Credit: Wilderness Safaris, Serra Cafema

Land at Windhoek international airport today and connect with your charter flight to the south of Namibia and the ancient dunes of the Namib desert . This friendly and relaxed lodge has a many tiered bar and dining area overlooking the stark desert landscape of the Namib, and a swimming pool with a wonderful view across the desert. Each tented room has a private veranda and the small number of units allows for an intimate and homely atmosphere. Each room also has a roof-top sleeping platform offering guests the unique opportunity to sleep under the stars. The lodge offers inclusive nature drives on the reserve as well as a guided excursion to the dunes of Sossusvlei through the Wilderness private entrance.

 On the morning of day 2 you can wake early and take your inclusive guided drive into the National Park area of Sesriem and onwards towards Sossusvlei, around 70km from the Park entrance. The entrance opens at sunrise and this is the best time of day to see the dunes. Enjoy the amazing scenery of the desert, and maybe take a short walk to Deadvlei, a bizarre collection of ancient camelthorn trees, or climb the nearby dunes. Return to Sesriem and perhaps take a look at Sesriem Canyon before returning to the lodge. All meals & activities included.

Continue your journey northwards, via charter aircraft, over the desert scenery to Swakopmund. This picturesque resort has many good seafood restaurants and shops as well as an interesting museum and aquarium. You will stay for two nights at the Hansa Hotel. This beautiful old building is situated in the centre of Swakopmund, close to shops and restaurants as well as the main beaches. Breakfast included. A highly recommended optional day trip to the marine sanctuary of Sandwich Harbour can also be included, just ask for details.

You will leave Damaraland this morning, and fly north again, to one of the most remote areas of Namibia, Kaokoland. Situated on a lush green island in the Kunene river on the furthest border of the Skeleton Cost National Park overlooking Angola, Serra Cafema is one of Namibia's most remote luxury lodges.

The semi nomadic Himba tribes are the only local people. Surviving virtually untouched by outside influences, they still live a very simple, unchanged lifestyle, similar to that of their ancestors who first settled in this region thousands of years of ago. The river is the area's only permanent water source producing a striking contrast to the harsh, dry mountains and dunes that surround the river. Just to the south of the camp is the huge grassland plain of the Hartmann Valley, an area famed for its game and scenic beauty. Fully inclusive activities include 4x4 game drives, boat trips, local bird walks and visits to local Himba villages. All meals are also included.

Fly southwards today. Okonjima is home to the Africat foundation which works with farmers and the public to conserve the big cat species of Namibia.  The unique and inclusive activities here include lion viewing, nature walks, cheetah & leopard tracking, and bushman walks. After dinner you will also be offered the opportunity to visit a night hide where many nocturnal animals, including porcupine, honey badger and leopard are frequently sighted. Maintaining a quintessential bush flavour, the lodge offers Edwardian safari elegance, subtly combined with modern necessities and comforts. The large, spacious rooms open out onto the grass and acacia savannah. Each split level room has a day bed, bar, tea & coffee facilities. The large bathrooms contain his and hers sinks. Choose to sleep with the blinds open allowing you to enjoy the unique stillness of the African night. All meals & activities included.