Namibia Under Canvas

Travel with one of Namibia’s most reputable and well-known naturalist guides.
Visit the world renowned AfriCat Foundation and learn more about conservation initiatives involving Africa’s large cats.
Memorable and exciting guided game drives within the renowned Etosha National Park, from the vantage point of a specially modified, air conditioned 4×4 with pop tops.
Game viewing at a floodlit waterhole at night.
Game drive on the private Ongava Reserve
Explore the Damaraland region whilst staying at the exclusive-use //Huab Under Canvas.
Search for desert adapted elephant in ephemeral river systems.
Track for the endangered black rhino in conjunction with Save the Rhino Trust.
Visit and explore Namibia’s central coastal region with canyons, dunes and lagoons.
Explore the private Namib Tsaris Conservancy on exploratory nature drives and guided walks whilst staying in the exclusive-use Camp Sossus.
Climb some of the world’s highest free-standing sand dunes at Sossusvlei and enjoy a magic box picnic in the Namib Naukluft Park afterwards.
Enjoy spectacular star gazing of the Milky Way on the Namib Tsaris Conservancy.
Enjoy refreshing moments in desert pools on the Namib Tsaris Conservancy.

• Day 1 Arrival in Windhoek

  Upon Arrival at  Hosea Kutako airport you will be met and greeted by your safari guide. Transfer to your accommodation in Windhoek.
  Overnight: Galton House 

• Day 2 Windhoek to Southern Etosha National Park via Okonjima

  After breakfast,depart Windhoek in your safari vehicle with your private guide and set off on your journey.
  On your way to Onguma Tree Tops you will visit the Okonjima’s AfriCat Day Centre, a wonderful highlight with which to start your safari. Okonjima is home to the AfriCat Foundation, a wildlife sanctuary which focuses on the research and rehabilitation of Africa’s big cats, especially injured or captured leopard and cheetah. You will arrive in time to embark on an exciting and informative game drive and tour of the centre. Here you will learn about the function and vision of the AfriCat Foundation and will also get to meet some of the Foundation’s special captive carnivore ambassadors.
  Overnight  Ongava Tented Camp or similar BLD

• Day 3 Southern Etosha National Park

  Today you will be treated to an exciting morning guided game drive into the Etosha National Park, to see more of the wide variety of game and bird species that are to be found there. There is then time to relax by the refreshing swimming pool before you head out again for an afternoon game drive into Etosha before exiting the park before sunset. Alternatively, you can opt to spend the whole day out in the park and either take lunch by one of the other rest camps in the area, or have a picnic while watching game at a particularly productive waterhole in the area. Once you are back (gates close at sunset), the rest of the evening can be spent game viewing at the camp’s floodlit waterhole while enjoying dinner, and afterwards.
  Overnight  Ongava Tented Camp or similar BLD

• Day 4 Etosha National Park / Ongava Game Reserve

  Another morning dedicated to memorable game drives within the southern section of Etosha National Park with your guide. You return to camp for lunch and an early afternoon rest, spending your final afternoon on a game drive on the private Ongava Game Reserve. You then return after sunset with enough time to freshen up and enjoy your final ‘safari dinner’ overlooking the camp’s floodlit waterhole.
  Overnight  Ongava Tented Camp or similar BLD

• Day 5 Drive from southern Etosha National Park to Damaraland

  This morning after breakfast you will continue your safari to the heart of Namibia, Damaraland, traveling through farmlands and the small towns of Tsumeb, Otavi, Outjo and Khorixas.
  Damaraland is typified by displays of colour, magnificent table topped mountains, rock formations and bizarre-looking vegetation. The present-day landscape has been formed by the erosion of wind, water and geological forces which have formed rolling hills, dunes, gravel plains and ancient river terraces. It is the variety and loneliness of the area as well as the scenic splendour which will reward and astound you, giving one an authentic understanding of the word ‘wilderness’. You enjoy a delicious Magic Box picnic en route and arrive in time in time to enjoy fireside sundowners at your exclusive Huab Under Canvas. Please note that today is a long day of travelling, rewarded with another 3 night stay at your next camp.
  Overnight: Huab Under Canvas BLD

• Day 6 Damaraland

  Today you will spend an exciting and memorable morning out rhino tracking with the assistance of local trackers. It is worth noting that these black rhino form part of one of the only free-roaming black rhino populations in Africa and tracking animals in an unfenced and uninhibited environment is an absolute privilege. You will return to camp for a freshly prepared lunch and with time to relax at camp during the heat of the day. Later in the afternoon you head out again for a scenic nature drive or walk to explore this vast and astounding ecosystem. //Huab Under Canvas works together with the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) – an NGO that has been has been instrumental in the preservation of the rare, endangered, desert adapted black rhino. Having barely survived the slaughter in many parts of Africa during the ’80s and ’90s, the black rhino population of Namibia increased substantially since the formation of SRT.
  Overnight: Huab Under Canvas BLD

