Namibia with Luxury & Style (10 Days): A Sample Itinerary

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Twyfelfontein, Namibia
Sossusvlei

DavidTravel Itinerary Highlights include:

Desert flora and fauna punctuate the starkly beautiful, towering sand dunes of Sossusvlei, which you explore by ATV. Damaraland reveals rare black rhino and desert elephant wandering among colorful geological formations, while ancient rock art resides at Twyfelfontein. Before your in-depth, independent journey winds down, take day and night game drives at a private reserve bordering Etosha National Park.

• Learn your way around the African night sky during a talk with an astronomer

• Take to the spectacular dunes and rocky outcrops on a guided ATV ride in Sossusvlei

• Explore the unique rock art at Twyfelfontein, created by hunter-gatherers who inhabited the area as early as AD 1000

• Set out in search of endangered black rhino, which reside within Onguma Private Nature Reserve, as well as lion, giraffe, zebra and hundreds of bird species

Overview:

Although not as well known as some of its African neighbors, Namibia is a gem for those in search of wildlife and wilderness; see oryx, elephants and rhino roam the country's numerous reserves, and explore this open landscape of undulating dunes.

Essentially a desert country, Namibia offers contrasting landscapes. The Namib Desert is a vast swathe of high dunes and desolate plains with an awe-inspiring sense of space. The thorn bush savannah and rugged mountains of the central plateau give way to the majestic Fish River Canyon in the south.

In the north, landscapes range from the dense bush and open plains of the great Etosha Pan, to woodland savannah and lush vegetation. Etosha National Park, the third largest in Africa, owes its unique landscape to the Etosha Pan, a vast shallow depression edged by waterholes to the south which guarantee rewarding game viewing.

Independent since 1990, Namibia was once governed by Germany and South Africa. Germanic influences can be seen in its colonial architecture, and in its roads and rest camps, most of which are well-maintained. Namibia is peaceful and more prosperous than many nearby countries because of its productive mining, farming, fishing and tourism industries. However, with half the country's agricultural land owned by a few thousand white farmers, land reform is a burning issue.