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  NAMIBIA DESERT & DUNES EXCURSION
 

4 Days
from US $ 1,950

NAMIB DESERT - SOSSUSVLEI
 
  DISCOVER THE VAST NAMIB DESERT AND IT MOUNTAINOUS SAND DUNES ON THIS 4 DAY DESERT SAFARI. YOUR STAY WILL BE AT SOSSUSVLEI MOUNTAIN LODGE, AN EXQUISITE DESERT VILLA WITH NAMIBIA’S LARGEST TELESCOPE. HERE YOU WILL EXPLORE THE DESERT ON QUAD-BIKES, AIR CONDITIONED 4X4 SAFARI VEHICLES OR ON GUIDED WALKS.
 
DAY 1 - WINDHOEK / NAMIB DESERT - SOSSUSVLEI  
After you arrive in Eros airport today you will be met and assisted onto your light aircraft flight into the Namib Desert – departing at 10:45am and arriving at the airstrip at 12:00pm. When you arrive you will be met and driven a short ways to Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge. Enjoy lunch, then relax for the afternoon before setting out on a guided walk, returning to the lodge for drinks and dinner.
Overnight - Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge (L, D & activities)

DAYS 2/3 - SOSSUSVLEI – NAMIBRAND NATURE RESERVE  
Over the next two days enjoy the many activities at Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge, which include scenic drives by four-wheel drive vehicle on the NamibRand Nature Reserve where you encounter a variety of desert animals such as gemsbok, zebra, springbok, bat-eared fox, aardwolf, caracal and jackal. An excursion to the highest dunes in the world at nearby Sossusvlei will thrill both the keen and amateur photographer. Experience the dunes by All Terrain Vehicles with an experienced guide, who takes one along set paths so as not to damage the fragile ecology. Guided nature walks and hiking trails provide an insight to the scenic and ecological aspects of the environment with its wide diversity of desert-adapted flora and fauna. At the end of the day the stars, which light up the desert sky, are brought to life through the lodge’s high-powered computerised telescope, giving a close-up view of the galaxy. The Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge is a 5 star luxury lodge is situated in the heart of the Namib Desert in the NamibRand Nature Reserve. This pristine reserve, is one of the largest in Africa at 180,000 hectares and shares a 70 mile boarder with the Namib-Naukluft Park. Only twenty guests are accommodated in ten twin bedded suites, built into natural rock at the foot of a mountain. The suites are extremely spacious and consist of a raised bedroom with steps leading down to a lounge. Sliding doors from the lounge lead onto a covered patio to the side of the suite and an open patio to the front. The glass encased en-suite bathroom has an inside and outside shower, his and her vanity unit and toilet. The main lodge has a lounge, dining room, cocktail bar and nature reference library. Other facilities include expansive verandas, an upstairs viewing deck and plunge pool. And proudly, Sossusvlei has the second most power electronic telescope in Namibia. Overnight - Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge (all meals & activities)

DAY 4 - SOSSUSVLEI / WINDHOEK / END OF SAFARI  
This morning after breakfast you will be driven back to the airstrip to catch your 9:00am light aircraft flight back to Windhoek’s Eros Airport, arriving just after 10:00am. From here you will transfer to you next flight or spend the night in town.

 
2008:
$1,950 per person sharing accommodations (minimum of 2)
2008: Anytime, based on availability of accommodations
2009: Anytime, based on availability of accommodations
 



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Twin accommodation
All meals on a full board basis at Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge
Activities as offered by Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge
Local brand drinks (premium brands to own account)
Emergency evacuation insurance


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