• Day 7 Damaraland

  Today you continue your adventures exploring Damaraland, enjoying the freedom to discover the fascinating landscapes with your private naturalist guide both by vehicle and on foot. Damaraland is a surprising refuge for desert adapted wildlife that may include elephant, giraffe, oryx, springbok and even some predators such as lion. However, as with any wildlife sightings in Namibia, this depends on many factors including seasonality so specific sightings are never guaranteed. The wildlife roams large tracks of unfenced desert landscapes and finding game can be challenging, but this is all part of the adventure of exploring this wild untouched gem of Namibia. Today’s focus will be largely on tracking the elusive desert adapted elephants in the ephemeral river systems, an activity which will mean spending most of the day out. Your guide will take along a delicious picnic lunch and you will return to camp in the late afternoon.
  Overnight: Huab Under Canvas BLD

• Day 8 Damaraland to Swakopmund

  After an early breakfast and departure the drive today takes you south past Namibia’s highest mountain, the Brandberg which peaks at 2,573 m above sea level, and west to meet the coast at Henties Bay. You then continue south to the coastal town of Swakopmund where you can enjoy the pleasant seaside location and cooler coastal air for the night. You stay on the eastern outskirts of the town, overlooking the Swakop River valley and desolate desert dune landscapes. Tonight includes dinner at a popular restaurant which specializes in locally harvested fresh seafood as well as other local and international dishes.
  Overnight: Desert Breeze  BLD

• Day 9 Swakopmund to Namib Tsaris Conservancy, Sossusvlei

  After an early breakfast you depart on a fascinating drive which takes you south-east through awesome and ever-changing desert landscapes via the impressive Gaub and Kuiseb canyons to meet the dunes at the settlement of Solitaire. A picnic lunch will be had en route and you will continue onto the Namib Tsaris Conservancy, where you will spend your final two nights of your safari at the exclusive-use Camp Sossus. Arrival should be in the mid to late afternoon with enough time to acquaint yourself with the camp and enjoy a hot bucket shower before dinner.
  Overnight:  Camp Sossus BLD

• Day 10 Namib Tsaris Conservancy, Sossusvlei

  This morning you will need to rise early for a magical excursion with your guide in the Namib Naukluft National Park, normally setting off before sunrise to enter the park at sunrise and capture the dunes whilst the light is soft and shadows accentuate the towering shapes and curves. This area boasts some of the highest free-standing sand dunes in the world and your guide will give you an insight on the formation of the Namib Desert and its myriad of fascinating creatures and plants that have adapted to survive these harsh environs. Once you have explored Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and surrounding dune fields to your heart’s content you can enjoy a relaxed picnic brunch in the shade of a camel thorn tree. You will return to camp for a late freshly prepared lunch and with time to relax at camp during the heat of the day. Later in the afternoon you head out again for a scenic nature drive or walk to explore this vast and astounding ecosystem and to enjoy a magnificent final safari sundowner.
  Overnight: Camp Sossus BLD

• Day 11 Namib Tsaris Conservancy to Windhoek

  After a leisurely breakfast this morning you will depart from Sossusvlei and return to Windhoek, driving northeast up the Great Escarpment and through the scenic Khomas Hochland highlands. A tasty picnic lunch will again be served en route and arrival in Windhoek should be by the mid-afternoon. Upon your arrival in Windhoek you will be transferred to your accommodation.
  Overnight: Galton House BL 

• Day 12 Depart

  After breakfast transfer to the airport for your onward flight. B

• Included

  Accommodation and meal plan as stated above.
  Airport transfers
  Transportation in a luxury air-conditioned safari vehicle.
  Services of a registered and experienced naturalist English-speaking safari guide.
  Entrance fees and excursions as described in above itinerary.
  Mineral water on board the safari vehicle.
  Welcome pack

• Not Included

  International flights to Namibia and airport taxes.
  Any entrance fees and excursions not included in the above itinerary.
  All beverages with the exception of mineral water on board the safari vehicle.
  Laundry (laundry service available at lodges at extra cost).
  Gratuities.
  Items of personal nature (telephone expenses, curios, medicines etc)

Safari operates April to October - Departures on Wednesdays and ends on Sundays