GUIDED TOURS :: SELF-DRIVE TOURS :: FLY-IN SAFARIS :: CAMPING SAFARIS :: DESERT EXPRESS
Proposed Self-drive tour: 13 days /12 nights
Day 1:
Arrival at the Hosea Kutako International airport. Collect your vehicle and drive to your hotel in Windhoek (approx.42 km). At the reception all necessary vouchers for your tour through Namibia will be available.
View Windhoek's many attractions like the "Alte Feste (old fort) or the "Tintenpalast" (Ink Palace).
Hotel Pension Palmquell (or similar)
Bed/breakfast
Day 2:
Drive direction airport and than turn right and proceed in southerly direction via Dordabis (Ibenstein weavery - the oldest Karakul weavery in Namibia - visit possible), Uhlenhorst and Hoachanas. Continue on the C21 in the direction to Kalkrand, after approx. 10 km turn left into D1268 and reach after approx. 39 km on the left hand side the entrance to the Ranch (approx. 270 km)
Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch (or similar)
Bed/breakfast
Day 3:
Today you drive to Keetmanshoop passing Mariental. From there further on via Holoog to the Cañon Lodge, which is situated near the Fish River Canyon (approx. 200 km).
From the main view-point (approx. 20 km from the Lodge) of the Fish River
Canyon you can view the awesome grandeur of the canyon. ( Better to do the visit in the early morning)
Cañon Lodge or Cañon Roadhouse (or similar)
Dinner/bed/breakfast
Day 4:
Drive via Aus to Lüderitz (approx. 410 km). The harbour town of Lüderitz, set between the Namib Desert dunes and the wild Atlantic seaboard, was founded by the Bremen merchant, Adolf Lüderitz in 1883.
Seaview Hotel Zum Sperrgebiet (or similar)
Bed/breakfast
Day 5:
Today is spent at leisure. Take the time to explore this town with its historic buildings and the ghost-town of Kolmanskop, which was founded during the time of the Diamond rush. This town is situated only some kilometers away, and is slowly being immersed in the encroaching desert sand. Permits to visit Kolmanskop must be obtained in Lüderitz at the office of Lüderitz Safaris & Tours in Bismarckstreet beforehand. The surrounding landscape, with its bizarre coastlines, off-shore islands and the Bogenfels (rock arch) is especially fascinating. Boat trips are available to Halifax Island, where Penguins can be observed.
Seaview Hotel Zum Sperrgebiet (or similar)
Bed/breakfast
Day 6 + 7:
Continue your journey via Helmeringhausen to Farm Landsberg. This farm can be reached from either road D407 or D707 (via Koiimasis) and lies like a gigantic crater plum in the centre of a northern section of the Tiras Mountains. One of Namibia's larger Kokerboom forests is within easy reach while deformed centuries old Acacia trees are scattered in a nearby valley. This is testified in the abundance of many rare succulent species, shrubs, annuals and other perennial plants. Various walking trails and guided mountain 4x4 excursions are on offer.
Farm Landsberg (or similar)
Dinner/bed/breakfast
Day 8:
On your way to Maltahöhe, plan a stopover at Duwisib castle, built from sandstone in 1908 by the eccentric Baron von Wolf. View the interior of the castle with its original furniture and art works. Hereafter continue your journey to Maltahöhe and drive in the directions of Sesriem to
A Little Sossus Lodge.
Possible visit of OAHERA Center in Maltahöhe: Art shop, craft center,
restaurant, donkey cart ride, African Healer, Nama choir.
If you are not interested in Duwisib castle and Maltahöhe, you can take a short cut: Drive from Aus in direction Helmeringhausen and after 55km turn left into the D 707 and drive along the edge of the Namib Desert to Betta and proceed on the C 27 to road D 845, turn right to C 19 and after another approx. 6 km you will reach the lodge on your left hand side.
A Little Sossus Lodge (or similar)
Dinner/bed/breakfast
Day 9:
Take part in an excursion into the famous Sossusvlei, a huge clay- pan that is surrounded by the highest dunes in the world. Here you will have the opportunity to ascend one of these huge dunes, a worthwhile experience. Enjoy breakfast packs under age-old Camelthorn trees admits the dune landscape. Game such as Oryx, Springbok and Ostrich, which are found here, have adapted to these arid conditions. Return to the Lodge and drive via Solitaire to the Rostock Ritz Desert Lodge. (ca. 145 km) You can also take your car along and park it at Sesriem.
Rostock Ritz Desert Lodge (or similar)
Dinner/bed/breakfast
Day 10:
After breakfast depart to your next destination, the coastal town of Swakopmund. Your drive takes you via the Gaub and Kuiseb Passes, and onto Walvis Bay, which is the only deep-sea harbour in Namibia. Pay a visit to the lagoon, a bird paradise where thousands of flamingos can be seen. Proceed to Swakopmund along the coast for approximately another 35 km. (approx. 210 km)
Hansa Hotel (or similar)
Bed/breakfast
Day 11:
Spent the day at leisure and make use of this time to discover the coastal town Swakopmund.
Hansa Hotel ( or similar)
Bed/breakfast
Optional: Sailing excursion aboard a catamaran. Departure at 08h30 from the Walvis Bay Yacht Club. We set sail for Pelican Point, where a large seal colony and playful dolphins will entertain you. The trip is rounded off with fresh oysters, snacks and sparkling wine. The cruise last between 2 ½ - 3 hours. This activity should be booked in advance.
Optional:Pick up at your hotel. Start of your half-day tour into the Namib Desert, the Moon Valley and the Welwitschia mirabilis plain. Price on request.
Day 12:
Return to Windhoek via Usakos, Karibib and Okahandja (approx. 360 km). At Okahandja you can visit the Kavango wood carver's market, the old cemetery of the German " Schutztruppe", the Herero graves or the ostrich and crocodile farm Ombo.
Hotel Pension Palmquell (or similar)
Bed/breakfast
Day 13:
Return your rental car. Transfer to the Hosea Kutako International airport.
End of the tour.
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Selfdrive Tour (FIT) |
Tina Seiler |
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