Sable Adventure Safari
Day 1 - Windhoek
Your guide will meet you at the Windhoek International Airport and transfer you to Hilltop House in Windhoek.
Hilltop House was built in 1958 and has an old world charm reminiscent of bygone days. Oregon pine decks and commanding views over Windhoek add to the appeal of this wonderful home.
Accommodation: The Hilltop House
Meal arrangements: None included
Day 2 - Waterberg Plateau Park
The Waterberg Plateau Park was created as a sanctuary for rare and endangered species of the Caprivi, and is one of Namibia's most diverse parks in terms of flora and fauna.
The park is about 200km north of Windhoek. It covers over 40,000ha and the plateau is 48km long with a width that varies from 8km to 16km. Several hikes have been laid out in the park that will take you right up the plateau.
Game such as roan and sable antelope are likely to be found when you join a game drive on top of the plateau. Many bird species and a diversity of mammals are to be found in the varying habitats of this scenic park.
Another fascinating aspect of the Waterberg is its interesting geology and it is, therefore, not surprising that the conservation of a representative area of the geologically important Etjo Sandstone Formation is one of the management objectives of the park.
Activities include game drives – operated by the park's rangers as an optional extra – and hiking trails accompanied by your guide.
Accommodation: Camping, Waterberg Campsite
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
Day 3 - Tsumkwe
Continuing the journey north-east, our destination is Tsumkwe, the administrative centre of an area formerly known as Bushmanland. Tsumkwe lodge was built from indigenous thatch and teak and the bungalows are en-suite.
Accommodation: Tsumkwe Lodge
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4 - Nyae Nyae Conservancy
The Nyae Nyae Conservancy was formed in 1998 and gives the Ju/’hoansi hunter-gatherers the right to benefit from wildlife and tourism activities in the area. Tsumkwe lodge is cooperating to help enhance the tourism potential and human resources in the Nyae Nyae area.
The Ju/’hoansi people were the last independent hunters and gatherers in southern Africa, planting no crops and domesticating no animals until 1920. The 2000 or so Ju/’hoansi are now permanently settled in approximately 30 villages, where they continue to live off the land. We visit some villages and go hunting and gathering with the San people.
Accommodation: Tsumkwe Lodge
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5 - Khaudom Game Reserve
Situated in the remote north-eastern corner of Namibia, Khaudom is one of the few true wilderness areas in the country.
Khaudom Game Reserve is like nowhere else in Africa. Meandering sand tracks lead you through pristine bush, facilities are basic and the camps are small. We may well have the park to ourselves.
This is no canned safari where animals line up for your camera. The bush is thick making wildlife difficult to spot and the animals are not used to humans or vehicles. Any sighting is rendered all the more fortuitous as a result. Predators recorded in the park are lion, wild dog, leopard, spotted hyena, cheetah and jackal.
The park is unfenced and the animals follow their natural migration routes. The result is a good diversity of wildlife and Khaudom is the stronghold of Namibia’s roan antelope and wild dog population. Other antelope species include kudu, steenbok, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, tsessebe, red hartebeest, eland and reedbuck.
Accommodation: Camping, Sigaretti Campsite
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
Day 6 and 7 - Khaudom Game Reserve
Khaudom Camp, on the northern banks of the Khaudom Omuramba has an excellent view of the wide floodplains. The ablutions have flush toilets and water for the showers is heated in a wood-burning boiler – true luxury in the wilderness!
Accommodation: Camping, Khaudom Campsite
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 8 and 9 - Popa Falls
We drive north through Khaudom to Popa Falls on the Kavango River and an excellent base for exploring the adjacent Mahango Game Park.
Sandwiched between the Botswana border and the Kavango River, the Mahango Game Park is a fascinating world of papyrus-lined channels, vast floodplains, dense riverine forests and woodlands. Animals such as hippo, elephant, roan, sable, red lechwe, reedbuck, bushbuck, tsessebe, blue wildebeest, impala, gemsbok and kudu can be seen.
