Namibia Photography Special

Arrive independently to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, and join your luxury transfer to the comfortable Villa Vista for an overnight stay on a bed & breakfast basis. Settle in to your room and enjoy a peaceful night’s sleep in preparation for the adventures that lie ahead.

Any photographic safari to Namibia would be incomplete without a visit to Sossusvlei and its towering ochre sand dunes of the oldest desert on Earth. In the morning of day 2 you will join your included transfer to this iconic destination in the South West of Namibia for a 2 night stay at the Elegant Desert Lodge with dinner, bed & breakfast included. In this beautiful location there are a number of wildlife and scenery based activities available, with scenic drives, walking trails and tours of Sossusvlei offering ample photographic opportunities.

As we leave Sossusvlei behind we will head to Swakopmund, a quaint Germanic town in the middle of the Namib Desert, where you will be staying at the charming Cornerstone Guesthouse for 2 nights on a B&B basis. On the way we may stop at Walvis Bay to see the famous lagoon, a wetland of international importance and home to many bird species including the greater flamingo.

Your guesthouse is located within a short walk to the seafront and town centre allowing for easy access to the many activities on offer along the coast including kayaking, catamaran charters and scenic flights. As well as the coastal activities on offer there are many desert-based activities which can be enjoyed from this location including living desert tours, quad biking excursions, sand-boarding and sky-diving. Or you may simply which to spend some time exploring this pretty town and meeting the locals. Please ask for full details of all activities which can be booked prior to arrival.

Long thought of as one of the most visually stunning locations in Namibia, Spitzkoppe has only recently gained its first ever accommodation lodge, meaning guests can now be among the first to witness the splendour of these lands. After a short transfer from Swakopmund you will check in to the Spitzkoppe Lodge and can enjoy a walk around its beautiful surroundings before a delicious dinner is served in the charming main lodge which is dramatically positioned between giant boulders and rock formations. You will be staying here for one night with dinner, bed & breakfast included and there are a number of optional activities that you can choose to avail of should you wish, including visits to archaeological sites, horseback riding, rock climbing and biking tours. The scenic photographic opportunities here are endless!

After a beautifully scenic drive of approximately 4.5 hours you will arrive in the stunning Etosha National Park area. Famed for its abundant wildlife, Etosha offers up countless scenic and wildlife photo opportunities, and this all comes together at the fantastic Okaukuejo Camp which is located overlooking arguably the best waterhole in Southern Africa, where iconic African animals of all kinds come to graze and soak up the offerings. Your time in Etosha will include a 2 night stay at Okaukuejo Camp on a bed and breakfast basis, with opportunities for a full day game drive through the park where you’ll have the chance to take some pictures of the free roaming wild life.

Following this you will enjoy a full day game drive to the Mushara Outpost, a luxury tented camp on the opposite side of the park, for a 1 night half-board stay. Splitting your time between the two camps allows you ample opportunity to explore everything that this remarkable area has to offer.

On the morning of day 10 we will leave Etosha behind and head towards the Fiume Bush Camp for your authentic Namibian bush experience. Staying on an all-inclusive basis you will enjoy two nights of unrivalled experiences in this rustic bush camp free from the trappings of modern civilisation. Although an authentic experience, the accommodations are very comfortable and feature all of the amenities you will need for an enjoyable stay. The highlight of your stay here will be the fact that all of the activities and interactions here are run by the San Bushmen of the area who will offer demonstrations on hunting and making fire, as well as bush walks, traditional medicine dances and showing you how to make traditional jewellery. This is the only lodge which allows guests to have an intimate glimpse into the day to day life of Bushmen and this is truly a memorable experience that you will treasure forever.

The final stop on this superb Namibian photography itinerary will be the Okonjima Game Reserve where you will have unrivalled opportunities for photographing the big cats that the area is famous for. Cheetahs and leopards abound here and you will enjoy a 1 night stay at the Okonjima Plains Camp in the heart of the reserve, with dinner, bed & breakfast. Upon arrival you can decide which of the optional activities you would like to partake in here, including leopard tracking or cheetah tracking.

As your Namibian adventure comes to an end, after breakfast a transfer will be provided back to the airport in Windhoek for your onward or homeward flights.