SOAN-ROM | Windhoek to Windhoek | Special Occasion Tour Day 1 | 50 km WINDHOEK Departure details After arrival at Windhoek International Airport, receive your rental vehicle Classification: Superior and start your journey with a short drive through mountainous terrain into SUPERIOR SELF-DRIVE Vehicle recommendation: SUV or 4WD Double Cab Windhoek city. Here you check into your romantic and historic castle turned luxury hotel, which overlooks the capital city of Namibia. The indulging evening will be spent in the romantic wine cellar with a private candlelight Inclusions dinner and personal butler. Accommodation: As specified Overnight at Heinitzburg Hotel - Dinner. Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary 8 Breakfasts, 1 lunch and 7 dinners Day 2 | 330 km Deluxe Travel Planner WATERBERG General: Tourism levy and government taxes where applicable After breakfast, travel north to the Waterberg Plateau Park, where your next hide-out is situated within lush vegetation on the edge of the Waterberg Exclusions Plateau. Each spacious chalet offers a private plunge pool overlooking the All International / Domestic Flights and taxes, Visas, Travel and Personal endless bush savannah. accident insurance, Personal Expenses, Excursions / Activities not specified, Gratuities In the afternoon, follow your guide on a private sundowner walk onto the 14 days Waterberg Plateau. Here you will be introduced to the local wedding culture of the Herero tribe, and the bride will have the opportunity to dress up in a Optional extras traditional Herero wedding dress Excursions / Activities on request Overnight at Waterberg Plateau Lodge - Breakfast and dinner. Day 3-5 | 200 km ROMANTIC ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK Your honeymoon safari takes you to the Ongava Game Reserve, bordering directly along the Etosha National Park. Here you will spend the following three days in a luxurious African safari setting with your very own private of the Namib Desert to your lodge, which is the perfect gateway to exploring balcony, offering panoramic views. Explore the abundant wildlife of the the Deadvlei and Sossusvlei. Here some of the highest dunes on Earth stand Escapes African savannah in Etosha National Park in your vehicle, or relax and enjoy towering over the white desert plains. the great service of this private game reserve by taking part in optional game drives or guided walks. The afternoon can be spent relaxing at the pool or taking part in optional activities in the 7.000 ha private nature reserve. Experience the desert in the The next days are devoted purely to game drives in search of the abundant late afternoon by sitting on a cliff, or enjoy the untouched natural setting on wildlife found in the Etosha National Park, which surrounds a parched salt horseback. Oshakati Ondangwa desert known as the Etosha Pan. The park is home to 4 of the Big Five - Overnight at Desert Homestead Outpost - Breakfast and dinner. Katima Mulilo Rundu elephant, lion, leopard and rhino. Game viewing in the park is largely focused Opuwo around the waterholes, ideal places to sit and watch over 114 different game Day 11-12 | 230 km ETOSHA NATIONAL PARK BWABWATA species and more than 340 bird species. SOSSUSVLEI & NAMIBRAND NATURE RESERVE NATIONAL PARK Tsumeb Overnight at Ongava Lodge - Breakfast and dinner. This morning demands an early start. You will be astonished by the surreal Outjo Deadvlei, surrounded by the highest dunes and Sossusvlei. Take the opportunity Otavi Day 6-7 | 380 km to walk up one of these dunes to admire the desert landscape beneath. DAMARALAND Afterwards, you will visit Sesriem Canyon. Otjiwarongo DAMARALAND After breakfast, you travel further westwards into Damaraland, one of the Okahandja least populated places on earth Damaraland is the home of the unique After exploring the surreal desert landscape, you travel on to the private desert elephant and a free-roaming rhino population. Your lodge, is nestled NamibRand Nature Reserve. Your lodge, nestled amidst the dunes and bare rock Gobabis amongst huge boulders, takes you through awe-inspiring landscapes of mountains, is set against a backdrop of unparalleled beauty. Absorb the unique Swakopmund WINDHOEK eroded dry riverbeds and rocky plains. desert landscape during a morning and afternoon excursion through enticing dune landscapes, endless grass plains and mystical mountain formations. You Walvis Bay Rehoboth The evening is spent at a romantic dinner next to the open fire of the lodge may encounter large as well as small desert animals, learn about their specialised boma before returning to your chalet where a bottle of champagne and habits and explore the ancient hunting spots of the Bushmen. fresh fruit platter awaits. The next day, enjoy a private breakfast on top of a Overnight at WolweDans Dune Camp - Breakfast, lunch and dinner. SOSSUSVLEI Mariental cliff in this exceptional and remote scenery. The day is open for either lazing KALAHARI at the pool or visit Twyfelfontein Namibia’s first World Heritage Site where Day 13 | 360 km DESERT Bushman communities engraved and painted over 2.500 ,pictures some GOCHEGANAS 6.000 years ago. After the excursion, visit the nearby Living Museum of the After an optional morning activity and a delicious breakfast, travel back to Keetmanshoop Damara, to experience how these people lived in the past, and get to know Windhoek, where you are accommodated at the private GocheGanas Nature their beliefs, traditions and customs. Reserve, situated on a hill with a spectacular view onto the Auas Mountains. Lüderitz Aus With one of the best Wellness Spa’s throughout southern Africa, this is the one Travel back to your lodge to absorb its solitude or join an optional adventure place you would like to be to enjoy a couple’s massage! FISH RIVER in open vehicle where you search for the elusive desert elephant. CANYON Overnight at Mowani Mountain Camp - Breakfast and dinner. Enjoy an optional afternoon game drive including a sundowner drink, and upon your return unwind in a warm Chrystal Bath while sipping Bubbly with your Day 8-9 | 300 km loved one. SWAKOPMUND Overnight at GocheGanas - Breakfast and dinner. You travel Damaraland and the Skeleton coastline to the town of Swakopmund, idyllically set between the waves of the Atlantic Ocean and Day 14 | 60 km the majestic dunes of the Namib Desert. DEPARTURE Depending on your outbound flight, you have time to take part in optional game You have the rest of the day at leisure - explore the palm-lined streets and drives, mountain bike trails or nature walks offered by the lodge. Alternatively, seaside promenades on foot, or enjoy a glass of champagne on the jetty enjoy last shopping for souvenirs in the capital city for your loved ones at home, while the sun is setting. After enjoying a champagne breakfast, it’s time to before travelling to the international airport for your flight home. explore Swakopmund and its surrounding. Swakopmund is often fondly Breakfast. referred to as the “playground of Namibia”, it has numerous activities. Travel with a Purpose Explore the rugged, sweltering desert on a day tour, or from an aerial view on a scenic flight. Namibia is at the forefront of conserving its natural heritage, yet not Guests travelling on this tour support GREEN SEAT to conserve Namibia’s Take time to get the feel of this quaint town with its historic buildings, PEOPLE PLANET WILDLIFE many guests get to experience the efforts that take place “behind museums, shopping arcades and beach bar. the scenes” of the various organisations. Overnight at Swakopmund Luxury Suites (Honeymoon Suite) - Breakfast. Day 10 | 370 km NAMIB DESERT After breakfast, your journey leads south through the vast open plains 80 81.