Namib Desert, Namibia
Desert lodge
Nights in the dune country before the coast and the Cape.
Sample journey
Magnificent Africa
Dunes, the Cape, Victoria Falls, Chobe, then Kenya and a gorilla morning.
Each journey is tailor-made and private.
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Overview
- Length
- 20 days
- Countries
- Namibia · South Africa · Zambia · Botswana · Kenya · Rwanda · Uganda
- Travel
- Private only
Highlights
- Sossusvlei and the Namib coast
- Cape Town and the peninsula
- Victoria Falls, viewable from Zambia and from Zimbabwe
- Chobe river country
- Tsavo West, Amboseli, then Bwindi
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Itinerary
01Into the Namib
Leave Windhoek and drive into the dune country.
02Sossusvlei
A cool morning among the dunes, then the clay pan beyond.
03To the coast
West to Swakopmund, where the desert meets the Atlantic.
04Sandwich Harbour
The coast road and the place where dunes meet the sea.
05Cape Town
A flight south to the city below the mountain.
06Cape Town
The city, the mountain, and the historic quarter.
07Cape Peninsula
The coast road to the Cape of Good Hope.
08Victoria Falls
North to the Zambezi and the Falls.
09Victoria Falls
Time at the Falls, viewable from Zambia and from Zimbabwe. Optional activities are arranged at planning.
10Chobe
Into Botswana and the river country.
11Chobe
Early and late drives, and the river by boat.
12Nairobi
East to Kenya for the next chapters.
13Tsavo West
The inland line toward Tsavo West.
14Tsavo West
A full day in the park.
15Amboseli
On to Amboseli and its open country, with the mountain on the skyline when the cloud allows.
16Amboseli
Another day among the herds.
17Kigali
Back through Nairobi, then a flight to Kigali.
18Kigali to Bwindi
The city, then overland into Uganda’s forested hills.
19Bwindi
A morning tracking mountain gorillas, though a sighting is never assured.
20Kigali
Back to Kigali and onward.
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Where you’ll stay
Stays are chosen by region and class.
Chobe, Botswana
River lodge
A lodge on the river for drives and boat hours.
Amboseli, Kenya
Park lodge
A lodge in Amboseli country, with the mountain in view on a clear day.
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Included
Included
- A privately written route, reshaped around your dates and pace
- Lodges and camps in the class described, or similar
- Park and conservancy entry as arranged for the nights you keep
- Internal flights and road transfers named in the agreed route
- Guided game drives where the stay includes them
Not included
- Intercontinental flights
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses, laundry and tips
- Optional activities arranged at planning
Days can be moved, lengthened or left out.
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When to go
The Namib and Chobe chapters favour the drier months. The Cape is year-round. Amboseli and Tsavo work through the year, with the drier months usually easier. Gorilla tracking permits are issued by date across the year. Months are confirmed when the route is written.
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Make it yours
Africa’s Ultimate Expedition
The same southern chapters with more time in the Greater Kruger.
Jambo Kenya and Tanzania
If you want to stay in East Africa: the Mara, the Serengeti and the crater.
How a private itinerary is designed
Begin from the way a private itinerary is written, not from a sample route.
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FAQ
- Is this a fixed departure?
- No. Each route here is a sample. A specialist writes the route around your dates, the party and the chapters you want to keep.
- Are the lodges named here?
- No. Stays here are described by region and class rather than by name.
- Do days have to stay in this order?
- No. Any day can be moved, lengthened or left out. The sample is a starting shape, not a locked sequence.
- Does the route have to keep all seven countries?
- No. Chapters can be dropped or lengthened. A specialist will say which cuts still make a coherent journey.
Gallery
Every day can be moved, lengthened or left out.