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self drive or with a guide.
Day 1. WINDHOEK. Arrive at Windhoek's Hosea Kutako airport, where you meet a tour
operator's representative for a transfer to your hotel in town. Your comfortable hotel is
situated on the southern outskirts of town and offers public areas of generous
proportions. Here you receive your travel documents, and last tour details can be
discussed. Delivery of your rental vehicle this afternoon or the following morning.
D/B/B - Windhoek Country Club Resort.
Day 2. WINDHOEK - BULLSPORT. The first leg of your roundtrip through Namibia takes you via
the Rehoboth and Klein Aub in a south-westerly direction into the border region of the
Namib desert. Near the majestic Naukluft mountains lies the guest farm of Ernst and
Johanna Sauber, where you will quickly feel at home. You will not only find here
facilities for guests with an impaired mobility but also personal attention and a
relaxing, family-style atmosphere.
FB - Bullsport guest farm.
Day 3. BULLSPORT - SOSSUSVLEI AREA - BULLSPORT. The full day is dedicated
to an excursion (under own arrangement for self drive guests) into the dune desert. A
drive of approximately two hours takes you to the entrance of the Namib Naukluft park at
Sesriem. Provided with a picnic lunch and a good supply of refreshments, you may spend
most of the day surrounded by some of the highest sand dunes on earth, which offer
fascinating photographic motives. Transport facilities presently available unfortunately
do not yet allow disabled visitors to visit the famous Sossusvlei. However, the
approximately 60km long access road through the Tsauchab valley offers very similar
scenes. Return to your overnight accommodation in the course of the afternoon. Excursion:
Enjoy the fascinating dune desert surrounded by a sea of sand. An early departure is
recommended. Cool drinks are excluded on self drive programs but can be purchased at
your accommodation. Sesriem entrance fees are payable on the spot.
FB - Bullsport guest farm.
Day 4. BULLSPORT - SWAKOPMUND. A trip full of varying impressions awaits you on your
departure to the Atlantic coast. Travel via Solitaire and through the rugged Kuiseb canyon
to reach the central Namib desert with its vast gravel plains. Visit a quiver tree forest,
ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis plants and the Moon Valley as
the main attractions on route. With a little bit of luck, encounters with the beautiful
Oryx antelope and with other survival artists of the desert are possible near waterholes.
Enjoy your picnic lunch under very old shady camel thorn trees. Arrive in Swakopmund in
the late afternoon, where you can expect to find a comfortable hotel room and moderate
climate. Namib desert: On your drive through the Namib desert, experience the vastness of
seemingly unreal and lifeless landscapes with their gravel plains, mountains and natural
springs.
D/B/B - Hansa hotel.
Day 5 and 6. SWAKOPMUND & SURROUNDINGS. Enjoy two full days at your leisure in this
popular seaside resort. Individual activities may include sightseeing tours to view
colonial buildings, an interesting Natural History museum, the Cape Cross Seal reserve
north of Henties Bay, the Walvis Bay lagoon with its seabird colonies and salt works, and
many activities such as a dune drive on a quad bike. Furthermore, the visitor will find
numerous shops offering jewellery handcrafted from local precious and semi-precious stones
and art galleries. Excursions: There are many sightseeing and activity options to choose
from in and around Swakopmund catering for almost any taste.
D/B/B - Hansa hotel.
Day 7. SWAKOPMUND - OMARURU REGION. A drive of approximately three hours on tar roads
takes you through the historic towns of Usakos, Karibib and Omaruru to one of the most
beautiful game farms in the country. Enjoy the generous relaxation facilities of
Epako and the game movements at the waterhole, which can be observed from the terrace of
the main building. Lunch is followed by a midday break and a nature drive with game
viewing opportunities and sundowner drinks on a vantage point.
FB - Epako Game lodge.
Day 8. EPAKO GAME LODGE. Another day is spent in this 11 000 ha private game reserve and
includes full board as well as a nature drive in an open safari vehicle. Please choose
between a morning and an afternoon activity on the spot.
Nature Drive: You will surely not be able to keep your camera in the bag when observing
wild animals in their natural environment. So don't forget to charge the batteries and to
pack plenty of film.
FB - Epako Game lodge.
Day 9. OMARURU REGION - ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK. Proceed north on tar roads via Otjiwarongo
and Tsumeb. Your destination is a comfortable lodge on the eastern boundaries of the
famous Etosha National park. Subject to your interests and time permitting, enjoy first
game drives in this 17 000 sq. km nature conservation area.
(Entrance fees are payable on the spot, i. e., at the Namutoni Rest camp).
Namutoni: Namutoni is a historic fort built during German colonial times. Today it serves
as a rest camp for visitors of the Etosha National park. There are not yet facilities for
disabled travellers but it is worthwhile a visit and can be accessed by road.
D/B/B - Mokuti lodge.
Day 10. ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK. A whole day is dedicated to game drives in Etosha (own
arrangement for self drive guests). Landscapes and waterholes in eastern and northern
directions of Namutoni attract a wide variety of African wildlife.
Leave the park at sunset and return to your accommodation.
D/B/B - Mokuti lodge.
Day 11. ETOSHA - OTAVI REGION. Return to Tsumeb during the morning with an opportunity to
visit Lake Otjikoto, a small interesting museum and an exhibition of the traditional
life-style of the Owambo tribes at the Tsumeb cultural village.
Another hour's drive takes you to a modern guest farm in the vicinity of Otavi.
D/B/B - Khorab lodge.
Day 12. OTAVI - OKAHANDJA REGION. Time permitting, there are two routings to choose from
to reach your next destination - either mostly on roads and the Herero town of Okahandja
or via untarred secondary roads allowing a close-up view of the Waterberg Plateau. Should
you opt for the latter, arrangements for a take-away lunch and refreshments from Khorab
lodge are strongly recommended.
Otjiruze is one of the few accommodation providers in Namibia fully suitable for
physically impaired visitors.
D/B/B - Otjiruze guest farm.
Day 13. OTJIRUZE GUEST FARM. Enjoy a relaxing finish at this attractive guest farm, which
also offers sports and game viewing activities. Your hosts have created a friendly
atmosphere and welcome good talks after dinner.
FB - Otjiruze guest farm.
Day 14. OTJIRUZE - AIRPORT. Drive of approximately two and a half hours to the
international airport for the drop-off of the rental vehicle.
NOTICE:
This tour program serves as a guideline only and may be amended regarding the routing
and the duration of the stay.
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