itinerary
DAY 1: ARRIVE WINDHOEK
On arrival at Windhoek Airport you will be welcomed and driven to your guesthouse in Windhoek. The transfer takes around 45 minutes, with stops along the way to stock up on supplies. Your fully air-conditioned 4x4 vehicle will be delivered directly to the guesthouse.
Accommodation: Villa Violet
DAY 3: DRIVE TO WATERBERG (APPROX 3HRS)
Accommodation: Waterberg Plateau Campsite
DAY 4: WATERBERG
Waterberg is a stunning wilderness plateau offering excellent trekking and some rare wildlife species. Located between Etosha and Windhoek, the Waterberg is a convenient stopping point and offers fantastic hiking opportunities from shot day treks to multi day adventures. Due to its isolation, there are some unique and rare wildlife species here such as sable and roan antelope, however due to the thickness of the bush, this can be hard to spot. Game drives can be arranged, but the real attraction is slowing down and perhaps picking off one or two of the there are nine short trails around the vicinity of the camp.
Accommodation: Waterberg Plateau Campsite
DAY 5: DRIVE TO WESTERN ETOSHA (APPROX 3HRS)
Etosha National Park is one of Africa’s finest safari destinations and certainly one of the best places to spot the big five. During the dry season, waterholes teem with wildlife and the park is incredibly accessible for self-drive making it also one of the most affordable safari options in Africa. Etosha is characterised by vast and dusty chalk-white plains. Designed with self-drive visitors in mind, the tarmac roads are well sign-posted, and what the park may lack in authentic safari feel, it makes up for with ease of access, affordability, a good variety of accommodation, and incredibly rich wildlife centred largely on the parks’ prolific waterholes. Rare black rhino thrive, along with elephant, giraffe, eland, blue wildebeest, zebra, impala, and more. There’s an abundance of big cats, and an array of impressive birdlife to enjoy from ostriches and secretary birds, to vultures, hawks, and the beautiful and endangered blue cranes.
Accommodation: Okaukeujo Camp
DAY 6: ETOSHA
Choose from a self drive safari in Etosha National Park, or a game drive in a guided open top vehicle
Accommodation: Okaukeujo Camp
DAY 7: DRIVE THROUGH ETOSHA TO ONGUMA (APPROX 4HRS)
Full day self drive game drive through Etosha from West to East
Accommodation: Onguma Tamboti Campsite
DAY 8: ONGUMA RESERVE
Enjoy a day of relaxing around the pool, before heading out on a sundowner game drive in the private Onguma Reserve
Accommodation: Onguma Tamboti Campsite
DAY 9: DRIVE TO RUNDU (APPROX 6HRS)
Situated on the banks of the Kavango River, Hakusembe River Lodge is a relaxing stopping point on route through the Caprivi Strip
Accommodation: Hakusembe River Lodge
DAY 10: DRIVE TO RIVER DANCE (APPROX 3HRS)
Accommodation: Riverdance Lodge and Campsite
DAY 11: RIVER DANCE - OPTIONAL RIVER CRUISE AND HIKES
Riverdance is a small owner operated lodge and campsite on the banks of the Kavango River in the Caprivi Strip in Namibia. Recommended activities include river cruises, with teeming bird-life, hippos, crocodiles, snakes and sometimes elephants passing by and guided nature hikes in the vicinity of the lodge. Riverdance has excellent relations with the local community and the village tours are also highly recommended.
Accommodation: Riverdance Lodge and Campsite
DAY 12: DRIVE TO NAMUSHASHA RIVER LODGE (APPROX 3HRS DRIVE)
Accommodation: Namushasha River Lodge
DAY 13: OPTIONAL GAME DRIVE IN BWABATA NATIONAL PARK
The Caprivi Strip is a narrow strip of land connecting Namibia with Victoria Falls. After years of instability it is now an exciting up an coming safari destination. The Caprivi Strip is a wetland area flanked by the Zambezi and Kwando–Linyandi–Chobe river sytems and is a real up and coming wildlife destination. It offers a similar habitat to the exclusive Kwando / Linyanti area of Botswana, but for a fraction of the cost. Today enjoy a game drive in Bwabata National Park and optional cruise on the Kwando River.
Accommodation: Namushasha River Lodge
DAY 14: DRIVE TO ZAMBEZI MUBALA (APPROX 3HRS DRIVE)
Accommodation: Zambezi Mubala Camp
DAY 15: OPTIONAL RIVER CRUISE ON THE ZAMBEZI RIVER
Your final stop in the Eastern most reaches of the Caprivi Strip. Enjoy a rest day at camp or a river cruise on the Zambezi.
Accommodation: Zambezi Mubala Camp
DAY 16: DRIVE TO KASANE (APPROX 2HRS) & TRANSFER TO VICTORIA FALLS (1HRS)
Today involves crossing the border from Namibia into Botswana, an easy and pleasant border crossing that doesn't usually provide many delays.
Accommodation: Batonka Guest Lodge
DAY 17: VICTORIA FALLS
We usually recommend a stay of 2-3 nights at Victoria Falls, the largest waterfalls in the world. The Falls are the main attraction here, but the area makes for a relaxing destination with a range of activities, from visiting the Falls themselves, swimming in Devil's Pool at the head of the Falls (Zambia side), sunset cruises, safari-lite activities and a range of adrenaline activities.
Below the falls, the Zambezi Gorge is a world famous rafting spot, but above the Zambezi is broad and languid and relaxed canoe trips on the upper Zambezi are recommended.
Accommodation: Batonka Guest Lodge
DAY 18: VICTORIA FALLS
Accommodation: Batonka Guest Lodge
DAY 19: DEPART
