Grand Tour of Namibia: Namib, Swakopmund & Etosha — 9 days
A road trip from the world's highest dunes to Etosha's wild plains. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Windhoek; Drive to Sesriem; Dune 45, Deadvlei & Sesriem Canyon; Drive to Swakopmund.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Windhoek
08:00 — Arrival in Windhoek
10:00 — Pick up the hire 4x4 — Windhoek
11:00 — Hotel check-in — Windhoek
14:00 — Christuskirche Lutheran church & city centre — Windhoek
20:00 — Game dinner — Windhoek
Day 2 — Drive to Sesriem
08:00 — Drive to Sesriem — Windhoek → Sesriem
14:00 — Lodge check-in — Sesriem
16:30 — Desert viewpoint at sunset — Sesriem
Day 3 — Dune 45, Deadvlei & Sesriem Canyon
05:30 — Sunrise on Dune 45 — Parc du Namib-Naukluft
Drive to Deadvlei — Parc du Namib-Naukluft → Deadvlei
09:00 — Walk to Deadvlei — Deadvlei
Drive to Sesriem — Deadvlei → Sesriem
15:30 — Sesriem Canyon — Sesriem
Day 4 — Drive to Swakopmund
08:00 — Drive via Solitaire and the Kuiseb Pass — Sesriem → Swakopmund
13:00 — Hotel check-in — Swakopmund
15:00 — German colonial town — Swakopmund
20:00 — Dinner — Swakopmund
Day 5 — Walvis Bay & Cape Cross
08:30 — Boat trip in the Walvis Bay lagoon — Walvis Bay
14:00 — Trip to the Cape Cross seal reserve — Cape Cross
20:00 — Dinner — Swakopmund
Day 6 — Drive to Damaraland
08:00 — Drive towards Twyfelfontein — Swakopmund → Damaraland
13:00 — Lodge check-in — Damaraland
Drive to Twyfelfontein — Damaraland → Twyfelfontein
15:30 — Twyfelfontein rock engravings — Twyfelfontein
Drive back across Damaraland — Twyfelfontein → Damaraland
18:00 — Searching for desert elephants — Damaraland
Day 7 — Drive to Etosha
08:00 — Drive to Etosha National Park — Damaraland → Okaukuejo
13:00 — Camp check-in — Okaukuejo, Etosha
Off on safari — Okaukuejo, Etosha → Etosha
16:00 — Late-afternoon safari — Etosha
Back to camp — Etosha → Okaukuejo
20:00 — Night watching at the floodlit waterhole — Okaukuejo
Day 8 — Safari in Etosha
06:00 — Morning 4x4 safari — Etosha
13:00 — Lunch at camp
16:00 — Afternoon safari — Etosha
Day 9 — Back to Windhoek & departure
07:00 — Drive back to Windhoek — Etosha → Windhoek
13:00 — Return the vehicle & airport transfer — Windhoek