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Off the Beaten Track Sensations Tour (33 days)33 days duration
Today you make your way to the airport for your flight to Johannesburg. On arrival at Johannesburg's OR Tambo Airport you clear customs and immigration before catching the hotel shuttle bus to your conveniently located airport hotel.
This morning you catch the shuttle bus back to the airport for your flight to Windhoek in Namibia. Windhoek, with its lingering heritage of old German architecture, activities and atmosphere, is very different from what we normally expect of a capital city. (B)
You have the morning at leisure before departing from Windhoek in the early afternoon. Today's journey takes you via the Spreedshoogte Pass (or Kuiseb Canyon) and Solitaire, to your lodge bordering on the Namib Desert. Here you spend the next two nights under the vast African sky. (BD)
Early this morning you depart for Sossusvlei, stopping in the dune belt to enjoy the ever changing colours of the world's highest sand dunes. The morning is spent walking amongst the dunes of Sossusvlei and Deadvlei. Enroute back to the lodge you visit the rugged Sesriem Canyon. This afternoon you are taken for a nature drive before returning to the lodge for your final night in the desert. (BLD)
After breakfast you travel via Kuiseb Canyon enroute to your hotel in the town of Swakopmund. With its German Colonial atmosphere, it is the principal coastal resort of Namibia. You arrive around midday and the remainder of your day is at leisure to enjoy the charm of this destination. (B)
You have the full day at leisure to explore this interesting town and undertake any of the optional activities available (at own cost). (BD)
Travelling via the Skeleton Coast you see the Rock Art and the Organ Pipes before arriving at your lodge in the wilderness of Damaraland for two fabulous nights. (BLD)
This morning you undertake a drive in rocky Damaraland, one of the very last wilderness areas in Africa. In the late afternoon you are taken on a guided nature walk. (BLD)
Following breakfast you visit a Himba community near Kamanjab. The Himba are a semi-nomadic tribe, who live in scattered settlements throughout the region. They are characterised by their proud yet friendly stature and the women are noted for their unusual beauty, enhanced by intricate hairstyles and traditional dress. Time is spent at this traditional Himba settlement learning more about these fascinating people. Following the visit you complete the drive to your lodge for the night. (BD)
Early this morning you undertake a game drive near the lodge. Later you are taken via Outjo to your lodge located adjacent to Etosha National Park. In the afternoon the first safari drive is done into the park to look for the numerous animals and birds that call the park home. (BD)
A full day is spent exploring the park and visiting the various waterholes that attract the animals. (BD)
Another day is spent exploring the park. Due to its size you should visit different areas to yesterday. Tonight is spent in a comfortable room in one of the parks rest camps. The evening can be spent watching an amazing diversity of animals around the floodlit waterhole bordering the rest camp. (BD)
Following breakfast you depart for Windhoek via Okahandja where you visit a local craft market. On arrival in Windhoek in the late afternoon you are taken to your hotel or guesthouse for a final night. (B)
This morning you catch the shuttle bus back to the airport for your morning flight to Nairobi. On arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, you are met and taken to your city hotel for the night.
Following breakfast you are driven to Lake Nakuru National Park where you arrive in time for lunch. This afternoon you undertake a leisurely game drive which takes you through Lake Nakuru National Park, famous for its pink flamingos. (BLD)
After breakfast you depart from your lodge and drive to Masai Mara where you will have two fabulous nights. This afternoon you will undertake the first of many wildlife safaris. (BLD)
Today you undertake morning and afternoon game drives in this spectacular game reserve, all with superb photographic opportunities. Blessed with a permanent water supply, Masai Mara has a permanent population of plains' game including some of the “Big 5”: Elephant, Buffalo, Lion and Leopard, all of which can be quite common here. (BLD)
After breakfast you depart from your lodge with a picnic lunch for the drive to Serengeti National Park. Today you cross the border between Kenya and Tanzania. After clearing customs and immigration, you are driven to your lodge in the Serengeti. The landscape of the park, with its low vegetation and vast seas of open plain, is ideal for game viewing.
Famed for its annual migrations of Wildebeest, Zebras, and Gazelles which are tracked by an impressive array of predators such as Lions, Leopards, Cheetahs and Hyenas, you are in for a thrilling few days of game viewing. (BLD)
You spend the day game viewing in this wildlife paradise which is Tanzania’s largest national park and one of the largest nature reserves in the world. (BLD)
Today you say farewell to Serengeti National Park as you drive to Ngorongoro Crater– one of the Wonders of the World and a designated World Heritage Site. Your comfortable lodge, has commanding views, probably the most breathtaking in East Africa! (BLD)
This morning you leave early in your game viewing vehicles and descend the 670 metres to the crater floor below for a fantastic day among Africa’s “Big 5”: Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo and other wildlife. Later you drive down the side of the crater to Lake Manyara for a two-night stay. (BLD)
Today you undertake a game drive in the national park. This park is located between the wall of the Great Rift Valley and Lake Manyara and is famous for its tree climbing lions, herds of elephants and hot springs. (BLD)
After breakfast you are driven, via Arusha, to Amboseli National Park, in Kenya. Situated at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli is famous for its herds of elephants and (weather permitting) stunning views of Mount Kilimanjaro. In the afternoon you undertake another game drive in search of elephant, lion, giraffe, buffalo and much more. (BLD)
You spend the day exploring this interesting park and if weather permits, viewing Mt Kilimanjaro. (BLD)
You have a morning game drive in Amboseli National Park before making your way back to Nairobi. On arrival in Nairobi you are taken to the airport for your late night flight to Johannesburg. On arrival you catch the hotel shuttle bus to your airport hotel for the night. (B)
Following a morning at leisure you catch the airport shuttle bus to the airport for your flight back home. (B)
Your flight arrives home today. Welcome home!
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