This fly-in safari also runs scheduled (private safaris are possible on request) and is pilot guided. It is similar to the but includes 2 nights at Okahirongo in the Kaokoveld - Okahirongo is a pretty new lodge with unique architecture and a particular Italian flair. The activities are to look for the famous desert elephants and of course a visit to the resident Himba people.
With Onguma near Etosha, Mowani near Twyfelfontein, Okahirongo and Wolwedans to the south of Sossusvlei this eight day fly-in safari is the ultimate Namibia experience. The best privately owned properties combined into 8 days of bliss.
DETAILED ITINERARY
Day 1: Windhoek to Etosha
Arrive at the Windhoek International Airport, clear customs and immigrations and continue through to the arrivals hall. Meet our transfer representative and transfer to the Windhoek Eros Airport where you will meet up with your pilot and commence on your flight to the . From the Mokuti airstrip you will be transferred to Onguma Tented Camp where you will be accommodated for the next 2 nights.
Onguma is located only eight kilometers from the Von Lindquist Gate on the eastern outskirts of the Etosha National Park. Originally part of the greater Etosha Game Reserve, Onguma is one of Namibia's best-kept secrets.
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Day 2: Etosha
After a leisurely breakfast, enjoy a guided drive into the Etosha National Park for a full day of game viewing. Having spent a day in Etosha (or just the morning) return to Onguma for a relaxed afternoon and sundowner.
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Day 3: Kaokoland
After a sumptuous breakfast meet your pilot and commence on your flight to the remote North West of Namibia where you will stay at Okahirongo Elephant Lodge for 2 nights. Okahirongo Elephant Lodge is situated in the Kaokoland, often described as one of the last truly wild areas in the North West of Namibia and it features beautiful mountain landscapes and rugged tranquillity. The lodge, in Purros Conservancy, is a no risk malaria destination and they share their place with both the Himba and Herero people.
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Day 4: Kaokoland
During your stay at the Okahirongo Elephant Lodge, you can explore a true untouched wilderness area. The activities offered by the lodge include desert adapted elephants tracking, twice daily game and scenic drives in open 4x4 vehicles, night drives, morning desert walk and visits to a local Himba village.
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Day 5: Damaraland
After a leaisurely breakfast, depart for Damaraland where you land at noon. Transfer to Mowani Mountain Camp where you'll spend one night. The camp is set in the Twyfelfontein Conservancy between the Ugab and Huab Rivers. Discover the pool deck, lodged between the boulders where you can soak up the sun whilst enjoying a refreshing drink and admire the breathtaking views from your deck chair. Lunch is followed by siesta and an afternoon excursion to the ancient rock engravings of Twyfelfontein. Return to the camp for sundown's and dinner.
Mowani is taken from the word Míwane, meaning 'Place of God', and it is here, that you will find the true meaning of peace and tranquility.
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Day 6: Wolwedans / Sossusvlei Area
After breakfast your charter flight will commence towards the coastal town of Swakopmund. Upon arrival at the Swakopmund Airport you will be transferred into Swakopmund for lunch. Lunch would be for your own account.
After lunch transfer back to the Swakopmund Airport, meet your pilot and commence towards the NamibRand Nature Reserve. This flight is exceptionally scenic. The flight path will take you - at the best time of the day imaginable - along the coast to Sandwich harbor, over a sea of sand (here you cannot but be reminded of the film 'English Patient', and circle over the towering dunes of Sossusvlei to Wolwedans. Indulge yourself and observe Namibia's number 1 tourist attraction from the best viewpoint imaginable; from the sky.
Arrive at Wolwedans just in time for sundowners after settling into your beautiful chalet with its own private verandah and a breathtaking view of the dunes, plains and distant mountains. Freshen up and enjoy a three-course candlelight dinner under a blanket of stars.
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Day 7: Wolwedans / Sossusvlei Area
After breakfast, depart on a day safari on the NamibRand Nature Reserve with a delicious picnic lunch served en-route. Absorb the unique NamibRand Nature Reserve landscape during your excursions by Land Rover through the dunes, endless grassy plains and along mystical mountain formations. You could encounter large and small desert-dwellers, learn about their unique habits and explore the ancient hunting spots of the Bushmen. Revel in the incredible landscape around you and Wolwedans' commitment to care for guest and nature alike. Here in this land of stretching blue skies, endless plains and countless creatures enacting natures savagely exciting passion play, you will find beauty feeding your soul, tranquility to clear your mind and space for your imagination to fly!
Do a morning excursion (or full day depending on logistics and time of year) on the Reserve, returning to the Wolwedans Dunes Lodge for lunch and a siesta during the midday heat. At ± 16h00, enjoy coffee and cake before joining everyone for sundowners on the deck preceding dinner.
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Day 8: End of safari
Awake in the pristine desert dawn and soak in the atmosphere and landscape from your bed whilst enjoying early morning tea. After a leaisurely breakfast you are transferred to the airstrip to bid Wolwedans farewell and commence your return flight to Eros Airport in Windhoek.
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