12 Day Namibia Highlights Guided Safari

DAY 1

THE WINDHOEK LUXURY SUITES, WINDHOEK
Ensuite Room – Bed & Breakfast

You will be met by our representative on arrival and transferred to your lodging for the night. The remainder of the day can be spent relaxing at your own leisure.
For dinner tonight, you can head into town for a bite to eat at one of Windhoek’s well known restaurants.
Enjoy your first night in Namibia. Your holiday has only just begun…

The Windhoek Luxury Suites is a smart and swanky boutique guesthouse in Klein Windhoek – the smartest, swankiest part of town.
You’re a block and short stroll away from a bunch of interesting restaurant and wine bar options and the botanical gardens are just down the road if you’ve got time during your stay in Namibia’s capital.
The all-suite accommodation is spacious, neat and modern with elegant palettes, subtle lighting, super-comfy beds and all the mod-cons you’d find in any city hotel.
The exterior is all face brick and concrete with manicured gardens giving it a flawless appearance. It’s somewhat country living, somewhat industrial and it works. It’s neat and tidy and the interior follows suit.
The 40 rooms (including 4 family inter-leading options) give a vibe of “sophisticated simplicity” if that’s a thing. It’s paired back, discerned and refined without cutting any corners and still offering a luxurious feel without being over the top or dramatic.
Breakfast is served across the street at the Stellenbosch Market Restaurant. You’ll get a breakfast voucher on check-in. Pick from their menu. Everything is wholesome and delicious.

Included : Bed and Breakfast, Airport transfer

DAY 2 

KALAHARI ANIB LODGE, KALAHARI
Ensuite Room – Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

After enjoying breakfast guests will be picked up from their accommodation in Windhoek as from 08:30 for the first leg of the journey. Just before Mariental, we drive east into the Kalahari Desert to overnight at Kalahari Anib Lodge.
The stylish, spacious, and refreshing lodge is imbued with the spirit of the Kalahari with its burnished sand, ostrich eggshell light and camelthorn trees.
Kalahari Anib Lodge is a comfortable and convenient halfway mark between Windhoek and the south of Namibia.
A double-volume bar and restaurant with bright, modern and airy decor swallows up the masses and dominates one side of the Hacienda-style layout, still inexplicably turning its back on that glorious Kalahari view. The rooms also inward-facing are similarly bright, airy and fresh-looking with funky hanging chairs in the private patio, eclectic Namibian art and an elegant makeover inside. The new en-suite bathrooms are particularly impressive with shiny shower cubicles and plush finishes.
The restaurant, terrace, bar and lounge area form an amphitheatre around the large central swimming pool surrounded by lush grass and those same wonderful Kalahari acacia trees – and some out-of-place palm trees it must be said.
The Gondwana Kalahari Park is 100sq km of classic Kalahari scenery dotted with large groups of springbok, gemsbok and ostrich; lone jackals, hares and porcupines roam the grassy valleys. The kori bustard is the largest flying bird in the world and sociable weavers build nests that are larger than some downtown apartments.

Optional extra activities: a Sundowner Drive, a Dune Walk or a Desert Night Walk with Stargazing

Included : Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

DAYS 3 & 4

NAMIB DESERT LODGE, SOSSUSVLEI REGION
Ensuite Room – Dinner, Bed & Breakfast

After a good night’s sleep and a full breakfast, it is time for a taste of the ancient Namib Desert. The route takes you past the majestic Namib Naukluft Mountains near Büllsport before reaching the Namib with its combination of spectacular desert scenery and majestic mountains. Namib Desert Lodge is set below an impressive ridge of fossilised sand dunes, formed 20-million years ago.
Enjoy a sunset dune drive where the crimson horizon can be appreciated from the crest of the fossilised dunes in the Gondwana Namib Park.

The Namib Desert Lodge, inside a private concession, is on the edge of the Namib-Naukluft Park with great desert views and comfortable rooms. Namib Desert Lodge – large by Namibia’s standards with 76 rooms – is a comfortable lodge in a spectacular private concession about 60km north of Sesriem. The lodge is built at the foot of the fossilised dunes on the edge of the great sand sea that is the Namib Desert.
The main lodge is a charming stone and thatch construction built around two large pools and your source of shade, a cool breeze and an iced drink. Inside there is a cosy lounge for those cool desert winter evenings as well as the restaurant and bar. Warm evenings will see you out on the terrace beneath a roof of stars so thick it will look fake.
The rooms set out on either side of the main lodge area with a view of either the endless desert plain, framed by the distant Naukluft Mountains; or the fossilised dunes which form the dramatic backdrop for the lodge. Lit up at night, this becomes the central focus point.

