11 Days Namibia

N$19,430.00 per person sharing

Day 1: Gocheganas - Distance ± 55km

* Included: Dinner, bed and breakfast

Meat and great upon your arrival at the Hosea Kutako Airport (Windhoek International Airport). I shall brief you about your tour and hand over original travel documents as well as a cooler box filled with your preferred cool drinks.

Depending on your time of arrival at the lodge you can take part in a afternoon game drive (optional – which you have to pay extra). You have almost 100% chance in seeing Rhinos. Should you arrive too late in the afternoon you can enjoy the beautiful setting of the lodge and just relax after a long flight.

GOCHEGANAS" - a descriptive Damara name, meaning: "Place of Camel Thorns, abounding with Candle-Pod Acacias" is more than just a place, it is an experience…. Located a mere 29km south east from Windhoek, and situated on a hilltop overlooking a spectacular landscape, this luxurious Lodge offers a unique combination of Wildlife, Nature and Wellness experiences. GocheGanas offers 16 luxurious chalets, under thatched roof, with uninterrupted views over the Nature Reserve.

• Facilities: Ensuite bathrooms, air conditioning, mini bars, TV and DVD/CD players.
• Activities: Walks, guided game drives, wellness


• 1 x Overnight at Gocheganas on dinner, bed and breakfast basis

Day 1: Saturday - 30.01.2011 - Bagatelle Game Ranch - Distance ± 300 km

• Included: Bed and breakfast


After breakfast you head further south to Bagatelle. Soon after you are on the road you will notice the landscape changes from bush – and tree savanna to red Kalahari desert. Depending on your time of booking this tour, you are lucky to get the chalets built right on top of the dunes overlooking the red dune landscape.
On arrival at the lodge at about 13h00, light lunch will be served. In the afternoon you will be taken on a game drive which includes a sundowner.

The Kalahari – an ancient living desert
A harsh land, a land of relentless sun and searing wind – a land of great thirst and mystery. After the first rains, a land transformed into exquisite beauty with the dunes erupting in a blaze of colour! The Kalahari conjures up different images in the minds of different people. Some see it as a scorching desert. others see it as their future, built on cattle and sheep, ostriches and wildlife. The Kalahari is all of this, but also something more.

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.


The Kalahari Desert often surprises people when they first see it. It is very different from the Namib. First of all, remember that the Kalahari is not a desert. It receives more rain than a true desert should. The Kalahar is a fossil desert. Don’t expect to find tall Sossusvlei-style dunes devoid of greenery here. The Kalahari’s dunes are very different. They are often equally beautiful, but usually greener and less stark – and with this vegetation comes its ability to support more flora and fauna than a true desert. Thus a few days spent in a Kalahari environment adds another dimension to a trip to Namibia, and provides game-viewing away from the ever-popular Etosha, or the lush reserves of the Caprivi.

Bagatelle - this French word refers to something small, of little consequence, not very important! The ranch is characterized 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. There is a swimming pool and recreation area. An open air lapa for outdoor meals captures the atmosphere of an African Safari.

• Facilities in rooms: Coffee / Tea Station; Air Conditioner; Roof Fan
• Activities: small library; swimming pool; nature drive; sundowner


• 1 x Overnight at Bagatelle Game Ranch on lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast

Day 3 - Wolwedans - Distance ± 330 km

* Included: FB

Wolwedans nestles into the dunes and is set against a backdrop of extraordinary natural beauty. Located in the heart of NamibRand Nature Reserve, our portfolio of camps provides the perfect base from which to explore vast stretches of awe-inspiring and undisturbed nature.

Each camp is designed with our guest’s individual needs at heart.

You will marvel at your exclusive chance to get up close and personal with nature... in the absence of five-star city luxury, marble bathrooms and air-conditioned rooms. A liberating thought. Wolwedans provides an intriguing window for you to experience the desert’s elusive grandeur and breathtaking beauty. Activities: Scenic drives, Scenic flights and Bollooning.


• 1 x Overnight at Wolwedans on full board basis

Day 4 - Moon Mountain Lodge - Distance ± 320 km

* Included: Dinner, bed and breakfast

An ultra luxury tented lodge ideally located in the Moon Mountains. Enjoy sheer luxury with exquisite views from your bed or private splash pool.

Built and completed in 2009 on the Moon Mountain Top, as fixed “tented rooms” with all the comforts of a room, but the airy feeling of a tent. Moon Mountain Lodge is ideally situated for any holiday guest who wants to visits the world’s highest dunes in Sossusvlei, as the lodge is only 50km away from the entrance gate and close to the quaint little village of Solitaire.

Activities available in the area include serene Hot air balloon flights, scenic flights with Airplane or Helicopters, Dune drives, Sun-downer drives, Game drives, Mountain trails and a lot of photo opportunities.





Activities: Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and sesriem Canyon - Sesriem Canyon, on the Tsauchab River, gets its name from the days when the early travelers needed to draw water from the river in the canyon and, because of its depth, tied six leather thongs together, fastened a bucket to the end and lowered it to the pools below. In Afrikaans “ses is six and “riem” is the name for the leather thongs; hence Sesriem.




General Info: Sossusvlei is generally regarded as one of the most spectacular landscapes in Namibia. The ‘vlei' itself is situated at the point where the Tsauchab River dams up at the foot of a spectacular series of sand dunes, its route to the sea blocked.  The sand that makes up these massive dunes, amongst the biggest in the world, was carried here by the east winds from central Namibia and owe their distinctive overall colour to the presence of iron oxide, with streaks of black contributed by magnetite . To give you an idea where Sossusvlei is: You may enter the gate to Sossusvlei upon sun rise and still have to travel 63km to reach the well known “Sossusvlei” and “Deadvlei”.

