7 Day Namibia Highlights Safari

On our luxury 7-day / 6-night Namibia Highlights Safari guests get to experience three of Namibia’s most sought-after destinations that highlight this unique country’s natural diversity. On it we take to the skies in a privately chartered Cessna 210 aircraft and head to the red dunes of Sosussvlei, the impossibly beautiful Damarland and the Etosha National Park. Below is a map overview of this itinerary and the route we fly.

7 Day Namibia Highlights Safari

Itinerary at a Glance:

  • Day 1 & 2

    Windhoek – Hoodia Desert Lodge in the Namib Desert

  • Day 3 & 4

    Namib Desert – Mowani Mountain Camp, Damaraland

  • Day 5 & 6

    Damaraland – Mushara Outpost, East side of Etosha National Park

  • Day 07

    Etosha – Windhoek

Day 1 & 2

Windhoek – Hoodia Desert Lodge in the Namib Desert

On arrival in Windhoek, you will be met and presented with a hard copy of your travel documentation. You will be assisted onto your private aircraft for the 1 hr 10 min over the Namib Naukluft Mountain Range to the Sossusvlei.

Outdoor dinner, Hoodia Desert Lodge, Namibia
One of the suites at Hoodia Desert Lodge, Namibia
Sundowners at Hoodia Desert Lodge, Namibia
Sossusvlei dunes, Namibia

Upon landing you will be met and transferred by road to the Hoodia Desert Lodge in time for lunch and check-in. This will be home for (2) nights where you will be hosted & guided on activities that will expose you to the Namib Desert.
Hoodia Desert Lodge will be your first taste of warm Namibian hospitality. This desert lodge of just 11 chalets is proudly run by the Becker Family. Located just 20 minutes from the Sesriem Gate, your stay at Hoodia Desert Lodge includes all meals, 1 x Sundowner drive; 1 x Guided Sossusvlei excursion including a full picnic lunch in the dunes and Local branded drinks.

Day 3 & 4

Namib Desert – Mowani Mountain Camp, Damaraland

After an early breakfast, you are transferred back to the airstrip for the first of two 1 hour 30 min flights to the remote Skeleton Coast. The first flight is from Sossusvlei to Swakopmund for a refuel (on the ground for approx. 30 min). The second flight is from Swakopmund to Damaraland.

Mowani Mountain Camp, Damaraland, Namibia
Accommodation at Mowani Mountain Camp, Damaraland
Dining area, Mowani Mountain Camp, Damaraland

Upon landing you will be met and transferred to the unique Mowani Mountain Camp which will be your base for (2) nights as you explore this moon-like desert wilderness under the guidance of expert local guides.
Mowani Mountain Camp is a camp made up of twelve ensuite tented rooms with ensuite bathrooms open to the bright Namibian night sky. The camp is grafted onto an outcrop of granite rocks that afford dramatic views of the Damaraland desert landscape

The camp’s 12 tented rooms (4 Superior View, 3 View and 5 Standard), are fit for a queen with plush beds, luxurious en suite bathrooms with an exhilarating roofless section, and a private balcony with superb views of the Abu Huab River valley and Damaraland all around. If you’re upping the ante and staying in the Luxury Room, Mini Suite or Mountain Suite, enjoy that view from your very own splash pool.
The activities at Mowani include nature drives through this moon-like landscape home to desert elephants and other desert-adapted mammals. The Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings and other features such as the Organ Pipes and Burny Mountain add to your desert experience.

Day 5 & 6

Damaraland – Mushara Outpost, East side of Etosha National Park

This morning after breakfast you are transferred back to the aircraft for a 1 hr 25 min flight to Ondangwa for a 30 min re-fuel, before another 30 min flight to Etosha.

Mushara Outpost, Eastern Etosha
Mushara Outpost, Eastern Etosha
Mushara Outpost, Eastern Etosha

Upon landing you will be met and transferred by road to Mushara Outpost on the east edge of the Etosha National Park. You will make the Mushara Outpost your home for (2) nights. The Mushara Outpost is situated in a private reserve adjoining the Etosha National Park. Eight tented chalets built on wooden decks make up this intimate camp. The ensuite bathrooms capitalise on the unique environment you find yourself in.

Daily guided excursions are undertaken into the Etosha National Park just 10 km from the Outpost. The Etosha National Park covers over 22000 sq. km and is Namibia’s flagship wildlife destination being home to among many other species, lion, cheetah, black rhino, girafee and zebra.

Day 07

Etosha – Windhoek

After your morning activity and breakfast, you will be transferred back to the aircraft for the 1 hr 40 min flight back to Windhoek International Airport. This marks the end of your 7-Day Namibia Highlights Safari.

Black rhinos are one of northern Namibia's highlights

Tour Costs (quoted in South African Rands - ZAR)

Jan - Jun 2025
R152,815 per person sharing (if there are 2 travellers)
R110,595 per person sharing (if there are 4 travellers)
R25,025 Single room supplement

Jul - Dec 2025
R158,000 per person sharing (if there are 2 travellers)
R115,185 per person sharing (if there are 4 travellers)
R26,620 Single room supplement

* Flight costs are calculated on a private charter basis in a Cessna 210 aircraft.
* Prices are subject to change according to fuel price fluctuations.

Cost Includes

Accommodation as indicated
All Meals
Meet and greet upon arrival
Activities as indicated including park entry fees
Private charter flights throughout in a Cessna 210 aircraft. (Private charter means you and your party will have sole use of the plane for the routing as planned. Your pilot & plane will travel with you throughout). See luggage restrictions below.
Airstrip transfers as necessary
Tour file with detailed itinerary, map with route descriptions, vouchers etc.
24-hour personal and friendly support

Cost Excludes

Items of a personal nature
Optional extra activities
International flights
Holiday or personal insurance
Staff gratuitiies
Visas and visa applications
Travel Insurance

Luggage Restrictions

  • 2 Pax: STRICTLY not more than 25kg in small soft bags only.
  • Inclusive of hand luggage per person.
  • Provided that the pax all have an average weight of 80kg each.
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  • 3 Pax: STRICTLY not more than 15kg in small soft bags only.
  • Inclusive of hand luggage per person.
  • Provided that the pax all have an average weight of 80kg each.
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  • 4 Pax: STRICTLY not more than 10kg in small soft bags only.
  • Inclusive of hand luggage per person.
  • Provided that the pax all have an average weight of 80kg each.

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