12 Days Cape Town to Namibia camping tour

Explore the cosmopolitan city of Cape Town during the day and meet your group and tour leader in the evening at 18:00 to get acquainted and review your trip details. Cape Town offers an unbelievable variety of experiences, tastes and sightseeing. Try a variety of exotic tastes, like some of the delicious Cape Malay curries, the famous local dish Bobotie, or the freshest seafood at one of exquisite seafood restaurants at the V&A Waterfront.

Make sure to arrive a day early to go to the world famous Robben Island where former President Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison, visit Cape Point or go with a cable car up Table Mountain to enjoy a panoramic view of Cape Town from the top. No meals included today.

• Meals: N/A
• Transport: N/A
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• Accommodation: Basic Hotel
• Entrance Fees Included: N/A

This morning you will leave behind the delights of Cape Town and depart on the first leg of your journey into the unknown. The first overnight stop will be on a small vineyard farm in the vicinity of the Cederberg Mountains. Here grapes are produced for the local cellars and you will have the opportunity to taste and buy some of the local wines in an optional wine tasting activity. 

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Transport: Adventure Overland Safari Vehicle
• Travel Time: 5 hrs. Drive
• Accommodation: Camping
• Activities Included: N/A
• Activities Optional: Wine Tasting
• Entrance Fees Included: N/A

Travel north through the Northern Cape’s vast fields of wild flowers (in bloom between August and November) and visit our Africa4us Kids Project that we run in conjunction with the local orphanage and primary school at Kamieskroon Children’s Trust. After the visit, we continue north to reach the Namibian border by midday. Head to the Namibian side of the South Africa / Namibia border. End the day with a spectacular sunset viewed from a nearby hill.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Transport: Adventure Overland Safari Vehicle
• Travel Time: 7 hrs. Drive
• Accommodation: Camping
• Activities Included: N/A
• Activities Optional: N/A
• Entrance Fees Included: N/A

Wake up to a quiet morning while you watch the sun rise over the Gariep River, peacefully gliding along its way. You can have a slow morning and sleep in a bit or go on an optional canoe trip down the river. Later during the morning, you travel to the Fish River Canyon, the largest canyon in Africa.  As the sun slips over the canyon's rim, experience an awe-inspiring sunset to end your day of exploration.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Transport: Adventure Overland Safari Vehicle
• Travel Time: 5 hrs. Drive
• Accommodation: Camping
• Activities Included: Fish River Canyon
• Activities Optional: Canoeing on Gariep River
• Entrance Fees Included: Fish River Canyon

Today you have and early departure and a long drive north to the Namib Desert. On the way to Sesriem, you will pass the small towns of Bethanien and Helmeringhausen and a farm settlement here and there, but other than that it will mostly just be the wide open Namibian landscape with spectacular scenery. When you arrive in the late afternoon, you will visit the Sesriem Canyon and admire the lofty red sand dunes in the distance.

• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Transport: Adventure Overland Safari Vehicle
• Travel Time: 9 hrs. Drive
• Accommodation: Camping
• Activities Included: Visit Sesriem Canyon PM
• Activities Optional: N/A
• Entrance Fees Included: Namib Naukluft National Park

An early departure allows you to experience a beautiful desert sunrise over the dunes. Climb the majestic Dune 45 before continuing to the entrance of Sossusvlei, a seemingly endless expanse of sand dunes. Driving through the breathtakingly- beautiful landscape you experience the meaning of the name Namib – open space. See how narrow gorges lead up to high plateaus or end abruptly in steep rock faces as you proceed toward your campsite in the region known as the Naukluft.

• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Travel time: 5 hrs Dune 45 & Sossusvlei, 3 hrs Drive to Naukluft Region 
• Activities Included: Dune 45 visit, 4x4 Transfer to Sossusvlei / Deadvlei 
• Activities Optional: Various Optional Activities  
• Entrance Fees Included: Namib Naukluft Park
• Camping: Hammerstein Camp or similar
• Camping Plus: Hammerstein Lodge or similar

Today we will travel to the coastal town of Swakopmund. There will be several photo-stop opportunities along the way as you cross the Tropic of Capricorn and drive through the surreal landscapes of the Kuiseb and Gaub passes. 

• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
• Travel time: 6 hrs
• Activities Included: N/A
• Activities Optional: Quad Biking, Sand Boarding, Skydiving etc
• Entrance Fees Included: N/A
• Hotel: Prost Hotel or similar

Swakopmund’s variety of attractions and activities cater for all tastes and styles. Take a walk along the beach and dip your toes in the icy Atlantic Ocean or visit the Kristal Gallery which boasts the largest Quartz Crystal Cluster on display in the world, weighing in at 14,100 kilogrammes. Browse the many excellent bookshops and curio shops and spoil yourself with a unique gift from the area. If adrenalin and the outdoors thrills you, you can enjoy optional activities like quad biking, sand boarding, 4x4 safaris, skydiving (weather permitting) and more. 

• Meals Included: Breakfast
• Travel time: N/A 
• Activities Included: N/A
• Activities Optional: Quad Biking, Sand Boarding, Skydiving etc
• Entrance Fees Included: N/A
• Hotel: Prost Hotel or similar

• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Travel time: 4 hrs
• Activities Included: N/A
• Activities Optional: Variety of activities including Ultimate Adventure Tours with Polaris Utility Terrain Vehicles, Horse Riding and more
• Entrance Fees Included: N/A 
• Camping: Brandberg White Lady Camp or similar 
• Camping Plus: Uis White Lady B&B, Brandberg White Lady Lodge or similar

Travel through the vast expanse of Northern Namibia to the Etosha National Park, one of Southern Africa’s most loved wildlife sanctuaries. Head out for a game drive in search of elephant, antelope and lion around various watering holes. Etosha is home to more than 100 species of mammals including the endangered black rhino. It is a birdwatcher’s paradise with species such as the famous Kori Bustard, ostrich, several vultures, and eagle species and after heavy rains, you might even find water birds such as flamingos and pelicans. 

• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Travel time: 7 hrs
• Activities Included: Game Drives in Adventure Overland Safari Vehicle
• Activities Optional: Night Drives
• Entrance Fees Included: Etosha National Park
• Camping: Okaukuejo/Halali or similar

Enjoy a full day’s game drive in your air-conditioned Premium Overland Safari Vehicle. Gather memories of unique sightings that you will not likely experience again. Watch how ghostly grey-white elephants bathe themselves in the white dust of the area or zoom in on the magnificent sight of giraffes etched against a wide and open horizon.

• Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
• Travel time: N/A
• Activities Included: Game Drives in Overland Vehicle
• Activities Optional: N/A
• Entrance Fees Included: Etosha National Park

Travel to Windhoek, Namibia’s capital. Arrive in Windhoek, after lunch. This will be our last goodbye, and the end of another incredible tour. Please ensure that your departure flight is booked for after 8PM. 

Book an additional day or two in Windhoek to make the most of your stay. One of the most famous is the display of 33 meteorites, the Gibeon Meteorites in the Post Street Mall. Take pictures of and touch these extra-terrestrial bodies that are corrosive resistant due to the high amount of nickel the bodies contain. Shopping opportunities abound and for the historically inclined there are many museums and historical buildings within walking distance in the town centre. One of the most widely photographed and a historical landmark is the Christ Church, a Lutheran church, built in the Gothic revival style.

• Meals Included: Breakfast
• Travel time: 7 hrs