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An endless sea of cascading sand ... towering, burnt-red dunes that harbor some of nature's most unusual creatures ... ancient, otherworldly landscapes framed against an ink-black sky ... and ephemeral waterholes that beckon a variety of wildlife. This is Namibia-unlike anywhere else on earth.

Join OAT to discover the land and people of Namibia, one of the world's last unspoiled wilderness destinations. We'll take you and a small group deep into the ancient Namib Desert-a vast and barren landscape of shimmering mirages whose only sound is the hiss of shifting sand ... yet a magical place where nomadic oryx with unicorn-like horns traverse windswept ridges, beetles bask in the incoming fog, and an enormous botanical oddity can survive for a thousand years. We'll take you to colonial towns where African women dress in Victorian-era hoop skirts-and into a Himba tribal settlement whose women don little more than bright orange body paint. Visit a treacherous seacoast where seals surf in the breakers along its mist-shrouded shores. And enjoy safari game drives at Etosha, where African wildlife often congregates around waterholes. Namibia is all of this, and more ....

Summary Itinerary

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• 1 Fly to Johannesburg via Paris
  
• 2 Arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa : Peermont MetCourt or similar
  
• 3 Fly to Windhoek, Namibia : Safari Court Hotel or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1D
• 4 Windhoek : Safari Court Hotel or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L
• 5 Fly to Sossusvlei : Kulala Wilderness Camp or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
• 6 Sossusvlei Dunes : Kulala Wilderness Camp or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
• 7 Optional balloon safari/Nature walk at Kulala Reserve : Kulala Wilderness Camp or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
• 8 Fly to Walvis Bay via Skeleton Coast/Swakopmund : Hansa Hotel or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L
• 9 Cape Cross Seal Colony/Township Tour : Hansa Hotel or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L
• 10 Swakopmund/Township Tour : Palmwag Lodge or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
• 11 Fly to Damaraland : Palmwag Lodge or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
• 12 Damaraland/School Visit/Organ Pipes/Twyfelfontein : Palmwag Lodge or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
• 13 Himba Settlement : Palmwag Lodge or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
• 14 Fly to Etosha National Park : Andersson's Camp or similar
  Meals: 1B, 1L, 1D
• 15-16  Full-day and morning/evening Etosha game drives : Andersson's Camp or similar
  Meals: 2B, 2L, 2D
• 17 Fly to Johannesburg via Windhoek or begin trip extension in Cape Town/Depart for U.S. via Paris
  
• 18 Arrive U.S. via Paris
  

Itinerary subject to change. Alternate itineraries may be available.

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What's Included?

• Roundtrip international airfare
• Accommodations
• 38 meals
• Daily small group exploration and unique cultural activities

And more...