Into the Wild

Your guide meets you in Swakopmund and together you depart for an adventure of a lifetime!

Latest departure out of Swakopmund with your guide: 08:00.

Heading north towards the Skeleton Coast Park, you get a glimpse of the often fog-shrouded beaches in this remote wilderness area.

At Springbok Wasser you head in an easterly direction across the rocky basalt plains of Damaraland. You pass hundreds of Welwitschia plants. These desert adapted plants have managed to survive in this hostile environment for thousands of years and form an integral part of the desert ecosystem, providing nourishment and shelter to many animals.

Once you reach the area of Bergsig, your guide will drive into the Etendeka Mountains on a rough jeep track not used by many people. The track winds and climbs over a mountain pass, offering stunning views over this breath taking scenery, before you descend into the Poachers Camp area.

As the name suggests, this area used to be favored by poachers because of its remote location. Today though, the area is patrolled and guarded by community game guards and Save the Rhino Trust.

The journey takes you into a deep valley where the Poachers Camp Spring is situated. This life-giving spring is home to many animals, which include black rhino, desert adapted elephant, lion, leopard and many antelope species.

Tonight your guide will make a camp in the valley, at a safe distance from the spring, to cause minimal disturbance to the wild life frequenting the area.

Overnight camping at the Poachers Camp area (on Full Board basis)

You wake at dawn today and leave camp with your guide on a walk to explore the area. If luck permits, you will have a good chance to see black rhino on the walk, as they favour the cooler morning temperatures to move around and feed.

After you return to camp, a well-deserved “brunch“ will be served. Afterwards there is some time to relax in the camp until it starts to cool down in the afternoon. Once you had the chance to enjoy the afternoon coffee and tea, you will head out on a drive with your guide encountering many game species like the Hartmann Mountain zebra, oryx, kudu, giraffe and springbok.

To end off the day, your guide will find a view point to enjoy a stunning sundowner!

Overnight camping at the Poachers Camp area (on Full Board basis)

This safari leads into the 5500 square kilometer private Concession Area of Palmwag.

Breathtaking landscapes in mountainous area teeming with game welcome you. The famous desert elephant, zebras, springbok, oryx, giraffe, ostrich, jackal, hyena and occasionally the endangered black rhino and famous desert lion, provide excellent photographic opportunity for wildlife photography in this vast open wilderness area.

Tonight’s camp will be erected in the wild. Enjoy a refreshing drink while the guide prepares dinner on an open fire and absorb the day’s experiences.

Overnight camping in the Palmwag Concession area (on Full Board basis)

After breakfast enjoy a walk with your guide for a brief inspection of the night’s game activities around camp.

The journey continues into the upper Mudorib River with a good chance of encountering black rhino or desert elephant in this dry and harsh desert environment.

Arrive in the Hoanib River, a dry river bed densely overgrown with nutritious acacia trees providing the necessary fodder for the desert adapted elephant.

Camp will be set up in one of the side tributaries of the dry Hoanib River.

Overnight camping in the Hoanib River area (on Full Board basis)

Today you will enjoy a full day game drive on the lookout for more animals that made this part of the world their home.

You overnight in the same camp as the previous night.

Overnight camping in the Hoanib River area (on Full Board basis)

Today you head towards the dry Hoarusib River.  Its name is thought to have originated from the geology of this stretch as the Nama word “!naruseb” means “water which twists and turns through a narrow gorge”.

You will explore this fascinating area with your guide and camp will be set up somewhere along the dry river.

Overnight camping in the Hoarusib Dry River area (on Full Board basis)

Onward we travel toward the Sanitatas area. Along the route you will meet various Ovahimba herdsmen who remain with their stock and are continually on the move in search for better grazing areas.

You will learn more about the Ovahimba traditions and this interesting lifestyle whilst visiting a few traditional villages.

Your journey continues further across a scenic valley to tonight’s camp, which will also be set up in the wild.

Overnight camping in the Sanitatas area (on Full Board basis)

Your adventure continues in a northerly direction past some Herero villages at Anabib en route to Kaoko Otavi, an old Dorsland trek settlement, to the southwest of Opuwo. Encounter another nomadic Ovahimba tribe.  After a brief stop in Kaoko Otavi, the safari continues in a westerly direction via smaller Ovahimba settlements and villages.

Camp for the night is erected in this picturesque area!

Overnight camping in the Kaoko Otavi area (on Full Board basis)

Heading back towards a little more civilization, your destination today is the Hobatere Lodge.

The unique location of Hobatere, being the getaway into the Western Etosha National Park, allows for an exclusive wildlife experience.  At the same time, making the guests aware that Hobatere is a conservancy lodge which benefits the local community and conservation.

Overnight in the Hobatere Lodge or similar (on Dinner & Breakfast basis)

Today you will travel towards the famous Etosha National Park to the The Etosha Oberland Lodge.

The lodge is nestled in a private nature park adjacent to the southern entrance of the National Park and combines luxury with a lot of privacy.

Take the afternoon to relax at the pool and let the last few days pass in revue.

Overnight in the Etosha Oberland Lodge or similar (on Dinner & Breakfast basis)

Etosha is Namibia’s flagship national park and you get to explore it with your guide in the tour vehicle today. The park’s main characteristic is a salt pan so large it can be seen from space.  Yet there is abundant wildlife that congregates around the waterholes, giving you almost guaranteed game sightings.

Overnight in the Etosha Oberland Lodge or similar (on Dinner & Breakfast basis)

Your guide will drive you to the International Airport of Windhoek today, where you check in for your flight back home.

Earliest departure from HKIA: 18:00.

• Travelling costs as per itinerary; activities, entrance- and park fees as specified;
• Accommodation on a shared basis;
• Meals as per itinerary;
• Mineral water en route;
• Experienced guiding in English or German;
• VAT and bed levy.

• Expenses of a personal nature, i.e. laundry, telephone, gratuities, souvenirs, etc.;
• Personal-, medical- and evacuation insurances;
• Additional activities;
• Alcoholic beverages and all drinks.

• Minimum of 4 and a maximum of 8 participants are required for this guided tour;
• Pre- and post-accommodation can be booked at a surcharge;
• Services and accommodations are subject to availability at the time of booking;
• It is compulsory for all guests to have comprehensive cancellation-, default-, baggage-, emergency evacuation- and medical insurance for the duration of the trip;
• The operator reserves the right to change the itinerary;
• All relevant booking conditions of Namibia Tracks & Trails and/or any other booked services will apply to your travel arrangements;
• The relevant cancellation policy applies should you fail to join or start your safari/journey for any reason, including airline delays or missed connection.   Please ensure you have adequate travel insurance for this purpose.   You become liable for cancellation penalties immediately on confirmation of booking services;
• Passports must be valid (usually for at least 6 months after date of travel) and still have at least 3 blank visa (not endorsement) pages;
• All visa requirements must be fulfilled and these are your responsibility.