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This varied holiday explores Namibia's most spectacular scenery. You'll visit a traditional Nama
village, walk along the rim of one of the world's largest canyons and take a remote road beside the
Orange River to reach mountains overlooking the Namib Desert. On the way to the sleepy,
historic town of Lüderitz, you'll see the world's only wild desert horses; and you'll experience the
eerie Kolmanskop, a deserted diamond boomtown inhabited only by ghosts. Finally, you'll watch the sun
rise and set over the world's tallest dunes, before climbing them yourself at Sossusvlei.
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Teak Safari Summary:
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Flight to Namibia |
| Day 2 |
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Windhoek, guesthouse |
| Day 3 |
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Quiver Tree Forest, camping |
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Orange River, camping |
| Day 5 |
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Aus, camping |
| Day 6 |
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Luderitz/Aus, camping |
| Day 7 & 8 |
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Namib-Naukluft Park, camping |
| Day 9 |
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Flight to London |
| Day 10 |
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Arrive London |
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DETAILED ITINERARY:
Day 1 - Flight to Namibia
A scheduled overnight flight from London Gatwick to Windhoek with Air Namibia begins your holiday.
Day 2 - Windhoek
On arrival in Windhoek, you are met and transferred to a comfortable guesthouse. The afternoon is free: relax
by the pool or take a leisurely wander into town to explore. Dinner is at your own expense and there are
plenty of good restaurants to choose from. Alternatively, you can order at the guesthouse. You will find the
staff there helpful and friendly, and our Namibian team is easily contactable and happy to answer any queries
you might have.
Day 3 - Quiver Tree Forest
After breakfast, your guide collects you between 07.30 and 08.00 for the longest drive of the trip. You head
south, over the Tropic of Capricorn, stopping for lunch near a Nama village. The Nama people speak a Khoisan
language (with clicks!), and your guide will introduce you sensitively to their lifestyle and traditions.
One of the elders often talks to visitors about the community's history, and sometimes you may be treated to
a short play or an impromptu concert by the church choir. Arts and crafts made by the villagers are available
and, because everyone benefits from your visit, the atmosphere is friendly and welcoming. After lunch, you'll
drive south to camp amidst spiky tree aloes at the Quiver Tree Forest.
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Day 4 - Orange River
Continuing south beyond the town of Keetmanshoop, you stop to take a walk above the great Fish River Canyon
(probably the world's second largest of its kind, after Arizona's Grand Canyon), carved out by erosion over
millions of years. In the afternoon, continue south to a remote and beautiful road alongside the Orange
River, where you spend this night of your Namibian holiday camping in a very tranquil setting by the river
bank.
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Day 5 - Aus
After breakfast by the river and the chance for a quick dip, you follow the road over the southern escarpment
towards the desert. The route takes you past the isolated outposts of Rosh Pinah and Skorpion, to the small
hillside town of Aus. Here you camp for two nights at a stunning spot on the edge of the escarpment. The
energetic may climb to view the setting sun over the Namib's vast Koichab Pan, before returning to the fold
for dinner.
Day 6 - Lüderitz /Aus
Make an early start driving alongside the Sperrgebiet, the forbidden diamond-mining zone, and across your
first sand dunes to the historic old German town of Lüderitz. An excellent optional boat cruise (about £20)
is available on the old schooner Sedina, in search of the ocean's rich bird and marine life, including
African penguins and heaviside dolphins. Later you'll visit Kolmanskop, a deserted boomtown from the early
20th century that is slowly being swallowed by the desert. You are free to sample Lüderitz's famous seafood
for lunch, before an afternoon trip to explore the peninsula and the historic Diaz Point. Driving back to
your camp, you usually stop to see the amazing wild horses that live along with oryx in the Namib.
Day 7 - Namib-Naukluft Park
Today you head north along the edge of the Namib Desert; this is unquestionably one of the country's most
spectacular drives, with fabulous vistas at every turn. You aim to arrive at your campsite on the edge of the
desert during the late afternoon, in time to watch the colours glow and change on the distant mountains to
the east. Another great evening on your holiday to Namibia.
