Your Guide will collect you at 07h30 from your accommodation in Swakopmund.

From here you proceed directly to Uis and the Brandberg. The Brandberg is Namibia’s Highest Mountain, with its peak, the Königstein, reaching 2 520 meter. The Brandberg massif consists of mainly a granite core rimmed by Karoo sediments.

The drive from Swakopmund takes around 2 hours and on arrival you will visit the White Lady Rock painting, which is accessed by foot up the Tsisab Ravine of the Brandberg. The walk up the ravine takes around an hour and is not particullarly strenuous. On your journey up the ravine, your guide will show you a few interesting flora, which have adapted their lives to this arid region and mountainous landscape.

After your return to the vehiclet, you will find a nice spot under a shaded tree for the picnic lunch. From here the day’s journey takes you from the Brandberg, along the Messum River to the Messum Crater. Here you will be enlightened of the Geology of the crater and play with a a few boulders, which are surprisingly musical! Your guide will also introduce you to Lichen, Welwitschia Mirabilis and other species, which have adapted to survive in the desert terrain.

Further on the journey takes you to Cape Cross. The Cape Cross peninsular is of both historic and ecological significance, as it is the site of one of the first landings by European seafarers. It is also the home of some 100 000 cape fur seals. It was here that Diego Cao erected a stone cross in honour of a safe sea journey from Portugal in 1486. Your guide will give you detailed explanations of the seal colony while highlighting the historic endeavours of early settlers, who mined guano and harvested seals here.

Another point of interest after you reach the holiday town of Henitiesbay is the “Free Republic of Wlotzka’s Baken”, some 40 km north of Swakopmund. This self-sustaining settlement of wooden cabins and bungalows on the beach is the haven of many beach anglers. Once past the town of Henitiesbay, the road will led past expansive salt pans where rock salt is being mined and refined. Your guide will introduce you to the intricacies of salt crystals and saline algae, which can be found here abundantly.

The entire tour takes about eight and a half hours and your guide will drop you back in Swakopmund at around 5pm.

Includes:

Transport
Refreshments
Lunch on request (at additional cost)