Namibia Honeymoon Safari

Category: guesthouses/
safari lodges/camps

Location: Namibia (Safari-Tour)

Next airport: Windhoek

Price per person/trip:

from € 2.198,- *

Honeymoon Safari by private rental car

Destination: Namibia is a sparsely populated country, and offers breathtaking scenery, beautiful flora and fauna, encounters with colonial history as well as with the traditional tribes of the country. This honeymoon combines the Kalahari - and Namib desert with the coastal town of Swakopmund, Damaraland, Etosha National Park and Waterberg Plateau Park. We planned a leisurely itinerary for you to relax and enjoy your honeymoon in this amazingly beautiful country with breathtaking starry nights.

Accommodations: We have planned a nice mix of simple, but comfortably accommodations with flair and some beautiful upscale lodges as highlights of your honeymoon. Spend a night at The Elegant Bed & Breakfast in Windhoek, 1 night at Kalahari Farm House in the Kalahari desert, 2 nights at Mountain Homestead in the Namib desert, 2 nights at Swakopomund Guest House in Swakopmund, 2 nights at Abadi Mountain Camp in Damaraland, 2 nights at Camp Okaukuejo in Etosha National Park, 2 nights at Mushara Outpost Lodge on the edge of the Etosha National Park and finally two nights at Waterberg Plateau Lodge in the Waterberg plateau.

Rooms: This tour offers a wonderful blend of comfortable rooms and chalets and luxurious camps and lodges: At Kalahari Farmhouse stay in a cozy bungalow, at Mountain Homestead you will stay in a bungalow with a private veranda with magnificent views and private plunge pool. At Swakopmund Guest House you’ll stay in modern rooms. At Abadi Mountain Camp, you will sleep in a large tent with "bush bath" and at Okaukuejo Rest Camp you will have a comfortable bush chalet. Highlights of the trip are the accommodations at Mushara Outpost Lodge, where you will sleep in a luxurious safari tent on a wooden platform and finally Waterberg Plateau Lodge with private terrace and a small private plunge pool.

Meals: Half board is included on most of the trip. Exceptions are the cities of Windhoek and Swakopmund, where you can have dinner in various restaurants in town.

Transportation: You get detailed travel documents and maps and will travel privately in your own rental car (Toyota Yaris or similar with air-condition). There is a local contact person happy to help with any questions you might have. And, since this is a self-drive trip, the program can be modified at any time individually.

Honeymoon: This is the ultimate trip for adventurous honeymooners who want to spend their honeymoon far from tourist masses and also enjoy the privacy and flexibility of a self-driving trip.

Sample Itinerary:

Day 1: Flight to Windhoek
Flight from your home airport to Windhoek in Namibia.

Day 2: Windhoek
In the morning arrival in Windhoek where you will pick-up your rental car (Toyota Yaris or similar with air conditioning). Short drive to the Guest House. Your Guest House The Elegant Bed & Breakfast is located in the quiet district of Klein Windhoek and has stylish rooms, a small garden and a swimming pool. This day is at leisure in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, which lies on a plateau 1,650 m above sea level. Discover traces of colonial history during a stroll around town and have dinner at a restaurant of your choice.

1 night at The Elegant Bed & Breakfast (bed & breakfast).

Day 3: Kalahari Desert - Stampriet
Drive your rental car from Windhoek along fast farm areas and enjoy the scenic route through the Kalahari desert. Kalahari desert is part of a huge sand basin that stretches from Oranje River in the south to Angola in the north, from Namibia in the west to Zimbabwe in the east. “Sand Ridges”- long, wavy sand dunes - form the characteristic landscape of the Kalahari. The dunes are covered with small plants and the Kalahari is dominated by grasses, thorn bushes and acacia trees. Kalahari Farm House is situated on the outskirts of Stampriet. The lodge was built from an old mansion and has the atmosphere of an old Namibian farmhouse. Accommodation is in small comfortable cabins with a small veranda located in the beautiful garden. The main house has a swimming pool, a restaurant and a bar.

1 night at Kalahari Farmhouse (cabin/half board)

Day 4: Namib Desert
Leave the Kalahari desert and head west to the picturesque landscape of the Namib Desert. Namib-Naukluft Park is Namibia's largest nature reserve. The majority of its fast 50,000 square kilometers is not accessible for the public. Only the small portion north of the Kuiseb River, the Naukluft Mountains and the Sossusvlei dunes can be visited. Mountain Homestead is idyllically located on a hill overlooking the plain and the apricot-colored dunes. Each of its nine bungalows has a small plunge pool and a veranda from which you can enjoy the vastness of the desert.

Spend the night at Mountain Homestead (bungalow/half board).

Day 5: Sossusvlei - Sesriem Canyon
Today you will have the opportunity to visit the apricot-colored dunes at Sossusvlei. Sossusvlei is Namibia's scenic highlight in the middle of the Namib desert. It is surrounded by majestic sand dunes. Some of the dunes reach heights of up to 300 meters and are among the highest in the world. Drive to the car parking area of the dune valley. From there you can continue by foot or 4x4-wheel shuttle service (fee - about NAD 120, -) directly to the pan in the heart of the dunes (about 5km). Along the way you encounter springbok, gemsbok, ostrich and other desert dwellers.

Spend a 2nd night at Mountain Homestead (bungalow/half board).

