23 Days best of Namibia & Botswana

Itinerary

1. Day 1

   Windhoek

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   Start point

   Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia (Hosea kutako international Airport, 08:00 - 22:00)

   Included Activities

   • Free township tour of Windhoek
2. Day 2

   Windhoek to Keetmanshop

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   Included Activities

   • Travel through Kalahari Desert with stops at Rehoboth

   Landmarks
   Rehoboth

3. Day 3

   Keetmanshop to Fish River Canyon

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   Included Activities

   • Visit Mesosaurus Fossil Site
   • View Quiver trees
   • Fish River Canyon visit and photography

   Landmarks
   Fish River Canyon
   Mesosaurus Fossil Site

4. Day 4

   Fish River Canyon to Lüderitz

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   Optional Activities

   • Main canyon viewpoint visit and photography

   Landmarks
   Lüderitz

   

5. Day 5

   Lüderitz to Aus

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   Meals

   Breakfast

   Included Activities

   • Diaz Point marine visit to see birds and seals
   • Kolmanskop ghost town visit

   Optional Activities

   • Boat cruise from Lüderitz

   Landmarks
   Diaz Point
   Kolmanskop

6. Day 6

   Aus to Sossusvlei

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   Meals

   Breakfast

   Landmarks
   Sossusvlei

7. Day 7

   Sossusvlei

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   Meals

   Lunch

   Included Activities

   • Sesriem Gate visit
   • Dune 45 climb
   • Dead Vlei off-road drive and exploration
   • Sesriem Canyon excursion

   Optional Activities

   • Climbing Big Daddy or Big Mama dunes

   Landmarks
   Sesriem Gate
   Dune 45
   Dead Vlei
   Sesriem Canyon

8. Day 8

   Sossusvlei to Swakopmund

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   Meals

   Lunch

   Included Activities

   • Tropic of Capricorn crossing
   • Gaub pass traverse
   • Kuiseb Canyon passage
   • Walvis Bay lagoon stop with flamingo viewing

   Landmarks
   Walvis Bay
   Swakopmund

   

9. Day 9

   Swakopmund

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   Optional Activities

   • Guided tour through Mondesa township
   • Quad-biking
   • Sand-boarding
   • Scenic flight over Skeleton Coast
   • Catamaran cruise in Walvis Bay
   • Aquarium visit
   • Museum visits
   • Crystal gallery visit

   Landmarks
   Swakopmund
   Mondesa Township
   Skeleton Coast

10. Day 10

    Swakopmund to Damaraland

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    Included Activities

    • Cape Cross visit
    • Cape Fur Seal colony visit
    • Drive through Brandberg Damaraland

    Optional Activities

    • Museum visit
    • Damara Culture experience
    • Petrified Forest visit

    Landmarks
    Cape Cross
    Cape Fur Seal Colony
    Brandberg

11. Day 11

    Damaraland to Opuwo

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    Meals

    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Travel to Opuwo
    • Introduction to Himba people and culture

    Landmarks
    Opuwo

    

12. Day 12

    Opuwo to Epupa Falls

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    Meals

    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Travel through northern Kaokoveld
    • Epupa Falls visit
    • Ovahimba people visit and cultural interaction

    Landmarks
    Epupa Falls
    Kunene River

13. Day 13

    Opuwo to Etosha National Park

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    Meals

    Breakfast, Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Drive to Etosha National Park
    • Afternoon game drive in Etosha

    Landmarks
    Etosha National Park

    

14. Day 14

    Etosha National Park

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    Meals

    Breakfast, Lunch (Light lunch), Dinner

    Included Activities

    • Full day game drive in Etosha
    • Waterhole visits
    • Etosha pan visit
    • Big 4 and wildlife viewing

    Landmarks
    Etosha National Park
    Etosha Pan

15. Day 15

    Etosha to Bushmen Land

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    Meals

    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Hoba Meteor visit
    • Bushmen land visit
    • San people cultural experience
    • Cultural dance viewing

    Landmarks
    Hoba Meteor

16. Day 16

    Bushmen Land to Mahango Game Park

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    Meals

    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Mahango Game Park visit
    • Wildlife viewing including elephants, buffalos, and antelope

    Landmarks
    Mahango Game Park

17. Day 17

    Mahango Game Park to Okavango Delta

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    Included Activities

    • Cross border into Botswana
    • Travel through Okavango Delta region

    Landmarks
    Okavango Delta

18. Day 18

    Okavango Delta

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    Included Activities

    • Mokoro canoe excursion through Okavango Delta

    Landmarks
    Okavango Delta

19. Day 19

    Okavango Delta to Mahango Game Park

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    Included Activities

    • Return to Mahango Game Reserve
    • Wildlife viewing
    • Visit small villages along Caprivi Strip
    • Local cultural interaction

    Landmarks
    Mahango Game Park

20. Day 20

    Caprivi Strip to Chobe River

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    Meals

    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Stop in Katima Mulilo
    • Boat cruise on Chobe River

    Landmarks
    Chobe River

21. Day 21

    Chobe National Park

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    Included Activities

    • Morning game drive in Chobe National Park

    Optional Activities

    • Boat tour
    • Extra game drive

    Landmarks
    Chobe National Park

22. Day 22

    Chobe to Victoria Falls

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    Included Activities

    • Victoria Falls visit

    Optional Activities

    • Bungee jumping
    • Rafting
    • Helicopter flight
    • Devil Pool visit

    Landmarks
    Victoria Falls

23. Day 23

    Victoria Falls Departure

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    End point

    Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia (Windhoek, Khomas, Namibia , 08:00 - 22:00)

    Included Activities

    • Airport transfer