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NAMIBIAN ADVENTURE, self-driving and good value for money, to see all the country’s highlights including desert and dunes around Sossusvlei, bush art and desert elephants in Damaraland, game viewing in Etosha National Park and the natural beauty of the Erongo Mountains

	Fly overnight from London to Windhoek. Overnight at Olive Grove. Drive to Namib Naukluft National Park. Desert Homestead for 2 nights. Drive to Swakopmund. Hansa Hotel for 2 nights. Drive to Damaraland Camp for 2 nights. Drive to Etosha National Park. Okaukuejo Rest Camp for 3 nights. Drive to Erongo Wilderness Lodge for 2 nights. Drive to Windhoek. Fly overnight to London. From £3,317 per person sharing for 14 nights
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To give you a relaxed start, you’ll be met at Windhoek Airport and driven into town to Olive Grove. An afternoon safari briefing will give you plenty of useful information and an opportunity to go over your route before a good night’s sleep at this charming and stylish little guest house.

Set off the next morning to the NAMIB NAUKLUFT NATIONAL PARK and Desert Homestead. The thatched chalets of this friendly lodge are set in an expansive grassy valley sheltered by the Nubib, Tsaris and Naukluft mountains and have a spectacular views reaching as far as the distant dunes of the Namib Desert. You will have the opportunity to visit these great dunes surrounding Sossusvlei and Deadvlei and, if you are feeling very energetic, you can climb Big Daddy - the largest in the area. Other activities include horse riding, sunset walks and nature drives.

Drive northwest to SWAKOPMUND, a coastal town of unusual architecture with strong Germanic influences. Two nights at the centrally situated Hansa Hotel gives you ample time to try a variety of activities including deep sea fishing, dolphin and seal cruises, quad biking on the dunes and supper at the famous Tug Restaurant which serves the most delicious fresh seafood.

Carry on up the coast taking the day to drive to DAMARALAND via Hentiesbaai and the Cape Cross seal colony and then inland towards Twyfelfontein. A little further on is Damaraland Camp, a simple, remote but very comfortable tented camp set in the fascinating red and purple volcanic landscape of the Etendeka lava flows. Explore the area with knowledgeable local guides, searching for desert adapted elephants in the Huab river valley and visiting sites of ancient rock art, and maybe take a short dramatic sun-downer hike on one of the mountains.

Drive on north east into ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK where the permanent water sources make it Namibia’s prime game viewing destination and also support fantastic bird life. You will stay at Okaukuejo Rest Camp, set within the park and overlooking a large permanent waterhole which receives regular visits from elephants and black rhino as well as numerous antelope. The guest chalets are very comfortable and you have the choice of either taking meals in the restaurant or in your chalet. There is a swimming pool which is perfect to cool off in.

During your stay either drive yourselves around the park or join guided game drives. The waterhole is floodlit at night so after dinner it is fun to sit and watch the nocturnal visitors and their interactions.

As you start heading back towards Windhoek, spend a couple of nights in the ERONGO MOUNTAINS, an amazing area where the desert, mountain and bush ecosystems combine. Here, in a secluded valley, the ten luxury tented chalets of Erongo Wilderness Lodge have breathtaking views and are set in a dramatic landscape of granite boulders.

The local guides will share their wealth of knowledge of the local fauna, flora, and folklore as you take walks over granite domes, through rich valleys and on nature drives. There is also a healthy bird population around the lodge and you may choose to enjoy their company as you relax by the pool before the drive back to Windhoek and the homeward journey.

and what about?
	Light aircraft flights and road transfers can replace parts or all of the self-drive nature of this itinerary. From Desert Homestead, horse riders will love an exciting expedition, riding by day and camping under the stars by night.

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