14 days: Namibia Thirstland Journey Pioneer Safari - Enjoy private camping, desert-chic style, in Namibia’s exclusive wilderness areas such as Ethosha, Damaraland and Sossusvlei on this exhilarating 14-day Pioneer Safari.
Bush walks will reveal many endemic bird species and a chance of seeing desert-adapted rhino and elephant. This is an adventure safari incorporating activities such as game-drives or walks and culture, both ancient and modern.
Price on request.
Email us now for more information on this 14 day Namibia Thirstland Journey Pioneer Safari.
Price on request.
Email us now for more information on this 14 day Namibia Thirstland Journey Pioneer Safari.
This serviced camping safari, suitable for reasonably fit people, involves some hiking and rugged conditions.Our safari travels with a maximum of seven guests in an air-conditioned 4x4 safari vehicle, accompanied by an expert safari guide throughout.
The tour includes 13 nights’ accommodation made up of 9 nights’ fully serviced wilderness camping, 1 night bungalow and 3 nights’ hotel accommodation.
All meals – from lunch on day 1, to lunch on day 14 – are included. A reasonable amount of bottled water, local wine, beer and soft drinks are included on camping nights. Airport transfers at the beginning and end of the safari are also included.
This is an example itinerary and we can customise your own tour to match your requirements.
Day 1: Windhoek
Upon arrival at Windhoek International airport you will be transferred by road to your Guest House for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Waterberg Plateau
After breakfast embark on your safari through Kalahari bush savannah, where you will have the chance of seeing several antelope species. Travel off the beaten track towards the Waterberg Plateau, a geological curiosity, supported by walls of steep, red sandstone. Our exclusive campsite is situated in one of the gorges, home to one of Africa’s dwarf antelope species, the Damara Dik-dik. After lunch, enjoy an afternoon walk along the top of the plateau where you may encounter one of Namibia’s endemic bird species, the white tailed shrike. Dinner will be served under the canopy of indigenous trees surrounding our campsite.
Day 3: Etosha National Park
After breakfast, continue your journey to our exclusive campsite in the private Fischer's Pan Game Reserve bordering on the world renowned Etosha National Park. En route pass through the small town of Tsumeb, a place rich in interesting mining history. During the afternoon, enjoy your first exploratory game-drive into the eastern Namutoni Region of the Etosha National Park – one of the world's great conservation areas. This afternoon, you are most likely to get a good sighting of one of this region’s endemic antelope: the black faced impala.
Day 4: Etosha National Park
Depart on an early game-drive into Etosha to further explore the eastern side of the park where numerous waterholes and subterranean springs attract an amazing diversity of wildlife. Excellent game-viewing occurs when prides of lion dominate the water resources. Depending on game sightings
and movements, you could spend the day in the Park or return to your camp for a freshly prepared lunch and a siesta.
Day 5: Etosha National Park
Today’s departure from our campsite takes us through the Etosha National Park following the southern boundary of the pan, stopping on route for lunch at one of the rest camps. A full day's game-drive will afford you the opportunity to visit several permanent waterholes abundant with game. Overnight at the Okaukuejo Rest Camp, from where you will have access to the floodlit waterhole where black rhino and other nocturnal prowlers may make a welcome appearance.
Day 6 & 7: Damaraland
After breakfast, we depart from the park, continuing in a westerly direction towards the northern Damaraland Region. Stop for lunch in the Kamanjab area, before crossing over the Grootberg Mountain Pass. Watch the scenery changing drastically, as you approach the arid semi desert pro-Namib region. Once on the Etendeka Concession your days will be spent exploring the ancient volcanic landscape of this truly unique area, searching for hidden waterholes. Nights will be spent in our exclusive expedition camp. This area is home to many uniquely desert adapted flora and fauna species. This is also the refuge of the last population of free ranging black rhino in the world. Kaokoland is home to the Himba, a nomadic tribe with a way of life that has remained unchanged for centuries. Here we will visit a traditional Himba homestead far off the beaten track and accessible only by our safari vehicles.
Day 8: Southern Damaraland
Departing from Etendeka, follow the winding desert road southwards, as it takes you to your campsite amongst the granite boulders of Southern Damaraland. This area between the Ugab and Huab Rivers in Southern Damaraland is a vast and unspoiled wilderness. The area boasts magnificent desert scenery, fascinating geological formations and extensive archaeological sites. While in the Twyfelfontein area, visit the Twyfelfontein Heritage Site Engravings, one of the richest areas of rock engravings and Bushmen (San) paintings in Namibia, the geological formations of the “Burnt Mountain” and the dolomite columns known as the “Organ Pipes”.
Day 9 & 10: Swakopmund
Today’s journey takes us through ever changing landscapes into the Namib Desert, before continuing along the Atlantic coastline to Cape Cross – home to more than 80 000 Cape Fur Seals. It is here where the Portuguese seafarer Diego Cao became the first European to set foot on Namibian soil in 1486. Spend 2 nights in the quaint coastal town of Swakopmund. Enjoy some of the town's exciting optional activities such as quad biking, camel riding, dune boarding, an early morning dolphin cruise or sea kayaking from Walvis Bay.
