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This 7 day tour stays in a combination of lodges and hotels around Namibia. The Southern Namibia Tour visits the traditional highlights of this region of Namibia including the Fish River Canyon, Luderitz and the sand-dunes at Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert.
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Kalahari |
This accommodated tour starts from Windhoek and heads via Dordabis where we visit the oldest Karakul weavery in Namibia -, Uhlenhorst and Stampriet to the Stoney's Country Hotel. This part of Namibia is within the Kalahari Desert and low red dunes are the order of the day. Meals: Dinner Accommodation: Stoney's Country Hotel |
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Fish River Canyon |
Today the tour starts with the drive along the Auob River, via Koes and visit to the Kokerboom Forest (quivertree) near to Keetmanshoop. Before proceeding past the Naute Dam to the Canon Lodge which is situated near to Namibia's famous Fish River Canyon Meals: Breakfast & Dinner Accommodation: Canon Lodge |
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Luderitz |
Visit the Fish River Canyon the second largest canyon of the world. This Gigantic ravine, in places almost 500 metres deep, has been gorged out of vast undulating plain in the course of thousands of years. Proceed to Luderitz via Seeheim and Aus. This section of the tour takes you through intriguing moon landscape of the endless Namib Desert vistas and bizarre rock formations. Lunch at Klein Aus Vista. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Nest Hotel in Luderitz |
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Luderitz |
The day is spent in Luderitz. The first German settlement in Namibia, named after the merchant Adolf Luederitz from Bremen, who bought this area from the Hottentots in 1883. This small harbor town is perched on rugged black rock, offset by the deep blue waters of the bay, and is surrounded by bays, coves and fjords. During the morning visit to the Ghost Town of Kolmanskop where diamonds were first discovered in Namibia. Afterwards sightseeing in and around Luderitz. Meals: Breakfast Accommodation: Nest Hotel in Luderitz |
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Namib Deser |
Today we drive back through the restricted diamond area to Aus and the scenic Neisip Plain. Lunch en route. Afterwards the tour winds its way along the awesome loneliness of the Schwarzrand to Maltahohehe. Tonight we stay at Hammerstein Lodge near the dunes at Sossusvlei Meals: Breakfast & Dinner Accommodation: Hammerstein Lodge |
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Sossusvlei |
Early this morning the tour departs on a excursion to the Sesriem Canyon and Sossusvlei, a large clay pan in the centre to the Namib Desert, surrounded by the highest sanddunes in the world. Sossusvlei is the highlight of most peoples visit to Namibia. Afternoon at leisure. Meals: Breakfast & Dinner Accommodation: Namib Desert Lodge |
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Windhoek |
The last day on tour in southern Namibia begins as we leave the Namib Desert and drive via Buellsport and Klein Aub to Rehoboth for lunch at the Oanob Dam. The tour ends on arrival in Windhoek in the late afternoon Meals: Breakfast |
Note: Itinerary Description Text supplied by tour operator
| Vital Statistics - Southern Namibia Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour Duration | 7 Days | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Departure | 2007 Departures:
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| Rate | valid until 31 October 2008 N$ 11 000 per person sharing N$ 800 additional fee for single room |
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| Mode of Transport | microbuses or small Mercedes Bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group Size | 2 - 16 people | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour includes | Overland trips and all sightseeing as per itinerary. Overnight in double rooms in hotels and rest camps. English speaking tour guide. |
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| Tour excludes | Expenses for personal belongings e.g. drinks and telephone calls as well as tips for the tour guide and in restaurants. |
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| Note | Accommodation establishments and route subject to change |
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