Accommodation: Camping, Popa Falls
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 10 and 11 - Etosha National Park
A long drive of 600km takes us to Etosha National Park but the roads are all paved making the going easy and comfortable. En-route we will visit the Hoba Meteorite – the largest meteorite in the world weighing 50 tons. We also visit Lake Otjikoto, situated in an area of porous limestone formations; the lake was probably an underground cavern in the distant past.
Etosha, meaning The Great White Place, is one of Africa’s finest conservation areas. The park supports 114 mammal species, 340 bird species, 110 reptile species, 16 amphibian species and one fish species.
The animals of Etosha are typical of the southern savanna plains of Africa, and large herds of springbok, Burchell’s zebra, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, giraffe and elephant roam the plains. Other mammals include lion, cheetah, leopard, black-faced impala, Damara dik-dik, steenbok, duiker, spotted heyeana, greater kudu and red hartebeest.
We will spend two nights at Namutoni Rest Camp, the most easterly camp in the park, and go on game drives to the waterholes in the area. Namutoni was developed around a German fort built in 1902 and now houses a museum and accommodation units of various sizes.
The lodge overlooks a floodlit waterhole and it has a game-viewing hut and lookout tower. Several waterholes in the area make for excellent game drives.
Accommodation: Namutoni Lodge, Etosha
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 12 - Etosha National Park
Today we will drive through Etosha to the western camp, Okaukuejo. Characterised by its thatched rondavels (hut-shaped bungalows), Okaukuejo is Etosha’s oldest and most popular rest camp. Its floodlit waterhole attracts wildlife such as elephant, black rhino, a variety of plains game and the rare sight of Burchell’s and Hartmann’s zebra in the same frame. Activities include game drives to several excellent waterholes nearby.
Accommodation: Okaukuejo Campsite, Etosha
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
Day 13 - Windhoek
The drive from Etosha to Windhoek is an easy 430km of paved roads. We will leave after breakfast to be in time for your flight and the end of your African adventure safari.
Meal arrangements: Breakfast
*Please note that this outline South Africa and Namibia tour itinerary is a guide, helping you to plan your holiday. Our helpful consultants will be happy to assist with your personal tailor-made itinerary that meets your specific needs.
Your guide will meet you at the Windhoek International Airport and transfer you to Hilltop House in Windhoek.
Hilltop House was built in 1958 and has an old world charm reminiscent of bygone days. Oregon pine decks and commanding views over Windhoek add to the appeal of this wonderful home.
Accommodation: The Hilltop House
Meal arrangements: None included
Day 2 - Waterberg Plateau Park
The Waterberg Plateau Park was created as a sanctuary for rare and endangered species of the Caprivi, and is one of Namibia's most diverse parks in terms of flora and fauna.
The park is about 200km north of Windhoek. It covers over 40,000ha and the plateau is 48km long with a width that varies from 8km to 16km. Several hikes have been laid out in the park that will take you right up the plateau.
Game such as roan and sable antelope are likely to be found when you join a game drive on top of the plateau. Many bird species and a diversity of mammals are to be found in the varying habitats of this scenic park.
Another fascinating aspect of the Waterberg is its interesting geology and it is, therefore, not surprising that the conservation of a representative area of the geologically important Etjo Sandstone Formation is one of the management objectives of the park.
Activities include game drives – operated by the park's rangers as an optional extra – and hiking trails accompanied by your guide.
Accommodation: Camping, Waterberg Campsite
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
Day 3 - Tsumkwe
Continuing the journey north-east, our destination is Tsumkwe, the administrative centre of an area formerly known as Bushmanland. Tsumkwe lodge was built from indigenous thatch and teak and the bungalows are en-suite.
Accommodation: Tsumkwe Lodge
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 4 - Nyae Nyae Conservancy
The Nyae Nyae Conservancy was formed in 1998 and gives the Ju/’hoansi hunter-gatherers the right to benefit from wildlife and tourism activities in the area. Tsumkwe lodge is cooperating to help enhance the tourism potential and human resources in the Nyae Nyae area.
The Ju/’hoansi people were the last independent hunters and gatherers in southern Africa, planting no crops and domesticating no animals until 1920. The 2000 or so Ju/’hoansi are now permanently settled in approximately 30 villages, where they continue to live off the land. We visit some villages and go hunting and gathering with the San people.
