This is an adventure of unsurpassed beauty. Journey through breathtaking, desolate red and yellow landscapes and explore the shells of aged shipwrecks. Encounter resilient and well-adapted flora and fauna, visit a settlement of the nomadic Himba people and relax on an early morning boat trip, which meanders through scenic desert landscape.
• Excellent accommodation • Magnificent aerial views of a variety of sprawling landscapes • Stimulating 4x4 dune drives • A myriad of desert creatures, small predators and birds • The NamibRand Nature Reserve • Kunene River
Day 01: Windhoek Upon your arrival at Hosea Kutako (Windhoek) Airport you will be met by a CC Africa representative and transferred by road to the Olive Grove Guest House.
Spend one night at Olive Grove Guest House in a twin room. Accommodation is on a bed and breakfast basis.Day 02: Huab Valley After breakfast you will be transferred by road to Eros Airport for your light aircraft transfer - Departing Eros Airport at 10.00, to the Skeleton Coast via Conception Bay.
The Kuiseb canyon and adjoining red dunes are a spectacular view from the air. The flight includes (weather permitting) an aerial view of the famous Eduard Bohlen shipwreck at Conception Bay. After landing and refuelling at Swakopmund, continue with a low-level flight north along the Skeleton Coast past the seal colony at Cape Cross for a light picnic lunch near the beach. After lunch, cross the desert by aircraft to the Ugab formations, a nearly lifeless ‘moon landscape' of numerous black ridges in stark contrast to the white desert floor. From here you will proceed to Kuidas camp in the Huab Valley where you will stay for the night. Amongst the rocks within walking distance of the camp are ancient rock engravings. Your pilot-guide will arrange for a light picnic lunch to be served en route during the day's itinerary.
Day 03: Kaokoland After breakfast, depart by Landrover exploring the colourful red lava and yellow sandstone of the Huab River formations and to be introduced to the ecological aspects of this environment with its wide diversity of flora and fauna. This includes the Welwitschia mirabilis, a tree that has been dwarfed by the rigours of the desert climate. Lunch will be served at Kuidas camp before flying along the coast to Terrace Bay in the Skeleton Coast Park. The most prominent shipwrecks along this part of the coast are the Montrose and Henrietta, still relatively intact. At the coast, access the roaring dunes by Landrover, which always proves to be a stimulating experience. You will also visit the beach with its profusion of multi-coloured pebbles consisting of agate, lava, granite and others. Interesting to see are old bleached whale bones scattered along the beach above the high tide mark. Return to the aircraft and continue north to Purros camp in the Hoarusib Valley in Kaokoland, where you will stay for the night.
Day 04: Kunene River After breakfast, take a scenic drive along the Hoarusib Valley visiting a settlement of the nomadic Himba people. You may be lucky enough to come across the desert-dwelling elephant which frequents this valley. A planned encounter is unfortunately not possible. From here, continue north along the Skeleton Coast by aircraft to the Kunene River on the Angolan border. The Kaiu Maru shipwreck and pieces from old sailing vessels lie scattered along this part of the coast. From the airfield take a scenic drive by Landrover to your lunch site. After lunch, continue through the mountains and dunes of the Hartmann Valley which extends to the Kunene River, reaching Kunene River Camp in the late afternoon, where you will spend your last night.
Day 05: Windhoek An early morning boat trip on the Kunene River as it flows through scenic desert landscape, observing bird life and possibly some crocodiles. Birds vary from aquatic species on the perennial waters, to endemic desert varieties and those that inhabit dense riverine vegetation. After lunch at the camp, fly back to Eros Airport arriving late afternoon. Road transfer to the Olive Grove Guest House.
Spend one night at Olive Grove Guest House in a twin room. Accommodation is on a bed and breakfast basis.Day 06 & 07: Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge After breakfast you will be transferred by road to Eros Airport for your light aircraft transfer to Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge.
Spend two nights at Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge in a twin bedded villa. Accommodation is on a full board basis including scheduled activities within the NamibRand Nature Reserve.
The surrounding area lends itself to numerous activities which include scenic drives by four-wheel drive vehicle on the NamibRand Nature Reserve where you encounter a variety of desert animals such as gemsbok, zebra, springbok, bat-eared fox, aardwolf, caracal and jackal. A wonderful way of experiencing the dunes is by All Terrain Vehicles with an experienced guide, who takes one along set paths in order not to damage the fragile ecology. Guided nature walks and hiking trails provide an insight into the scenic and ecological aspects of the environment with its wide diversity of desert-adapted flora and fauna. At the end of the day the blanket of stars, which lights up the desert sky, are brought to life through the lodge’s high-powered computerised telescope. Housed in a separate building, this Meade Telescope affords the amateur and the professional stargazer a close-up view of the galaxy.
Day 08: Windhoek Transfer by light aircraft to Windhoek International Airport where our services end.
Rates :
From
USD $6,038
pp sharing
To
USD $6,618
pp sharing
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