NAMIB DESERT DESERT ECOLOGY AT ITS BEST |
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SAMPLE ITINERARY
| DAY 1 (Saturday) |
Meet your host at the airport. Transfer to Windhoek for a quick tour of its sights & sounds, and to browse the local supermarkets for your preferred camp meal ingredients (for the hike only). Settle at a local Bed & breakfast for a rest after the flight and to acclimatize to Namibia. |
| DAY 2 (Sunday) |
After breakfast, drive due west and see the landscape change from bush to desert-steppe, until you reach the Atlantic coast and a little fishing village where you will overnight and briefly review the hike ahead. |
| DAY 3 (Monday) |
Continue north along the coast until you reach the well-known Namibian Skeleton Coast Park. This is the coastal gateway to Kaokoland - the last true Wilderness area in Africa. A final preparation for the hike is done after pitching camp outside the Park. |
| DAY 4 (Tuesday) |
Start the trek! Although you now find yourself in the middle of the gravel plains of the Namib desert, with the Skeleton Coast to the west and the desert to the east, you will enter and experience one of the most unique - and sensitive - eco-systems in the world - accompanied by a Nature Conservation Officer of the Namibian Ministry of Environmental Affairs. |
| DAY 5 (Wednesday) |
Second day of hike. This is a totally dry river course you are following - in the middle of the desert! All is, however, not quite what it seems at first. Experience the life giving affects that the subterranean waters have on both desert adapted Fauna and Flora. Namibia boasts one of the richest, and varied Lichen fields in the world! |
| DAY 6 (Thursday) |
Third day of hike - conclusion. With luck, it is not impossible to encounter the world famous - and endangered - Namibian desert Elephants. Other desert adapted wildlife abound, drawn by the vegetation, in turn dependant on the subterranean water. Return to camp and be transferred back towards Swakopmund for a good night's sleep. |
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7 (Friday) |
You may wish to view the largest mineral crystal cluster ever unearthed to date, or browse the German-colonial shops and architecture, before returning to Windhoek. You will be accommodated at a Game Lodge en-route to the airport on this, your last night in Namibia, Africa. |
| DAY 8 (Saturday) |
Subject to flight departure time, you may have all morning to enjoy nature hikes/walks on the premises, or simply relax on a pool chair, viewing wildlife at the waterhole. Transfer to Namibia's International airport, to arrive in time for your departure flight. |