Safari in Style 13 nights/ 14 days Self drive safari

• - Windhoek
• - Okonjima Reserve
• - Etosha National Park
• - Damaraland & Twyfelfontein
• - Swakopmund
• - Namib Naukluft Park, Sesriem Canyon & Sossusvlei
• - GocheGanas Nature Reserve

Upon arrival at the Hosea Kutako International Airport you will pick up your rental vehicle and drive the +-40km to Windhoek. Check in at the Hotel Heinitzburg and the rest of the day is at your own leisure. You have time to explore Windhoek and visit the famous landmarks of Windhoek or shop in the vibrant Independence Avenue.

Overnight at the Hotel Heinitzburg including breakfast

Day 2: Okonjima Villa

Today you will drive via Okahandja to the Okonjima Reserve. After you checked in at the villa, you will have some time to settle in before lunch is served. After lunch you will take part in a game drive. A radio tracking device is used to locate the leopards, which move freely on the 4 500 ha Game Reserve. You will return to the camp in time for dinner. Thereafter you will have the opportunity to join the nocturnal hide. Here you will be able to see the animals, which are active during the night, such as honey-badgers and caracals.

Overnight: Okonjima Villa including lunch, dinner, breakfast and activities

Day 3: Okonjima Villa

After breakfast you can take part in the bushman trail, where you will learn more about the tradition of the San, their arts and how they have adapted to the harsh weather conditions. Alternatively, you can take part in the radio-tracking of the rehabilitated Spotted Hyenas. You will return to the camp for a light lunch, before joining the next walking trail. On this trail you will be able to see some of the 250 species of birds, which live in this area. Some of the birds that can be spotted with a bit of luck are the Carp’s Black Tit, Hartlaub’s Francolin and the Damara Rock Runner. After a coffee/tee break at the camp you will visit the AfriCat Foundation, where you will learn more about the programme to protect endangered species, like cheetahs and leopards. You will also learn more about the ways and lives of these amazing and beautiful animals.

Overnight: Okonjima Villa including lunch, dinner, breakfast and activities

Day 4: Etosha National Park and Onguma Tented Camp

Today you will be heading northwards in direction Etosha National Park. After you checked into the Onguma Tented Camp, you can spent the rest of the day at own leisure. You can either take part in one of the activities offered by the camp or explore the Etosha National Park on your own. Return to the Onguma Tented Camp in the late afternoon where you have the opportunity to enjoy a sundowner drink, while overlooking the palm lined waterhole.

Overnight at the Onguma Tented Camp including all meals and two activities

Day 5: Little Ongava

Enter the Park for a game drive with stop overs at various waterholes and game viewing en route to the Southern side of the park. Exit the park through the Anderson’s Gate and drive to the Ongava Reserve. In the late afternoon you will take part on a game drive on the Ongava Reserve. Here you will discover a large variety of plants and vegetation, including the Mopane woodlands.

Overnight at the Little Ongava including all meals, local drinks and activities

Day 6: Little Ongava

After breakfast you will be taken on a game drive to the Etosha National Park which is one of the major sanctuaries of wildlife in Africa, exploring the animal kingdom of Etosha, which in the tribal language of the Owambo means “Place of dry water”. For the greater part of the year the Etosha Pan is a bleak expanse of white cracked mud which shimmers with mirages on most days. Seeing vast herds of game against this eerie backdrop makes the Etosha game viewing experience unique. The afternoon once more is open for you to take part in the activities offered at the lodge, such as the night drive or a guided walk. The Ongava Reserve holds one of the largest rhino custodianships for the Namibian Government and is one of the few private game reserves in southern Africa that give one the chance to see both black and white rhino.

Overnight at the Little Ongava including all meals, local drinks and activities

Day 7: Suite at Mowani Mountain Camp

The road today will take you via Outjo and Khorixas to the vast regions of the Damaraland. After you have checked in at the camp the afternoon can be spent exploring the surrounding area or you can simply relax at the lodges stunning rock pool.

