Tour
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1st March 2021 – 31st October 2021
Namibia emergency number: +264 81 127 0564
Day 1 sees you transferring from Namibia’s capital city, Windhoek, to the seaside retreat of Swakopmund. After checking in to Hansa Hotel Swakopmund, your accommodation for the following two nights, you will have the opportunity to discuss your itinerary for the next 7 days with your English-speaking tour guide. Your guide will assist with booking any optional activities and excursions you might be interested in and advise on how those activities may impact on the logistics of departure times.
After the briefing with your tour guide, you have the option of booking a sightseeing city tour or you can strike out on your own and wander around Swakopmund on foot. Founded in 1892, Swakopmund’s quaint architecture reflects its strong German colonial heritage and highlights includes:
Hansa Hotel Swakopmund, one of Namibia’s oldest hotels, is situated within walking distance of the shops, restaurants, and the beach. Breakfasts and dinners are served in the hotel’s restaurant. For an exceptional dining experience, ask your guide to book you a table at the Jetty 1905 Restaurant on the Swakopmund Jetty which is prized for its incredible ocean views and delicious seafood.
Recommendations for Day 2
Swakopmund and nearby Walvis Bay are well-known for their adventure activities. The scenic journey between the two towns is worth the trip, especially in the early morning when the cold sea air transforms into a swirling mist when it meets the dunes of the Namib Desert flanking the coastline.
Optional activities in the area include:
The next leg of your 7-Day Northern Namibia Wildlife Explorer Guided Tour begins after breakfast on the morning of Day 3 when you depart for Kalkfeld via the Erongo Mountains. En-route keep an eye out for a group of colossal bald granite inselbergs in the distance called the Spitzkoppe. You will stop along the way for a unique cultural excursion into the lives and
customs of the ancient San. At the Omandumba San Cultural Village, you will learn how to make jewellery from ostrich eggshells and how to shoot arrows from a San bow.
When you check in to Mount Etjo Safari Lodge around mid-afternoon, confer with your guide on the optional activities you might be interested in booking on the morning of Day 4 (see our Recommendations Day 4) before taking a dip in the swimming pool or enjoying sundowners at the bar. Dinner is served alfresco in the Boma.
After wrapping up your morning activities by late morning, you will make your way towards one of the most prolific game-viewing areas in Africa, Etosha National Park. The unique and varied landscape of Etosha offers sanctuary to a wide range of wildlife from lion, elephant, leopard and rhino to giraffe, cheetah, hyena and African wild dog as well as various antelope species and a wide range of birdlife. Your accommodation for the next two nights, Toshari Lodge, is situated 25 km from Etosha’s Andersons Gate beneath the canopies of Mopane and white Seringa trees. After checking in, the afternoon can be spent at your leisure, lounging poolside or exploring the grounds. Dinners are served at Toshari Lodge Restaurant.
Recommendations for Day 4
Located in the heart of one of Namibia’s first private game reserves, the Okonjati Game Reserve, Mount Etjo Safari Lodge has a range of wildlife and nature activities to choose from including:
Recommendations for Day 5
Day 5 is reserved for a full day of game viewing in Etosha National Park with your guide. After breakfast, you will enter the park through Andersons Gate and explore the savannah and woodland terrain in search of game. If you are lucky, you might spot the critically endangered black rhino and the exceedingly rare black-faced impala. A definite highlight is the Etosha Pan, a salt pan that forms part of the Kalahari Basin. It is this stark white dry lakebed that gives Etosha its name (Etosha means ‘Great White Place’ in Ovambo) and it is here that a wildlife spectacle unfolds when predators and prey congregate in large numbers to drink from what little water sources they can find. Lunch takes the form of a hearty lunch pack on the go or you can stop at a Camp Restaurant inside the park (not included in price of tour). Return to Toshari Lodge in the late afternoon for sundowners and dinner.
Day 6 sees you embarking on another 2- to 3-hour game drive in Etosha after an early breakfast. You will then strike out via Outjo and Otjiwarongo towards the Waterberg Plateau Park, home to a prominent table mountain that looks over the plains of the Kalahari of Eastern Namibia. Your accommodation for the night, Waterberg Guest Farm Namibia, is situated at the foot of Waterberg Plateau. After checking in, time permitting, the following optional activities are available:
Day 7 marks the end of your 7-Day Northern Namibia Wildlife Explorer Guided Tour. After breakfast, it is time to check out and travel via Okahandja and Windhoek to Hosea Kutako International Airport for your outward-bound flight.
