Southern Highlights

Itinerary

Day 1 Cape Town

Its imposing sandstone centrepiece - Table Mountain - is Cape Town's crowning glory.

Days 2-3 Orange River

Responsible for the diamond deposits South Africa is famous for, this peaceful river also forms the border to Namibia. Glide across its placid waters in a canoe and watch a sunset over the ancient Richtersveld Mountains.

Day 4 Fish River Canyon

Travel past beautiful forests of quiver trees, lofty succulents that live to some 300 years of age, before arriving at the magnificent Fish River Canyon.

Days 5-6 Sesriem/Sossusvlei

Look for animals such as oryx and ostriches on the way to the Namib Desert. Spend a day climbing the world's highest dunes and exploring the parched landscape of the Sossusvlei.

Days 7-8 Swakopmund

Experience the immense silence of the desert travelling across the moonscapes of Namib-Naukluft Park. Swakopmund has sandy beaches and scores of good restaurants and bars.

Day 9 Spitzkoppe

Be charmed by the antics of the Cape Cross seal colony before bushcamping in the shadow of Namibia's most striking mountain, the Spitzkoppe. Venture into 'Bushman Paradise' to see age-old cave paintings.

Days 10-11 Kaokoland

Home of the proud Himba people, Kaokoland is an enchantingly remote region roamed by herds of desert elephants.

Days 12-13 Etosha National Park

With the largest population of black rhinos on earth plus springboks, zebras, giraffes and more, the saline pan of Etosha is a bountiful place to take a game drive.

Day 14 Windhoek

Visit Namibia's colonial-style capital.