4-Day Etosha and Swakopmund Short Trip

You are collected from your guesthouse or hotel at 7:15am and brought to the group meeting point for a pre-departure talk and to meet the rest of the group. A brief stop at Otjiwarongo lets you gather any last-minute supplies before continuing on to Etosha National Park with a light lunch pack en route. Enjoy an afternoon game drive through the park, visiting waterholes in search of predators, zebra, giraffe, elephant, rhino and a wide range of antelope species, arriving at your lodge just before sunset. A visit to the flood-lit waterhole is highly recommended, while dinner is prepared by your guide over an open fire.

Distance: Road transfer to Etosha, then afternoon game drive

Activity: Afternoon game drive

Accommodation: Lodge in Etosha National Park

Meals: Lunch & dinner, breakfast not included

Your first game drive starts at sunrise to catch predators while they are still active, visiting several waterholes along the way. A second, mid-morning drive takes you to the impressive Etosha Pan, the "great white place," where you can step out of the vehicle and experience this 4,500 square kilometre saline desert before continuing the search for the Big Four. Return to camp for a delicious lunch prepared by your guide, with time for a dip in the pool or to relax by the camp waterhole. In the afternoon, a final game drive crosses the park toward its eastern side, calling in at several well-known waterholes before leaving the park ahead of sunset. Overnight accommodation is just outside the park in comfortable, spacious twin-share rooms with modern en-suite facilities, an ideal spot to relax and take in the surrounding scenery. Your guide prepares a fantastic dinner, and an early night is recommended.

Distance: Morning and mid-morning game drives, plus a final afternoon drive

Activity: Full day of game viewing, including the Etosha Pan

Accommodation: Lodge just outside Etosha National Park

Meals: All meals included, drinks not included

After an early breakfast, depart around 7:30am into the dramatic, beautiful scenery of Damaraland. You have the chance to meet Herero, Himba and Damara women selling handmade arts and crafts to support their rural families. A light roadside lunch is served en route in the shadow of the Brandberg, Namibia’s tallest mountain, with the chance to interact with some of the colourful local characters who call this harsh environment home. On the drive down the Skeleton Coast, explore the remains of a small shipwreck before arriving in Swakopmund in the late afternoon, with time to explore this quaint seaside town on foot. Your guide is happy to recommend a good restaurant for your evening meal, or you can join a group meal at your own expense.

Distance: Road transfer through Damaraland and the Skeleton Coast to Swakopmund

Activity: Cultural stop and shipwreck visit en route

Accommodation: Hotel in Swakopmund

Meals: Breakfast & lunch, dinner not included

A leisurely breakfast, with the option to join one of several optional activities, such as quad biking, sandboarding, or a scenic flight over the shipwrecks along the coast. For birdwatchers, your driver is happy to take you to Walvis Bay to see the flamingos at the lagoon, a protected Ramsar wetland site, with a stop at Dune 7, the highest dune in the area, to experience the coastal "sand sea." Return to Windhoek in the afternoon with a light lunch served en route, including a brief stop at the Okahandja wood carving markets, where you can haggle for locally produced goods directly from the carvers, before being dropped at your overnight accommodation in Windhoek.

Distance: Optional morning activities, then road transfer back to Windhoek

Activity: Optional activities, Okahandja craft market stop

Accommodation: N/A, end of trip

Meals: Breakfast & lunch, dinner not included