Overnight in a suite at the Mowani Mountain Camp including all meals and two activities

Day 8: Damaraland, Twyfelfontein and Suite at Mowani Mountain Camp

After breakfast you will have the opportunity to visit the famous open air museum at Twyfelfontein, the Organ Pipes and the Burnt Mountain. The rest of the day can be spent at own leisure.

Overnight in a suite at the Mowani Mountain Camp including all meals and two activities

Day 9: Swakopmund and Swakopmund Boutique Hotel

Depart the camp and drive via Uis and Hentiesbaai to Swakopmund. You will arrive in Swakopmund in the afternoon and check in at the Swakopmund Boutique Hotel, situated near the Swakopmund city centre and walking distance from the beach. The rest of the day can be spent relaxing or exploring this small coastal holiday town.

Overnight at the Swakopmund Boutique Hotel including breakfast

Day 10: Swakopmund Boutique Hotel

Today you have the opportunity to explore Swakopmund, Walvis Bay and the surrounding area. We suggest that you visit the Moonlandscape, Welwitscha Plains (please note that you need a permit for this, which is available at Namib i in Swakopmund) or take part in one of the many alternative activities such as:

• Tandem Sky diving

• Quad Biking

• Sand Boarding

• Ballooning

• Paragliding

• Seal & Dolphin Boat Cruise in Walvis Bay

• Scenic flights (Please see activities for more information)

Overnight at the Swakopmund Boutique Hotel including breakfast

Day 11: Sesriem Canyon and Little Kulala

From Swakopmund continue southwards via Gaub Pass and Solitaire to Little Kulala. After arriving at the lodge you can either relax or take part in the alternative activities offered. Alternatively you can visit the Sesriem Canyon.

Overnight at the Little Kulala including all meals, local drinks and activities

Day 12: Namib Naukluft Park, Sossusvlei and Little Kulala

Today you will take part in one of the activities offered by the Adventure Centre, the Sossus Drive. Early in the morning you will be taken to the Namib Naukluft Park to see the play of colours over the dunes at sunrise. You will travel in an all-terrain URI Gameviewer vehicle, custom-built in Namibia for the lodge with your own specially trained guide who will share all his knowledge of the area, the animals, the plant life and much more. Regular stops are made on the ±60 kilometre drive down to the vlei to gain information or take in the vistas. At Dune 45 the more energetic have the opportunity to climb to the upper ridge of the world's most photographed dune. Further along you can take a gradual 2,6 kilometre round-trip walk up to Dead Vlei. Spend time in Sossusvlei before returning to the lodge approximately 5½ hours later in time for a light lunch.

Overnight at the Little Kulala including all meals, local drinks and activities

Day 13: GocheGanas

Depart the lodge and drive to the GocheGanas Lodge, which overlooks the Auas Mountains. After you checked in you can either just relax at the lodge or take part on the optional afternoon game drive (not included in the price). Alternatively you can visit the wellness village, which consists of 11 specialist treatment rooms featuring state of the art equipment, a heated indoor swimming pool under a cathedral like masonry vault, an outdoor swimming pool on the Oasis Peninsula affording breathtaking views, a granite bath (cave sauna), kneipp showers and also include fitness, gym and yoga facilities, fruit and juice bar.

Overnight at the GocheGanas including dinner and breakfast

Day 14: Departure

After breakfast, you depart the lodge and drive directly to the Hosea Kutako International Airport, where you check in for the onward or homeward flight

Prices:

Low Season (07.01 – 14.06.2011):

1 person: N$ 58 450.00 (one person travelling in a single room)

2 persons: N$ 46 500.00 per person sharing a double room

N$ 11 950.00 Single Room Supplement

High Season (15.06 – 31.10.2011):

1 person: N$ 65 830.00 (one person travelling in a single room)

2 persons: N$ 53 880.00 per person sharing a double room

N$ 11 950.00 Single Room Supplement

Above price includes:

• 03 x overnight on a Bed & Breakfast basis

• 01 x overnight on a Dinner, bed & breakfast basis

• 06 x overnight on a Full board + activities basis

• 03 x overnight on a Fully inclusive basis (local drinks included)

Above price excludes:

• Optional activities and excursions

• Drinks

• Personal expenses (Telephone call, souvenirs etc)

• Car hire (Please see car hire)