Accommodation: Tsumkwe Lodge
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 5 - Khaudom Game Reserve
Situated in the remote north-eastern corner of Namibia, Khaudom is one of the few true wilderness areas in the country.
Khaudom Game Reserve is like nowhere else in Africa. Meandering sand tracks lead you through pristine bush, facilities are basic and the camps are small. We may well have the park to ourselves.
This is no canned safari where animals line up for your camera. The bush is thick making wildlife difficult to spot and the animals are not used to humans or vehicles. Any sighting is rendered all the more fortuitous as a result. Predators recorded in the park are lion, wild dog, leopard, spotted hyena, cheetah and jackal.
The park is unfenced and the animals follow their natural migration routes. The result is a good diversity of wildlife and Khaudom is the stronghold of Namibia’s roan antelope and wild dog population. Other antelope species include kudu, steenbok, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, tsessebe, red hartebeest, eland and reedbuck.
Accommodation: Camping, Sigaretti Campsite
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
Day 6 and 7 - Khaudom Game Reserve
Khaudom Camp, on the northern banks of the Khaudom Omuramba has an excellent view of the wide floodplains. The ablutions have flush toilets and water for the showers is heated in a wood-burning boiler – true luxury in the wilderness!
Accommodation: Camping, Khaudom Campsite
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 8 and 9 - Popa Falls
We drive north through Khaudom to Popa Falls on the Kavango River and an excellent base for exploring the adjacent Mahango Game Park.
Sandwiched between the Botswana border and the Kavango River, the Mahango Game Park is a fascinating world of papyrus-lined channels, vast floodplains, dense riverine forests and woodlands. Animals such as hippo, elephant, roan, sable, red lechwe, reedbuck, bushbuck, tsessebe, blue wildebeest, impala, gemsbok and kudu can be seen.
Accommodation: Camping, Popa Falls
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 10 and 11 - Etosha National Park
A long drive of 600km takes us to Etosha National Park but the roads are all paved making the going easy and comfortable. En-route we will visit the Hoba Meteorite – the largest meteorite in the world weighing 50 tons. We also visit Lake Otjikoto, situated in an area of porous limestone formations; the lake was probably an underground cavern in the distant past.
Etosha, meaning The Great White Place, is one of Africa’s finest conservation areas. The park supports 114 mammal species, 340 bird species, 110 reptile species, 16 amphibian species and one fish species.
The animals of Etosha are typical of the southern savanna plains of Africa, and large herds of springbok, Burchell’s zebra, gemsbok, blue wildebeest, giraffe and elephant roam the plains. Other mammals include lion, cheetah, leopard, black-faced impala, Damara dik-dik, steenbok, duiker, spotted heyeana, greater kudu and red hartebeest.
We will spend two nights at Namutoni Rest Camp, the most easterly camp in the park, and go on game drives to the waterholes in the area. Namutoni was developed around a German fort built in 1902 and now houses a museum and accommodation units of various sizes.
The lodge overlooks a floodlit waterhole and it has a game-viewing hut and lookout tower. Several waterholes in the area make for excellent game drives.
Accommodation: Namutoni Lodge, Etosha
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Day 12 - Etosha National Park
Today we will drive through Etosha to the western camp, Okaukuejo. Characterised by its thatched rondavels (hut-shaped bungalows), Okaukuejo is Etosha’s oldest and most popular rest camp. Its floodlit waterhole attracts wildlife such as elephant, black rhino, a variety of plains game and the rare sight of Burchell’s and Hartmann’s zebra in the same frame. Activities include game drives to several excellent waterholes nearby.
Accommodation: Okaukuejo Campsite, Etosha
Meal arrangements: Breakfast, picnic lunch and dinner
Day 13 - Windhoek
The drive from Etosha to Windhoek is an easy 430km of paved roads. We will leave after breakfast to be in time for your flight and the end of your African adventure safari.
Meal arrangements: Breakfast
*Please note that this outline South Africa and Namibia tour itinerary is a guide, helping you to plan your holiday. Our helpful consultants will be happy to assist with your personal tailor-made itinerary that meets your specific needs.
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