7 Day Northern Namibia & Skeleton Coast Camping Safari
Okahandja · Otjiwarongo · Park Narodowy Etosha · Kamanjab · Palmwag Nature Reserve · Skeleton Coast Park · Cape Cross · Walvis Bay · Swakopmund · Windhoek
Przegląd wycieczki
This 7-day tour is the perfect overview of the rugged wilderness that is Northern Namibia. Enjoy sightings of wildlife in both the Mount Etjo Game Reserve and Etosha National Park. Etosha is one of Southern Africa's premier national parks and stretches an impressive 22,000 sq km, boasting 4 of the big 5 as well as megaherbivores from black and white rhinos to giraffes. From here, we immerse ourselves into the rich culture of the Himba tribe, one of the most iconic cultural groups in Namibia that still choose to shun much of the 1st world's modern technology and instead prefer to live a simpler life as semi-nomadic pastoralists. We have the chance to learn about their traditional customs, and the chance to share with them some of ours. We then explore Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, a harsh, vast coastline that stretches from Angola to South Africa and bares the remains of ships and wildlife alike. Not only that, but we visit the seals at Cape Cross and Spitzkoppe before spending our last night on tour in Swakopmund, Namibia’s adventure capital. The following day we have the chance to enjoy an optional activity, or a visit to Walvis Bay Lagoon to search for flamingos before hitting the road back to Windhoek where our tour ends.
Plan dzień po dniu
- You will be collected from your accommodation within the Windhoek city limits at 07:15 and transferred to Chameleon Headquarters for a short pre-departure meeting. Heading north, we will make our first stop in the small town of Okahandja where we will find Namibia’s largest wood carving market. Craftsmen from all over Namibia come here to showcase a wide variety of items, both large and small. Here we have the opportunity to collect a truly Namibian souvenir and at the same time to support the local artists and communities. Onwards to our overnight destination at Mt. Etjo campsite, which is located adjacent to the private Okonjati Game Reserve. After making camp and preparing lunch, we will drive the three kilometres to the lodge, where there will be time to explore the grounds and have a dip in the pool. The lodge is built in an attractive Moroccan style, with red terracotta buildings and abundant palm trees and lawns. Around the lodge, and throughout the Okonjati reserve, rainwater dams have been built creating, after good rains, many large pools and small lakes. Around the main lodge area, the lake is extensive and supports a small population of hippopotamus. The habitat that these huge ‘water cows’ enjoy at the lodge is artificial, as hippos do not occur naturally in this semidesert region of Namibia. It does, however, offer us the privilege of perhaps seeing and photographing this iconic African species without having to travel many kilometres to the far north of Namibia. Time for our first game drive, we meet our local guide and climb aboard open game viewing vehicles for our, about three hour, excursion into the reserve. The reserve is big 36,000 hectares, (nearly 90,000 acres), and it is as abundant in magnificent scenery as it is in wildlife. The overall terrain is dotted with truly huge copper red and grey termite mounds and is rich in native vegetation, dominated by Vachellia, (formally Acacia), thorn scrub and standing mopani trees. Okonjati reserve is largely free of invasive vegetation, thanks in part to the healthy appetites of the resident pachyderms and other shrub browsing species found here. This allows for areas of open and semi open grassland savanna, crisscrossed with many dry streams and riverbeds. Perfect for the game and perfect for us, as the open landscape makes game viewing and photography a pleasure. We are hoping for Big Game, elephant and rhino in particular, but we are also watching out for giraffe and other, smaller species as well. Springbok, wildebeest, impala and kudzu are numerous, but also mammals like warthog, steenbok and Damara dik dik are all waiting to be spotted by sharp eyes. In the bush and around the seasonal waterholes, the game and birdlife is abundant. Not to be outdone by the wildlife, the scenery remains dominant. Pristine bush under truly iconic African Big Sky’s and with a backdrop of towering red and grey sandstone massive. It doesn’t get much better than this. Around sunset, we will stop for some refreshments before returning to the lodge and then heading back to our campsite, and dinner tonight will be cooked by our guide over an open fire. We are not done yet, though!. After dinner, we headed back to the lodge to watch some of the resident lions enjoy their evening meal. These Big Cats are permanent residents at Mt. Etjo and have their own large secure enclosure where they live and where they can hunt naturally. From a secure hide that offers a close-up view, we can watch and photograph these magnificent cats as they arrive to enjoy the extra snack that is laid out for them. From here we once again head back to our camp where we can, after a jam-packed day, finally settle down for our first night under canvas. Accommodation: Twin share tents, shared ablution at campsite. Meals: Lunch & Dinner
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