Namibia Highlights Fly-in Safari

From Windhoek International Airport or Eros Domestic you will fly over the Khomas Hochland and the Naukluft Mountains down the 1000m escarpment to Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert.

On the way: A sneak preview of Sossusvlei - the main attraction - as seen from the air will reveal an endless sea of copper-and-ochre sand dunes stretching to the Skeleton Coast and the Atlantic Sea.

When you're there: Sossusvlei Lodge is right at the entrance to the Sossusvlei protected area and occupies its own private reserve complete with waterhole, nature trails and an activity booking centre. Your must-do activity is an excursion into Sossusvlei. Wander about Dead Pan, with its eerie dream-like collection of petrified acacia trees and red dunes rising sheer from the salt white pan. Climb a dune and capture the full force of a sea of red sand dunes as far as you can see... at sunrise.

Back on your private nature reserve you can take scenic game drives into the desert looking for creatures great, small and odd. Sunsets are saluted in traditional African fashion and the evening under the desert sky in front of a floodlit waterhole and the night sounds will lull you into a deep and peaceful sleep.

Accommodation: Sossusvlei Lodge Sossusvlei Lodge
Sossusvlei Lodge is a comfortable and welcoming lodge on the edge of the Sossusvlei dunes. Service and attention to detail is thorough and the chalets have private patios overlooking a floodlit waterhole.
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When you've had your fill of cloudless blue skies, vast open spaces, ever-changing hues and pristine wilderness it's time for your next Namibian treat - Damaraland.

On the way: As you fly over one of the world's largest nature reserves the land changes from dunes and mountains to vast plains that collide with a dune belt along the Skeleton Coast past Conception Bay, Sandwich Harbour and Walvis Bay. It's a pretty scenic flight. You will land in Swakopmund to re-fuel your plane for the flight to Twyfelfontein in Damaraland.

When you're there: Twyfelfontein is the scene of Africa's most concentrated collection of San rock art and the scenery is tranquil, picturesque and unique.

Birding, geology, nature walks and scenic drives compliment the unique Namibian experience that is Damaraland.

Accommodation: Twyfelfontein Country Lodge Twyfelfontein Country Lodge
Twyfelfontein Country Lodge is a large lodge that disappears into the surrounding rock outcrops in the middle of Damaraland. The main lodge has a second tier that looks out over Damaraland - an ancient land of rugged beauty and a blazing sun.
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Your mid-morning flight takes you over Damaraland to Etosha Safari Lodge on the southern border of Etosha National Park.

On the way: As you fly over Damaraland the land rises and levels out to form game-rich savannah plains that support the spectrum of southern African wildlife and several endemics to boot.

When you're there: No visit to Namibia would be complete without a safari in Etosha National Park.

Your two days at Etosha Safari Lodge offer the traditional classic African wildlife safari with all of the big game and plains species present in great numbers. Top this with a unique national park that has a massive pan in the middle surrounded by natural waterholes and you have an exceptional game viewing experience.

Accommodation: Etosha Safari Lodge Etosha Safari Lodge
Etosha Safari Lodge is a Gondwana Collection property on the edge of Etosha offering comfort, convenience and total serenity
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Bid farewell to the wildlife, the peace and tranquillity and the unspoiled scenery as you fly back to Windhoek Windhoek
Surrounded by the stubble-covered Auas Mountains and the endless Khomas Hochland, Windhoek lies in a long valley fed by ancient hot springs in the central highlands of Namibia.
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