PLEASE NOTE
If you want to extend your Namibian experience by spending an extra night in Windhoek on Day 7, please let us know and we would be more than happy to assist with booking accommodation and airport transfers. Your guide will drop you off at your hotel in Windhoek en-route to the airport or after dropping the other guests off at the airport, depending on logistics.
ACCOMMODATION
All the properties mentioned in our itinerary are subject to availability. If we are unable to book our preferred accommodation as stated, we will look for a similar alternative and advise you accordingly.
Hansa Hotel Swakopmund
Dating back to 1905, Hansa Hotel Swakopmund is one of Namibia’s oldest hotels. Situated a few blocks away from the beach, Hansa Hotel Swakopmund is within walking distance of shops, restaurants and some of the town’s most famous landmarks. The en-suite Standard Rooms have air-conditioning, flatscreen TVs, a coffee station, minibar, safe and WiFi.
Other facilities include
Mount Etjo Safari Lodge
Located in the heart of the Okonjati Game Reserve, one of Namibia’s first private game reserves and home to over 8,000 animals and bird species, Mount Etjo Safari Lodge is well-known for its relaxed atmosphere and friendly service. The swimming pool and garden at the main lodge overlook a waterhole which sees regular visits from hippo, nyala and porcupine. The Rooms have large beds, a tea- and coffee-making station, safe, fridge, ceiling fan, air-conditioner and en-suite bathrooms with a shower.
Other facilities include:
Toshari Lodge
Situated a mere 25 km away from the Andersons Gate entry into Etosha National Park, famous for the iconic game viewing opportunities it provides, Toshari Lodge is perfectly positioned for day trips into Etosha. The spacious and comfortable African-inspired en-suite Rooms look onto the beautiful, lush gardens surrounding the lodge.
Other facilities include:
Waterberg Guest Farm Namibia
Surrounded by 42,000 hectares of untamed Africa savannah, Waterberg Guest Farm Namibia stands at the foot of the Waterberg Plateau in Northern Central Namibia. Each en-suite Room has a private entrance leading onto a veranda, a safe, a fan and a tea- and coffee-making facility.
Other facilities include
PLEASE NOTE
Accommodation is subject to availability. If we are unable to book accommodation as stated, we will look for a similar alternative and advise you accordingly.
20% pre-payment at time of booking.
Balance to be settled 60 days prior to travel.
Payment to be made in ZAR (South African Rands).
The customer is liable for any bank charges.
Account holder: Africa Focus Tours Namibia (Pty) ltd
Bank: Nedbank Namibia
Account number: 011500012252
Branch code: 96167200
Swift code: NEDSNANX
Cancellations 32 to 22 days prior to travel forfeit 60% of the full booking amount.
Cancellations 21 to 15 days prior to travel forfeit 70% of the full booking amount.
Cancellations 15 to 8 days prior to travel forfeit 80% of the full booking amount.
Cancellations 7 days to NO SHOW forfeit 100% of the full booking amount.
Special cancellation terms may apply for certain products and services.
General Terms
Price quoted per person and includes the cost of accommodation and meals for your guide (and driver where applicable).
Minimum of 2 pax required for tour departure.
Minimum age of children is 8 years old.
Families with children younger than 8 years of age are welcome to request a Private 7-Day Northern Namibia Wildlife Explorer Guided Tour.
Final bookings and rooming lists to be supplied 35 days prior to the commencement date of the tour.
The accommodation mentioned in the itinerary will depend on availability at the time of making the booking. Any alternatives will be of a similar standard and will be within the same region.
This is merely a quotation and not a confirmed booking.
Seek your doctor’s advice with regards to vaccinations and malaria prophylaxis.
Parents travelling with children must provide an unabridged birth certificate which includes details of the child’s father as well as the mother for all travelling children. This applies even when both parents are travelling with their children.
When children are travelling with guardians, these adults are required to produce affidavits from the children’s parents proving permission for the children to travel.
The above applies to foreigners and South Africans travelling to or from South Africa as well as travellers in transit.
Minimum age of children is 8 years of age.
Rates and policies for children under 12 years of age on request.
