Damaraland and Kaokoland

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Damaraland and Kaokoland

Damaraland is one of the most scenic regions in Namibia, with stunning landscapes ranging from expansive sand dunes to soaring mountain peeks, ancient valleys, boulder strewn floodplains and curious rock formations. This is a varied, vast and incredibly silent landshape, home of the Ovahimba people and an array of wildlife.

Namibia Safari with Self Drive

We do not have enough superlatives that we can use to express how wonderful the last three weeks have been.

Ian and Susan

Featured itineraries

Namibia 23-day Self-Drive

This comprehensive self-drive itinerary takes in the many highlights of Namibia, from the semi-desert of the Kalahari in the south to the spectacular Waterberg Plateau in the north. You’ll be able to discover these vast landscapes at your own pace, with the added flexibility that comes with a self-drive holiday. The itinerary is fully flexible and can be adapted to suit your interests. If you do not have the time available for this extensive route, then an abbreviated version is possible.

Destination

  • Namibia

Experience

  • Self-drive Holidays
  • Safari and Wildlife Holidays
  • Family Travel

Prices from £3845 pp

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North Namibia and Caprivi

Explore Namibia’s little-visited northern territories in this 17-day safari. Your self-drive tour begins in Namibia’s vibrant capital, Windhoek, from where you travel west to the coastal enclave of Swakopmund. From Swakopmund, you begin your journey into the remote northern regions, taking in the rugged beauty of Damaraland, the vast Etosha salt pans, and the lush floodplains of Caprivi, before returning via the Waterberg Plateau.

Destination

  • Namibia

Experience

  • Safari and Wildlife Holidays
  • Self-drive Holidays

Prices from £2095 pp

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Quintessential Namibia

This twelve-day overview of central and northern Namibia includes plenty of wildlife-viewing - elephant and rhino tracking in Damaraland and Etosha, big cat spotting in Okonjima - time spent exploring the attractions of Namibia's caital Windhoek, sea kayaking off the coast of Swakopmund, and visits to two of Namibia's most famous landmarks, Twyfelfontein and Sossusvlei.

Destination

  • Namibia

Experience

  • Safari and Wildlife Holidays

Prices from £3185 pp

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Namibia Self-drive Camping Safari

This self-drive camping itinerary is designed for those who love the outdoors and enjoy independent exploration. You will visit some of the most scenic locations in Namibia, sleep under the stars, and explore at your own pace. Your campervan has everything you need and you will be provided with detailed directions and a mobile phone for local access. In a small number of the locations you visit, camping is not an option and instead you will have a self-catering apartment.

Destination

  • Namibia

Experience

  • Safari and Wildlife Holidays
  • Self-drive Holidays

Prices from £1290 pp

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Safaris, Skeletons & Shipwrecks

Starting in Windhoek, you’ll journey north-west through the wild, semi-desert terrain of Damaraland and Kaokoland to reach the remote Hoanib Valley. Here you’ll spend three days at the fabulous Hoanib Valley Camp, looking for the rare desert-adapted elephant amid towering mountains, vast dunes and huge expanses of desert. From Hoanib Valley, you continue west to the starkly beautiful Skeleton Coast, before returning to Windhoek via Okonjima.

Destination

  • Namibia

Experience

  • Safari and Wildlife Holidays
  • Family Travel

Prices from £5768 pp

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Desert Elephant Fly-in Safari

This luxury fly-in safari allows you to explore Namibia’s most remote and exquisite regions, including those areas accessible only by air. Discover the Skeleton Coast, enjoy game-viewing in a private reserve on the edge of Etosha National Park, and experience a night under the stars in the Namib Desert. The itinerary will see you stay at a selection of luxury properties from the Natural Selection portfolio, and is fully-inclusive throughout.

Destination

  • Namibia

Experience

  • Safari and Wildlife Holidays

Prices from £6800 pp

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Accommodation

Camp Kipwe

Camp Kipwe is a lovely lodge situated in the private Twyfelfontein-Uibasen Conservancy in Damaraland. Constructed almost entirely of local stone, basalt and mopane wood, it has a natural, earthy feel.

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Damaraland Camp

One of the oldest, and best, camps in the region, Damaraland Camp offers stylish, minimalist accommodation and a superb location in the Huab River Valley.

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Desert Rhino Camp

Desert Rhino Camp, formerly Palmwag Rhino Camp, is one of the oldest camps in the Damaraland region of Namibia, and among the most remote. It offers superb rhino-tracking safaris.

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Doro Nawas

Situated within the Doro Nawas Conservancy in central Damaraland, this remote bush lodge is as striking as the dramatic landscape that surrounds it.

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Epako Lodge

Epako Safari Lodge is situated in a private 11,000ha game reserve, just outside the town of Omaruru in the Damaraland region. The lodge was fully refurbished in 2013 and converted from a mid-range into a five-star retreat.

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Hoanib Valley Camp

Hoanib Valley Camp is located on the banks of the Obias River, in the heart of Namibia’s Kaokoland.

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Huab Lodge

Huab Lodge is a homely little retreat on the banks of the Huab River in Damaraland. It's privately owned and managed, and decidedly down-to-earth.

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Mowani Mountain Camp

Mowani Mountain Camp is a masterfully sculpted eco-lodge, situated amid granite boulders on a high rocky kopje in the southern Damaraland.

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Palmwag Lodge

Palmwag Lodge is located in a beautiful spot overlooking marsh, plains and mountains, on the Uniab River in northwest Damaraland. It is part of the Palmwag Reserve, which houses Namibia's largest population of rhino.

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Serra Cafema Camp

Tucked away within a pocket of forest on the edge of the Kunene River, Serra Cafema Camp is one of the most remote and scenically spectacular destinations in all of Namibia, if not Africa.

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Sorris Sorris Lodge

Managed by Namibia Exclusive Safaris, Sorris Sorris is one of the newest luxury lodges to open in the Damaraland region of Namibia.

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Meru and Kilimanjaro Combo

Fantastic. Our group of 9 got on amazingly well; and all the people involved were amazingly supportive

Janine and Debs