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MNWDHS 10D7N Endless Namibia P10-12.Ai Travel Validity Period: DEAD CAMELTHORN TREES AGAINST RED DUNES AND BLUE SKY IN DEADVLEI, SOSSUSVLEI Summer Apr – Oct 2019 HIGHLIGHTS ANGOLA ZAMBIA NAMIBIA SOSSUSVLEI • 4WD dune experience • Deadvlei trek Etosha National 1 • Dune 45 Park • Sesriem Canyon Khorixas 1 WALVIS BAY • Harbour Cruise • Pelican Point BOTSWANA 2 KHORIXAS Swakopmund 1 • Twyfelfontein (UNESCO Heritage Site) Windhoek • Himba Village Cultural Tour ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK 2 Sossusvlei • Open-vehicle game drive WINDHOEK • Christ Church NAMIBIA • Tintenpalast • Parliament Gardens • Reiterdenkmal Flight path Traverse by coach Traverse by cruise Featured destinations DELICACIES Overnight stays 1 2 Meal Plan 7 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 7 Dinners DAY 1 DAY 4 HOMEWINDHOEK SOSSUSVLEISWAKOPMUND 4★ HOTELS Meals on Board Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Assemble at the airport and depart for Depart for Swakopmund you’ll pass through Windhoek, Namibia’s capital. the Welwitschia Plains, where you can look SOSSUSVLEI Gondwana Namib Desert Lodge out for the bizarre welwitschia plants, made SWAKOPMUND The Delight Swakopmund DAY 2 of only 2 leaves that are gradually split into KHORIXAS Damara Mopane Lodge Khorixas WINDHOEKSOSSUSVLEI strips by the wind - some of which are over ERINDI GAME RESERVE Gondwana Lunch, Dinner 1,500 years old. You’ll also pass through the Upon arrival at the Windhoek airport, meet up Etosha Safari Lodge Moonlandscape where rippling hills and with your local guide. Drive south to the WINDHOEK Hilton Windhoek rocky valleys create an ‘other-worldly’ scene. world-famous Sossusvlei, and along the way you will pass through the picturesque Arriving at Swakopmund, Namibia’s top Spreetshoogte Pass. You will have a stop coastal resort located in a charming and *Note: • Hotels subject to final confirmaon. Should there over at the viewpoint to appreciate the endless German-like town nestled between the be changes, customers will be offered similar view of the Namib Desert. Last but not least, desert and ocean. accommodaons as stated in this list. check in at the hotel and rest for the day. • Hotels in Namibia do not have triple share rooms. • During major events and fesvals, accommodaon may be re-located to outside of the city or in DAY 3 another city without prior noce. DAY 5 SOSSUSVLEI Breakfast, Dinner SWAKOPMUNDWALVIS BAY Rise early this morning for a magical SWAKOPMUND Breakfast, Dinner excursion into the Namib-Naukluft National Park. Visit the Dead Vlei, where you will find Depart for a harbour cruise in the early clay pans covered in a crust of salt-rich sand, morning at the greater bay area of Walvis surrounded by burnt orange and red towering Bay. Enjoy complimentary oysters and dunes. It is considered as one of the most sparkling wine as you cruise to Pelican stunning desert landscapes in Africa. Make a Point, home to a large colony of Cape fur stop at Dune 45, the highest dune in Namibia. seals. If you are lucky, you can glimpse the An optional climb to the top will reward you with views that are worthy of the effort. Next, wonderful sight of gleaming bottlenose and stop at the Sesriem Canyon, a natural gorge Heaviside’s dolphins swimming alongside carved out by the Tsauchab River. the boat. SEAL COLONY NEAR THE PELICAN POINT LIGHTHOUSE, WALVIS BAY EU Holidays | Exotic 11 10D7N ENDLESS NAMIBIA HERD OF GIRAFFES, ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK, NAMIBIA DAY 6 DAY 10 SWAKOPMUNDKHORIXAS HOME SWEET HOME Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner We hope you enjoyed your trip with our After breakfast, set off to the town of Khorixas, company and we look forward to seeing you previously the capital of the Damaraland again for your next trip. Bantustan prior to Namibia’s independence. Visit the Twyfelfontein, Namibia’s first World Tipping Guideline: (based on 10D7N) Heritage site. It also home to the 2,500 year • USD 80 per person old rock carvings, these simple sketches of lions, cattle and humans engraved into the Suggested Excursions: Addiࢼonal acࢼviࢼes that complement your holidays red rock are humbling and beautiful – sure will be at your own discreࢼon and is enࢼrely opࢼonal. to be a real highlight of your trip to Namibia. *minimum group size may apply. • Sossusvlei 45 min Helicopter Flight: USD245 THE HIMBA • Sossusvlei 40 min Scenic Flight: USD160 DAY 7 • Walvis Bay 4x4 Sandwich Harbour tour: USD115 KHORIXASETOSHA NATIONAL NOTE: PARK DAY 8 • A minimum group size of 15 passengers is required Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner for a confirmed departure. ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK • The sequence of the iࢼnerary, flight and hotels are Today, visit the unique local Himba village WINDHOEK subject to change without prior noࢼce in the event and interact with the villagers. The Himba Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner of unforeseen circumstances. are semi-nomadic pastoral people and are In the morning, a short game drive to the easily recognizable by their unique style of gate wraps up your visit to Etosha and head hair and dress. Enjoy a traditional Himba for Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia. dance called Ondjongo performed by them Make a short stop at the craft markets in at the end of the tour. After that, you will Okahandja before arriving in Windhoek in the travel to one of Southern Africa’s finest and afternoon. Take a city tour and have the most important Game Reserves - Etosha opportunity to view some its better-known National Park. Etosha National Park is world landmarks monuments which include the renowned for its spectacular wildlife Christ Church, Tintenpalast (Ink Palace – the paradise. Experience an evening game drive houses of parliament), Parliament Gardens, as you search for elephants, lions, black and Rider Memorial and Train Station. white rhinoceros, leopards, giraffe and various other animal species in their natural DAY 9 environment. This drive includes waterhole visits and park exploration, ending with a WINDHOEKHOME view of the sunset at one of their Breakfast, Meals on Board Relax in the morning before transferring to spectacular viewpoints before proceeding CHRIST CHURCH, WINDHOEK for dinner. the airport for your return flight home. 12 Exotic | EU Holidays .
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