Namibia-Botswana-Victoria Falls with Nessa – 18 days

DAY 1

• Arrival at Windhoek International airport
• Pick you up, then drive to Windhoek where you will stay overnight
• Welcome dinner (Namibian cuisine)
• Overnight at Mercure Hotel Windhoek
• Room type: Classic Room
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 2

• Departure for the Namib Desert. Considered to be the most beautiful approach to the Namib, the passage through the Spreetshoogte Pass is extraordinary.  The road from Windhoek through the high plateaux plunges from an altitude of 1,800m to a level of 800m. The road winds along the escarpments, in an impressive succession of bends.  A stop before beginning the descent offers a bird’s eye view of the Namib plains
• Overnight at Sossusvlei Lodge
• Room type: Superior Room
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 3

• Sossusvlei Excursion and visit Deadvlei
• Overnight at Sossusvlei Lodge
• Room type: Superior room
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 4

• After breakfast we continue our journey approaching the little settlement of Solitaire on the edge of the Namib Naukluft National Park, feeling like you have arrived in the middle of nowhere. Reaching the coastal harbour town of Walvis Bay, we visit the shallow lagoon, one of the most important wetland areas on the African continent and a RAMSAR World Heritage Site.
• Overnight at Hansa Hotel
• Room type: Standard room
• Meal: Breakfast

DAY 5

All you have to do on day 5 is decide which guided activity you fancy the most:

• A discovery tour into the desert with a visit to the lunar landscape,
• An adrenaline kick with sandboarding or quad biking in the nearby dunes, or
• A breathtaking parachute jump
• For those who are drawn to the water, there are kayak tours or catamaran trips in Walvis Bay
• Overnight at Hansa Hotel
• Room type: Standard room
• Meal: Breakfast.

DAY 6

• Heading further north, we travel via the Brandberg, Namibia’s highest mountain (2,579m), into the Damaraland, one of the least populated and geologically diverse areas in Africa. This harsh, rocky environment is home to the rare desert elephant, the black rhino and free-roaming antelope species.
• We will visit Twyfelfontein, a heritage site where Bushman communities engraved and painted over 2,500 pictures some 6,000 years ago.
• Overnight at Twyfelfontein Adventure Camp
• Tent: Standard Tent
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 7

• Spent day at leisure. Optional activities can be booked at the lodge directly or with your guide.
• Overnight at Twyfelfontein Adventure Camp
• Tent: Standard Tent
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 8

• Drive to the Palmwag concession. You can roam the vast expanses of this unique ecosystem and enjoy the privilege of free movement
• Overnight at Palmwag Lodge
• Room type: Comfort room
• Meal: Breakfast.

DAY 9

• Drive to Etosha National Park
• Late afternoon game drive in your vehicle, the best time of the day when the animals, crushed by the heat and the sun, finally start to live again. Cohorts of animals heading to the waterholes, dust in the setting sun, dazzling images of beauty.
• Overnight at Toshari Lodge
• Room type: Comfort room
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 10

• Full day drive in Etosha National Park and explore the beauty of wildlife
• Overnight at Toshari Lodge
• Room type: Comfort room
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 11

• Drive through Etosha from South to Eastern Etosha and get to discover more of the Park.
• Overnight at Onguma Bush Camp
• Room type: Standard loft room
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 12

• Head northeast towards Rundu. Once you’ve passed the health barrier (veterinary check), you’ll be introduced to another aspect of Namibia. We pass through small villages scattered along the road, where life is intense. Women pounding sorghum, men ploughing maize fields, children playing on the side of the road, small African huts
• Overnight at Hakusembe River Lodge
• Room type: Standard room
• Meal: Breakfast.

DAY 13

• Spent day at leisure. Optional activities can be booked at the lodge directly or with your guide.
• Sunset boat cruise is included
• Overnight at Hakusembe River Lodge
• Room type: Standard room
• Meal: Breakfast.

DAY 14

• Drive to Namushasha lodge heading to the border of Botswana
• Overnight at Namushasha River Lodge 1
• Room type: Standard room
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 15

• Spent day at leisure. Optional activities can be booked at the lodge directly or with your guide
• Guided afternoon excursion to Bwabwata National Park is included
• Overnight at Namushasha River Lodge 1
• Room type: Standard room
• Meal: Dinner and Breakfast.

DAY 16

• Today, you’ll be transferred to Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe), where you’ll take an excursion to Victoria Falls in the company of an English-speaking guide. Victoria Falls fascinated David Livingstone in 1850. They are one of the eight wonders of the world. It’s a breathtaking sight to see the water rushing over the falls. The falls are the largest in Africa.
• Overnight at Ilala Lodge
• Room type: Classic Room (prev. Standard Room)
• Meal: Breakfast.

DAY 17

• Spent day at leisure. Optional activities can be booked at the lodge directly or with your Guide
• Sunset cruise included
• Overnight at Ilala Lodge
• Room type: Classic Room (prev. Standard Room)
• Meal: Breakfast.

DAY 18

• Meal: Breakfast
• Prepare for your flight home
• Drive to the airport
• Fly out from Zimbabwe.

 

 

 

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