You will be collected from your accommodation in Windhoek early Tuesday at 07:15 head to your departure point for the pre-departure talk and to meet the rest of the group. After departure from Windhoek at 08:00, a brief stop in Otjiwarongo will allow you to get some last minute supplies and enjoy a light lunch pack to have on the road as you travel to Etosha, entering through the Anderson Gate. Arrival is late in the afternoon where you will proceed on to a game drive through the park spotting wildlife and visiting various waterholes. Just before sunset, you will arrive at the lodge where you can settle into your room with en-suite bathroom and tea/coffee facilities before enjoying a great Namibian dinner prepared by your guide over an open fire. Recommended is a visit to view the floodlit waterhole whilst your guide prepares your meal or after dinner, though an early night is advised. Rhino sightings are often recorded at this time.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Pax 1: Halali Lodge

After having an early breakfast we will depart Halali on a game drive at sunrise to spend the day game driving, visiting various waterholes as animals are mostly situated around the waterholes (especially in the winter months). After having a picnic lunch, we visit the Etosha Pan before continuing on our game drive to look for the big four. We arrive back at Okaukuejo late afternoon where you can have a swim or relax by the waterhole and leave the park prior to sunset, visiting one last waterhole and in time to see another African sunset. Accommodation is twin share permanent tents with en-suite bathroom facilities located just outside the park. Dinner is prepared by your guide over the campfire where you can compare photos and stories of the animals seen today and another early night is recommended.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Pax 1: Etosha Village

Thursday signals the end of our journey. We will head to Swakopmund after enjoying an early morning breakfast with departure from the lodge being at 07:30. Damaraland is the place we visit today where you get the chance to meet different cultures such as the Herero and Himba. A light roadside lunch is served en-route in the shadow of Namibia’s tallest mountain, the Brandberg, and we can interact with some of the colourful local characters who live in this harsh environment. On the drive down the Skeleton Coast we explore the remains of a small shipwreck before arriving in Swakopmund mid-afternoon. You will be dropped at the accommodation of our choice by our guide.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch