Namibia & Botswana: Dunes & Delta

What's Included

• All breakfasts, four lunches, eight dinners

• All accommodation

• All transport and listed activities

• Tour leader throughout

• Arrival and departure transfers (from Windhoek)

What's Not Included

• Travel insurance

• Single accommodation (available on request)

• Visas or vaccinations

Food

All breakfasts, four lunches and eight dinners are included.



For meals not included, please allow the equivalent of approximately £12.50/US$15 per meal per person. Some meals are in restaurants or the lodges while others are prepared by the crew. Camp meals are freshly cooked over the campfire. They are wholesome and plentiful, but do not expect cordon bleu cuisine and please note it is not always easy to get fresh meat. However, the standard of food is generally good.



Breakfast: Cereals, coffee, yoghurt, muesli, fresh fruit or the occasional fried breakfast

Lunch: Cheese, cold meats, pasta, salads, bread or rolls

Dinner: Potjie (stew), braai (barbecue) or stir fries



Vegetarians are well catered for on this trip though sometimes options might be more limited.

Accommodation

For our time in Namibia and Botswana, we spend 12 nights in lodges/hotels and two nights full-service camping. Occasionally, we stay in permanent tented camps. These are in part made of canvas with private bathrooms and are a quintessential African safari experience. Properties are well located for our activities and some have swimming pools. Below are a few of the standouts.



Wild camping in the Okavango Delta





The highlight stay on this trip for many is our two nights of wild camping in the Okavango Delta. Our neighbours, which you’ll likely hear shuffling around at night, include hippos, elephants and lions, while our away-from-it-all location normally allows us to see a night sky illuminated with stars. To make things easier, our camp is set up for us and all equipment is provided. We sleep in spacious, two-person tents fitted with thick foam mattresses and there is a bush shower and toilet, while dinner is taken around our atmospheric campfire.



Brandberg White Lady Lodge





Our Brandberg stay is in the middle of nowhere. From the viewpoint, you will not see another property, just the ruggedly beautiful landscape of Damaraland and possibly some desert elephants in the distance. There’s a dining area, well-stocked bar, lounge, and two swimming pools.



Lodges in Etosha National Park





In Etosha, we stay within the national park itself – a huge plus for any animal lover. The resorts we use are either Okaukuejo, Halali or Namutoni. Each location has a restaurant, swimming pool and bar but the highlights are the flood-lit waterholes where wildlife regularly stops to drink and bathe.



Worth knowing



Wifi is available in several properties but not everywhere, notably not in Sesriem, Etosha or Waterberg.

When visiting the Delta, we take only what we need for three days (sleeping bags and pillows are provided).

Due to the limited amount of accommodation within Etosha National Park, it is sometimes necessary to sleep outside the park. However, this is rare. Where we stay will not impact the number of game drives we have within the park.