Wilderness Travel 2017 Catalog of Adventures

Namibia Expedition ETOSHA, HIMBA TRIBES, SOSSUSVLEI DUNES, AND A DESERT HIKE

JACK SWENSON

Enjoy incredible game viewing of unique wildlife including gemsbok and desert- adapted elephant. PHOTO: THEO ALLOFS

HIGHLIGHTS • Specialist guides for tracking leopard and cheetah at Okonjima • World-class game viewing in a remote section of Etosha • Himba villages in Damaraland, desert- adapted wildlife • Climb some of the world’s highest free-standing dunes in Sossusvlei, optional Skeleton Coast overflight • Trek across NamibRand Nature Reserve, a stunning desert landscape DETAILS • 14-day trip begins and ends in Windhoek • 8 nights deluxe wildlife camps, 2 nights open-air camping, 1 night hotel, 2 nights B&B • All meals included

With its ochre-colored sand dunes and unique desert-adapted wildlife, Namibia is utterly bewitching. In this incredibly photogenic country, you’ll track cheetah and leopard

with a big-cat specialist, explore 6,000-year-old rock carvings on the flanks of sandstone peaks, search for the Big Five in Etosha’s wild western reaches, climb the colossal Sossusvlei dunes of the Namib Desert, and meet

“I love WT! You select the best guides, special places to stay, the food is always great, and the adventure is top drawer!”

GASTON PICCINETTI

the endemic black-faced impala. There is also a good chance to spot elusive black rhino here.

Days 6-10 Damaraland / Twyfelfontein / Sossusvlei Explore the table-top mountains of Damaraland, visit a remote Himba settlement, and walk the trail at Twyfelfontein—Namibia’s first World Heritage Site—to view the most extensive rock etchings in Africa. In the heart of magical Namib-Naukluft National Park, climb the shimmering dunes at sunrise and sunset, capturing the colors of Sossusvlei in perfect light. Days 11-14 NamibRand Nature Reserve / Tok Tokkie Trail Hike across the private NamibRand Nature Reserve as your guide brings the immense diversity of the desert world to life, and sleep under a brilliant canopy of stars. Depart on Day 14 via Windhoek. EXTEND YOUR ADVENTURE Explore from romantic Cape Town to the Cape of Good Hope, taste wines in historic wine country.

DATES May 5-18, 2017 May 22-Jun 4 Jul 4-17 Jul 20-Aug 2

Nancy D., Little Rock AR

traditional Himba nomads. The grand finale of your adventure is a three-day trek across the stunning NamibRand Nature Reserve, with nights spent beneath a spectacular star-studded sky amid distant mountain ranges, endless dunes, and wondrous desert silence. Days 1-5 Windhoek / Okonjima / Etosha National Park At delightful Okonjima Bush Camp, thrilling up-close encounters with cheetah await, and we may have the chance to track them on foot. Radio-track leopard with a specialist, then head to the salt pans and savannas of Etosha National Park, home to elephant, lion, giraffe, and

Aug 12-25 Sep 12-25

TRIP COST $6195 (4-12 members) Single supplement: $520

Low season discount (May): $300 Cape Town extension: from $1195

TRIP LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4WD game viewing, easy to moderate hiking

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