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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
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
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.
Enjoy incredible game viewing of unique wildlife including gemsbok and desert-
adapted elephant. PHOTO: THEO ALLOFS
GASTON PICCINETTI “I love WT! You
select the best
guides, special
places to stay, the
food is always great,
and the adventure
is top drawer!”
Nancy D., Little Rock AR
JACK SWENSON
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
DATES
May 5-18, 2017
May 22-Jun 4
Jul 4-17
Jul 20-Aug 2
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