A Spectacular Namibian Desert Safari
Namibia is a spectacularly unusual place for a family holiday. You can see enormous numbers of elephant, rhinoceros, big cats and plains game, yet the main attraction is the incredible variety of desert landscapes. Namibia is a spectacularly unusual place for a family holiday. You can see enormous numbers of elephant, rhinoceros, big cats and plains game, yet the main attraction is the incredible variety of desert landscapes.
Namibia is a spectacularly unusual place for a family holiday. You can see enormous numbers of elephant, rhinoceros, big cats and plains game, yet the main attraction is the incredible variety of desert landscapes. Namibia is a spectacularly unusual place for a family holiday. You can see enormous numbers of elephant, rhinoceros, big cats and plains game, yet the main attraction is the incredible variety of desert landscapes.
A Fascinating Array of Places to Visit
Journeysmiths can take you quad biking across the Kunene, hot-air ballooning silently over the razor-sharp curving ridges of the Sossusvlei dunescapes and tracking desert rhinoceros in Damaraland.
We can fly you in a small plane into the forbidding Skeleton Coast over shipwrecks and giant seal colonies, and book a stay at Shipwreck Lodge where you can find elephant, giraffe and baboon as well as Namibia’s only other population of lion outside of Etosha National Park.
We can fly you in a small plane into the forbidding Skeleton Coast over shipwrecks and giant seal colonies, and book a stay at Shipwreck Lodge where you can find elephant, giraffe and baboon as well as Namibia’s only other population of lion outside of Etosha National Park.
Accommodation
Shipwreck Lodge
Unique design set in the heart of Namibia’s sun-bleached coastal dunes, Shipwreck Lodge is one of Africa’s most innovative new camps.
Stunning natural desertscapes
Everywhere you go in Namibia, the desert landscapes are breathtaking. Mountains, canyons, vast saltpans, the desolate Skeleton Coast, and enormous apricot-coloured dunes.
All in a vibrant range of colours — an ancient empty land of limitless horizons. We can arrange for your family to fly between a series of superb small lodges set in contrasting scenery where you can enjoy a variety of activities.
Or you can set off in a fully equipped private land rover with an expert guide experiencing this magnificent country at ground level.
All in a vibrant range of colours — an ancient empty land of limitless horizons. We can arrange for your family to fly between a series of superb small lodges set in contrasting scenery where you can enjoy a variety of activities.
Or you can set off in a fully equipped private land rover with an expert guide experiencing this magnificent country at ground level.
Timing and Combinations
10 days gives you plenty of time to explore this fascinating country, seeing how animals, birds, people and vegetation somehow adapt to survive in these utterly arid places.
Afterwards, we can fly you down to Cape Town for a few days in a totally different environment, or across to Victoria falls to relax and enjoy river adventures beside the mighty Zambezi.
Afterwards, we can fly you down to Cape Town for a few days in a totally different environment, or across to Victoria falls to relax and enjoy river adventures beside the mighty Zambezi.
Namibia Locations
Etosha National Park
Etosha is a unique safari location in the heart of Namibia. The 1,900 square-mile Etosha salt pan is vast and extremely flat, creating an otherworldly landscape and one-of-a-kind location for spotting wildlife.
Damaraland
Damaraland is a glorious mix of Namibia’s diverse and dramatic landscapes. Take in the vast deserts, flat-topped mountains, wide canyons and classic savannahs, each proffering its own array of highly adapted wildlife.
Kunene
Kunene, in northwestern Namibia, is among the most remote areas of the country. The Kunene River flows south through undulating dunescapes and rocky ridges, creating an unbelievable landscape flanked by golden-green grasslands.
Skeleton Coast
Skeleton Coast’s ominous name comes from the shipwrecks and whale bones that litter the shore. An estimated 500 ships rest here, having long ago met their end against the harsh breaks of the Atlantic Ocean.
Sossusvlei
The giant red dunes of Sossusvlei are a quintessential sight on a Namibia safari. Landscapes here are surreal, with multicoloured sand formations and dramatic canyons, along with a surprising array of plant and animal life.
Swakopmund
Swakopmund looks more like a village in Germany than a Namibian seaside town, but it’s a lovely stopover for boating and seal watching during your overland safari.
Fish River Canyon
Sculpted by its namesake river, Namibia’s Fish River Canyon is the second-largest canyon in the world. Enjoy breathtaking views during guided day or multi-day hikes along the canyon’s edge.
Caprivi Strip
The Caprivi Strip is the part that juts out from the north of Namibia over the top of Botswana. It’s a fertile, lush area unlike the rest of this spectacularly desert-covered country.
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