Your adventure begins with a chartered flight that will take you from Windhoek International Airport to Kwessi Dunes Lodge, located in the stunning NamibRand Nature Reserve, at 2,100sq km (over 200,000 ha) it's around half the size of Belgium and one of the largest private reserves in southern Africa. Bordering the Namib Naukluft National Park, the landscape is jaw-dropping - from huge swathes of desert plains, rich-red dunes, craggy mountains with huge, sparkling night skies (the region was Africa's first Dark Sky Reserve - meaning minimal light pollution. During the day, keep your eyes open to the desert-adapted game such as springbok, oryx, zebra, and predators such as bat-eared foxes, jackals, and wild cats on nature drives, but Kwesi is also about alternative activities such as hot air ballooning (optional extra), horse riding, nature walks and quad bike excursions. You can also join an optional activity to the famous Sossusvlei dunes if you prefer but you may find the exclusive NamibRand will keep you more than entertained. Fully inclusive basis - twin share accommodation, meals, shared activities, and standard (not premium drinks and activities are discussed and agreed upon when arriving at the lodge.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

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• Luxury Accommodation: Kwessi Dunes

Spend a second day at NamibRand Nature Reserve Spanning an area of 172,200 hectares and encompassing four distinct ecosystems, the Namib Rand Reserve is among the largest privately owned game parks in Southern Africa. Founded to conserve the unique environment and wildlife species of the south-western Namib Desert, the park’s mix of dunes, mountains, rocky outcrops, sandy flats and gravel plains provides habitats for a diversity of mammals – including hyenas, jackals, foxes, antelopes and various wild cats – as well as a plethora of bird species, reptiles, insects, frogs and flora. Visitors can discover the mysterious ‘fairy circles’, which dot the landscape and sip on sundowners while watching the sunset over this unspoilt ancient landscape. Having been named Africa’s first International Dark Sky Reserve, it is one of the least light-polluted areas in the world, so don't miss this excellent star gazing opportunity.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Kwessi Dunes

After this morning's excursion, you are transferred to the airstrip and take your flight to Skeleton Coast Shipwreck Lodge, your base for 2 nights. Explore this diverse and fascinating part of the legendary Skeleton Coast National Park and one of the most remote and pristine regions in Africa, where treacherous fogs roll in and out of the coastline, mangled shipwrecks are pounded by the huge Atlantic waves, seals romp on the beach while brown hyenas and jackals keep an open eye for any stray seals, and an air of mystery remains. Inland, among the rolling dunes, and dry river beds you'll find oasis areas, wandering elephants, and desert-adapted lions. Without a doubt, it is one of the most surprising and fulfilling experiences you will experience.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

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• Luxury Accommodation: Shipwreck Lodge

There are various choices for excursions including a day excursion by vehicle to the Möwe Bay seal colony. Guests will be shown the remnants of
 the Suiderkus Shipwreck, along the beach past the remains of the Karimona shipwreck,
abandoned Westies diamond mine, remains of the Ventura Bomber, to the beautiful natural wind shelter created by
the reeds at the Flamingo pools.
 Duration 2:30 hours This activity is (usually) done on the first/last day when guests are on their way to/from the lodge. For the stay-over guests: Depart from the lodge either by 9:00 or 10:00 depending on the weather. Return to camp by 13h00 for lunch at the lodge. Maximum 7 pax per car. Sundowner Drive This is an afternoon excursion by vehicle to the Oasis water point, which is complemented by the smoothly sculptured roaring dunes of the concession area to conclude the “must-do” sundowner. Starts at 17h30 or 18h00 depending on weather Duration: 1hour or 1h30 minutes 7 Pax maximum per car. Hoarusib River Excursion A 4x4 trip to the Clay Castles, a natural geological
formation, where brown hyenas are often encountered. If you are lucky you may see
 desert-adapted elephants and lions. Start at 7h30 Duration: 5 to 6 hours (comes with the option of beach lunch or lunch at lodge) at 13h00. Beach lunch until 15h00 Maximum 7 Pax per car. Information is a guideline only and time may vary according to season/ availability

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Shipwreck Lodge

Today's flight will take you onwards to Hoanib Valley Camp. The Hoanib Valley is a well-known linear oasis of vegetation running through one of the most spectacularly beautiful deserts in Africa. Large game such as desert-adapted elephant, giraffe, zebra, lion, and rhino move freely through this vast, mountainous and wild landscape. Hoanib Valley Camp sits on the bank of the Obias River, overlooking the Hoanib River Valley - a valley that fluctuates between seasonal river flows through grassy, springbok-dotted plains or dry sandy riverbeds with resident elephants. Hoanib Valley Camp is ‘’clean and green’’, leaving virtually no footprint on this fragile eco-system. The camp has been built in partnership with the Sesfontein community and the most successful long-term giraffe research organization in the world, the Giraffe Conservation Foundation. Their research not only focuses on the desert-adapted giraffe of the Hoanib, but helps to monitor elephants and general games in the area. Six tents (1 family and 5 twins) are raised on spacious decks, each with its own private veranda. Tents are en-suite with a separate toilet. Hoanib Valley Camp runs on solar power. There will be low volt charging points in the tents for batteries and cameras but you’ll have to leave hairdryers at home. Activities: • Desert drives to track desert-adapted lion, rhino, elephant, and giraffe. • Learn about the giraffe research conducted here. • Nature Walks. • Himba, Herero, and Damara communities in the area. • Giraffe research interaction experience (on request) Fully inclusive basis - twin share accommodation, meals, shared activities, and standard (not premium drinks). The activities shown are those offered by the lodge and discussed upon arrival subject to availability and according to your interests

