We pick you up from your accommodationat 07h30 and leave Windhoek latest at 08h00.

We travel via Rehoboth towards the Kalahari Desert. lunch is an optional stop en route for your own account.

We arrive at 14h00 and we participate in a guided scenic drive exploring the fauna and flora surviving in these harsh desert conditions.

We overnight at Auob lodge situated near the Auob River.

We wake at 06h00, have a healthy breakfast, drive towards the quiver tree forest, situated near Keetmanshoop.

The name Quiver tree refers to the bushmen’s ancient custom of hollowing out the tree’s branches and using it as quivers in which to carry their hunting arrows. About 300 specimens of this prehistoric tree reach upward with their forked branches and grow amongst delorite boulders. These trees grow about 3-5 m tall and produce bright yellow flowers during winter. Its botanical name refers to the way in which the branches grow. Di means two and toma means branches. The branches always forks in two as it grows. Kudus eat the leaves as this apparently acts as a repellent to parasites once absorbed into its bloodstream.

Lunch at Keetmanshoop is an optional stop en route for your own account.

We proceed to the Fish River canyon which is the second largest canyon in the world. It took hundreds of millions of years to evolve into its current shape and is 161 km long and up to 27 km wide in some areas. The depth varies from 457m to 549m. The vantage points offer a breathtaking view over the northern fringes.

We overnight at the Canon Lodge enjoying a well deserved dinner and breakfast in the morning.

After breakfast we travel via Aus to Luderitz. En route we would be able (if lucky) to see the feral horses.

Luderitz is a fascinating old German town full of character and a nostalgic atmosphere, trapped between the desccating sands of the Namib and the freezing waters of the South Atlantics Benguella current. This town became known at the turn of the century when the first diamond was found in this area. In the afternoon we enjoy a scenic drive around the southern peninsula. We overnight at the nest hotel, situated on shore and offers excellent wines and food, all rooms face the ocean.

After breakfast, a short town tour. We proceed to Kolmanskop, a ghost town that was abandoned over 40 years ago. We then proceed to maltahohe. We stop over at the duwisib castle which was built by Baron Von Wolff for his American wife Jayta in 1909. Building material and antique furniture and fittings were shipped over from Germany. It is said that Baron Von Wolff wanted to breed horses here, his dream never came true as he died during the first world war.

Lunch is an optional stop en route for your own account.

We continue to Hammerstein Llodge situated between Nubib and Tsaris mountains where we would spend the night after a well deserved dinner.

After breakfast we proceed to Sossusvlei, a large clay pan, which is surrounded by possibly the highest dunes in the world and is only filled with water in years when exceptional good rainfall is received in the catchments of the Tsauchab River.

We are shuttled into the heart of the vlei, paying a visit to “big Daddy” and “deadvlei”.

In the afternoon we visit the Sesriem Canyon which was formed over millions of years by the Tsauchab River. It is said that this canyon got its name during the time of the ox wagons, when a person had to use six harnas straps to haul water from the bottom of the canyon to the top.

We proceed to Rostock Ritz where we would spend the night. The bungalows of Rostock Ritz are in the shape of igloos, integrated into the surroundings from where you have a spectacular desert view.

After breakfast we drive to Swakopmund. The route takes us through the Kuiseb Canyon. Swakopmund is a popular holiday resort. During the colonial times it served as an important harbour town. The many old buildings from thar era give the town a special charming flair. Its name is derived from the river which enters the Atlantic Ocean.

A packed lunch will be enjoyed en route.

The unique Welwitschia Mirabilis, a plant which grows older than 1000 years, is endemic to the Namib Desert. The plant produces only two leaves throughout its lifespan, but the desert winds tear at the fibrous leaves leaving them shredded into strips . We travel via the moon landscape to swakopmund.

We spend the night at the Hanza Hotel.

After breakfast we pay a visit to the harbour town – Walvisbay. A short town tour is conducted and we visit the lagoon where one can see the beautiful flamingos and many other seabirds.

We continue inland towards the towns of Usakos and Karibib, where we visit Henckert’s tourist centre. In Okahandja we stop at the Kavango Handcraft Market, your last chance to purchase a souvenir.

We arrive in Windhoek at 16h00.