This classic fly-in trip spends 7 nights in Namibia, and is the base for many longer itineraries; it includes a short stop in the capital, Windhoek; the great dunes of the Namib Desert; the mountains of Damaraland; and the superb game-viewing in Etosha – using excellent camps throughout.

Day 1

Starting from London Heathrow, your scheduled South African Airways flight flies you via Johannesburg overnight to Windhoek, where you land early in the afternoon.

Day 2 Windhoek, Namibia

On arrival, you'll be met and driven for about 45 minutes to your guest house. Your day is then your own: to spend by the pool or explore the city. This short stop spends only 1 night here, but this enables you to relax, and ensures that you are ready for your safari.

Olive Grove (bed & breakfast)

Days 3-4 Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia

After a short transfer to the airport, you have a superb light aircraft flight to the desert. This passes right over the escarpment, and drops down to the Namib Desert; there's no better way of appreciating Namibia's amazing scenery than from the air. Your base for the next 2 nights to explore the Namib's breathtaking Sossusvlei area is –

Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp (full board & activities)

Days 5-6 Damaraland, Namibia

Leaving the Sossusvlei area, you fly over the Namib's most spectacular dunes, along the coast to Swakopmund. There you disembark for a short drive to Walvis Bay, a boat trip around the lagoon, in search of dolphins, seals, and the area's outstanding birdlife. After a private picnic on the beach, continue flying over the Skeleton Coast to damaraland. Here you stay for 2 nights, and your activities include drives in open 4x4 vehicles with specialist guides in search of resident game, as well as stunning mountain walks.

Damaraland Camp (full board & activities)

Days 7-8 Etosha National Park, Namibia

Flying out of Damaraland usually affords a great view of the camp, perched on the edge of the huge valley of the Huab River. Your plane then heads northeast, and climbs above the central highlands before dropping down to land on the south side of Etosha, for 2 nights at –

Ongava Tented Camp (full board & activities)

Day 9

After two spectacular days exploring Ongava's private reserve, and the spectacular Etosha National Park, you'll fly southwards along Namibia's rolling central highlands, arriving at Windhoek Airport in good time to connect to your scheduled overnight flight back to the UK with South African Airways.

Day 10

You arrive back in London Heathrow early in the morning, making connecting to other flights, or travel back to your home in the UK, very easy. With a minimal time difference between Namibia and the UK, there's seldom any real jet lag – at the end of such a magical holiday.

Cost of this trip
From	To	Cost
1-Jan-2008	29-Feb-2008	£3,428
1-Mar-2008	20-Mar-2008	£3,530
21-Mar-2008	31-Mar-2008	£3,643
1-Apr-2008	15-Jun-2008	£3,428
16-Jun-2008	30-Jun-2008	£3,578
1-Jul-2008	15-Jul-2008	£3,578
16-Jul-2008	13-Aug-2008	£3,793
14-Aug-2008	19-Aug-2008	£3,793
20-Aug-2008	31-Oct-2008	£3,680
1-Nov-2008	30-Nov-2008	£3,680
1-Dec-2008	11-Dec-2008	£3,773
Notes: • For 2008, this precise itinerary starts on a Friday evening, though it's possible to modify the itinerary to start on a different day of the week • It's fairly easy for us to vary this fly-around itinerary, by stopping longer in any of the camps; ask us for the details. • Upgrades to business class are usually easy to arrange; ask us for details. • The prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements.

This itinerary includes:
• Economy flights, as above, to and from London Heathrow (via Johannesburg), plus airport departure taxes.
• All transfers in Africa, including light aircraft flights around Namibia.
• All your meals and activities in the Namib, Damaraland and Etosha.
• A comprehensive pack of maps and information covering the places that you'll be visiting.
• See the individual lodges for precise inclusions & exclusions

This itinerary excludes:
• Tips and gratuities (which are optional)
• Dinner and any activities whilst in Windhoek
• See the individual lodges for precise inclusions & exclusions


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