Itinerary - 3500 Km - 18 days
Cape Town - border ZA-NA (1 n) - Keetmanshoop (1 n - quiver trees) - Luderitz (3 n - ferral horses - ghost towns - Kolmanskop, Elisabeth Bay, Pomona & Bogenfels) - Tirasberg (1 n - Namtib Biosphere Reserve) - Namib Rand (1 n - game drive) - Sessriem (3 n - sand dunes - dead vlei - canyon - Sossusvlei - [hot air balloon]) + (2 n - petrified dunes) - Spitzkoppe (3 n - rock formations - welwitchia - vista) - Walvis Bay (5 n - Sandwich Bay - desert tour - seascapes - [scenic flight]) .
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Day 0 - 01/07
- depart from Gordon's Bay no later than 10 am
- drive North on N7 to the border ZA-NA (710 km)
- stop-over at Noordoewer Guesthouse
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Day 1 - 02/07
- depart from Noordoewer Guesthouse early morning
- drive North-East to Keetmanshoop along Fish River canyon (310 Km)
- photo quiver trees in afternoon & at sunset
- camp at Garas Quiver Tree Park
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Day 2 - 03/07
- photo quiver trees at sunrise
- drive West on B4 to Auss (225 Km)
- pique-nique & photo of feral horses in afternoon until sunset
- drive West on B4 to Luderitz (125 Km)
- stay at Luderitz Nest Hotel on the bay
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Day 3 - 04/07
- full-day excursion with Coastways Tours Luderitz (140 km)
- drive South to Elisabeth Bay, Pomona & Bogenfels ghost towns
- photo ghost towns & natural arch + sea/sand scapes
- stay at Luderitz Nest Hotel
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Day 4 - 05/07
- photo Kolmanskop ghost town (morning)
- drive East on B4 to Auss then North on C13 & D707 to Kumbis farm (240 Km)
- photo of Namib desert & spectacular vista around the farm until sunset
- camp at Namtib Lodge
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Day 5 - 06/07
- morning walk, explore Titasberg mountains & Namtib Biosphere Reserve
- short drive North on D707 & C27 to Namib Rand (120 km)
- afternoon game drive & photo until sunset
- stay at Drifter's Lodge
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Day 6 - 07/07
- early morning game drive & photo at sunrise
- drive North on C27 to Sessriem (120 Km)
- photo of Namib desert along road & through Namib Rand
- photo of dunes nearby at sunset
- stay at Sossus Dune Lodge (inside Namib NP)
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Day 7 - 08/07
- drive West to Sossusvlei before sunrise (70 Km)
- photo sand dunes at sunrise
- lunch/rest at base camp
- photo sand dunes at sunset
- drive back to gate (70 Km)
- stay at Sossus Dune Lodge
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Day 8 - 09/07
- take early morning hot-air balloon flight over sand dunes (optional)
- photo sand dunes at sunrise
- lunch/rest at base camp
- photo Sessriem canyon in afternoon
- photo sand dunes at sunset
- stay at Sossus Dune Lodge
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Day 9 - 10/07
- drive North on C19 to Namib Desert Lodge (70 Km)
- photo petrified dunes at sunset
- camp at Namib Desert Lodge
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Day 10 - 11/07
- photo petrified dunes at sunrise & sunset
- camp at Namib Desert Lodge
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Day 11 - 12/07
- drive North to Spitzkoppe (420 Km)
- photo of vistas along road
- arrive in afternoon
- photo rock formations at sunset
- camp at Spitzkoppe
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Day 12 - 13/07
- explore area & photo rock formation & vistas at sunrise & sunset
- camp at Spitzkoppe
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Day 13 - 14/07
- explore area & photo rock formation & vistas at sunrise & sunset
- camp at Spitzkoppe
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Day 14 - 15/07
- drive West to the coast then South to Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
- photo along the coast
- walk Wewitchia trail & photo in afternoon
- stay at Oyster Box Guesthouse
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Day 15 - 16/07
- depart for 4 days / 3 nights desert safari with Uri Adventure
- camp in the desert at Conception Bay
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Day 16 - 17/07
- drive & walk around for best views of the desert
- photo ghost towns & shipwrecks
- camp in the desert at Conception Bay
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Day 17 - 18/07
- drive North up to Sandwich Bay Harbour
- photo sand dunes & coast at sunrise & sunset
- camp in the desert at Sandwich Bay Harbour
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Day 18 - 19/07
- morning in the desert around Sandwich Bay Harbour
- drive North to Walvis Bay
- drop guests at Oyster Box Guesthouse
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This interactive Google map shows the routes and most of the points of interests... enjoy, play around and send me your feedback!
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Itinerary - 3500 Km - 18 days
Cape Town - border ZA-NA (1 n) - Keetmanshoop (1 n - quiver trees) - Luderitz (3 n - ferral horses - ghost towns - Kolmanskop, Elisabeth Bay, Pomona & Bogenfels) - Tirasberg (1 n - Namtib Biosphere Reserve) - Namib Rand (1 n - game drive) - Sessriem (3 n - sand dunes - dead vlei - canyon - Sossusvlei - [hot air balloon]) + (2 n - petrified dunes) - Spitzkoppe (3 n - rock formations - welwitchia - vista) - Walvis Bay (5 n - Sandwich Bay - desert tour - seascapes - [scenic flight]) .
