Namibia Grand Loop
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    Namibia Grand Loop

    Self-drive from the dunes to Etosha and the Skeleton Coast

    Namibia 14 nights April – October (cool, dry, best for driving) Independent travellers and photographers
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    $3,845 per person sharing
    Excludes international flights. Final price confirmed in your quote.

    The full Namibian circuit at a sensible pace: Sossusvlei's dunes, the Atlantic at Swakopmund, Damaraland's desert elephants and the waterholes of Etosha — all on good gravel roads in a 4x4.

    The route

    Indicative routing — actual transfers and flights are confirmed with your itinerary.

    Trip highlights

    • Sunrise on Dune 45 and the Deadvlei walk
    • Sandwich Harbour and the Walvis Bay lagoon
    • Twyfelfontein rock engravings and desert-adapted elephant
    • Etosha's floodlit waterholes

    Suggested itinerary

    1. 1

      Windhoek

      Khomas · 1 night

      Arrival night, vehicle collection and a briefing before heading south.

    2. 2

      Sossusvlei & Sesriem

      Namib-Naukluft · 3 nights

      Two full days for the dunes, Deadvlei, Sesriem Canyon and a scenic flight.

      Stays we like here
      Desert CampDesert Homestead Lodge
    3. 3

      Swakopmund

      Erongo · 3 nights

      Cold Atlantic air, seafood, and dune or catamaran excursions from Walvis Bay.

      Stays we like here
      Brigadoon Boutique GuesthouseCornerstone Guesthouse
    4. 4

      Damaraland

      Kunene · 3 nights

      Rock art, Brandberg and tracking desert-adapted elephant in the dry riverbeds.

      Stays we like here
      Damara Mopane Lodge
    5. 5

      Etosha National Park

      Oshikoto / Kunene · 4 nights

      Split your nights between the west and east of the pan so you are never far from the best waterholes.

      Stays we like here
      Dolomite CampEtosha Safari Camp

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