Day 4: Okaukuejo

We leave our private campsite and travel westwards into the Park. Today is a full day's game drive, affording us the opportunity to visit several permanent waterholes. We arrive at Okaukuejo in time for a sundowner drink at the waterhole. After dinner, we will be able to spend time at the floodlit waterhole, watching a variety of species, quenching their thirst. Our accommodation tonight is in the Rest Camp's chalets.

Days 5 - 6: Northern Damaraland

Today's journey on the Serviced Camping Safari begins after an early breakfast, as we head into Damaraland, an area whose attractions are spread over a large region. Our interests lie in the area bordering Kaokoland. Northern Damaraland still has a significant population of Lion, Elephant, Leopard, large antelope, Giraffe, Hartmann's Mountain Zebra, and the last free-ranging Black Rhino population in the world. We enjoy this truly unique area, camping in its wild and untouched landscapes. Our discovery of this fascinating area continues, as we search for hidden waterholes. This also affords us the opportunity to explore the ancient volcanic landscape on foot.

Days 7 - 8: Southern Damaraland

Our Serviced Camping Safari continues to the area between the Huab and the Ugab, where we will again be camping wild. We will visit the rock engravings at Twyfelfontein - ancient works of Art attributed to the San (Bushmen). It is in this area where we will be able to explore the seasonal River beds, with the possibility of encountering several species of game, including the elusive desert-adapted Elephant. This area marks the southern limit of Damaraland.

Days 9 - 10: Swakopmund

No safari in Namibia is complete without a visit to the quaint coastal town of Swakopmund. Our route takes us from the unique landscape of Damaraland to the coast, and a visit to the Cape Cross seal colony. It is in this area that the Portuguese explorer, Diego Cao first set foot on Namibian soil, in 1486. We continue southwards, to Swakopmund itself. We spend our nights at the Strand Hotel, conveniently situated near the beach and within walking distance of the museum and shops. There is time to enjoy some of the town's exciting optional activities, such as quad biking, camel riding, and dune boarding.