Days 1 & 2: Wolwedans Dunes Camp, NamibRand Nature Reserve, Namibia

Arrive at Windhoek International Airport. You will be assisted with the procedures of collecting your rental vehicles. Continue towards the Windhoek immediately and further towards Rehoboth. From here the fastest road to travel will be via Kobos, Rietoog and Bullsport and further along the D854 towards NamibRand.

From the Wolwedans Farmhouse you will be transferred to the Wolwedans Dunes Camp. Located on the very edge of a 250-meter high dune in the 185 000 hectare NamibRand Reserve, the Wolwedans Dune Camp accommodation sleeps guests in a totally unspoilt setting. Guests stay in comfortable tents pitched on wooden platforms and there are furnished with standard beds, bedside tables and a suitcase rack. Each tent has a spacious veranda and private bathroom fitted with a hot shower, washbasin and flush toilet. Meals are enjoyed at the central lapa.

The lounge, dining area and an open-plan kitchen, which allows guests to chat to their chef while he is preparing a three-course dinner, guarantee a cosy ambience. A sun-downer deck with fireplace provides a relaxed atmosphere for brilliant stargazing. Ideally suited for the more adventurous traveller the charm of the camp lies in its tranquil and intimate atmosphere, capturing the romance of a bygone era.

Enjoy a day’s safari in NamibRand Nature Reserve. Traveling through the dunes, endless grassy plains and along mystical mountain formations, you could encounter large and small desert animals learn about their unique habits and explore the ancient hunting spots of the Bushmen. Picnic lunch will be enjoyed.

Arrive at the Camp in the late afternoon for sundowners, followed by dinner. Here in this land of stretching blue skies, endless plains and countless creatures enacting natures savagely exciting passion play, you will find beauty feeding your soul, tranquility to clear your mind and space for your imagination to fly!

Day 3: Helmeringhausen Hotel, Helmeringhausen, Namibia

Enjoy an early breakfast followed by a morning nature drive on the NamibRand Reserve and lunch before continuing along the C27 towards Helmeringhausen.

Arrive at Helmeringhausen Hotel in the early afternoon and spend some time relaxing in the spacious rooms or perhaps take a walk in the hotel garden, a scenic game drive on the bordering 10 000 ha farm or visit the outdoor Namibia Agricultural Museum situated next to the Hotel. Optionally also do a hiking trail and enjoy breathtaking views complimented by the popular “sundowner”.

Days 4 & 5: Grand View Lodge, Fish River Canyon, Namibia

Enjoy breakfast and depart via the C14 towards Goageb from where you will turn left onto the B4. Turn right onto the D463. Grand View Lodge chalets offers accommodation with en suite facilities that overlook the main view point of the Fish River Canyon. The Lodge offers friendly, personal service and magnificently prepared meals.

You will leave on an exciting 4x4 trip down the Fish River Canyon with the lodge vehicle, to a very exclusive rock pool in the river. An overhanging cliff or semi-cave provides shade all through the day. The pool is 30m deep and as long – excellent for a swim. A lunch basket and bar is provided during the trip. +/- 4 to 5 hours long.

Day 6: Bird’s Nest, Keetmanshoop, Namibia

Depart the Lodge at leisure for your short drive towards the town of Keetmanshoop. Bird’s Nest is situated on 16 Pastorie Street in Keetmanshoop.

The Bed and Breakfast offers en suite bedrooms with direct telephones, television and air-conditioning, a relaxing garden as well as secure parking on-site. You can visit the Quiver Tree Forest and the Giant’s playground about 14 km north east of Keetmanshoop. About 300 specimens of this prehistoric tree reach skywards with graphically forked branches. On average about 3 m to 5 m tall, the trees are rewarding subjects to photograph. Across the road from the Quiver Tree Forest is the Giant’s Playground, an impressive jumble of massive dolerite boulders between 160 million and 180 million years old.

Days 7 & 8: Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch, Mariental, Namibia

Enjoy breakfast and depart Keetmanshoop along the B1 northwards towards Mariental. 11 km after Mariental you need to turn right onto the C20, following that road for another 12 km before turning off left onto the D 1268. Another 15 km along this road and follow the signs to the Lodge from here.

Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch lies on the edge of the Southern Kalahari in the mixed tree and shrub Savanna. The ranch is characterised by huge red sands dunes running parallel, and in a northern-westerly to south-easterly direction. The valleys in between the parallel dunes are commonly known as ‘streets’.

This ‘Spirit of Africa’ atmosphere, coupled with service, delivered with graciousness and charm, in an unashamedly luxurious setting, will be the hallmarks of this establishment, providing excellent value and unforgettable memories for the discerning traveller.

The word ‘Kalahari’ means wilderness! Its relative inaccessibility, the harsh unyielding red sand dunes, the uncertain rainfall and lack of surface water, make it truly one of Africa’s last frontiers. On your final day, enjoy breakfast in this magnificently beautiful area before departing and continuing along the B1 back to Windhoek to be there in time for your international flight.

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