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Explore the dunes of Sossusvlei and the awesome space of the Namib Desert. Encounter the stark beauty of the Skeleton Coast, view amazing marine life just off Swakopmund and enjoy the game-filled savannahs of Etosha.

All these encounters are enhanced by a superlative range of luxury camps and lodges. This cross-section includes a variety of activities such as scenic flights up the Skeleton Coast, dolphin cruises with private beach lunch, hiking and cycling in Damaraland and interacting with traditional Himba people.

Features Of This Safari
Sossusvlei, Etosha, Skeleton Coast and Damaraland are enthusiastically explored via a range of private areas, campsites, flights and lodges. Five nights luxury camping interspersed with lodges allow flexible activities and detailed insights to all habitats and wildlife movements in a relaxed personalised manner. Exceptionally diverse range of activities, from day and night, sea- to land-based, flying and driving, unique activities and local cultures of Topnaar and Damara (dependent on their movements). Other activities include meeting local Himba people, tracking black rhino on foot, sailboat lagoon trip at Walvis Bay and seafood lunch. At Aonin Dune Camp, experience ancient date palm oasis with views of immense red sand dunes. Stay at Skeleton Coast Research Camp, set in the heart of Skeleton Coast providing excellent access to the dry river courses and barren Atlantic coastline. Travel by land when the journey is enhanced; otherwise travelling is done by air.
This safari combines the exclusive luxurious lodges of Wilderness Safaris with the remote locations of private Discoverer campsites, in unique hexagon meru tents.

The style of accommodation in the private Discoverer campsites takes you back to the era of Africa's exploration - on the ultimate Safari. Flowing linen of heavy, pure cottons, brass bucket shower's and basins, separate flushing toilets and shower areas all add to the atmosphere, while luxury comforts and amenities are elegantly provided.

Group size is limited to eight guests and all meals are included. Accommodation includes most nights in comfortable tented camps as well as hotels.

Cost per person sharing £2,766.00 not inc flights

Detailed Itinerary

Days 1 & 2: Kulala Tented Camp, Sossusvlei
From Windhoek, travel to Kulala Tented Camp, enjoying awesome views of the mountains and the desert floor – on a clear day you can see the fog banks of the Skeleton Coast. On Day 2 experience the early morning light on the sea of vivid orange dunes of Sossusvlei, some as high as 300 metres. Afternoon activities include nature walks, drives to scenic viewpoints and the unique Namib fauna and flora in the private Kulala Wilderness Reserve.

Days 3 & 4: Aonin Dune Camp, Kuiseb, Namib Desert
Travel north-west via the Kuiseb Canyon with its dark, craggy canyons and via lunar landscape of flat gravel plains (with stops along the way for photos and to visit the extraordinary Welwitschia plants), ending at the exclusive Aonin Dune Camp, a palm tree-filled oasis in the depths of the desert. Activities include nature walks and drives and spectacular sundowners. On Day 4 view the formidable Namib dune fields and Sandwich Harbour with its enormous flocks of shocking-pink flamingos.

Day 5: Hansa Hotel, Swakopmund
Explore the ice-blue Atlantic coast, from the port towns of Walvis Bay and Swakopmund to its incredible marine mammals. Kayak or sail through the calm waters of Walvis Bay to see Cape fur seals and rare Heaviside’s dolphins up close. Activities, such as dune sand boarding and antique shopping, are rounded off with a private seafood lunch, and relax at the exclusive guesthouse.

Days 6 & 7: Damaraland Camp, Damaraland
Travel up the infamous Skeleton Coast (named for the numerous shipwrecks the treacherous shores have claimed over the years) via the Cape Cross seal colony with thousands of breeding Cape fur seals, massive Messum Crater and Brandberg - the second largest monolith on earth. Damaraland embodies stark desert beauty and a sense of isolation. Activities include explorations on foot, by bike or 4x4 vehicle, viewing springbok, oryx and ostrich, and tracking the unique desert-adapted elephant.

Days 8 & 9: Ongava Tented Camp, Etosha National Park
Experience the pinnacle of wildlife viewing at Etosha National Park - but from the privacy of an exclusive bush camp situated on an extensive private game reserve. Activities include wildlife day and night drives, walks and hides. Within Etosha visit numerous perennial springs and pans, encountering lion, leopard, elephant and black rhino as well as plains game.

Days 10, 11 & 12: Skeleton Coast Research Camp, Skeleton Coast National Park
Enjoy a scenic flight over dramatic desert landscapes to the exclusive Skeleton Coast camp situated in a private concession in the Skeleton Coast Park. This is one of the most inhospitable but hauntingly beautiful places on the planet: desolate and uninhabited. It has everything from roaring sand dunes, windswept plains, towering canyons, salt pans to seal colonies, and shipwrecks. Full-day explorations in 4x4 Land Rovers will take all these in, picnicking on the way. Included are cultural visits to the remote villages of the Himba people. On Day 12, say farewell to the adventure as we return by air charter to Windhoek.

Day 13: Charter flight to Windhoek
Say farewell to the adventure as we return by air charter to Windhoek

NOTE: THIS ITINERARY IS AVAILABLE ON FLEXIBLE DATES AND ITINERARIES, FOR TAILOR-MADE SAFARIS FOR SMALL GROUPS UP TO EIGHT GUESTS.

Exclusive experience: Most areas in which we travel are private concessions, and many camps are private and for the use of Discoverer Safari guests only. These areas are not open to the public, hence total privacy is guaranteed except at the Sossusvlei itself, Swakopmund and direct environs.

Guides: The entire safari is guided and hosted by professional trained guides, who share their in-depth knowledge to present unsurpassed seamless safari experiences.

Routes: To maximise guests' travel time, a variety of travel modes that bring out the best of each area is used: flying in private charters and overland transfers provide both a bird's-eye view and an in-depth experience of the contrasting landscapes of Namibia.