Namibia SafarisThe Best of Namibia Circuit
The Best of Namibia Circuit is a flying safari (with daily departures based from minimum two guests) through the best areas of Namibia: the Sossusvlei’s iconic red dunes, the rugged topography of Damaraland and the wildlife-filled Etosha National Park. Featuring small luxury camps within private concessions and Sefofane flying at unbeatable prices, this package is the perfect base safari within Namibia and a natural choice to experience the dramatic desert landscapes of this expansive country. This safari retains the essence of Wilderness Safaris’ origins, where we sought out prime wilderness areas throughout southern Africa and channelled our passion into guiding safaris that were educational and fun-filled. This itinerary continues this ethos and showcases the best that this dramatic country has to offer: experiencing the red dunes of Sossusvlei, the dramatic scenery of Damaraland with its desert-adapted wildlife, clear, star-fi lled nightskies for breathtaking stargazing and up-close wildlife encounters in Etosha. This safari has another wondrous facet – observing Namibia from the air.
Namibia is also the epitome of open space with our concessions offering an incredible 30 230-hectares (74 700-acres) per guest! It is also home to diverse and unique biomes like the Namib, the oldest desert in the world, the shimmering saltpans of Etosha and Orange R iver Fish River Canyon Park Maltahöhe Lüderitz Fis h River Little Kulala Okahandja WINDHOEK Walvis bay NAMIB Skeleton Coast Park Kaudom Game Reserve Ongava Lodge Waterberg Plateau ParkDamaraland Camp Mariental Rehoboth Karibib Swakopmund Tsumeb Grootfontein Namutoni Gobabis Namib Naukluft Park Sossusvlei Etosha National Park Outjo Otjiwarongo Etosha Pan Palmwag Lodge Mahango Game Reserve Ondangwa Caprivi Game Park MudumoNationalPark LinyantiRiver equally fascinating local cultures. EXCITING ADD-ONWe strongly recommend adding to your journey the pristine and isolated Skeleton Coast to experience this endless isolated coastline and the wildlife it has to offer OR Serra Cafema where you can meet the nomadic Himba people and explore the lush banks of the Kunene River which are in total contrast to the surrounding desert. BRIEF ITINERARY
Day 1 & 2
Kulala Wilderness Reserve, a 40 000-hectare (98 842-acre) tract of land, is home to all forms of desert wildlife near the spectacular sights of Sossusvlei, and borders the expansive Namib Naukluft Park. The Sossusvlei dunes rise dramatically more than 300 metres and are surrounded by awe-inspiring topography. Emphasis is laid on the smaller desert fauna, spectacular scenery and the incredible night sky. Larger desert-adapted wildlife such as ostrich, springbok and gemsbok flourish here with carnivores such as bat-eared fox, Cape fox, cheetah and black-backed jackal often seen. Day 3 & 4
The 352 200-hectare (870 305-acre) Torra Conservancy is a vast rocky area of rugged beauty interspersed with linear oases where spectacular topography dominate and an almost unquantifi able stillness pervades the air. This private concession supports a diverse complement of arid-adapted wildlife, including several herds of Namibia’s acclaimed ‘desert-adapted’ elephants, and healthy numbers of Hartmann’s mountain zebra, southern giraffe, gemsbok and springbok in a landscape dotted with equally interesting fl ora. The conservancy is the result of a highly successful partnership between Wilderness Safaris and the local Torra community that has become an inspiration for communities and conservationists throughout Africa. Day 5 & 6
Ongava is a prolific 30 000-hectare (74 132-acre) private reserve for guests’ exclusive use bordering the acclaimed Etosha National Park. This reserve is a conservation success story and a haven for large concentrations of wildlife: notably lion, springbok, gemsbok, wildebeest, Burchell’s and Hartmann’s zebra, waterbuck, red hartebeest, eland and the largest population of the endemic black-faced impala outside Etosha. It is also known for the successful reintroduction of white and black rhino. Here one can also enjoy fantastic arid area birding with over 300 species recorded including 10 of Namibia’s 14 endemic species. Staying at Ongava further provides easy access to the prime game viewing areas of western Etosha and its complimentary scenery, iconic saltpans and game-filled plains. Etosha’s dry season game viewing rates as one of the top wildlife encounters on the Planet while in the wetter months various game species all have their young. Highlights of your stay here are game drives into Etosha National Park (reserve only situated a short distance from Etosha’s Anderson Gate) as well as day- and night drives, informative nature walks (including opportunity to track white rhino on foot) and wildlife viewing hides on the exclusive Ongava Game Reserve itself.
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Depart from Windhoek for a one-hour flight to spend two nights exploring Sossusvlei, staying in Kulala Wilderness Reserve, which provides convenient access to the splendour of the towering red dunes of the Namib. Activities at Little Kulala start with morning guided game drives to the spectacular dunes of Sossusvlei, through a private gate into the Park, allowing early arrival at the dunes thereby maximising photographic opportunities and scenic grandeur. 
Scenic three-hour flight over the Namib Desert for a different view of the desert and the Skeleton Coast’s spectacular topography, before deviating inland to northern Damaraland for two nights. We leave the sandy dunes and make our way to an ancient rock-strewn landscape, of a previous glacial era. 
One hour flight by light aircraft to Ongava Game Reserve for a two-night stay at Ongava Lodge. This intimate camp is scenically nestled around a rocky outcrop and overlooks the vast plains beyond and a productive waterhole that is floodlit at night.
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