Namibia

Namibia: Etosha, Damaraland, Sossusvlei and the Kalahari

The great tour of the country by 4x4 truck, from Etosha safaris to the Namib dunes

Namibia

Namibia: Etosha, Damaraland, Sossusvlei and the Kalahari

Namibia in twelve days, aboard a 4x4 truck built for the country's tracks, in a group of 22 at most with a French-speaking guide. Two days of safari in Etosha park, a visit to a Himba village, the engravings of Twyfelfontein, a boat trip on Walvis Bay lagoon, the dunes of Sossusvlei and a walk with the Bushmen on the edge of the Kalahari. The trip is also available with three days at Victoria Falls (from €4,963 per person) or, in 2026, with Lüderitz and the Fish River Canyon (15 days, from €6,069). From age 9; soft bags required.

When

May to Oct

Price

From 2 994€ excl. flights

(based on 2 people sharing)

How long

9 nights

Ideal length

Windhoek and Etosha park

Days 1-4

Two days in the country's largest wildlife park, around the great white Etosha pan: 114 mammal species and 340 bird species.

Day 1

Flight to Namibia

Board a scheduled flight to Windhoek. Dinner and night on board. If your flight lands the same day, an extra night in Windhoek can be added as an option.

Day 2

Arrival in Windhoek

Arrive at Windhoek airport, transfer to the hotel and check in. Meals on your own.

Day 3

Windhoek – eastern Etosha

Drive to Etosha park (300 km), lunch in a rest camp and a first game drive in the tour vehicle. Dinner and night at camp. Optional, paid at booking: a half-day safari in an open 4x4 with a ranger.

Day 4

A day in Etosha

A day's safari across the centre and south of the park. Etosha, 'the great white place', owes its name to its pan, 120 km by 72. Lunch in a rest camp and night at camp. Optional: a full-day safari in an open 4x4 with a ranger.

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Damaraland and the coast

Days 5-7

The Himba, the engravings of Twyfelfontein, then the Atlantic Ocean at Swakopmund and Walvis Bay.

Day 5

Himba village – Twyfelfontein

Leave for Damaraland and visit a Himba village, meeting these herding people. Lunch, then continue to Twyfelfontein.

Day 6

Twyfelfontein – Swakopmund

Visit the UNESCO-listed site of Twyfelfontein and its rock engravings, several thousand years old, then the Burnt Mountain and the Organ Pipes. Drive to the Atlantic coast, with the outline of the Brandberg, the country's highest peak. Arrive in Swakopmund.

Day 7

Walvis Bay – the Namib desert

A boat trip on Walvis Bay lagoon, with brunch on board, looking for Cape penguins, dolphins and, in season, whales. Drive to the Namib desert.

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The Namib and the Kalahari

Days 8-12

The oldest desert in the world, then the ancestral land of the Bushmen on the edge of the Kalahari.

Day 8

Sossusvlei, Dead Vlei and Sesriem

Leave before dawn for Sossusvlei and its dunes, among the highest in the world, some over 300 m. Discover Dead Vlei, a white clay pan dotted with dead trees. The last kilometres are covered by 4x4 shuttle. In the afternoon, Sesriem Canyon, carved by the Tsauchab River.

Day 9

The Kalahari and the Bushmen

Drive to Mariental, on the edge of the Kalahari desert, ancestral land of the Bushmen. After lunch, a guided walk to learn the customs of these nomadic people.