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Many people don’t see the point in driving through a bushveld looking for animals, but there’s so much more to it. wild animals are seen as a nuisance in most inhabited areas, but if you’ve never seen the magic of animals in their natural habitat, untouched by humans, you’ve been missing out! looking at zoo animals in their enclosures might be considered nice, because you’re almost 100% guaranteed that you’ll see them, but that’s not how they behave in the wild. nothing beats the thrill of finding a pride of lions laying in the shade, or walking across the road right in front of you, and once you’ve felt the reverberations of an elephant’s trumpet through your bones, you’ll be hooked! our clients often come back for more, because you never know what you’re going to see next…
Every single one of our guides have a passion for the kruger park. we love waking up every morning and meeting new people, never mind sharing our love for the bushveld with them. we are highly experienced and have heaps of knowledge about the fauna and flora in the knp at our clients’ disposal. one of our best characteristics must be that we focus on small groups to give each safari trip the best chance of seeing the best sights that the knp has to offer. our safaris depart any day of the week to suit our clients’ busy schedules and will accommodate all your needs as best we can. visit our website for more information on our company…
We operate from hazyview and will collect you from any of the lovely holiday resorts, lodges or nearby locations. our vehicles depart at different times in different seasons… for full day or morning safaris, we leave at 5am in october to march and at 5h30am in april to september. for afternoon safaris, we leave at 13h00 pm in the afternoons. most of the wildlife in the park prefers hiding in the shade during the hot afternoons, so we highly recommend joining us for the earlier safaris to get the most out of your trip.
Anything to do with the word “game” whilst on a safari—like game drives or looking for game—all refers to wild animals in safari context. you might also encounter “game” on the menus of some traditional restaurants, which basically means that you’re ordering wild buck meat, or even warthog.
Even though the knp falls in a malaria area, most foreigners are pleasantly surprised at how few mosquitoes are actually encountered whilst on a safari. these mosquitoes breed in water, and even in the middle of our rainy season in december, we don’t consider them to be a relentless menace. despite what you might have been told, mosquitoes are not a plague in the knp and although we are always cautious about malaria, the locals in and around the knp do not run around with repellents all the time.
If you’re really worried and consider yourself or anyone joining you on the safari to be particularly susceptible to this rare disease, be sure to consult your gp. there are many places in the park where you can buy mosquito repellent containing deet—this is the most vital ingredient in insect repellents as it has been proven to repel the malaria-carrying mosquitoes effectively.
Even though the kruger park is basically a giant protected bushveld and sparsely populated, there are many little “towns” and camps where you can find anything from grocery stores, souvenir stores, petrol stations and much more.
As mentioned before, there are many places in the knp where we can stop over for lunch where you can buy take-away food or choose to have a meal at the various restaurants. we usually have lunch at skukuza, but this is not set in stone.
Two words: comfortable and practical. seeing as you’re going to be driving around for the majority of the time on your safari experience, it is advisable that you wear clothes that are not too tight and not too hot. winters can be cold, so check the forecast beforehand, but summers are the opposite—just take a jacket with you in case it gets chilly, and stay away from high heels, ladies! we might stop on top of rocky mountains to give you an in-person taste of the spectacular views in the knp. trust me, it’s spine-chilling raw beauty.
You’ll be surprised at the true meaning of this term—it actually refers to the five most feared animals in the bush. they are extremely dangerous to hunt on foot and also rather rare. the big 5 consists of african lions, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhino. it really is a tourist attraction and many safari companies utilise this term as a major marketing strategy.
We cannot guarantee that there will be sightings of all five animals in the big 5, but we can guarantee that we will do our best to find them. elephants are massive, this is true, but in the lush untouched bushveld of the kruger, if they don’t want to be seen, they can easily disappear behind the trees mere meters away from you. they tend not to be too shy, unlike leopards. rhinos are extremely scarce, but our guides know where their usual grazing spots are, and a pride of lions would attract so much attention that our radios would notify us if there’s a sighting nearby. nevertheless, you are guaranteed to see a very diverse variety of animals in the kruger national park.
Children under 8 are more than welcome on privately hired open vehicles, yes. this is purely out of consideration for our other clients who do not have children and might not have the patience for their unique outlook and excitement about each wild animal we encounter. all children under 12 have discounted safari rates, as well as half-price conservation fees to enter the kruger national park.
You can visit our website to view the current prices for our safaris, make a booking online to receive an invoice, and then make an online payment before the safari takes place, or contact kurt safari for any enquiries you might have regarding other payment options.
I cannot even begin to list the most amazing experiences we’ve had whilst on safaris in the knp! there are too many to count, each encounter very different but equally remarkable. if you consider the size of the knp and how many animals call it their home, you can only begin to imagine the things we’ve seen—from a ride of lionesses to the birth of a brand-new baby giraffe. each time our jaws drop at the splendour of mother nature. you will have to come and see it for yourself.
Placing yourself in the middle of a nature reserve where there are numerous predators and dangerous animals could sound pretty intimidating, but rest assured, kurt safari guides all have in-depth knowledge about the behaviour of these animals and would never put your life in danger. elephants can be aggressive if they have young ones to protect and even lone elephant bulls have charged at cars that don’t know when to back away, but obtaining injuries from wild animals whilst on a safari is very rare and you need not be worried—just enjoy the ride.
