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NAMIBIA
Namibia The Ultimate African Adventure!
Damaraland
A game drive through Africa is at its rugged and most dramatic best in this mountainous desert-scape.
Damaraland is a starkly beautiful place of mountains and red-rocked desert vistas. It's in this arid environment that the elephant has learned to thrive with as little as 100mm of rain each year. Join your expert guide on a 4x4 drive into the desert to track these incredible animals as they trek along the parched riverbeds between scarce water sources and feeding grounds.
Dominated by the desolate Atlantic coastline, the ancient Namib Desert, an extensive inland plateau, and stunning inland mountain ranges, Namibia has everything you could want from a true African adventure, from the safari wonderland of Etosha National Park to the iconic red dunes of Sossusvlei. Choosing the most scenic area of this stunning country is nearly impossible. You need to go and see to decide you yourself.
Sossusvlei
A photographer’s dream, the iconic red dunes are one of the most strikingly handsome sights on earth.
Watching the sun rise over Sossusvlei is one of those experiences that just changes you. As the light creeps slowly above the horizon, it catches the tips of the great red dunes, casting magnificent shadows on the desert floor. Located in the Namib-Naukluft Park, the largest conservation area in Africa, Sossusvlei's great dunes seem to rise up magically from the dry pan. Spend the day walking up to the crests for epic views, or take a drive along the main road and watch oryx and zebra making their way below the towering walls of sand. At night, the Milky Way above Sossusvlei is brighter than anywhere else in Africa
The Etosha National Park
A safari wonderland, where plentiful waterholes amid the salt pans attract even more plentiful game.
Known for its blood-red sandy vistas, Namibia also has its fair share of big beasties and there’s no better place to spot them than in Etosha National Park. Characterised by an expansive, glittering salt pan the size of Holland, Etosha is a photographer's dream. Wildlife congregates around the few waterholes in the south, making game viewing delightful and really rather easy – simply stop the vehicle and wait for the animals to arrive, in their thousands. During the rains, the pan morphs into a luscious lagoon, attracting flamingos and pelicans in their droves. This is one of the continent’s wildlife-viewing hotspots, where mesmerising sightings against a startlingly beautiful landscape are a given.
Swakopmund
Namibia’s extreme sports playground with more than a touch of Germany in the air.
Swakopmund is a coastal city and popular beach resort in the Namib desert. The influence of Swakopmund’s German colonial history lingers in the architecture and overall “Gemütlichkeit” of the town. For the adrenaline junkies among us, there are plenty of adventure sports on offer -- from quad biking to sandboarding to skydiving, as well as horseback riding and surfing opportunities.
Erongo
Picturesque, peaceful and quiet, Erongo is for hiking and game drives to discover unique wildlife.
An undulating landscape of gently rolling hills, a light smattering of lush, green woodland and a few commercial farms thrown in for good measure. No, we’re not talking about Scotland; this is Erongo, a remarkably picturesque piece of Namibian countryside between Windhoek and Swakopmund (and, handily, an excellent stopover if you’re on your way to or from Sossusvlei). Without a doubt, the star of the show is the Erongo Mountain Range – a 60 million-year-old granite gargantuan rising to almost 2300 metres and home to ancient bushmen rock art, scurrying dassies and excellent hiking. And a close second is Erongo Wilderness Conservancy, an impressive amalgamation of bush, mountain and desert ecosystems with a healthy dose of wildlife.
Skeleton Coast
Enjoy freedom, beauty & and solitude on this eerily beautiful coast where flying safaris reign supreme.
Looking down over the enormous bleached whalebones and crumbling shipwrecks of the Skeleton Coast’s ghostly north shore from the window of a light aircraft is, quite simply, mind-blowing. This is the “Land God Created in Anger” as it's known by the San and it certainly seems at first glance that nothing could possibly survive. But look again and you’ll discover tiny plants flourishing in the sand, giraffes and springbok along the coastal riverbeds and, of course, the remarkable desert elephants. If your bucket list includes somewhere utterly remote with a good dose of epic wildlife and astounding scenery, then the Skeleton Coast National Park is the place for you.
Luderitz
The Wild West meets 19th century Germany in this intriguing seaside town on Namibia’s Atlantic Coast
After a quick battle through the drifting sands of Luderitz’s only road (bulldozers work tirelessly to keep a clear path throughout the year), you’ll reach this surreal colonial town. Barely touched by modernity, the pastel-coloured houses and art-nouveau buildings have all been beautifully preserved and, along with the German bakeries, cafes and pretty churches, it’s the perfect toy-town with more than a sprinkling of old-fashioned charm. To the south lies Kolmanskop, the infamous ghost town that was abandoned after the crash of the diamond industry. A far cry from its glitzy, former self, the buildings have been almost entirely swallowed by the rolling sands of the Namib.
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