DESERT RHINO TOUR – NAMIBIA OFFROAD ADVENTURE

  WINDHOEK - KHOMASHOCHLAND - OMARURU - SPITZKOPPE - BRANDBERG - UIS - TWYFELFONTEIN - GAI AS - UGAB RIVER - MESSUM CRATER - CAPE CROSS - SKELETON COAST - SWAKOPMUND - NAMIB NAUKLUFT PARK - BLUTKUPPE - BOSHUA PASS - WINDHOEK 

 PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE WITH:

MOTORCYCLE CF-MOTO 450 MT

QUAD SUZUKI LTZ 400 

4X4 TOYOTA HILUX 2.4 / 2.8 OR FORTUNER
AS DRIVER OR PASSENGER

 FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER – ON REQUEST

DAY 1

INDIVIDUAL ARRIVAL AT THE HOSEA KUTAKO AIRPORT IN WINDHOEK, TRANSFER TO THE HOTEL THULE. OVERTAKE OF THE QUADS, MOTORCYCLES AND ROAD CARS. COMMON DINNER AT JOE'S BEER HOUSE.

DAY 2

EARLY IN THE MORNING WE START HEADING THE DIRECTION OF OTIIMBINGWE OVER THE KHOMASHOCHLAND AND WILHELMSTAL UP TO OMARURU. HERE ON A RANCH NEAR THE OMARURU RIVER BED IN THE ERONGO MOUNTAINS WE WILL CAMP FOR THE FIRST TIME.

DAY 3

TODAY WE DRIVE THROUGH A BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE HEADING TO SPITZKOPPE. MAYBE WE WILL SEE SPRINGBÖCKE AND KUDUS ALONGSIDE.

DURING THE AFTERNOON WE EXPLORE THE MANY BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN SPITZKOPPE, THE HOLES IN THE WALL AND ALSO THE ROCK DRAWINGS.

THE 1'728 METER HIGH SPITZKOPPE IS ONE OF THE KNOWN LANDMARK OF NAMIBIA. IT TOWER MAGICALLY ABOVE THE DUSTY LEVEL OF PRO-NAMIB OF SOUTHERN DAMARLAND. ITS SPECIAL FORM ALSO GAVE IT THE NICKNAME "THE MATTERHORN OF AFRICA". THE SPITZKOPPE AND THE NEARBY BRANDENBERG AND THE ERONGO-MASSIVE IS THE REST OF AN OLD VOLCANO.

DAY 4 - 5

WE DRIVE FURTHER WITH QUAD, MOTORCYCLE AND ROAD CAR ON A GOOD SLOAP UP TO UIS. AFTER VISIT OF THE TINMINE THE TOUR GOES ON TO BRANDBERG (WITH THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN OF NAMIBIA, THE KONIGSTEIN 2'574 m). WE CAMP OVER NIGHT IN THE BRANDBERG WHITE LADY CAMP IN UIS. WITH OUR OFF-ROAD VEHICLES WE DRIVE INTO THE UGAB RIVER BED.

HERE STAY THE DESERT ELEPHANTS. BEAUTIFULLY WINDS THE RIVER BED AND PASSES THE BRANDBERG TO THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. CAMPING IN THE WHITE LADY LODGE AT THE FOOT OF THE BRANDBERG.

DAY 6 - 7

ALWAYS DIRECTING NORTH IT'S GOING OFF-ROAD TOWARDS TWYFELFONTEIN (DOUBTFUL SOURCE). IF WE HAVE LUCK WE SEE BLACK RHINO. AT TWYFELFONTEIN AT THE TOP OF THE GREEN ABA HUAB VALLEY ARE MANY ROCK PAINTINGS. HISTORIC. FREE CAMPING.

ON THE FOLLOWING DAY WE THEN VISIT THE "DAMARALAND LIVING MUSEUM" - THIS GIVES US A NICE IMPRESSION AS HERE THE NATIVES STILL LIFE. FROM THERE WE CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE BEAUTIFUL SITUATED TWYFELFONTEIN COUNTRY LODGE. BUFFET (NOT INCLUDED).

DAY 8

BY MOUNTAINS, PLATEAUS AND SPECTACULAR VALLEYS IT GOES ON.

MAYBE WE SEE OSTRICHES, SPRINGBOK AND ORIX, HERE ARE EVEN THE STRANGEST VOLCANIC ROCK FORMATIONS OF NAMIBIA.

IN ABU HUAB AND HUAB RIVER BED WE CONTINUE IN DIRECTION TO GAI-AS - THE ONLY WATER SOURCE FOR MILES IN THE BARREN LANDSCAPE.

OVER NIGHT UNDER THE STARS. CAMPING

DAY 9

TODAY WE MOVE TO RHINO CAMP - BY BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.

