Arrival at Hosea Kutako Airport in Windhoek to start your journey through the “Land of Red Silence.” Welcome at the airport by the tour guide. If you wish, you can exchange money here; your tour guide will be happy to help. Transfer to the edge of the Great Escarpment. The foothills of the Namib Desert are already visible. You will spend two nights at a charming guest farm.

Ababis Guest Farm

Bus journey 290 km, duration approx. 4 h

Journey to the Naukluft Mountain Zebra Park, which was founded in 1972 to protect the mountain zebras. The park is characterised by rugged rock formations, deep river valleys and petrified waterfalls of tufa rock. For your first hike, you will embark on the Olive Trail, one of the most beautiful in the Naukluft Mountains. With fantastic views over the park, the trail passes refreshing springs and ancient wild fig trees. Sociable weaver birds offer excellent photo opportunities or simply a chance to observe. (B, L, D)

Ababis Guest Farm

Hike 8 km, duration approx. 5.5 h, 350 m elevation gain
Bus journey 130 km, duration approx. 2 h

Driving south along the Naukluft Mountains towards a guest farm, you can catch glimpses of the Namib Desert sand dunes. Upon arrival, a special adventure begins. With only a daypack, you and a ranger will start your 2.5-day hike through the oldest desert in the world. While you hike and the ranger explains this unique world, your main luggage will be transported to the first camp. You will sleep under the open sky on comfortable camp beds with duvets, and enjoy your dinner in style at a table set with white tablecloths. Of course, hot showers and toilets are also provided. (B,L,D)

Tok Tokkie

Hike 9 km, duration approx. 2-3 h, 80 m ascent
Bus journey 200 km, duration approx. 3.5 h

After your first night under Namibia's starry sky, you'll be woken with a cup of hot coffee or tea right at your bedside. After breakfast, you'll make the most of the still-cool morning hours and set off for your second camp. Along the hike, there's always something new to discover. Your guide will explain how animals, insects, and small creatures have adapted to the harsh desert conditions. You'll spend midday under a canopy before hiking the last few kilometres to your next camp in the afternoon. Sometimes, you might spot springbok or oryx antelope here. (B, L, D)

Tok Tokkie

Hike 8 km, duration approx. 4-6 h, 160 m ascent

Today you say goodbye to Tok Tokkie. During the approximately 3-hour hike, the landscape and vegetation will change, and you will see dunes covered with camel thorn acacias. Around midday, you will reach the farmhouse and learn more about local environmental protection projects. Afterwards, you will drive to your next accommodation for 2 nights, the beautiful Desert Homestead Lodge. (B,L,D)

Desert Homestead Lodge

Hike 5 km, duration approx. 3 hours, 50 vertical metres
Bus journey 100 km, duration approx. 1.5 hours

Today you set off before sunrise, because a special play of colors awaits you when the dunes shimmer red-orange in the morning light. Light sandy air accompanies your hike as you climb the famous Dune 45. Then you continue deeper and deeper into the dune fields of Sossusvlei and Deadvlei. The wind has done all the work here and the dunes, which are up to 380 m high, are among the largest in the world. They are part of the Namib Sand Sea and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bizarrely shaped acacia tree skeletons in the huge, dried-out clay pan are the landmark of Sossusvlei. You continue to Sesriem Canyon and marvel at the 1 km long and 30 m deep gorge that the Tsauchab River has eaten into the rock. (B,L,D)

Rostock Ritz Desert Lodge

Hike 9 km, duration approx. 5-6 h, 230 m ascent
Bus journey 300 km, duration approx. 4 h

The morning features a hike at the guest farm. After a substantial breakfast, you continue north towards the Kuiseb River. en route, you'll enjoy a gentle hike in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, followed by lunch. You'll then continue your journey, arriving in Walvis Bay, a lively coastal town situated directly on the Atlantic Ocean. Namibia's largest harbour city is also known as Walfischbucht and has a colourful history to tell. On an excursion to the Walvis Bay Lagoon, you can often observe hundreds of pink flamingos. Later, you'll drive to Swakopmund to your comfortable hotel for 2 nights. (B,L,D)

