Day | Destination | Description | Photo |
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1 | Windhoek | You will be picked up at the international airport and transferred to your accommodation in the city centre. For the rest of the day you will have time to relax. |  |
2 | Hardap Dam NP | The first experience with African nature and its wildlife. Hardap Dam is a small National Park situated near a huge lake. There are different kinds of antelopes, zebra’s, ostrich, but also a few rhinos. A very nice park to start with. |  |
3 | Duwisib Castle | A solid German Castle is found in the middle of nowhere. A visit to the castle is enjoyable and the silence and nature surrounding the accommodation is fantastic. The sunset is spectacular. | 
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| 4 | Sossusvlei | Absolutely one of the highlights of your holiday is a visit to the Sossusvlei with the huge red sand dunes. The sunrise and sunset are magical. | 
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| 5 | Sossusvlei |
6 | Coast | Today you are at the wonderful coast of the Atlantic, full of seals, pelicans, dolphins and even some penguins. The beach seems to run smoothly into the desert with the huge sand dunes. |  |
7 | Coast | You are staying in an old German city, where you will find original old traditional “bierstubes”. Outside the town you have the possibility to see the Welwitschia, a special desert plant, with only 2 leaves, which can grow as old as 1000 years.. |  |
8 | Cape Cross | Cape Cross is famous for its seal colony. You can simply follow your ears and nose to this spectacle in the water and on the shore. You will see seals as far as you can see. Furthermore, you will go to the Brandberg area, where the ancient rock painting of the “white lady of the Brandberg” can be found. Numas canyon has it own rock paintings and a fresh water spring. |  
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| 9 | Twijfelfontein | Also at Twijfelfontein (spring of doubt), there are San rock paintings. You can make a stopover on your way to the north. In the meantime, you will discover more and more of “real” Africa | 
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| 10 | Damaraland | This is a beautiful trip to another German fort in Damaraland, which is settled in between traditional African huts. In the shade of this fort you can have a drink or diner at the cosy bar. It is possible that local people from the surrounding village are going to sing some songs for you. | 
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| 11 | Himba | Today you are travelling through Kakaofield. The north of Namibia is magnificent and seems to be unchanged for the last hundreds of years. You will see traditional Himba villages and the special traditionally dressed people, which seem to come from another era. You will also see Herero ladies with their traditional Victorian dresses. As a tourist you are more an eye catcher than the local people in the region. | 
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| 12 | Himba | Today it is time to relax. You visit a local Himba village in order to have an informal meeting with these interesting people. Or you can just walk around in town. | 
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13 | Cheeta farm | On a farm near Kamanjab, the kind owner is keeping rescued cheetahs. On the premises near the house, there are some tame cheetahs, which can be touched. On a large piece of land there are a lot more of them, which are not tame at all. You can join the owner on a tour to feed the animals, a very exciting experience. |  |
14 | Etosha NP | Etosha National Park really has everything to offer. The big predators are all present: lions, cheetahs, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs. Also guaranteed are the big African elephant, antelopes, warthogs, ostrich’s en many other animals. During daytime you can drive through the park, there are an endless number of roads. In the evening you can spot the game near your accommodation at the waterhole which is illuminated. |   |
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| 17 | Bosjesmannen | The accommodation where you will spend the night is also offering the possibility to do a walking safari with local bushmen. This is the moment to get in touch with the local culture and habits of the San people. | 
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| 18 | Waterberg Plateau | Waterberg Plateau is plateau of sandstone, 150 m above the surrounding landscape. The diversity of trees and savannah bushes makes it a beautiful place to stay. Moreso, because it is known for its special and endangered species, like the sable and roan antelope and the black and white rhino. Furthermore, there are several walking trails. | 
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| 19 | Windhoek | Windhoek is a very nice town to walk around, to go shopping, to visit some museums or to buy the last souvenirs. And this is a good opportunity to end your holiday in one of the many nice restaurants. |  |
| 20 | Windhoek | Departure from Windhoek. | |
21 | arrival at home | | |
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