2 WEEKS ROAD TRIP - THE ULTIMATE ITINERARY FOR NAMIBIA
- 🏁KALAHARI DESERT
- 🏁SESRIEM
- 🏁SWAKOPMUND
- 🏁SPITZKOPPE
- 🏁DAMARALAND
- 🏁ETOSHA
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🏁WINDHOEK
DAY 1-3
Windhoek ⮕ The Kalahari Desert
⛽280km - 2h45
Drive straight South to the Kalahari desert to Start your road trip
This destination is often missed while traveling in Namibia.
I highly recommend you to explore this region when arriving in Namibia.
You get to immerse yourself in the culture very fast and feel this amazing desert vibe. This step is the perfect location to relax and appreciate the beauty of nature.
Where to stay ?
$$ Anib Lodge, Gondwana - 2 nights
What to do ?
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🦒Do a safari to explore the desert, get to know the species and the desert life, end up with a spectacular sunset at the top of the dunes
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🚲Bicycle in the desert, rent an electric bicycle from the hotel and tour yourself around in the afternoon
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🦶🏾Meet the Bushman tribe, book with Bagatelle and discover the Bushman culture, get to know their culture and how they survived in the desert. Check out my Kalahari article for more informations
DAY 3-4
The Kalahari Desert ⮕ Sesriem
⛽310km - 3h40
Cross the country and see the landscape changing from the Kalahari Desert to the Namib desert
Sesriem is definitely the biggest highlight of the trip, you get to experience and feel the oldest desert of the world. Feel the silence the extreme natural conditions and the raw beauty of this place
Where to stay ?
1 night
$$$ - Dead Valley Lodge
$ - Sesriem Camp site
What to do ?
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💧Cool down at the pool and relax after your drive get some rest
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🌵Go for an early excursion of the Namib desert in the morning. See Sossusvlei with its dead trees and the big dunes before the sun hits too hard and the temperature rises
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🥾Hike up Big Daddy to have a 360 view of the immensity of the Desert
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DAY 4-6
Sesriem ⮕ Swakopmund
⛽343km - 4h30
Leave the Namib Desert and take the road to the coast.
✋🏼After 1h10 driving stop at Solitaire to see this very very tiny town. It’s on the road to the cost. Take pictures of the old cars and take a little break exploring it.
In Swakopmund refill and enjoy the oceanic weather and the ocean view.
Where to stay ?
$$ Plover Farm House Studios - 2 nights
What to do ?
- 🌊 Drive the coast to Walvis Bay and explore the pink salt pans with the flamingos
- 🧭Go for a trip to Sandwich harbor to see the other side of the Namib desert ending in the ocean. (Don’t self drive it’s very dangerous, you get easily get stuck with the tide) Book a tour and enjoy the adventure. This activity is pricey but if you have a nice weather it is definitely worth it !
DAY 6-7
Swakopmund ⮕ Spitzkoppe
⛽150km - 1h40
Join back the center of Namibia and get to explore one of the most iconic park of the country
Where to stay ?
$ Spitzkoppe Camping - 1 nights
What to do ?
- 🥾Hike up bushmen paradise in the morning with a local guide to know all of its secrets and history
- 🦶Walk around the park or drive around if you can still enjoy to take your ca
- 🌌Observe the beautiful sky, climb up a rock for sunrise or sunset and stare at the milky way at night
DAY 7-9
Spitzkoppe ⮕ Damaraland
⛽220km - 3h20
Go deeper in the country and enter the wildest part of the country : Damaraland, also known to be the most authentic part of Namibia. We unfortunately booked too late and didn’t experience the best part of it.
Where to stay ?
2 nights
What to do ?
- 🐘 See the elephants of the Deserts (or the Rhinos of the desert if you are lucky)
- ⛰ Admire the mountains and the landscape
- 🖐🏾 See Twyfelfontein to see the prehistorical art
- 🦶🏾Meet the Himba tribe if you are lucky. They are a Nomadic tribe you either met them on the road or not
DAY 9-11
Damaraland ⮕ Etosha
⛽310km - 3h20
Take the road to Etosha ! Get on your way to see more wildlife and enjoy the raw beauty of Namibia
Where to stay ?
What to do ?
- 🐘 Get the most of your location and explore the newly conserved western part of Etosha especially in the green season
- 🐾Play with the friendly mongooses of the hotel
- 💧 Enjoy the pool and rest before exploring Etosha the whole next day
DAY 11-13
Etosha
⛽200km - Full day Safari
Explore Etosha and its animals ! My tips are : wake up early animals go out when the weather is cooler and before sunset.
Don’t waste too much time on tiny dirt roads surprisingly the biggest encounter we did were from the main road.
However we saw a Rhino and Leopard on a tiny road ;) so try to balance these two
Where to stay ?
2 nights
What to do ?
- 🦁 Do a full day safari and take as much pictures as you can
DAY 13-14
Etosha ⮕ Windhoek
⛽530km - 5h10
Appreciate the tarred road and the silence of driving 😆 and join back Windhoek to end your trip
Where to stay ?
What to do ?
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🍃Relax
- 🧳 Pack your suitcase
- 🌍 Reconnect with the world