Grand Tour of Namibia 2026-27

Departure from Italy on scheduled Ethiopian Airlines flights to Windhoek – meals on board - overnight flight.

Arrival in Windhoek - transfer to the hotel - afternoon at leisure to relax and rest – tour leader at your disposal – dinner at the hotel – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure southwards to reach the Kalahari Desert – arrival at the lodge – lunch at the lodge – in the afternoon a first jeep activity in the reserve to admire the wildlife and the landscapes of this part of the desert, including its wonderful sunset - dinner at the lodge – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure westwards towards the mountains that separate the country’s central plateau from the desert coastal strip - we descend the great escarpment, which commands the vast landscape of the Namib desert, a UNESCO World Heritage Site - having reached the desert coastal plain we arrive at the edge of the desert - check-in at the lodge - time to relax while admiring the magical light of sunset over the vast, wild desert plains – lunch at a restaurant - dinner at the lodge – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning visit of the Namib-Naukluft Park with the apricot-coloured dunes of Sossusvlei, believed to be the highest in the world and creating a setting of extraordinary beauty - we walk among these mountains of red sand in search of untouched corners and spectacular viewpoints, a photographers’ paradise (the most spectacular spots are “Dune 45”, enormous, with a scenic crest zigzagging down from a height of around 200 m, and “Deadvlei”, the dead lake) – return to the lodge - lunch at the lodge – in the afternoon excursion to the Sesriem Canyon, a deep, narrow cleft carved over millennia by the Tsauchab River in the desert plain, where we take an easy and pleasant walk - dinner at the lodge – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – transfer northwards for a long but constantly varied leg, crossing the Namib desert - we travel along the eastern boundary of the Namib-Naukluft Park, on the road towards the Gaub and Kuiseb Canyons - along dirt tracks in the desert we may encounter groups of gazelles, oryx, Hartmann’s mountain zebras and ostriches – possibility of an optional hot-air balloon excursion - picnic lunch along the way - evening arrival in Swakopmund, a characteristic town built in the purest German style of the Kaiser’s era, which comes as a genuine surprise – dinner at a typical Bavarian-style restaurant - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – full-day excursion (8.00 - 16.30) including a marine cruise to spot the seals and Sandwich Harbour - during the trip it is easy to spot seals, dolphins and numerous seabirds - at around 11.30 we return and continue the tour by 4x4 towards Sandwich Harbour across the dunes - we stop frequently on the tops of the dunes to admire the view and the many birds - picnic lunch in the desert - on the way back to Walvis Bay it will be possible to spot springbok, oryx and jackals - the last stop is the salt pans, home to thousands of pink flamingos as well as numerous other water birds - in the late afternoon return to Swakopmund - dinner at a fish restaurant - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure northwards as far as the small fishing town of Henties Bay - the landscape is utterly desert-like right down to the beach pounded by the strong ocean waves we reach the promontory of Cape Cross - today this spot is famous for its colony of around 80,000 fur seals, which live here all year round among the rocks, diving into the waves and playing with one another in a deafening din – leaving the coast we head into the region of Damaraland (the land of the Damara people), an arid, mountainous area characterised by reddish sandstone - according to geologists the area dates back more than 150 million years - we pass through the now-abandoned mining town of Uis and skirt the Brandberg Mountains (the highest in Namibia at 2,573 m), in whose wild valleys remarkable examples of Bushman rock paintings have been found, including the famous “White Lady” – lunch along the way - in the late afternoon arrival in Twyfelfontein – dinner at the lodge – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning a guided walking visit that reveals a world illustrated by remarkable rock engravings, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, depicting mostly hunted animals, their tracks, abstract signs and symbols, carved into enormous red rocks fallen from a mountain wall; the oldest date back 8,000 years and their authors were the Bushmen - we continue towards the town of Khorixas, with the inevitable stop to admire the petrified forest with its dozens of fossilised trunks dating back more than 250 million years, remnants of ancient eras when the climate was wetter - we then continue northwards through wild regions offering scenic and ever-changing landscapes – arrival in Opuwo, the gateway to the Kaokoland – lunch along the way – dinner at the lodge - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – we travel through the unspoilt Kaokoland, a territory of rolling hills and open plains inhabited by the Himba – along the road we begin to meet the herders of the Himba people and reach the Epupa Falls on the Kunene River, which marks the border between Namibia and Angola - day devoted to this spectacular area - a pleasant walk leads to the top of a hill offering a stupendous panorama - the drop is not very high, but the special feature of these falls is that the Kunene River splits into countless branches, creating hundreds of small waterfalls around rocky islets on which enormous baobabs grow - the sunset over the river is thrilling - full board at the lodge.

Breakfast at the hotel – today we retrace our route through the unspoilt Kaokoland – during the day we visit a village inhabited by the Himba people, the red people of the Kaokoland - full board at the lodge.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure southwards - we skirt Etosha Park to the west and south, reaching in the late afternoon the private reserve immediately adjacent to the entrance of Etosha National Park, near Okaukuejo – this day is the longest leg of the journey, following the C35 from Opuwo to Kamanjab, the C40 from Kamanjab to Outjo and finally the C38 from Outjo to the lodge - lunch along the way - dinner at the lodge – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel - early morning wake-up call and departure for a full day devoted to safaris inside Etosha Park, in 4x4 safari vehicles driven by the reserve’s rangers, to make the most of the game viewing. We reach the central area of Okaukuejo - from here the search begins for the most commonly found species: Burchell’s zebras, springbok, wildebeest, black-faced impala, oryx, giraffes, red hartebeest antelopes… as well as the better-known elephants, lions and rhinoceroses. In all, the Park is home to around 110 species of mammals, 350 species of birds and 20 different types of vegetation. The view of the “pan” is spectacular too: an enormous expanse of clay with a salt-covered surface, lying at the centre of the park - picnic lunch at one of the park’s rest camps - dinner at the lodge - overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – departure for Windhoek across the whole of the central plateau – visit of a Crocodile Farm (a breeding farm where you can see at very close quarters crocodiles ranging from enormous adults to the tiniest, just a few days old) - lunch at a restaurant – evening arrival in Windhoek – check-in at the hotel – dinner at leisure – evening at leisure – tour leader at your disposal – overnight stay.

Breakfast at the hotel – in the morning short panoramic tour of Windhoek, one of the smallest cities on the African continent, whose inhabitants are mainly German-speaking as it was the seat of the colonial government (visit of the city centre with its Lutheran churches and gardens overflowing with aloes - strolling along Kaiser Strasse you meet Herero women in their characteristic costumes, curious German-style buildings dating from the beginning of the last century and ultra-modern shopping centres, the Christuskirche, Krafta Market) – transfer to the airport – lunch at leisure - departure on scheduled Ethiopian Airlines flights for the return to Italy – overnight flight.

Arrival in Italy.