Please leave your comments.
Day 0 - 01/07
- depart from Gordon's Bay no later than 10 am
- drive North on N7 to the border ZA-NA (710 km)
- stop-over at Noordoewer Guesthouse
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[ZZZ_Photo01-150] |
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Day 1 - 02/07
- depart from Noordoewer Guesthouse early morning
- drive North-East to Keetmanshoop along Fish River canyon (310 Km)
- photo quiver trees in afternoon & at sunset
- camp at Garas Quiver Tree Park
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[ZZZ_Photo20-150] |
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Day 2 - 03/07
- photo quiver trees at sunrise
- drive West on B4 to Auss (225 Km)
- pique-nique & photo of feral horses in afternoon until sunset
- drive West on B4 to Luderitz (125 Km)
- stay at Luderitz Nest Hotel on the bay
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[ZZZ_Photo02-150] |
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Day 3 - 04/07
- full-day excursion with Coastways Tours Luderitz (140 km)
- drive South to Elisabeth Bay, Pomona & Bogenfels ghost towns
- photo ghost towns & natural arch + sea/sand scapes
- stay at Luderitz Nest Hotel
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[ZZZ_Photo03-150] |
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Day 4 - 05/07
- photo Kolmanskop ghost town (morning)
- drive East on B4 to Auss then North on C13 & D707 to Kumbis farm (240 Km)
- photo of Namib desert & spectacular vista around the farm until sunset
- camp at Namtib Lodge
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[ZZZ_Photo05-150] |
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Day 5 - 06/07
- morning walk, explore Titasberg mountains & Namtib Biosphere Reserve
- short drive North on D707 & C27 to Namib Rand (120 km)
- afternoon game drive & photo until sunset
- stay at Drifter's Lodge
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[ZZZ_Photo06-150] |
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Day 6 - 07/07
- early morning game drive & photo at sunrise
- drive North on C27 to Sessriem (120 Km)
- photo of Namib desert along road & through Namib Rand
- photo of dunes nearby at sunset
- stay at Sossus Dune Lodge (inside Namib NP)
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[ZZZ_Photo07-150] |
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Day 7 - 08/07
- drive West to Sossusvlei before sunrise (70 Km)
- photo sand dunes at sunrise
- lunch/rest at base camp
- photo sand dunes at sunset
- drive back to gate (70 Km)
- stay at Sossus Dune Lodge
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[ZZZ_Photo08-150] |
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Day 8 - 09/07
- take early morning hot-air balloon flight over sand dunes (optional)
- photo sand dunes at sunrise
- lunch/rest at base camp
- photo Sessriem canyon in afternoon
- photo sand dunes at sunset
- stay at Sossus Dune Lodge
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Day 9 - 10/07
- drive North on C19 to Namib Desert Lodge (70 Km)
- photo petrified dunes at sunset
- camp at Namib Desert Lodge
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Day 10 - 11/07
- photo petrified dunes at sunrise & sunset
- camp at Namib Desert Lodge
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Day 11 - 12/07
- drive North to Spitzkoppe (420 Km)
- photo of vistas along road
- arrive in afternoon
- photo rock formations at sunset
- camp at Spitzkoppe
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[ZZZ_Photo11-150] |
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Day 12 - 13/07
- explore area & photo rock formation & vistas at sunrise & sunset
- camp at Spitzkoppe
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[ZZZ_Photo12-150] |
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Day 13 - 14/07
- explore area & photo rock formation & vistas at sunrise & sunset
- camp at Spitzkoppe
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[ZZZ_Photo13-150] |
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Day 14 - 15/07
- drive West to the coast then South to Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
- photo along the coast
- walk Wewitchia trail & photo in afternoon
- stay at Oyster Box Guesthouse
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[ZZZ_Photo14-150] |
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Day 15 - 16/07
- depart for 4 days / 3 nights desert safari with Uri Adventure
- camp in the desert at Conception Bay
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[ZZZ_Photo15-150] |
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Day 16 - 17/07
- drive & walk around for best views of the desert
- photo ghost towns & shipwrecks
- camp in the desert at Conception Bay
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[ZZZ_Photo16-150] |
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Day 17 - 18/07
- drive North up to Sandwich Bay Harbour
- photo sand dunes & coast at sunrise & sunset
- camp in the desert at Sandwich Bay Harbour
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[ZZZ_Photo17-150] |
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Day 18 - 19/07
- morning in the desert around Sandwich Bay Harbour
- drive North to Walvis Bay
- drop guests at Oyster Box Guesthouse
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[ZZZ_Photo18-150] |
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This interactive Google map shows the routes and most of the points of interests... enjoy, play around and send me your feedback!
View Paul Godard - Soul Photography - Photo Safari & Workshop - Namibia 2011 in a larger map