Highlights of Namibia
Sossusvlei | Skeleton Coast
6 nights
Journey Highlights
This is the Crème de la crème of any trip to Namibia. Here you have a chance to experience the ultimate Namibia; the iconic dunes in Sossuvlei and the Skeleton Coast National Park.
Choose between a helicopter flight or hot air ballooning at Sossusvlie to see the world’s largest dunes from above.
Enjoy flying transfers and stay at high-end accommodation throughout.
See the Hoanib River and the Skeleton Coaston a game drive before a picnic lunch and return journey from by air for a totally different perspective on an otherworldly landscape.
Overview
This luxurious itinerary starts off with 3 nights at Little Kulala, the finest lodge near the iconic Sossusvlei area. Sossusvlei is a white clay pan surrounded by towering rust-coloured dunes, among the highest in the world. Animals in the area are desert-adapted and include oryx, jackals, springboks and ostriches and you will take a hot air balloon ride or helicopter flight to enjoy it from another perspective.
Next you are off to the desolate but breathtakingly beautiful Skeleton Coast. The area is known as the’Land God Made in Anger’. Thousands of miles of sandy desert dotted with shipwrecks meet with the cold waters of the Atlantic and somehow an amazing array of wildlife and flora manages to survive.
Day 1-3. Little Kulala, Kulala Wilderness Reserve
You will be met at Hosea Kutako International Airport (Windhoek) and fly to Little Kulala.
- Little Kulala has 11 luxury climate-controlled, thatched units (including 1 family unit) inspired by its timeless desert setting.
- Each unit has a private plunge pool and a 'star bed' on the upper floor for the ultimate romantic experience, while ceiling to floor windows give you unimpeded views.
- The camp has a private access gate to the Namib-Naukluft National Park and Sossusvlei.
- Here you will be able to visit the iconic red dunes of the oldest desert in the world, hop off the vehicle and walk amongst 400-year-old trees. Activities on offer are trips to Sossusvlei, nature drives, walks and eco-sensitive quad biking.
- Enjoy an incredible balloon safari that will see you soaring above the desert scenery before enjoying a sumptuous champagne breakfast in the dunes or choose to take a helicopter flight over the dunes instead.
Day 4-6.Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp, Skeleton Coast
At a time to be advised by the camp management, you will be transferred to the airstrip for your circuit light aircraft transfer from Little Kulala to Doro Nawas Airstrip and from Doro Nawas Airstrip to Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp.
- The dry bed of the Hoanib River supports a thin green ribbon of vegetation and the wild beaches of the Atlantic coast are within reach, with their noisy seal colonies and eerily quiet shipwreck remnants.
- Large and airy en-suite tents and the main area provide shady viewpoints and spacious verandahs from which to watch the desert scenery.
- Nature drives reveal a wealth of desert-adapted wildlife. Desert-adapted lion and brown hyaena may be glimpsed in this vast but far from lifeless landscape. Game drives along the river bed gives an insight on how alive the area is.
- Take a fascinating 4x4 trip to the coast via the wilderness and wildlife of the Hoanib River and floodplain, which include Klein Oases Spring and driving through a dune field - while the Skeleton Coast itself reveals a rocky coastline with its huge Cape fur seal colonies and shipwreck remains. Following a picnic lunch, the return flight back to camp offers a magnificent perspective of your journey from the air.
Day 7. Departure
Today you will be transferred by private road transfer from Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp to Hosea Kutako International Airport (Windhoek) for your onward departing flight.
This Tailormade Journey
- All accommodation on a shared basis;
- Meals as specified;
- Excursions and transfers as included in the quote;
- Most safari camps/lodges include two game activities per day in their rate – one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. Private activities and guides may be booked, at an additional cost, for sole use or special interest activities. Please advise if you would like additional information on this service;
- Services of the camp/lodge guides and staff;
- Relevant park fees and entrance fees as specified in the quote;
- Drinks as specified – drink inclusions may differ between camps/lodges;
- Laundry can be done at most camps/lodges and hotels. In some cases this is included in the rate as quoted;
- Air transfers as specified, including Departure Taxes as relevant on Wilderness Air in Botswana and Namibia;
- Accommodation taxes, the applicable Tourism Levies and all relevant Value Added Tax (VAT) or Government Sales Tax (GST).
- Meals not specified in the quote such as lunch and dinner in city hotels;
- Any drinks, park fees, entrance fees, porterage, tours/excursions and transfers not specified in the quote;
- Any scheduled commercial flights and related taxes;
- Cancellation, baggage and medical insurance;
- Staff gratuities;
- Any new Government taxes, levies, fuel or industry increases which are beyond our control;
- Visa fees where relevant. Should a visa payment be required, this will need to be made in US Dollar cash. Change is often not provided and thus the exact amounts payable are essential (with small denominations encouraged for easier and quicker transactions). Travellers Cheques and credit cards are not usually accepted for this purpose;
- Departure Taxes are excluded on all light aircraft transfers in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Applicable at manned airports only, these taxes are to be paid directly in cash on departure, unless included in your air ticket cost;
- All taxes are subject to change without prior notice;
- Zambia Airport Departure Taxes: may be paid in US Dollars or Kwacha, the local currency. Kwacha amounts may vary depending on the rate of exchange on the day – the below are guidelines only. Note that credit cards and Travellers Cheques are not accepted forms of payment for this purpose.
- On International flights: Departure tax, security tax and infrastructure & development tax - US$40.00 per person; Passenger Safety Charge - US$ 10.00 per person
- On Domestic flights: Departure tax, security tax and infrastructure & development tax - US$16.00 per person; Passenger Safety Charge - US$ 5.00 per person
- Zimbabwe Airport Departure Taxes: paid in US Dollars only and in cash. Currently, and subject to change, these taxes are as follows:
- On International flights: Departure Tax plus Aviation Infrastructural Development Fund – US$ 50.00 per person.
- On Domestic flights: Departure Tax plus Aviation Infrastructural Development Fund – US$ 15.00 per person.
- Ex Kariba Airport specifically: Departure Tax – US$ 15.00 per person.
- Any items of a personal nature.
