This classic self-drive safari spends 10 nights in Namibia, concentrating on the north of the country – and especially on the superb game-viewing area of Etosha National Park – starting at a comfortable guest house in Windhoek and finishing at Okonjima, home of the Africat Foundation, on the way back.

Day 1

Starting from London Heathrow, your scheduled South African Airways overnight flight will take you, via Johannesburg, to Windhoek, where you land about midday.

Day 2 Windhoek, Namibia

On arrival pick up your hire car; the airport is an easy 45-minute drive to Windhoek. Drive to Windhoek and your guesthouse for the evening. You have time to explore the city or simply just relax by the pool at

Pension Palmquell (bed & breakfast)

Day 3 Waterberg Plateau National Park, Namibia

After breakfast you head north through the town of Okahandja to the Waterberg Plateau Park Resort. After relaxing the afternoon by the pool take a hike up the mountain and enjoy the spectacular views from up there.

Waterberg Camp (bed & breakfast)

Days 4-5 Etosha National Park, Namibia

This morning drive yourself further north for about three hours to the western side of Etosha National Park. Based here, you can easily explore Etosha's network of good gravel roads in your own vehicle, relaxing by the flood-lit waterhole at night. You stay here for 2 nights at

Okaukuejo Camp (bed & breakfast)

Days 6-7 Etosha National Park, Namibia

Leave the camp at sunrise to the make the most of the game viewing. Spend your day exploring the many well-signposted roads, sitting quietly at some of the waterholes watching and photographing game as it comes to drink. These 2 nights you'll be based at

Halali Camp (bed & breakfast)

Days 8-9 Etosha National Park, Namibia

Spend another day game driving through the park. Etosha is home to over 300 different species of birds, most of Africa's main big-game animals (including lion, leopard, cheetah, elephant, giraffe and rhino), and a myriad of fascinating smaller ones. On your way, pass the vast pan and open planes in the centre of the park, before reaching your base on the eastern side of the park. Relax yet another 2 nights at

Onguma Bush Camp (half board)

Days 10-11 Central Highlands, Namibia

After your last morning game driving in the park, you leave Etosha heading south on a good tar road before arriving at your next lodge in the early afternoon, in time to take part in one of their many activities. Here you will stay for 2 nights at the popular

Okonjima Main Camp (half board)

Day 12

After two days at Okonjima, you drive back to Windhoek Airport, perhaps stopping at Okahandja market for any last minute curios. Arriving at the airport around midday and in good time to drop off your rental car, you then connect to your scheduled overnight flight back to the UK with South African Airways.

Day 13

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-2010	16-Mar-2010	£2,125
17-Mar-2010	31-Mar-2010	£1,995
1-Apr-2010	14-Jun-2010	£2,059
15-Jun-2010	17-Sep-2010	£2,059
18-Sep-2010	15-Nov-2010	£2,137
16-Nov-2010	15-Dec-2010	£2,165
Notes: • The prices shown are per person sharing; call us for single person supplements. • It's fairly easy to combine this trip with a visit to southern Namibia; ask us for the details. • Upgrades to larger hired cars are easy to arrange; ask us for details.

This itinerary includes:
• Economy flights to and from London, plus UK and Namibian airport departure taxes.
• All your meals and activities as specified.
• A Group C car for the duration of your trip, to be picked up and dropped off at Windhoek Airport.
• The hire vehicle is covered by the car hire company's Super Cover insurance. Please note that this is only valid for drivers who are aged over 25 years. This covers unlimited mileage, theft, personal accident insurance and almost all damages. (Alternative insurance arrangements are possible for fully inclusive cover, although this alters the price of the itinerary slightly.)
• A comprehensive pack of maps and information covering the places that you'll be visiting.
• See the individual lodges for precise inclusions & exclusions
• A complementary copy of the Bradt Travel Guide to Namibia.

This itinerary excludes:
• Petrol
• The hire vehicle is covered by the car hire company's Super Cover insurance. This cover excludes under-carriage, sand and water damage.
• Park fees to enter any national park (unless on an organised prepaid trip arranged by a lodge)
• Tips and gratuities (which are optional).
• See the individual lodges for precise inclusions & exclusions.


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