FROM GAI-AS FOUNTAIN WE WILL MOVE ALONG THE UGAB CANYON WITH ITS SPECTACULAR ROCK FORMATIONS BY THE RIVER UGAB.

AFTER A SHOWER AND DELICIOUS DINNER WE STAY IN THE UGAB BASE CAMP - ALSO CALLED THE RHINO CAMP.

DAY 10

AFTER BREAKFAST WE MOVE THROUGH THE MESSUM RIVER TO THE CAPE CROSS LODGE. THE MESSUM CRATER IS LOCATED SOUTHWEST OF THE BRANDBERG IN THE VICINITY OF THE GOBOBOSEB MOUNTAINS. ON THE WAY ARE MANY WELWITCHIAS (PLANTS) AND BEAUTIFUL ROCK FORMATIONS.

THE CAPE CROSS LODGE IS RIGHT ON THE BEACH FROM ATLANTIC OCEAN.

IN THE AFTERNOON WE VISIT THE FAMOUS SEAL COLONY. CAPE CROSS HAS THE MOST FAMOUS BREEDING COLONY OF THAT SPECIES ALONG THE COAST OF NAMIBIA.

DAY 11

WITH OUR OFF-ROAD VEHICLES IT'S GOING VIA SKELETON COAST TO HENTIESBAAI, ALONG THE COAST UP TO SWAPKOPMUND FOR A GOOD BED & BREAKFAST.

DAY 12

FREE DAY IN SWAKOPMUND. TODAY ANYONE CAN MAKE WHAT HE WANTS. NIGHT AGAIN IN THE SAME BED & BREAKFAST.

DAY 13

TODAY BY THE 50 MILLION HECTARES BIG NAMIB NAUKLUFT PARK WE LEAVE THE COASTAL CITY SWAKOPMUND AND DRIVE ON TO THE KNOWN BLUTKUPPE, WHICH IS IN THE PARK. WE HAVE THE SPECIAL PERMIT TO DRIVE TO THIS PLACE WITH OUR BIKES & QUADS. CAMPING FAREWELL, THE LAST EVENING AT CAMPFIRE. GRAVEL RUNWAY

DAY 14

OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASS BOSHUA WINDS THE GRAVEL ROAD IN A CURVE RICH ROAD TO WINDHOEK. ALSO FROM HERE COMES THE BOOK "ROBBERY MURDER 1912" WHICH IS THEN ON THIS ROAD HAPPENED. THULE HOTEL IN WINDHOEK IS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL. DINNER IN A GOOD RESTAURANT (A LA CARTE) - WINDHOEK IS THE CLEANEST CITY OF AFRICA.

DAY 15

TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT IN WINDHOEK, INDIVIDUAL RETURN JOURNEY.

EACH PARTICIPANT BOOKS THEIR OWN FLIGHT TO AND FROM WINDHOEK

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BOOKING
DON’T WAIT TOO LONG – INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO NAMIBIA ARE OFTEN FULLY BOOKED WELL IN ADVANCE. PLACES ON THE TOUR ARE LIMITED – WE PREFER TO KEEP THE GROUP SMALL.

MORE DETAILS AND REGISTRATION FORM

AVAILABLE ON REQUEST – CONTACT ME VIA THE FORM BELOW

FITNESS LEVEL
GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION AND ACTIVITY ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS ADVENTURE

ACCOMMODATION
ALL LODGES ARE COMFORTABLE AND SAFE. FOR CAMPING, WE ARE WELL EQUIPPED WITH SECURE TENTS AND QUALITY MATTRESSES

MEALS
MOST PRODUCTS ARE HOMEMADE. NAMIBIAN CUISINE ALSO OFFERS EXCELLENT MEAT

WHAT TO BRING
SLEEPING BAG / PILLOW AND MOTORBIKE OR QUAD CLOTHING

TEMPERATURES
FROM MAY TO AUGUST, NIGHTS CAN BE COOL (AROUND 10 °C) AND DAYS WARM (25–30 °C)

OPTIONAL NAMIBIA EXTENSIONS
I’LL BE HAPPY TO ADVISE YOU ON EXTENDING YOUR STAY IN NAMIBIA

TOUR ORGANISATION
WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE OUR FRIENDS FROM AFRICA MOTION TOURS NAMIBIA ORGANISING AND LEADING THIS TOUR WITH US

 
WE ARE EASYGOING AND ADVENTUROUS, AND WE CAN EVEN GO WITHOUT A SHOWER FOR 2 OR 3 DAYS. BUT WE ALSO LOVE TO BE PAMPERED FROM TIME TO TIME IN GOOD HOTELS, LODGES OR FARMS. IF THAT SOUNDS LIKE YOU – THEN YOU’RE IN THE RIGHT PLACE!