An early start to the day awaits on Day 4. Much of the day is spent climbing the highest sand dunes in the world. Big Daddy offers a strenuous climb, but the view along the crest is completely worth it. Upon descent, the whispering sands of the Namib lead to the ancient camelthorn trees of Dead Vlei – one of the most photographed areas in Sossusvlei. Exploration continues into the rugged Sesriem Canyon before returning to the lodge.

Included : Dinner, Bed & Breakfast, Sundowner Dune Drive, Sossusvlei Excursion

DAYS 5 & 6

THE DELIGHT, SWAKOPMUND
Ensuite Room – Bed & Breakfast

Enjoy a buffet breakfast at Namib Desert Lodge before the journey through the fascinating desert landscape to Swakopmund. First stop is the desert outpost of Solitaire, famous for its apple pie. The route crosses the Tropic of Capricorn, marking the sun’s turning point at 23˚ south on its annual journey through the heavens, before meandering through the Gaub and Kuiseb canyons.

The cool and often misty town of Swakopmund, which lies between the crashing Atlantic Ocean and the Namib Desert, balances the day’s journey perfectly. Old German architecture, wide streets and a plethora of restaurants, coffee and curio shops make this coastal town a joy to explore. The Delight hotel is a fresh breeze in the desert, providing a delightful home for your stay in Swakopmund.

Beneath a foggy cloud and straddling the desert and the deep blue sea as it does, Swakopmund, for all its wonderful quirks and attractions, presents a rather achromatic façade to the first-time visitor. Until you enter the zany world of The Delight, a hot, hip, happening and upbeat sort-of hotel in the centre of town.

With its cacophonous chandelier, the triple volume entrance – itself a single-digit salute to the old-school modesty of the sprawling Swakopmund Hotel across the road – offers a none-too-subtle opening salvo: demure be long gone; brazen be well in.

But look beyond its streetwise bravado and hipster neon and you’ll find The Delight is in fact a rather articulate and sophisticated hotel. And so it should be. Brought to you by the dynamic Gondwana group – taking over Namibia, one attraction at a time – The Delight is a breath of fresh air and a multi-coloured feather in Swakopmund’s evolving accommodation portfolio.

With 54 rooms, The Delight is a full-fledged hotel with one exception – the very obvious lack of a ho-hum, clinkety-clink hotel dining room. And with good reason: being in the middle of town you are a short, refreshing walk from a variety of decent eateries of which your ultra-friendly concierge will make suitable recommendations and appropriate bookings.

Back to the hotel. Taking its colourful cue from the lighthouse framed by that grand entrance and of course the sea over which it casts its beady eye, The Delight is a lively seltzer for the travel-weary. Wood-finishes contrast with a dizzying display of almost-turquoise, nearly-red and bright, textured detail every which way you turn. Even your Smeg fridge and Nespresso coffee machine are colour-coded while the patterned turquoise walls are tamed by a tasteful black-and-white backdrop of Namibian scenery.

With minimal in-house dining to worry about, breakfasts at The Delight are an all-out feast. Come hungry and make the most of an impressive array of Namibian breads, cheeses and cured meats, waffles with (bright red) strawberries (and more) and of course the classic egg-and-bacon combos washed down with a fresh coffee. Whoever added oysters and bubbly to the mix deserves a medal – employee of the century or something.

And lest you think The Delight is all bark and no bite, service here is good, Gondwana-good. Whether its the bellboy or the barman, smiles and laughs accompany a genuine desire (and ability) to make you happy.

A highlight of a stay at The Delight is its scrumptious breakfast spread. Pour yourself a glass of champagne and freshly squeezed orange juice and savour Walvis Bay oysters before heading off to explore the town.

Or choose an activity or excursion. Swakopmund is the adventure capital of Namibia and excursions range from Living Desert tours, kayaking in the Walvis Bay lagoon and dolphin cruises to sandboarding, quad-biking, and skydiving. Take your pick, or just relax – ending the day in one of Swakopmund’s popular restaurants.

Included : Bed & Breakfast

Low Season (1 January – 30 June 2025)
ZAR 81,300 per person sharing
Single Supplement ZAR 5,500

High Season (1 July – 31 October 2025)
ZAR 88,370 per person sharing
Single Supplement ZAR 6,530