Namibia Safaris

Hauntingly beautiful with great desert vistas under endlessly blue skies, a safari in Namibia’s harsh and untamed natural landscapes frees the spirit.

Game is good amongst the drum-flat salt-pans of the Etosha National Park but that is only part of a Namibia safari’s real attraction, which is to witness the battle of people, plants and animals to survive in an arid world. In this land of quiver trees and desert-adapted elephant there are countless highlights.

A classic circuit on a Namibia safari will take in the world’s largest sand dunes at Sossusvlei, the stark landscapes of the Namib-Nakluft desert, the remote wilderness regions of Kaokoland or Damaraland and the plentiful game that throngs the pans at Etosha. Look further still and you find the silent world of shipwrecks on the Skeleton Coast, the colourful plantlife of the Kalahari and the untouched communities of Himba people living a life unchanged over the ages in their Kunene Valley home.

Namibia Safaris - Travel Tips

Namibia never gets much rain and can be visited year-round, though its summer, from November to March, is hot.
Self drive trips and family safaris work well in Namibia as it has a good network of (mainly dirt) roads and many of the areas of interest are outside national parks. These can easily be visited without a guide.
For those on a tight timescale, Namibia has some excellent fly-in safaris taking in all the key areas.
Namibia safaris combine well with Botswana or South Africa.

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Namibia Safaris - A Personal View

Victoria Langmead I was totally oblivious, prior to my first visit, by the extent to which I would be captivated by this spectacular, sparsely populated country. Nothing I’d seen or read did anything to prepare me for its incredible beauty and wild remoteness.

I was mesmerised by the ever-changing colours and the cloudless blue skies. The sheer vastness, sense of space and endless horizons are a photographers dream. I climbed the vast Sossusvlei sand dunes, tracked desert adapted rhino and elephant in the harsh and remarkably inhospitable Kaokoland. I kayaked with Cape Fur Seals in the Atlantic and photographed the eerie shipwrecks strewn along the wild Skeleton Coast. Game highlights included driving myself through the game rich Etosha National Park and bird watching on the northern most Kunene River.

People want different things from their African adventure and I believe that Namibia, arguably more so than any other country we sell, has not just a bit but a lot of everything, to keep even the most regular visitor to Africa happy. I merely scratched the surface of what this captivating country has to offer and look forward returning so I can carry on exploring its unique wonders where I left off.

Victoria Langmead - One of Aardvark's Namibia safari specialists

Namibia Safaris - Ideas You Might Not Have Thought About

		Horses from Desert Homestead Enjoy sunrise and sunset rides or take a multi-day riding safari crossing dry river beds, open grassy plains and mountain paths from Desert Homestead. Set in a grassy valley near the spectacular Sossusvlei dunes and sheltered by the Naukluft mountains, Desert Homestead has great horses and provides comfortable accommodation in rustic chalets.

		Star Gazing at Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge Explore the magnificent desert skies at Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge’s private observatory where clear skies and lack of ambient light make the night sky particularly brilliant. The resident astronomer is on hand to talk you through the incredible star show which can be viewed through the state of the art electronically-controlled telescope as well as the naked eye.

		Ballooning at Wolwedans Stay at one of Wolwedans’ stylish Camps in the heart of the NamibRand Nature Reserve and enjoy hot-air ballooning over the dunes as the sun rises. Admire the stark beauty of the Namib desert from the best viewpoint imaginable. Soaring silently over the dune belts and never-ending plains your basket provides unforgettable and breathtaking 360 degree views.

		Kayaking with Seals Walvis Bay is home to several seal colonies and sea kayaking in the area is an exhilarating way to meet these fascinating creatures. The stable, single or double kayaks intrigue the seals who swim all-around and under the kayaks as they playfully come to greet you.

		Skeleton Coast Safaris A flying safari with Skeleton Coast Safaris is like nothing else on offer in Africa. The pilots have an encyclopaedic knowledge of this astonishing country and delight in flying you over its dramatic terrain, sharing many secrets of this untouched wilderness. From the shipwrecks on the Skeleton Coast to the majestic Sossusvlei sand dunes, a flying safari takes in many of the highlights of this fascinating country.

		Black Rhino Tracking Spend time tracking black rhino in northern Damaraland. The wild and remote area around Desert Rhino Camp is one of the last strongholds of these endangered animals and it is a real thrill to track on foot the last free roaming black rhino in the world. Dedicated conservationists and local trackers are on hand to show guests the work the Save the Rhino is carrying out to protect these animals from extinction.