Day 1 Saturday
Depart Windhoek and drive via Rehoboth into Kalahari Desert for overnight.
A scenic drive will be undertaken towards sunset (in open vehicles).
DBB Kalahari region - preferably Auob Lodge
Day 2 Sunday
Drive through Kalahari and visit the Quiver tree forest near Keetmanshoop.
Stop in Keetmanshoop, opportunity to enjoy lunch on own account. Continue
via Naute Dam; view Fish River Canyon's most spectacular northern fringes.
DBB Fish River region - preferably Cañon Lodge
Day 3 Monday
Continue towards coast via Aus. Possibility to see desert adapted horses on
entering Namib Desert. Enjoy spectacular scenery on way to Lüderitz where we
arrive around midday. Scenic drive around southern peninsula during afternoon.
DBB Lüderitz region - preferably Nest Hotel
Day 4 Tuesday
Visit Kolmanskop, a deserted diamond town and today a museum. Duwisib Castle
will be visited during the afternoon. Onwards towards Maltahöhe.
DBB Maltahöhe region - preferably Hammerstein Rest Camp
Day 5 Wednesday
Early start to visit Sossusvlei, where we will undertake a scenic drive with
4x4 vehicles into the heart of the Namib Desert. Sesriem Canyon will be visited
later and the village Solitaire on our way past the Namib Naukluft Mountains.
DBB Namib Naukluft Park region - preferably Namib Naukluft Lodge
Day 6 Thursday
Drive through Kuiseb Canyon and continue towards coast. A packed lunch will
be enjoyed along the road. See 'Welwitschia mirabilis', a plant that is said
to grow older than 1000 years. Visit Moon landscape before arriving in Swakopmund.
LP + DBB Swakopmund region - preferably Hansa Hotel
Day 7 Friday
Visit Walvis Bay Lagoon to view seabirds. Continue inland towards the towns of
Usakos and Karibib, where we visit Henckert's Centre. Visit Herero graves and
handicraft market in Okahandja. Tour ends on arrival in Windhoek during the
afternoon.
SOUTHERN TOUR includes:
6 Breakfast, 1 Lunch (pack), 6 Dinner, Accommodation, Non alcoholic drinks
on board the vehicle, transport in air-conditioned vehicles and guide, porterage,
entrance fees, sightseeing as specified, passenger liability insurance.
