Self-drive tours for SA visitors

Self-drive tours for visitors from South Africa

All itineraries of our safaris can be done as a self-drive tours. We will provide you with all necessary documentation: maps, brochures of lodges, hotels, guest farms and detailed routes.
Please also take a look at our safari consultancy service page.

LIST OF CAMPING SITES IN NAMIBIA

LIST OF SELF-CATERING ESTABLISHMENTS IN NAMIBIA

If you you are independent and wish to explore Namibia on your own this is an ideal country to do so. The main roads are tarred and most of the gravel roads can also be driven on in normal vehicles. The detailed itineraries in combination with the street signs will help you find your way easily. If you prefer changing the route, duration or type of accommodation, we will amend the itinerary to suit your personal interests. We can quote on any tailor made itinerary.
We will prepare all necessary information, bookings, brochures and maps. All information will be handed to you upon your arrival in Namibia or sent to you prior to arrival by airmail. We can be contacted 24 hours a day in case of emergency on our telephone numbers.
Please indicate in your inquiry if you like to receive a complete quotation with one final price for the tour or costs of all components separately.
Please check our car hire page for rates, vehicles' description maps and other related information.

Goerke House in Luderitz. The house is situated on Diamond Hill and was built in 1909

Day 1. Depart from your hotel in the morning in the northern direction on the B1. Overnight: Namutoni Camp: bungalows or camping.
Day 2. Spend day on a game drives in Etosha Park visiting different waterholes. Overnight: Okaukuejo Camp: bungalows or camping.
Day 3. Depart back to Windhoek after a morning game drive with a stop at Crocodile Ranch in small town Otjiwarongo.

Day 1. Depart from your hotel in the morning and travel on the gravel roads via Gamsberg pass with its magnificent view of Gamsberg, Namibia's Table mountain. Excursion to Sesriem Canyon in the afternoon. Overnight: Solitaire Lodge or Sesriem camp site.
Day 2. Enter the park at sunrise. Excursion to the Elim Dune, Dune 45 and Sossusvlei. Overnight: Solitaire Lodge or Sesriem camp site.
Day 3. Start back to Windhoek in the morning driving back via one of the Khomas Hochland passes.

Tour to Sossusvlei, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.
Code: SDSA 03.
Duration: 5 days/4 nights
The program:

Tour to Swakopmund and Etosha park.
Code: SDSA 04.
Duration: 6 days/5 nights
The program:

Day 1. Depart from your hotel in the morning to Swakopmund. Visit Moon Landscape and Welwitschia Mirabilis via oasis Goanikontes.
Overnight: Villa Wiese Backpackers Lodge or Alte Brucke camp site.
Day 2. Swakopmund: excursions in town, tour to Walvis Bay and Cape Cross excursion.
Overnight: Villa Wiese Backpackers Lodge or Alte Brucke camp site.
Day 3. Depart to Etosha park in the morning via Omaruru where we visit Franke's tower and Otjiwarongo.
Overnight: Namutoni camp chalets or bungalows. Budget: Namutoni camp site.
Day 4. Game drives in the eastern and central parts of the park. Visiting different waterholes and sightseeing.
Overnight: Namutoni Camp chalets or bungalows. Budget: Namutoni camp site.
Day 5. Game drives in the central and western parts of the park.
Overnight: Okaukuejo Camp chalets or bungalows. Budget: Okaukuejo camp site.
Day 6. After a breakfast depart to Windhoek via Otjiwarongo. Visit Crocodile Ranch and souvenir markets in Okahandja.

Day 1. Arrival to Windhoek. Overnight: Arebbush Travel Lodge self-catering chalets or rooms. Budget: Arebbush Lodge camp site.
Day 2. Windhoek - Intu Afrika Lodge. Afternoon activities. Overnight: !Xoo camp site.
Day 3. Depart to Fish River canyon. Overnight: Hobas camp site.
Day 4. Tour to view points over the canyon that is 161 km long and has a depth up to 550 m. Overnight: Hobas camp site.
Day 5. Depart to small coastal town Lüderitz in the morning. Afternoon excursion around Lüderitz.
Overnight: Accommodation Kratzplatz. Budget: Shark Island camp site.
Day 6. Excursion to ghost town Kolmanskop in vicinity of Lüderitz and activities in Lüderitz.
Overnight: Accommodation Kratzplatz. Budget: Shark Island camp site.
Day 7. Depart to Sesriem via Duwisib Castle after a breakfast. Overnight: Solitaire Lodge or Sesriem camp site.
Day 8. Excursion to Sossusvlei, Sesriem Canyon and Dune 45 early in the morning. Overnight: Solitaire Lodge or Sesriem camp site.
Day 9. Depart after a breakfast to Walvis Bay via Kuiseb pass, Moon landscape and Welwitschia mirabilis. Excursion in and around Walvis Bay. Overnight: Villa Wiese Backpackers Lodge or Alte Brucke camp site.
Day 10. Swakopmund excursion in the morning and tour to Cape Cross seal colony.
Overnight: Villa Wiese Backpackers Lodge or Alte Brucke camp site.
Day 11. Depart to Windhoek in the morning via Moon landscape and Welwitschia Mirabilis.
Overnight: Arebbush Travel Lodge self-catering chalets or rooms. Budget: Arebbush Lodge camp site.

