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This Summer 2020, I will be visiting Namibia and Botswana. UPDATE: Due to COVID-19 our trip is postponed til 2021.
The idea of Namibia came from meeting a British couple when I was in Galapagos that had recently traveled there and raved about it. I am partial to the desert environment. There is something peaceful and calming about sand and lack of vegetation and the ability of animals to survive in such a hostile environment.
This trip will combine the beauty of the Namibian desert with the riverine habitat of the Okavango Delta in Botswana. While in Namibia, we will not only experience uniquely adapted species like the desert elephant but also experience the local tribal culture. Botswana will be a completely different experience with species adapted for the Okavango River and the hopes of seeing the endangered wild dog. If you have an interest in this trip, please review the 19 day itinerary below. If you have a personal experience with this part of Africa, please post your experiences and recommendations in the comment section at the end.
Visiting Namibia and Botswana
ITINERARY
- Leave from Washington Dulles Airport via Ethiopian Airlines with layover in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, then transfer to Eros Airport in Windhoek, Namibia
- 2 nights in Windhoek at the Am Weinberg Boutique Hotel
- Excursion to the Ancient Skills Academy
- Bush flight from Eros Airport to Etosha airstrip
- 3 nights at the Onguma tented camp in Etosha
- Morning and evening game drives
- Guided bush walk
- Visit to the on-site hide near a watering hole
- Bush flight to Twyfelfontein airstrip
- 3 nights at Camp Kipwe
- 4-6 hour elephant/nature drive
- Excursion to Twyfelfontein, Burnt Mountain and Organ Pipes
- Visit to the Damaraland Living Museum
- Transfer to Twyfelfontein airstrip for bush flight to Sossusvlei
- 3 nights at Little Kulala Lodge in Sossuslvei
- Day & night drives
- Guided bush walk
- Quad biking
- Hot air balloon ride
- Transfer to Windhoek
- 1 night at Am Weimburg Boutique Hotel
- Depart Eros airport and arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa via South African Airways
- Depart Johannesburg, South Africa and arrive in Maun, Botswana via South African Airways
- Bush flight to the Kwara airstrip
- 4 nights at Splash Camp
- Day and night game drives
- Boat excursions
- Mokoro excursions (canoe ride)
- Fishing
- Walking safaris
- Return bush flight to Maun
- Depart Maun and arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Return flight from Johannesburg via Ethiopian Airlines with layover in Addis Ababa Airport, then leave for Washington Dulles Airport
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