Kaokoveld Highlights – Camping and Lodge Safari – 14 days

Welcome to Namibia!

After your arrival at Windhoek International Airport – if possible in the morning – you will be met by your German-speaking Rafiki-X-Dream guide. Afterwards we will go to Omaruru. Omaruru is considered to be the “artist town” of Namibia. During a sundowner and dinner under the shady acacia trees you can clarify any open questions with Harry.

Overnight stay: Kashana Guesthouse / double room (A)

From Omaruru we drive via Otjiwarongo to Etosha National Park. Around noon we reach our accommodation in / at Etosha Park. The time until the sundowner we do a gamedrive, afterwards you can enjoy the view at the waterhole.

Overnight: Campsite in/at Etosha National Park with pool (B, M, A)

We leave our camp in the morning for a full day game drive in Etosha National Park. The Etosha Pan is a salt pan of vast proportions in the 22,000 km² game-rich national park. During the game drive to the west, past countless water holes, you will have good opportunities to see zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, elephants, antelopes and with a little luck also lions and rhinos. At the new Camp Olifantsrust in the west of the National Park we will spend our tonight in the National Park.

Overnight: Campsite in Etosha National Park (B, M, A)

After a morning game drive in Etosha National Park, we drive through untouched, lonely landscapes to Opuwo the capital of the Kaokoveld. Opuwo is the only major town located in the Kaokoveld – a largely untouched landscape where the traditional way of life of the Herero and Himba people has been preserved. Opuwo is characterized by the clash of tradition and modernity, which is evident in the city life. Many Himba people characterize the cityscape of Opuwo. Although they mostly do not live within the city, rather in their small settlements in the interior of the Kaokoveld, they often stay here to buy and sell.

Overnight: Campsite of Opuwo Country Lodge (B, M, A)

Today we head high north to the Epupa Falls of the Kunene River, which forms the border river with Angola. With a loud roar, the floods plunge 50 meters into the depths. Our camp is picturesquely situated under palm trees, directly at the falls. For sundowner we enjoy the view of the waterfall.

Overnight: double room in chalet at Epupa Falls (F, M, A)

In the morning we will visit a Himba village. It is interesting to get an impression of the way of life of these people, who are still very attached to tradition. In the late afternoon, we climb a nearby hill from which there is an incredible view of the Epupa Falls.

Overnight: double room in chalet at Epupa Falls (F, M, A)

We stay one more day in the green oasis at the Kunene. Early in the morning a local guide accompanies us on our hike along the Kunene River. We enjoy the river landscape and with a little luck we see crocodiles on the sandbanks. If you like you can refresh yourself in the afternoon in the natural pools – above the falls – or in the pool of the campsite.

Overnight: double room in chalet at Epupa Falls (F, M, A)

A longer drive is on the agenda for today: from Epupa we will drive across the Kaokoveld. Via Opuwo, Klein Kaoko Otavi we reach the Khowarib Gorge. A charming canyon through which the Hoanibrivier has made its way over many years.

Overnight: Campsite in the Khowarib Gorge (B, M, A)

Today we visit another small paradise in the dry, dusty Kaokoveld. At the warm spring there is a possibility of a refreshing swim in the pool below the Ongongo waterfall.

Overnight: Campsite in the Khowarib or Ongongo Gorge (F, M, A)

Today it will be even more adventurous and dusty. In search of the endangered desert elephants and desert lions we drive through the spectacular landscapes of the Hoanib dry river to Amspor. With luck we meet small groups of the rare pachyderms under camel thorn trees.

Overnight: Campsite in the Khowarib or Ongongo Gorge (F, M, A)

Via Palmwag we drive through the breathtaking landscape of Damaraland to the Brandberg. The highest mountain in Namibia, the Brandberg, with 2570 m is our place for the next 2 days. Here, with a bit of luck, we will encounter desert elephants again during the game drives in the Ugab Rivier.

Overnight: Double room in Chalet/ Tented Camp of White Lady Lodge at Brandberg (F, M, A)

During a flora – fauna hike with a local guide at the Brandberg, we visit the famous rock painting of the “White Lady”, estimated to be about 4000 years old. However, this one does not represent a white lady but a hunter with ritual painting. In the afternoon you can enjoy the landscape of Damaraland or relax at the pool.

Overnight: Double room in Chalet/ Tented Camp of White Lady Lodge at Brandberg (F, M, A)

The safari is coming to an end. In the afternoon we drive back to Omaruru. Here we stay the last night and let the safari come to an end.

Overnight: double room in guesthouse in Omaruru with pool (F, M, A)

Drive to Windhoek and return flight