WINDHOEK – ETOSHA NORTH

14 OCT 2019 We were taken  to the Etosha region of Namibia. Arrived and check in to La Rochelle Luxury Lodge, Tsumeb Afternoon Game Drive in a Safari Vehicle at La Rochelle private game reserve. Dinner at the lodge Tsumeb: Tsumeb, the largest town in the Oshikoto region and the …

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ADDIS ABABA – TO WINDHOEK

13 OCT 2019 Our flight from Addis Ababa to Windhoek.  Capital of Namibia.  Our travel agent  picked us up from Hosea Kutako International Airport, situated 40 km from Windhoek, capital of the country. Afterwards transfer to the lodge and check in. Rest of the day we moved around the Hotel and …

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TSUMEB – ETOSHA SOUTH

15 OCT 2019 Full Day Game Drive in the tour vehicle at Etosha National Park. Etosha South: Located just south of the boundary of Etosha National Park in north-western Namibia, Etosha South makes up the southern region of this wild paradise. Ongava Private Game Reserve shares the southern boundary with …

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ETOSHA – DAMARALAND – TWYFELFONTEIN

16 OCT 2019 Today we drive through the National Parks, region of wild life paradise, to Damaraland. Upon arrival, visit Petrified Forest, Damara Living Museum and the rock art at Twyfelfontein.

Petrified Forest

Situated approximately 50 kilometers west of the town of Khorixas, in an area of open veld, lies a large deposit of massive tree trunks that have “turned to stone” through a process of diagenesis. These petrified tree trunks are up to 34metres long, 6 metres in circumference and are approximately …

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Damara Living Museum

Observe and experience the traditional Damara way of life right in the heart of their traditional homelands. A unique opportunity to see a way of life that is slowly dying out. Together with the Bushmen and Damara belong to the oldest nations in Namibia. Their original culture was a mixture …

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SKELETON COAST

17 OCT  2019 Drive through the western Damaraland to the central Skeleton Coast. Enroute visited  The Skeleton Coast & Springbokwasser Gate. Later, check in to Cape Cross Lodge. Skeleton Coast: Known by the Bushmen as the “land God made in anger” the Skeleton Coast is remoteness at its best. Thousands …

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SWAKOPMUND

18 OCT 2020 Today we left  tothe Cape Cross Seal Colony…continue to visit the Moon Landscape and Welwitschia Plants. Swakopmund: Founded in 1892 as the main harbour for German South West Africa, Swakopmund is often described as being more German than Germany. Now a seaside resort, Swakopmund is the capital …

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Cape Cross Seal Colony

Today Cape Cross is a protected area owned by the government of Namibia under the name Cape Cross Seal Reserve. The reserve is the home of one of the largest colonies of Cape fur seals in the world, with approximately 80 000 to 100 000 of these so-called ‘seals’, which …

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The Moon Landscape

This area is traversed by the Tropic of Capricorn and is mostly flat, although some scenic canyons and elevations are found in some areas, for example in the Moon Valley system. While most of the soil is rocky, sand dunes are still occasionally found in this region. The well-known Moon …

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