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NAMIBIAN WILDS - MAKING WAY FOR THE NIGHT

Namibia’s magical beauty and huge virgin landscapes makes it one spacious paradise. Stunning wildlife, spectacular natural beauty, bustling towns, food safari and gourmet meals, deep history and bespoke retreats. Namibia has the power to capture your heart, enticing you with its ancient landscapes, the deafening silence of the illumination of its horizons.

 

See it drenched in gold when the sun’s last rays retire to make way for ta night sky glittering with thousands of stars. It’s no wonder that more than half of all visitors return again and again to this fascinating destination. Namibia means “Vast Land,” and that is exactly what it is but also a kaleidoscope of land contrasts. With only 2.5 million people it is the second least densely populated country in the world after Mongolia. It is sometimes surreal to travel mile after mile and not see anyone or even pass another car on long stretches of very well-maintained roads. Endless space itself is an allure of luxury with blue skies and lots of sunshine.

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Sharing the largest and oldest rippling sand dunes in the world with Namib, Sossusvlei and the Kalahari deserts that all blaze red in the setting sun. The tourism board always seems to promote Namibia as a desert locale, but it is so, so much more than that!


There is the famous skeleton forest in a dried lakebed and there is even a skeleton coast –literally scattered with skeletons of old ship-wreaks where the dunes and treacherous reefs of the ocean meet. But what surpassed my expectations was that there was so much diversity of landscapes; in a five-hour drive you would be offered five totally different landscapes.


9 Days / 8 Nights- To Include: Windhoek //Erongo Mountains// Ongava Private Game Reserve// Onguma Game Reserve // Twyfelfontein// Otjiwarongo 

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  • Situated in Central Namibia, the cosmopolitan city of Windhoek serves as the capital of the country. It is home to an international airport and a plethora of restaurants, shops, entertainment venues and accommodation options. The city is clean, safe and well-organized, with a colonial legacy that is reflected in its many German eateries and shops, and the widespread use of the German language.

  • The Erongo Mountain Range stretches across the plains between the towns of Omaruru and Karibib, and is home to a remarkably rich natural heritage with its spectacularly scenic landscapes, magnificent caves and rock painting sites, and its impressive array of wildlife. We will be hiking, rock climbing, games drives, horse riding safaris and mountain biking at Ai Aiba Rock Painting Lodge.

  • Sharing the southern boundary with Etosha National Park, the prolific 30 000-hectare private Ongava Game Reserve is considered one of the top private game reserves in the region, enjoying global recognition for exceptional conservation. The reserve is famed for its population of rhino as well as lion and other game such as antelope, including endemic black-faced impala. Ongava Lodge is one of Namibia’s premier lodges on one of the country’s most important private game reserves.

  • Situated east of Etosha, bordering Fisher´s Pan, Onguma Game Reserve is one of Namibia´s best-kept secrets. The reserve offers visitors the opportunity to experience Africa in all her beauty and diversity. Onguma Game Reserve features over 34000 hectares of protected land scattered with a variety of wildlife including plains game, black rhino, kudu, giraffe, zebra, lion, cheetah, leopard and more than 300 bird species.

  • Moving to the Kunene Region of northwestern Namibia, Twyfelfontein is a spectacularly scenic area, featuring one of the largest and most important concentrations of rock art in Africa. The name ‘Twyfelfontein’ translates to ‘Fountain of Doubt’, which refers to the perennial spring situated in the impressive Huab Valley flanked by the slopes of a sandstone table mountains.

  • As we headed back south we made one more incredible overnight stop at Otjiwa Safari Lodge specifically at The Mountain Lodge which was ultra-luxury. This small intimate lodge offers 5 separate, super king bed modern chalets, each with its own private views, plunge pool and a bathroom that I just had to slip into that footed soaking tub with a view. The lodge reflects a modern colonial style main house with amazing panoramic views, space, and luxurious space over the Waterberg Plateau and Omataku Mountain range. This is still a working a farm run by family, it is actually the oldest game farm. The farm produces all its herbs and vegetables and sources what isn’t available from the farm from other local farms.

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Namibia is a country of infinite opportunities and diversity, from its topography and people to its culture and wildlife. Offering travelers a kaleidoscope of activities and adventures to enjoy during their stay in this land of contrasts.

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