SIGNATURE SAFARI SERIES

Namibia Luxury Safari

Sand, Stone & Salt

8 Days / 7 Nights

Overview

A fly-in safari across three of Namibia’s most defining landscapes — towering red dunes beneath the world’s least light-polluted skies, an ancient rock-art valley shadowed by desert-adapted elephant, and a private rhino reserve on Etosha’s doorstep. Light aircraft link each stop, turning transfer time into some of the journey’s most spectacular scenery.

  • Accommodation as specified in the itinerary
  • Meals as specified in the itinerary
  • Private light-aircraft charters between all three camps
  • Activities as specified per property

  • International flights
  • Tips/gratuities
  • Entry visas and fees
  • Medical and travel insurance
  • Any other items of a personal nature

The Journey – Your Itinerary

Africa’s first International Dark Sky Reserve, where red dunes meet a sky untouched by light pollution.

Spanning 172,200 hectares across four distinct ecosystems, NamibRand protects one of the oldest deserts on Earth — a landscape of dunes, mountains and gravel plains scattered with the unexplained ‘fairy circles’ that have puzzled scientists for decades.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Sunrise 4×4 drives into Namib-Naukluft National Park, timed for the dunes’ softest light
— Guided desert walks and quad-bike excursions across the reserve
— An included 45-minute scenic helicopter flight over Sossusvlei
— Evening stargazing sessions with the lodge’s resident astronomer

THE STAY — ANDBEYOND SOSSUSVLEI DESERT LODGE
Ten stone-and-glass suites spread along an escarpment, each fitted with a star-viewing skylight over the bed.
— Split-level suites with private veranda, fireplace lounge and outdoor shower
— Star-viewing skylight and discreet in-suite music system in every suite
— Pool fed by an underground spring, with a nearby sundowner waterhole
— On-site observatory with a professional telescope and resident astronomer

Six thousand years of rock art, and the ghostly silhouette of a desert-adapted elephant.

Named for the ‘Fountain of Doubt’ spring that drew Stone Age hunters to this valley, Twyfelfontein holds one of Africa’s largest concentrations of rock engravings — a UNESCO World Heritage Site set among the boulder-strewn hills of Damaraland.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Guided tour of the Twyfelfontein rock engravings, some over six thousand years old
— 4×4 game drives tracking desert-adapted elephant and rhino through the Aba-Huab Valley
— Guided walking safari across the Damaraland desert
— Scenic flight routing via the Skeleton Coast’s shipwrecks, seal colonies and Walvis Bay’s lagoons

THE STAY — MOWANI MOUNTAIN CAMP
Luxury tented suites tucked among towering granite boulders, run in partnership with the local Damaraland conservancy.
— Open-air en-suite bathrooms and private decks framing Damaraland views
— Guides drawn from local tribes, tracking mountain zebra, kudu and the elusive desert leopard
— Conservancy protects the region’s southernmost roaming black rhino and desert elephant
— Hot-air balloon flights available over the Aba-Huab Valley

A rhino conservation frontline bordering Etosha’s endless salt pans.

Sharing its northern boundary with Etosha National Park, the 30,000-hectare Ongava reserve is recognised for pioneering rhino conservation and research, set across open plains dotted with salt pans.

THE EXPERIENCE
— Two included game drives into Etosha National Park — morning and afternoon
— Access to the Ongava Research Centre’s conservation science and rhino security work
— Night game drives across the private reserve
— Guided nature walks and birdwatching

THE STAY — ANDERSSONS AT ONGAVA
A next-generation eco-lodge built around Ongava’s rhino research programme, with just seven guest units and one family unit.
— Maximum 18 guests across contemporary-designed luxury units
— Direct access to resident scientists, conservationists and rhino security personnel
— Waterhole viewing hide and pool overlooking the reserve
— Ongava’s rhino population among the most consistently sighted in Namibia

Transfer to the airport for your return flight.

Where You Will Stay

Why ChoosE TRAVEL WILD?

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Airport meet and greet with private transfers