7 Day Tour South of Namibia
Hosea Kutako International Airport is the main international airport of Namibia, serving the capital city Windhoek. Located well east of the city, 45 km, it is Namibia's largest airport with international connections.
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Namibia, Southern Africa
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Comfortable athletic clothing, hiking boots, hat, jacket and sunscreen
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Day 1 Travel from Int. Airport to Windhoek (41km - 45min)
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Day 7 Travel from Windhoek to Int. Airport (40km 45min)
tour plans
Travel from Int. Airport to Windhoek (41km - 45min)
Windhoek is the capital of Namibia, in the country’s central highlands. South of the city, the sprawling Heroes’ Acre war memorial commemorates Namibia’s 1990 independence. On a hilltop in the city center are the 1890s Alte Feste, a former military headquarters with historical exhibits, and Independence Memorial Museum. Colonial influences are visible in nearby buildings like the sandstone Lutheran Christus Church.
Travel from Kalahari Desert to Sossusvlei (+/- 250km - 3h)
Sossusvlei is a salt and clay pan surrounded by high red dunes, located in the southern part of the Namib Desert, in the
Namib-Naukluft National Park of Namibia.
Activities:
Game Drive
Sundowners
Relaxing environment
Hiking
Travel to Dune 45 – Dead vlei – Sesruim Canyon back to lodge
Dune 45 is a star dune in the Sossusvlei area of the Namib Desert in Namibia. Its name comes from the fact that it is at
the 45th kilometre of the road that connects the Sesriem gate and Sossusvlei.
Dead Vlei
- Deadvlei is a white clay pan located near the more famous salt pan of Sossusvlei, inside the Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia. Also written DeadVlei or Dead Vlei, its name means "dead marsh".
Sesruim Canyon
- Sesriem is a small settlement located in the Namib Desert, in Namibia, close to the southern end of the Naukluft Mountains.
Travel from sossusvlei to Swakopmund via Soliteria
Swakopmund is a coastal city in Namibia, west of the capital, Windhoek. Its sandy beaches face the Atlantic Ocean.
Established by German colonists in 1892, the city’s colonial landmarks include the Swakopmund Lighthouse and the
Mole, an old sea wall. Next to the lighthouse, the Swakopmund Museum Documents Namibian history. Inland, the elegant
Swakopmund Railway Station, now a hotel, also dates to the colonial era.
Hotel Options:
Activities:
Lunch at Solitaria
Pass Tropic of Capricon
Gaub & Aub Pass
Travel from Swakopmond to and from Walvis Bay
Walvis Bay is a port town on the coast of Namibia. Sheltered by the Pelican Point sand spit, its tidal lagoon is home to
abundant birdlife including flamingos, pelicans and Damara terns. The harbor is busy with fishing boats and ships.
Dolphins, whales and Cape fur seals inhabit the Atlantic waters around the Pelican Point Lighthouse. East of the bay,
coastal sand dunes like Dune 7 mark the start of the Namib Desert.
Hotel Options:
Activities:
Boat Cruise
Dune 7
Beach
Dunes
Shopping
Walking
Quad biking
Lunch
Dinner
Travel from Swakopmund to Windhoek via okahantja craft market (+/- 400km - 4h)
Activities:
City tour
Katatura (Settlement Area)
Dinner At Joe’s Beer house
Craft Market
Travel from Windhoek to Int. Airport (40km 45min)