Day 6: Swakopmund
Drive along Namib Desert and through the Kuiseb Canyon. Visit the ancient Welwitschia plants that grow nowhere else in the world but here, as well as the lunar landscape of the Namib. Afterwards, continue through Namib Naukluft Park and Walvis Bay to Swakopmund. In the afternoon you arrive at Swakopmund - Namibia's No. 1 tourist attraction on the west coast and a town with a unique charm. Numerous promenades, palm tree-lined avenues and parks give this seaside town a quiet and relaxed atmosphere. There are also numerous well-preserved art nouveau buildings from the German colonial period at the turn of the 19th century for you to visit. Swakopmund Guest House is located close to the sea. The city center can be explored on foot. Rooms are modern and tastefully decorated with spacious en-suite bathrooms.

1 night at Swakopmund Guest House (bed & breakfast).

Day 7: Walvis Bay
Today we recommend a day trip to Walvis Bay. Walvis Bay is located about 30 km south of Swakopmund. The town has many fine restaurants, cafes and pubs. A special attraction of Walvis Bay is the huge natural lagoon with its immense wealth of seabirds. Up to 120,000 birds have been counted in the lagoon, including numerous flamingos and pelicans. Visit "Dune 7" on the outskirts. It is the highest sand dune in the area, climb up and enjoy the magnificent view.

Spend a 2nd night at Swakopmund Guest House (bed & breakfast)

Days 8 - 9 Damaraland
Drive along the coast to the seal colony at Cape Cross before proceeding to Aabadi Mountain Camp, your home base for the next 2 days. Aabadi Mountain Camp is located in Damaraland and features 10 double safari tents, a small restaurant, a sundowner terrace with beautiful views and a small shop. Each spacious tent stands on a platform overlooking the river Aba Huab. Tents have en-suite bathrooms with romantic outdoor showers. During the day you can observe desert elephants who often visit the camp’s water hole. In the evening you will enjoy the starry skies of Namibia.

From the camp, drive to Twyfelfontein (20km), one of the largest collection of rock engravings in the world. With over 2,000 petroglyphs, Twyfelfontein was recently declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The engravings are located on a series of smooth rocks and show mostly animals or animal tracks. Estimates on the engravings age range between 1000 and 10,000 years.

2 nights at Aabadi Mountain Camp (safari tent/half board).

Days 10 - 11: Etosha National Park - West
Today's destination is the world renowned Etosha National Park. Etosha National Park is one of the most famous nature reserves of Africa. With an area of 22,000 sq km, it is the largest game reserve in the world. Animals are used to slowly moving cars and can be easily observed, with many opportunities to shoot unique animal photos. Experience oryx, greater kudu, springbok, wildebeest, giraffes, elephants, the rare von Hartmann's Mountain Zebra and the even rarer black-faced impala. Predators that can be observed here include lions, leopards, hyenas and cheetahs. The following days are spend on game drives in your own car.

Okaukuejo Rest Camp is located at the southern entrance of Etosha National Park. Unique is the permanent water hole with flood light that gives you the opportunity to observe elusive nocturnal animals. Among the regular visitors are elephants, lions and black rhinos.

2 nights at Okaukuejo Rest Camp (bed & breakfast).

Days 12 - 13: Etosha National Park - East
This is another safari day. Enjoy a game drive in your own car through the National Park from west to east. In the evening you will leave the park at the eastern entrance of the Von Lindequist gate and reach the next camp. Mushara Outpost Lodge features only 8 luxury tents which are built on wooden platforms. The Lodge is idyllically located at the edge of the dried up river Omuramba. At night you will fall asleep with the sounds of the Africa in your ears.

2 nights at Mushara Outpost Lodge (luxury safari tent/half board).

Days 14 - 15: Waterberg Plateau
You will pass the mining town of Tsumeb and the mystical Lake Otjikoto on the way to your next lodge in the Waterberg Plateau. The Waterberg Plateau east of Otjiwarongo rises about 200 meters over the surrounding plain. While the plateau is very dry, there is surface water and natural springs at its foot. Therefore vegetation is a relatively lush green and very diverse. Among others you will find wild fig trees, lilies and coral trees here. There is also a rich fauna, including black rhino, sable antelope, roan antelope and wildebeest. Waterberg Plateau Park is the perfect place to hike and relax.

Situated on a terrace on the slope of Waterberg Mountain, the chalets of Waterberg Plateau Lodge offer a magnificent view over the endless bush savannah of the Kalahari. The seven double room chalets built between red sandstone cliffs and the green bush offers a lot of privacy. A small private plunge pool invites you to cool off and enjoy the view. After sunset, take a drink at the fireplace in the rustic dining room of the lodge. Dinner serves fresh dishes from the typical 'Farm'-cuisine. This is the perfect place to enjoy the end of your honeymoon safari in beautiful surroundings.

2 nights at Waterberg Plateau Lodge (chalet/half board).

Day 16: Return Flight
In the afternoon you will drive to the airport in Windhoek. On the way you might want to stop at Okahandja wood carvers markets to buy some souvenirs. At Windhoek airport you will return your rental car and board your return flight.

Day 17: return
Arrival at your home airport.

Price: : from € 2.198,- per person from/to Windhoek.
Please inquire about prices from your home airport.

* Please note:
Prices per person per double room accommodation. This price includes the rental car and meals as described. Subject to change without notice, please note the specification of the tour operator. Valid according to availability. Please note the terms and conditions of the respective tour operator.