Included:
12 nights, 5 star accommodation.  Return economy class flights from London Gatwick to Windhoek. Hertz 4x4 Hire Car with Total Cover and unlimited mileage.  A Personal Travel Digest with detailed travel directions.

Itinerary:
Arrive at Windhoek on the first morning, where you will be met by our representative and assisted with the collection of your hire car. Make your way with our directions to your accommodation, the Okonjima Lodge, home to the Africat Foundation where you will spend the next 2 nights on full board.

The Lodge has ten en-suite double rooms and a secluded swimming pool surrounded by beautiful gardens where a variety of birds and animals may be encountered. Okonjima Lodge is the best place in Namibia (and probably the world) to view and learn about the conservation of cheetah and leopard and is a must on any Namibian itinerary.

Activities include cheetah radio tracking on foot, monitoring leopards from game-viewing vehicles and viewing orphaned cheetah cubs in the rehabilitation centre.

From Okonjima you will proceed north to the edge of the Etosha National Park where you will spend the next 4 nights at the luxurious Onguma Plains Camp. Etosha is 22,270km2 National Park, home to over 110 mammal species, including black rhino, elephants and lions. From the Lodge you can either opt to self-drive into the park or take one of the organised safari tours. In between game drives relax by the pool, and enjoy the superb food and hospitality of the Lodge.

From Etosha you will head west towards the coast stopping for 2 nights at Mowani Desert Lodge. Activities include walks to see the bushman cave art, and track down the elusive desert rhino and elephants that survive in this inhospitable terrain. Back at the Lodge enjoy the magnificent landscapes and relax by the pool with a sundowner or two.

Day 9 you will arrive in Swakopmund on the coast, Namibia’s second largest town and adventure activity capital. Sand dune skiing, quad biking, sky-diving are but a few of the adrenaline-raising activities on offer. You will spend 2 nights at the impressive Swakopmund Hotel on a bed and breakfast basis.

From Swakopmund you will head south to the famous red dunes, where you will spend one night in Sossusvlei at the Kulala Desert Lodge. Don’t miss the chance to sleep out on your roof, under the stars - they will make up a bed for you! The following morning get up early to see the sunrise over this stunning landscape.

Your final destination will be Wolvedans in the Namib Rand Desert. This stunning property, gives you the chance to get away from it all  It is the last word in romance with stunning vistas from every room. You will spend 2 nights at Wolvedans on full board basis with activities. Hot air ballooning and scenic flights over the dunes are some of the extra activities on offer.

On your final day you will head back to Windhoek to catch the evening flight back to London, arriving at Gatwick the following morning.