Tailormade and Self drive in Namibia
Possible from May to November
Prices from £2895pp inclusive from the UK
For more information see “Details” on right.
Goes further north and to parts of Namibia very seldom visited by other tourists
It’s can be led by an experienced naturalist, joined by community conservation leaders
Gain privileged insight into the wildlife and people of the region
Helps fund community and conservation efforts in the areas visited
Get off the beaten track, be at one with the people and wildlife, with either a Tailormade expert driven tour or on a self drive safari in remote and beautiful Northern Namibia
Namibia is a land that offers a very different vision to that normally portrayed of Africa. It was here infact that Africa’s first national park was proclaimed in 1907 so it makes sense for this to be one of a pioneering tour in collaboration with Namibia’s foremost conservation pioneers.
Led by a knowledgeable guide, this unique journey aims to give you a privileged insight into Northern Namibia, its people and its wildlife. You will experience and come to understand first hand the visions behind Namibia’s farsighted wildlife conservation efforts, a tour combining stays at well-appointed lodges together with comfortable mobile camping. You will be journeying through one of the most dramatic landscapes of Namibia. Frequently, you will be travelling off well defined tracks and roads, following dried riverbeds and crossing open plains, taking everything that you need in fully equipped Land Cruisers.
Adventure across the Damaraland and deep into the Kaokoveld, a wild and remote landscape and Namibia’s least inhabited area. The region is one of the last refuges of the black rhino, which still thrives here, and the area is also home to desert-adapted elephant. The Kaokoveld is the land of the Himba and you will have the chance to speak to the leaders behind the community conservation area of Purros and visit traditional Himba settlements as you journey north. You will end your tour on a boat in the Kunene River on the Angolan border.
This tour helps fund IRDNC in their community wildlife initiatives, Save the Rhino Trust and the AfriCat Foundation.
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Dates & prices Possible from March to November
Prices
Exact prices are dependent on itinerary but start from £2895 per person for a 10 day self drive.
Single supplements
We do not charge single supplements if you are happy to share, even if we are unable to find you a suitable roommate.
Travelling from outside the UK
We are happy to quote you either in US dollars or Euros-without flights to the destination city. However, owing to currency fluctuations we will quote you separately at the time of your inquiry. Please do contact us for the price.
Includes
International Economy Air Namibia flights and domestic flight. All accommodation in lodges and mobile camps, vehicle hire, meals where stated, all transfers and qualified naturalist driver/guides and local expertise, beer and wine for dinner when camping, park and conservation fees.
Also includes is Africat Membership for a year and contribution for expertise to IRDNC and Save the Rhino involvement.
Excludes
Visas, vaccination, travel insurance, tips, porterage, gratuities and items of a personal nature
This Trip Supports..
Save The Rhino International
Save the Rhino International is committed to ensuring the survival of the rhinoceros species in the wild. The charity works in close consultation with managers and communities in wildlife areas and provides direct support for rhino and community conservation projects in Africa, particularily Namibia, and Asia.
Discovery Initiatives runs safari journeys in Tanzania and Namibia in aid of this organisation.
Field Expertise
Caesar Zandberg
Caesar was born and bred in Namibia, where he grew up with his geologist father. Introduced at an early age to the empty unspoiled spaces of the country the call of the wild began a lifelong fascination with the natural world.
A conservationist and expert on Namibian flora and fauna, particularily the Desert Elephants, Caesar has led numerous expeditions throughout Namibia. Caesar’s enthusiasm and understanding of the rugged landscapes and the Himba people of the Kaokoland make him a highly sought after guide in a region that makes most guides and their Land Rovers nervous!
Furthermore Caesar is a great host, an excellent bush cook.
Enjoy tailormade flying or self drive safaris accompanied by expert guides, to some of the best and remotest parts of Namib desert, Damaraland and Kunene or the Skeleton Coast. From luxury ecolodges to homestays we ensure you get the most from the wildlife, history and culture of each region. View more online.
Our Feedback
Should you wish to get direct feedback from any number of our numerous clients who have enjoyed this Namibian journey with us please do contact us and we would be delighted to help put you in touch.
We have had teh most amazing trip and thank you so much for your careful arrangements and organisation. It is a stunning country with lovely, lovely people and we did such a variety of things – something special each and every day.
Bill and Yyonne Goodall July 2007.
Northern Namibia is hot and dusty. But it’s also the place of dreams. The scenery is stunning, the people are as hospitable as any I have ever met. They are people with very little apart from the environment they inhabit. And what an environment ! I’ll never forget meeting the Himbas in as a desolate place as there can be in Africa. They sang and danced as if we were the first tourists whom they had ever seen. Perhaps we were!
It was driving back to our campsite from meeting them that I first saw my first true desert elephants. The matriarch was digging with her foot in the dried river bed for water. But probably the highlight for me was tracking black rhino. And finding them!
The trackers were superb, the sightings better than I could have ever imagined. This trip was not only a holiday but more of an exploration, experience and an adventure. And probably even more important, great fun! Thank you Discovery Initiatives.
B Carder 2001, 2003 & 2004