What's included
Dunes, flamingos and the Atlantic coast. Two hours from Johannesburg, no visa, your rands work and there is no time difference — yet almost nothing about it looks like home.
Windhoek, Swakopmund and Walvis Bay in five days, with apricot dunes running straight into a cold Atlantic. Suits solo travellers, couples, families and older travellers equally — our Namibia groups are usually the most mixed of any tour we run.
Package includes
- Return flights from OR Tambo to Windhoek
- Accommodation (shared)
- Daily breakfast
- Welcome dinner, which doubles as our birthday celebration
- Windhoek town tour
- Cultural dinner at Hafeni
- Ground transport to every location on the itinerary
- Tour experience leader throughout
Not included
- Sunset cruise — optional at extra cost
- Sandwich Harbour excursion — optional at extra cost
- All personal and adventure activities
- Meals not mentioned above
- Entrance fees where applicable
- Travel insurance and personal expenses
- Transport to places not on the itinerary
Optional activities
- Sandwich Harbour excursion — the pink lagoon, dune bashing and a desert picnic
- Sunset cruise along the Namibian coastline — refreshments, not a meal
- Dune 7
- The flying dress photo shoot in the desert — a firm favourite
- Camel rides
- Quad biking
- Sandboarding
- Paragliding
- Skydiving over the desert
- Kayaking at Walvis Bay
All paid locally at your own cost.
What you need
- Passport with at least six months' validity and blank pages
- Travellers under 18: unabridged birth certificate, valid passport, and an affidavit from any parent not travelling
- Recommended spending money from R3,000, plus a budget for the activities you want to do
- Layers, not one thick jacket — the coast is cold morning and evening, warm by afternoon
- No adapter needed — Namibia uses the same plugs as South Africa
Your itinerary
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1
Windhoek, then on to the coast
- Fly Johannesburg to Windhoek.
- Two-hour Windhoek town tour.
- Drive to Swakopmund — about five to six hours with stops along the way, and genuinely part of the experience.
- Check in at the hotel.
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2
Walvis Bay and Dune 7
- Morning: head down the coast to Walvis Bay.
- ★ Optional at extra cost: the Sandwich Harbour excursion — the pink lagoon, dune bashing and a desert picnic.
- ★ Dune 7 for anyone not doing Sandwich Harbour.
- ★ Optional in the evening: sunset cruise along the coastline.
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3
Swakopmund — desert activities
- ★ A full day of desert activities, all optional: camel rides, quad biking, sandboarding and paragliding.
- ★ The flying dress photo shoot in the desert.
- Evening: cultural dinner at Hafeni.
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4
Swakopmund — beach and leisure
- Beach relaxation and leisure time in Swakopmund.
- ★ Optional during the day: kayaking with the seals, skydiving or paragliding.
- ★ Optional in the evening: sunset cruise along the Namibian coastline.
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5
Return to Windhoek and fly home
- Drive to Windhoek.
- Fly back to South Africa.
★ Starred activities are optional and paid locally at your own cost. Some are booked and paid ahead where catering is involved. Itineraries may adjust slightly for weather or local conditions.
Transport. Scheduled transport is provided only for activities and locations included in the official itinerary. Transport for personal activities, optional excursions, shopping trips or restaurants outside the planned programme is not included.
Optional activities are subject to availability, supplier confirmation and price changes. The itinerary may adjust slightly for flight schedules, weather or local operating hours.
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