Day 11, 12 & 13: Namib Naukluft
Continue to the Namib-Naukluft, Namibia’s largest National Park, which offers a surprising variety of landscapes and ecosystems ranging from Sossusvlei’s monumental sand dunes to vast quartzite gravel plains, and the rugged Naukluft Mountains along the eastern edge of the Desert. Visit the awe-inspiring dunes of Sossusvlei – the highest dunes in the world, many of which are in excess of 300m high. Spend the afternoon climbing and exploring these fascinating dunes and pans before leaving the area for our exclusive pristine campsite in the Naukluft Mountains. From here, emphasis will be placed on exploring this wilderness area on foot. Being located on a buffer zone between the Namib dune belt and the Naukluft Mountains, the area supports a rich diversity of desert adapted fauna and flora.
Day 14: Windhoek
After a leisurely breakfast, you will return to Windhoek where your safari terminates in the late afternoon.
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This is an example itinerary and we can customise your own tour to match your requirements.
Day 1: Windhoek
Upon arrival at Windhoek International airport you will be transferred by road to your Guest House for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Waterberg Plateau
After breakfast embark on your safari through Kalahari bush savannah, where you will have the chance of seeing several antelope species. Travel off the beaten track towards the Waterberg Plateau, a geological curiosity, supported by walls of steep, red sandstone. Our exclusive campsite is situated in one of the gorges, home to one of Africa’s dwarf antelope species, the Damara Dik-dik. After lunch, enjoy an afternoon walk along the top of the plateau where you may encounter one of Namibia’s endemic bird species, the white tailed shrike. Dinner will be served under the canopy of indigenous trees surrounding our campsite.
Day 3: Etosha National Park
After breakfast, continue your journey to our exclusive campsite in the private Fischer's Pan Game Reserve bordering on the world renowned Etosha National Park. En route pass through the small town of Tsumeb, a place rich in interesting mining history. During the afternoon, enjoy your first exploratory game-drive into the eastern Namutoni Region of the Etosha National Park – one of the world's great conservation areas. This afternoon, you are most likely to get a good sighting of one of this region’s endemic antelope: the black faced impala.
Day 4: Etosha National Park
Depart on an early game-drive into Etosha to further explore the eastern side of the park where numerous waterholes and subterranean springs attract an amazing diversity of wildlife. Excellent game-viewing occurs when prides of lion dominate the water resources. Depending on game sightings
and movements, you could spend the day in the Park or return to your camp for a freshly prepared lunch and a siesta.
Day 5: Etosha National Park
Today’s departure from our campsite takes us through the Etosha National Park following the southern boundary of the pan, stopping on route for lunch at one of the rest camps. A full day's game-drive will afford you the opportunity to visit several permanent waterholes abundant with game. Overnight at the Okaukuejo Rest Camp, from where you will have access to the floodlit waterhole where black rhino and other nocturnal prowlers may make a welcome appearance.
Day 6 & 7: Damaraland
After breakfast, we depart from the park, continuing in a westerly direction towards the northern Damaraland Region. Stop for lunch in the Kamanjab area, before crossing over the Grootberg Mountain Pass. Watch the scenery changing drastically, as you approach the arid semi desert pro-Namib region. Once on the Etendeka Concession your days will be spent exploring the ancient volcanic landscape of this truly unique area, searching for hidden waterholes. Nights will be spent in our exclusive expedition camp. This area is home to many uniquely desert adapted flora and fauna species. This is also the refuge of the last population of free ranging black rhino in the world. Kaokoland is home to the Himba, a nomadic tribe with a way of life that has remained unchanged for centuries. Here we will visit a traditional Himba homestead far off the beaten track and accessible only by our safari vehicles.
Day 8: Southern Damaraland
Departing from Etendeka, follow the winding desert road southwards, as it takes you to your campsite amongst the granite boulders of Southern Damaraland. This area between the Ugab and Huab Rivers in Southern Damaraland is a vast and unspoiled wilderness. The area boasts magnificent desert scenery, fascinating geological formations and extensive archaeological sites. While in the Twyfelfontein area, visit the Twyfelfontein Heritage Site Engravings, one of the richest areas of rock engravings and Bushmen (San) paintings in Namibia, the geological formations of the “Burnt Mountain” and the dolomite columns known as the “Organ Pipes”.
Day 9 & 10: Swakopmund
Today’s journey takes us through ever changing landscapes into the Namib Desert, before continuing along the Atlantic coastline to Cape Cross – home to more than 80 000 Cape Fur Seals. It is here where the Portuguese seafarer Diego Cao became the first European to set foot on Namibian soil in 1486. Spend 2 nights in the quaint coastal town of Swakopmund. Enjoy some of the town's exciting optional activities such as quad biking, camel riding, dune boarding, an early morning dolphin cruise or sea kayaking from Walvis Bay.
Day 11, 12 & 13: Namib Naukluft
Continue to the Namib-Naukluft, Namibia’s largest National Park, which offers a surprising variety of landscapes and ecosystems ranging from Sossusvlei’s monumental sand dunes to vast quartzite gravel plains, and the rugged Naukluft Mountains along the eastern edge of the Desert. Visit the awe-inspiring dunes of Sossusvlei – the highest dunes in the world, many of which are in excess of 300m high. Spend the afternoon climbing and exploring these fascinating dunes and pans before leaving the area for our exclusive pristine campsite in the Naukluft Mountains. From here, emphasis will be placed on exploring this wilderness area on foot. Being located on a buffer zone between the Namib dune belt and the Naukluft Mountains, the area supports a rich diversity of desert adapted fauna and flora.
Day 14: Windhoek
After a leisurely breakfast, you will return to Windhoek where your safari terminates in the late afternoon.
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