Sesriem Canyon, on the Tsauchab River, gets its name from the days when the early travelers needed to draw water from the river in the canyon and, because of its depth, tied six leather thongs together, fastened a bucket to the end and lowered it to the pools below. In Afrikaans “ses is six and “riem” is the name for the leather thongs; hence Sesriem

Day 5,6,7 Swakopmund Hotel Distance ± 220 km


* Included: Bed and breakfast


The Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre is a centrally positioned four-star hotel. It is built in and around the old Station Building in Swakopmund and dates back to 1901. After extensive renovations, it has been restored to its former Victorian glory, and has been opened as one of the towns premier hotel's since the end of 1994. The hotel boast of it's 'combined architectural beauty with first-world comfort. It features a restaurant, swimmingpool, laundry, en-suite rooms, TV, coffe/tea, safe.


• 2x overnight at Alte Brücke Resort – Swakopmund on bed and breakfast basis 

On route to Sossusvlei Camp via the spectacular Spreetshoogte Pass, reportedly the steepest pass in Namibia
your guide will stop at Solitair. Solitair is a small settlement and has a fuel station which is manned daylight hours and the provisions shop opens until quite late. It's here that you might catch a glimpse of Big-Moose who bakes the 'Moose Bread' and the renowned apple crumble.


Optional activity: 3½ hours morning catamaran cruise. Take close up pictures of pelican being fed in flight, Cuddle with a seal and enjoy dolphins occasionally jumping up and leaping along the catamaran. Drinks will be served all the time. Before you disembark you will be spoiled with fresh Walvis Bay oysters and sparkling wine as well as a tasty snack platter.



Other activities offered at the coast: Scenic flights, Sandwich Harbour 4x4 trips, Desert Trips, Sand boarding Qud biking and more.

Day 8,9 - Erindi/Old Traders Lodge - Distance ± 290 km

* Included: Dinner, bed and breakfast

Far away in Africa, a country exists where it is still possible to wander in a landscape that contains many more creatures than people. Namibia has its fascinating desert, its own canyon, the Etosha pan and endless savannah, but on a vast mountainous plain lie Erindi, translated as "The Place of Water" in local Herero, with more than 12 000 head of game teeming over an unbelievably large game reserve, where even rare and endangered species are being conserved and managed in a manner that allows man to experience what it was once like to live in undisturbed Africa…
Erindi Game Reserve is a jewel in the heart of the wild Namibian landscape. The reserve of 70 000ha is situated between the Erongo Mountain Nature Conservancy and the Omataku Mountains. The Game Reserve is also involved in leopard research, being eco friendly as well as rehabilitation project.

Old Traders Lodge provides the accommodation at Erindi Private Game Reserve. This impressive lodge comprises the main dining room and viewing deck as well as 35 well appointed suites that all have views of a water hole. A short trip takes you to where all the vehicles meet for sundowners. Intense golden hues make the evening surreal as you sip on cocktails and enjoy light snacks. The light softens after a magnificent sunset, as the sun dips behind the horizon, the air cools day transforms to night. Erindi is proud to offer visitors the opportunity to view rare and endangered species like the spotted African Wild Dog and Black & White Rhino. Cheetah, Leopard, Lion, Hippopotamus, Crocodile, Giraffe just to mention a few.;



•2 x overnight at Old Traders Lodge/Erindi Ranch on dinner, bed and breakfast basis

Day 10 Heinitzburg Distance ± 190 km

* Included: Bed and breakfast

Via Okahandja back to Windhoek. The town Okahandja is also an important centre for woodcarvers from the north, who sell their carvings at the craft markets on a co-operative basis, next to the main road at both entrances to Okahandja. This is a good place to pick up that special souvenir or gift to take home.

A country representing the true character of Africa enhanced by the widespread influence of various European and African settlers that have helped shape its recent history We at Hotel Heinitzburg endeavour to balance traditional African friendliness and beauty with excellent European culinary art and a world-class wine cellar to make your stay with us a memorable one.

•1 x overnight at Heinitzburg Hotel on bed and breakfast basis

Day 11

Departure flight.

Costing:

Self drive Namibia Tour - 10 nights / 11 days: N$19,430.00 per person sharing

Included:

• Icebox filled with soft drinks and water, fruits and chocolates
• File consists of original documents e.g. Itinerary with route direction, vouchers, map and stationary.

Excluded:
Personal insurance
Gratuities
Park and Entrance fees
Meals and drinks not stipulated above
Everything not stipulated above

Please note:
- This quote is valid until end September 2011.
- No bookings have been made
- Prices are subject to change due to availability at time of reservation.
- Any changes are welcome without any extra charges
- 3* accommodations do not cater on bed basis only and therefore it was not even possible to book Bed and breakfast basis but dinner, bed and breakfast basis or full board (FB)
- Same route can be quoted cheaper but will not necessarily include 3* accommodation.

Itinerary prepared by:
PO Box 100, Windhoek, Namibia
Tel: +264 61 – 2855724
Fax: +264 61 – 225430
Mobile:+ 264 81 242 1502
Email: Isolde@trip.com.na
        Piet@trip.com.na
Contact Person: Isolde or Piet

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