Twelve days across Namibia, from Africa's greatest canyon to the river in the Caprivi. Between stages you fly rather than drive.
A 12-day trip to Namibia by Linienflug Business Class. Accommodation: Canyon Lodge, Namib Dune Star Camp, Desert Whisper, Etosha King Nehale and Namushasha River Villa. From on request (Price on request, including business class flights from Germany).
Namibia is vast, and its finest places lie far apart. Cover those distances on gravel roads and you spend days in a car. We put you in an aircraft instead: from the Fish River Canyon in the deep south over the dunes of the Namib and the waterholes of Etosha to the Kwando in the Caprivi, where Namibia turns green. Five Gondwana Collection houses, each in a different landscape, with short flights instead of long drives in between.
WHO IS THIS FOR?
ITINERARY
Business class scheduled flight from Germany to Windhoek. The flight is overnight, so you sleep on board.
After landing in Windhoek you fly straight on south to the Fish River Canyon. In the afternoon you reach Canyon Lodge, a house of natural stone set among granite domes. The rest of the day is for arriving.
The Fish River Canyon runs for 160 kilometres and drops 550 metres in places. In the morning you drive to the rim and stand before a gorge no photograph captures. With luck you will see klipspringer on the rocks. At sunset the bar is driven out to the edge.
A flight north into the oldest desert on earth. Namib Dune Star Camp sits on a slope above the plain, each hut standing on its own. In the afternoon you walk among the dunes.
Here the bed rolls out onto the deck. You sleep under a sky with no artificial light anywhere, and the sun over the dunes wakes you. By day, drives into the plain, or nothing at all.
A night in a single house in the middle of the desert, no neighbours, your own staff and a view in every direction. The way there runs over sand tracks, and after that you are alone.
From the desert to the north. Etosha King Nehale lies on the northern edge of the park, right at the King Nehale gate. In the afternoon, your first game drive into the park.
The house has a hide right at the water, half sunk into the ground. You sit at eye level with the waterhole, and when a herd of elephants comes down to drink they stand a few metres in front of you. This is what most guests come back for.
A full day in the park and its waterholes. Alongside elephants, your chances are good for rhino, lion, giraffe, zebra and oryx. Back in the evening, when the light over the pan turns soft.
The longest flight of the trip, right across to the northeast. Namibia is suddenly green here: the Kwando carries water year-round, and Namushasha River Villa stands directly above the river. A private house with chef and guide, yours alone.
On the boat in the morning, in the vehicle in the afternoon. The Caprivi has the highest density of elephants in the country, along with hippo, crocodile and over four hundred bird species. In the evening you fly back to Windhoek and on to Germany.
You land in Germany in the morning.
THE HOUSES
Fish River Canyon, southern Namibia
Location
Among granite domes on the edge of the Fish River Canyon, around twenty kilometres from the viewpoint. The lodge has its own airstrip.
The house
Stone cottages tucked between the rocks, each with its own terrace. The shared spaces sit in an old farmhouse dating from 1908.
Things to do
Drives to the canyon rim, sundowners at the edge, walks among the granite domes and a night sky only the far south of Namibia offers.
Namib-Naukluft, at the edge of the dunes
Location
On a slope above the wide Namib plain, looking out over the petrified dunes. Ten huts, each far enough from the next.
The house
Wooden huts on stilts, open to the plain. The bed is on wheels and rolls out onto the roof deck for the night.
Things to do
A night under the open sky with no artificial light, walks among the dunes and drives into the plain.
Namib, alone in the desert
Location
A single house in the middle of nowhere, with no neighbours and no other guests. Reached only over sand tracks.
The house
A round building with a glass front that is entirely yours. Your own staff, your own chef, no operation but your own.
Things to do
Nothing, thoroughly. Along with drives into the surroundings and a night sky without competition.
Northern edge of Etosha National Park
Location
Right at the King Nehale gate in the north of the park, within the Ondonga community concession.
The house
Forty rooms in clear, modern architecture, with a pool and a restaurant looking out over the plain.
Things to do
The half-sunken hide at the lodge's own waterhole is what sets it apart: you sit at eye level with the animals. Game drives into the park as well.
Kwando, Caprivi
Location
Above the Kwando in the northeast of the country, where Namibia is green and the water runs year-round.
The house
A private villa with four rooms, a pool and a deck above the river, let as a whole. Chef and guide are part of it.
Things to do
Boat trips on the Kwando, game drives in Bwabwata National Park, tiger fishing and a cultural centre in the neighbouring village.
INCLUDED
TRIP DETAILS
DURATION
12 days
AIRCRAFT
Linienflug Business Class, Buschflugzeug (Charter)
BEST TIME TO TRAVEL
year-round (best time to travel on request)
FROM
on request
SERVICE TYPE & PROTECTION
Service type: Package trip (tour operator service) (§ 651b BGB). Customer fund protection: R+V insurance (German package travel security certificate).
GALLERY
ENTRY & HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
German citizens require a visa for Namibia, either applied for online in advance as an eVisa or on arrival at the airport. The passport must be valid for at least six months after entry and have at least six blank pages. A confirmed return or onward ticket and proof of sufficient funds are also required. No vaccinations are compulsory when entering directly from Germany. Limited baggage allowances apply on the flights between stages. Hard-shell cases do not fit on board, so travel with soft bags without a frame. We confirm the exact weight limits at the time of booking.
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TRAVEL & COMFORT
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FAMILY & SPECIAL REQUESTS
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