to change without prior notice according to increases and circumstances beyond the company's control. |
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| +264 (61) 221193 | +264 (61) 225387 | swasaf@swasafaris.com | Independence Avn 43 | 20373 | Windhoek | NAMIBIA |