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Day 8 - Namib-Naukluft Park
Rising well before dawn, you drive deep into the desert, home to some of the world's highest dunes and
stunning scenery. The shifting, contrasting patterns of light and shadow on these dunes are always
enthralling. After breakfast in the desert you continue through breathtaking scenery to some of the world's
highest dunes at Sossusvlei. Spend the morning exploring, marvelling at the surroundings and the wildlife.
After lunch at Sesriem, you drive a short way to visit Sesriem Canyon: a deep, narrow gorge where the force
of the ephemeral Tsauchab River has sculpted amazing shapes from the rock. Then you return to your campsite.
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Day 9 - Flight to London
Driving back to Windhoek, you'll pass through more stunning scenery as the road climbs up and over the
escarpment and on to the Central Highlands. You arrive back in time for a quick freshen up before your
scheduled flight to London.
Day 10 - Arrive in London
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Departures:
Cost is per person sharing, departing and returning UK
There is no single supplement on this trip.
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| 07/01/09 - 16/01/09 | £1191 | | 14/01/09 - 23/01/09 | £1191 | | 21/01/09 - 30/01/09 | £1191 | | 28/01/09 - 06/02/09 | £1191 | | 11/02/09 - 20/02/09 | £1191 | | 18/02/09 - 27/02/09 | £1191 | | 25/02/09 - 06/03/09 | £1191 | | 04/03/09 - 13/03/09 | £1191 | | 11/03/09 - 20/03/09 | £1191 | | 18/03/09 - 27/03/09 | £1191 | | 25/03/09 - 03/04/09 | £1191 | | 01/04/09 - 10/04/09 | £1265 | | 08/04/09 - 17/04/09 | £1265 | | 15/04/09 - 24/04/09 | £1185 | | 22/04/09 - 01/05/09 | £1185 | | 29/04/09 - 08/05/09 | £1185 | | 06/05/09 - 15/05/09 | £1185 | | 13/05/09 - 22/05/09 | £1185 | | 20/05/09 - 29/05/09 | £1185 | | 27/05/09 - 05/06/09 | £1185 | | 03/06/09 - 12/06/09 | £1185 | | 10/06/09 - 19/06/09 | £1185 | | 17/06/09 - 26/06/09 | £1185 | | 24/06/09 - 03/07/09 | £1185 | | 01/07/09 - 10/07/09 | £1265 | | 08/07/09 - 17/07/09 | £1265 | | 15/07/09 - 24/07/09 | £1265 | | 22/07/09 - 31/07/09 | £1380 | | 29/07/09 - 07/08/09 | £1380 | | 05/08/09 - 14/08/09 | £1380 | | 12/08/09 - 21/08/09 | £1380 | | 19/08/09 - 28/08/09 | £1265 | | 26/08/09 - 04/09/09 | £1265 | | 02/09/09 - 11/09/09 | £1265 | | 09/09/09 - 18/09/09 | £1265 | | 16/09/09 - 25/09/09 | £1265 | | 23/09/09 - 02/10/09 | £1265 | | 30/09/09 - 09/10/09 | £1265 | | 07/10/09 - 16/10/09 | £1265 | | 14/10/09 - 23/10/09 | £1265 | | 21/10/09 - 30/10/09 | £1265 | | 28/10/09 - 06/11/09 | £1265 | | 04/11/09 - 13/11/09 | £1265 | | 11/11/09 - 20/11/09 | £1265 | | 18/11/09 - 27/11/09 | £1265 | | 25/11/09 - 04/12/09 | £1265 | | 02/12/09 - 11/12/09 | £1265 | | 09/12/09 - 18/12/09 | £1265 | | 16/12/09 - 25/12/09 | £1627 | | 23/12/09 - 01/01/10 | £1627 | | 30/12/09 - 08/01/10 | £1380 |
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