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Hoanib Valley Camp

Today is spent exploring the area - there is a choice of activities Game Drives at Hoanib Valley Camp Explore the rugged area on a morning or afternoon game drive learning about its remarkable flora and fauna including the giraffe research that is conducted in this area. Track and search for lion, rhino, elephant, and giraffe as well as other desert-adapted game Desert Rhino Tracking at Hoanib Valley Camp With your guide, you can track the elusive desert-adapted black rhino on foot, one of the few places you can find one of the world's endangered species roaming freely. Available to children aged 12 and over. Meeting Local Communities Spend time with the local Himba and Herero people, understanding their unique cultures. In the case of the Himbas, they represent one of the last true nomadic tribes of Africa

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Hoanib Valley Camp

Today's flight by light aircraft takes you onward to Ongava Game Reserve where you'll stay for a further 2nights at either Ongava Tented Camp or Ongava Lodge. Intimate Ongava Tented Camp is hidden in the west of the reserve and overlooks a waterhole to which a plethora of wildlife congregate to drink. Ongava Lodge is nestled around a rocky outcrop and overlooks the vast plains beyond. Ongava is a 30 000-hectare (74,132-acre) private reserve bordering the acclaimed Etosha National Park. This reserve is a conservation success story and a haven for large concentrations of wildlife: notably lion, springbok, gemsbok, wildebeest, Burchell’s and Hartmann’s zebra, waterbuck, red hartebeest, eland, and the largest population of the endemic black-faced impala outside Etosha. Also enjoy fantastic arid-area birding, with over 300 species recorded including 10 of Namibia’s 14 endemic species. Etosha’s dry-season game viewing rates as one of the top wildlife encounters on the planet, while in the wetter months, various game species all have their young. Highlights of your stay here are game drives into Etosha National Park (Ongava entrance is situated just outside Etosha’s Andersson Gate) as well as day and night drives, informative nature walks (including the opportunity to track white rhino on foot) and wildlife viewing hides on the exclusive Ongava Game Reserve itself

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Ongava Lodge

The Etosha National Park, 22,270 km² of saline desert, savannah, and woodlands, first gained conservation status in 1907 when the German Governor, Friedrich von Lindequist, proclaimed it as Game Reserve 2. Over the years the boundaries of the park were changed many times until in 1956 it extended over a vast 99,526 km². Unfortunately, the existence of what was effectively the largest game reserve in the world was short-lived. By 1970, for political reasons, Etosha had been whittled down to its present size, a reduction of 77%. Nevertheless, by today’s standards, it is still a very large park, certainly one of the largest in Africa. Etosha’s definitive feature is the Etosha Pan, a vast, shallow depression, about 6,133 km² in size. Classified as a saline desert, the expansive white 'place of dry water is an unusual setting for the game and the factor, which sets Etosha apart from other reserves in Africa. On some days the pan is a shimmering sheet of mirages on which the animals appear to be floating on air. A total of 114 mammals are represented in the park, including several rare and endangered species such as black rhino and black-faced impala. The latter is endemic to northwestern Namibia and southwestern Angola. Due to the timeous translocation of black rhino from Kaokoland to the safety of the park in the 1970s, Etosha’s current population of approximately 300 animals represents one of the few growing populations in the world.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Ongava Lodge

Your final nights are spent at Okonjima, a family-run lodge and home of the AfriCat Foundation. The programme was set up in 1991 and has made significant contributions to conservation while trying to ensure the survival of Namibia’s predators in their natural habitat. It undertakes research and environmental education projects not only for international travellers but in educating Namibia’s youth and on research projects essential in accomplishing its mission of the long term conservation of Namibia’s wildlife in their natural habitat. Okonjima Nature Reserve is equally famed for frequent leopard, brown hyaena and pangolin sightings on its safaris and where activities delight and educate even the most experienced of travellers. Mornings begin early out in the Okonjima Nature Reserve lead by experienced guides. In true African style, days end with game drives through the acacia thicket in search of elusive leopards followed by a sundowner. You can also enjoy nocturnal game drives with the aim to spot species not found during the day, bird-watching and self-guided hiking trails Fully inclusive basis - twin share accommodation, meals, shared activities and standard (not premium drinks). The activities shown are those offered by the lodge and discussed upon arrival subject to availability and according to your interests.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Okonjima Bush Camp

Below is a little information about Okonjima and activities centre around leopards, cheetah and game drives Okonjima Carnivore Care Programme Visit the project at AfriCat’s Carnivore Care and Information Centre and a highlight at Okonjima is learning about their big-cat passion. The Okonjima Nature Reserve is home to the headquarters of The AfriCat Foundation www.africat.org a non-profit organization committed to long-term conservation of Namibia’s large carnivores. AfriCat has evolved over the past three decades, and what started out primary as a welfare organization has, over the years, identified the need to incorporate a focus on education and develop an ongoing collaboration with researchers, scientists, and conservation authorities. This is undertaken through practical research of species-specific ecology and behavior, as well as through the development of effective conservation and management strategies. Some of AfriCat’s captive carnivores in care today are too old or habituated to be reintroduced into the wild and will, therefore, remain under the expert care of the AfriCat Team. These animals have assumed the role of being Species Ambassadors for their wild counterparts. The Okonjima Experience The Okonjima Nature Reserve sprawls over 200sqkm of undulating plains, mountainous outcrops, and riverine thickets, and it is here that leopard (Panthera pardus), the most adaptable of all the wild cats, thrive. These intelligent, solitary predators occur in high density in the expanse of Okonjima Nature Reserve’s multi-faceted topography. Research programme leopard are actively tracked, and their collars are an invaluable resource for locating, and then returning to the Reserve, cats which have migrated to surrounding farmland where they are perceived as threats to livestock.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Luxury Accommodation: Okonjima Bush Camp