5-Day Namibia Wildlife and Namib Desert Tour with Swakopmund

Day 1: Hosea Kutako International Airport - River Crossing Lodge

Your shuttle driver will welcome you at Hosea Kutako International Airport and drive you to your destination. River Crossing Lodge offers a serene blend of blissful, undisturbed nature and comfortable modern amenities. The lodge is located on a pristine 6,500-hectare reserve that is home to 19 different species of game, while being only a 5-minute drive from the heart of Windhoek.

After checking in, get ready for a drive through the capital city. We will be visiting the local street markets, craft markets, and the township of Katutura.

Once you arrive back at the lodge, get ready for a spectacular sunset from the terrace before dinner.

Departure for Swakopmund after breakfast, with arrival expected in the afternoon.

The rest of the day will be free, with plenty of time to explore the town. Swakopmund is a very pleasant seaside town with lots of shops, a good stretch of beach, although the Atlantic is quite cold here, and an open-air curio market. There is also a very good museum, and the Namibian National Marine Aquarium is located in Swakopmund. Alternatively, there are various optional activities that can be arranged.

These include a boat tour with oysters and champagne, scenic flights and microlight flights over the desert, fishing trips either from the beach or by boat, quad bike trips into the desert and over the sand dunes around Swakopmund, sandboarding, skydiving, and many other activities. Your guide will discuss all the possible optional activities with you and offer to make pre-bookings in advance. Please note that all extra activities in Swakopmund are subject to availability and are at the client's own risk and expense.

Dinner today is not included in the cost of the safari and will be at the client's own expense.

After a leisurely breakfast, guests have time until 12 pm for some activities before departure. This could be quad biking, sandboarding, a dolphin cruise, or a scenic flight along the Skeleton Coast while spotting ancient shipwrecks.

A special treat is a trip to Walvis Bay to see the world-famous flamingoes in the lagoon, which is a protected RAMSAR birding site.

Please note: optional activities are at your own expense and are not included in the tour rate.

Leave Swakopmund at 12h00 and drive to Weldevrede Guest Farm near Sesriem. We will travel via Kuiseb Pass and Gaub Pass, stopping to stretch your legs and take photos at the Tropic of Capricorn Crossing.

Arrive at Weldevrede Guest Farm in the late afternoon, settle into your accommodation, and enjoy a sunset walk that showcases the sunset over the Namib Naukluft Mountains.

This morning, we have a very early start for our guided excursion to Sossusvlei. We want to leave our lodge well before sunrise to ensure we are among the first to enter the national park. From Sesriem, we continue into the desert area, where the early morning light provides excellent photography opportunities. Once we arrive at the 4x4 parking area, we can explore this area on foot, with a walk around Dead Vlei and Sossusvlei.

Solitaire Country Lodge, Namibia, is hidden away in the small settlement of Solitaire in the middle of the Namibian desert. It is a lodge that consists of a petrol station, workshop, village shop, gift shop, and the wonderfully flavour-filled Moose McGregor's Bakery. Enjoy the rest of the day relaxing at the pool and the bar.

After breakfast, guests are taken to the Solitaire Wildlife Sanctuary for endangered cheetahs. These are orphaned or injured cheetahs that have been rescued but cannot be released back into their natural habitat for various reasons.

Guests are taken on a 1-hour drive around the sanctuary in an open safari vehicle, meeting the cheetahs and learning more about this beautiful species. Photographs with certain cheetahs are allowed.

The tour departs for Windhoek after the activity. End of tour. Lunch and dinner at the hotel are at your own expense.

Please note: avoid booking flights out of Windhoek that depart before or close to 17h00 for this tour.