Tour to Sossusvlei - Swakopmund - Damaraland - Etosha Park.
Code: SDSA 07.
Duration: 14 days/13 nights
The program:

Whole Namibia in one tour.
Code: SDSA08.
Duration: 16 days/15 nights
The program:

Day 1: Arrival to Windhoek. Overnight: Arebbush Travel Lodge self-catering chalets or rooms. Budget: Arebbush Lodge camp site.
Day 2. Windhoek to Kalahari Anib Lodge. Afternoon activities. Overnight: camp site.
Day 3. Visit to Bushmen village early in the morning. Depart to Fish River Canyon. Overnight: Hobas camp site.
Day 4. Tour to view points over the canyon that is 161 km long and has a depth up to 550 m. Overnight: Hobas camp site.
Day 5. Depart to small coastal town Lüderitz in the morning. Afternoon excursion around Lüderitz.
Overnight: Accommodation Kratzplatz. Budget: Shark Island camp site.
Day 6. Excursion to ghost town Kolmanskop in vicinity of Lüderitz and activities in Lüderitz.
Overnight: Accommodation Kratzplatz. Budget: Shark Island camp site.
Day 7. Depart to Sesriem via Duwisib Castle after a breakfast. Overnight: Solitaire Lodge or Sesriem camp site.
Day 8. Excursion to Sossusvlei and Dune 45 early in the morning. Hot air balloon trip with champagne breakfast is optional. Afternoon activities at the camp. Overnight: Solitaire Lodge or Sesriem camp site.
Day 9. Sesriem to Windhoek.
Overnight: Arebbush Travel Lodge self-catering chalets or rooms. Budget: Arebbush Lodge camp site.
Day 10. Depart from your hotel in the morning to Swakopmund. Visit Moon landscape and Welwitschia Mirabilis via oasis Goanikontes. Overnight: Villa Wiese Backpackers Lodge or Alte Brucke camp site.
Day 11. Swakopmund excursion, Walvis Bay and excursion to Cape Cross seal colony.
Overnight: Villa Wiese Backpackers Lodge or Alte Brucke camp site.
Day 12. Depart from Swakopmund to Damaraland. Excursion to Twyfelfontein, Burnt mountain, Petrified Forest and Organ Pipes.
Overnight: Xaragu Camp chalets. Budget: Xaragu camp site.
Day 13. Damaraland - Etosha National Park. Overnight: Okaukuejo camp chalets or bungalows. Budget: Okaukuejo camp site.
Day 14. Game drives in the park. Overnight: Namutoni camp chalets or bungalows. Budget: Namutoni camp site.
Day 15. Depart to Waterberg park and visit Otjikoto Lake on the way. Crocodile Ranch in Otjiwarongo. Game drive on plateau in the afternoon (optional).
Overnight: Bernabe de la Bat Camp chalets or bungalows. Budget: Waterberg camp site.
Day 16. Depart to Okahandja, visit historical sites, graves of Herero chiefs and German soldiers, street souvenir markets.
Overnight: Arebbush Travel Lodge self-catering chalets or rooms. Budget: Arebbush Lodge camp site.

Etosha - Damaraland - Swakopmund - Sossusvlei - Luderitz - Fish River Canyon tour.
Code: SDSA09.
Duration: 19 days/18 nights
The program:

Day 1. Arrival in Windhoek. Optional city tour. Overnight: Arebbush Travel Lodge camp site.
Day 2. Windhoek - Waterberg Plateau Park. Optional game drive to the top of the plateau. Overnight: Bernabe de la Bat camp site.
Day 3. Waterberg - Etosha Park. Game drives in the park. Overnight: Namutoni camp site.
Day 4. Game drives in the park. Overnight: Halali camp site.
Day 5. Game drives in the park. Overnight: Okaukuejo camp site.
Day 6. Etosha park - Damaraland. Overnight: Xaragu Camp.
Day 7. Attractions of Damaraland. Overnight: Xaragu Camp.
Day 8. Damaraland - Swakopmund. Overnight: Alte Brucke camp site.
Day 9. Activities in and around Swakopmund. Overnight: the same.
Day 10. Swakopmund - Sossusvlei area. Overnight: Sesriem camp site.
Day 11. Visit to sand dunes of Sossusvlei and Sesriem Canyon. Overnight: the same.
Day 12. Sesriem - Luderitz via Duwisib Castle. Overnight: Luderitz Shark Island Resort camp site.
Day 13. Tour around Luderitz and to ghost town Kolmanskop. Overnight: the same.
Day 14. Luderitz - Fish River Canyon. Tour to the canyon's view points. Overnight: Ai-Ais camp site.
Day 15. Tour to the main view point. Overnight: Hobas camp site.
Day 16. Fish River Canyon - Hardap Resort. Overnight: standard bungalow.
Day 17. Hardap - Oanob Resort near Rehoboth. Optional activities, water sports. Overnight: en suite rooms or camp site.
Day 18. Rehoboth - Windhoek. Overnight: Arebbush Travel Lodge camp site.
Day 19. Back to SA.

All tours can be executed with overnights in establishments at budget, middle and up market price level.
All tours can be broken down into smaller parts and/or combined with another tours.

When inquiring state the following in ENGLISH: name of resort/lodge/camp/hotel, dates, number of persons, ages of all children by the time of arrival (if any), type of accommodation required.

Reservations are only accepted in writing: by fax or via e-mail.
Final availability confirmation: in writing: by fax or via e-mail.