The Delight Hotel Swakopmund

Hike 5 km, duration approx. 2 h
Road distance 240 km, duration approx. 4 hours

Swakopmund has two faces: one is the established town centre, where German influence is omnipresent in the architecture, and the other is the residential areas of the indigenous population. Due to the apartheid policy of the South Africans, which shaped Namibia for 65 years, so-called townships were founded. Due to ongoing immigration from rural areas, these are growing, particularly in the central and southern towns. A visit to the market and a kindergarten will give you firsthand insight into this other side of town life.
In the afternoon, they hike through the bizarre moonscape and see the peculiar Welwitschia plants. (F,M,A)

The Delight Hotel Swakopmund

Hike on trails through the moonscape 7 km, 2 h, 100 m elevation gain
Walk through the city
Bus journey 65 km, duration 1.5 h

In the morning, transfer to the Pontok Mountains and Spitzkoppe. Namibia's landmark is an inselberg, which due to its distinctive shape is often referred to as the „Matterhorn of Namibia“. Spitzkoppe is made of granite and impressively towers 700m above its endlessly flat surroundings. On your hike, you will explore this rock massif and its unique formations: ascent to one of the Pontok peaks with fabulous panoramic views, the Bushmen Paradise rock engravings, and the Rock Arch rock bridge. This was formed by wind erosion and offers a great photo opportunity. After the hike, transfer to the next accommodation. (B,L,D)

Brandberg White Lady Lodge

Hike 4 km, duration approx. 3 h, 520 m ascent
Bus journey 260 km, duration approx. 4 h

A visit to the Brandberg. At 2,572 m, the Brandberg is the highest point in Namibia and a testament to evolutionary history with an immeasurable cultural treasure. For this reason, the area is often referred to as the „Louvre of the Desert“. Approximately 50,000 mostly well-preserved rock paintings by the San, some even around 4,000 years old, can be found and admired here. On a leisurely hike along paths through the sandstone rocks, you can marvel at animals such as oryx antelope or zebras, as well as patterns and human figures on the rock faces. The most famous rock painting, the White Lady in the Tsisab Ravine, should naturally not be missed. Those who wish can then hike back to the lodge across the plain covered with mopane trees and acacia bushes. (B, L, D)

Brandberg White Lady Lodge

Hike 7 km, approx. 3 h, 120 m elevation gain or 16 km, approx. 6 h, 140 m elevation gain

Batteries charged and cameras packed – today you're off to the famous Etosha National Park. During the drive into the park to your accommodation, you can expect to see zebras, springboks and giraffes, and with a bit of luck, perhaps even lions, elephants, rhinos and leopards. Your camera will be in constant use, capturing these wonderful sights. You will be staying at a lodge outside the park. (B,L,D)

Eldorado Lodge

Driving distance 350 km, duration approx. 5 h

You will spend the entire day on safari in Etosha National Park in an open safari vehicle. With around 114 mammal species and over 350 bird species, the park boasts a large wildlife population, making it one of Africa's most important wildlife reserves. Waterholes are busy with various animals: oryx antelopes, plains zebras, springboks, and elephants are found at the refreshing water. The hungry lions are there too. Today, you'll be staying at another camp in the northeast of the park. (B,L,D)

Namutoni Rest Camp (NWR)

Bus journey 170 km, duration approx. 9 h

On the way to your next accommodation, you will stop at the largest iron meteorite in the world. The 40-tonne Hoba meteorite is located in the Otavi Mountains, about 20 kilometres west of Grootfontein, and was only accidentally discovered 100 years ago while ploughing. In the afternoon, you will reach your lodge in the Waterberg Wilderness area. (B,L,D)

Waterberg Resort (NWR)

Hike 5 km, duration approx. 1.5 hours, 200 m elevation gain
Distance travelled by bus 460 km, duration approx. 5.5 h

The Waterberg Plateau is a 50 km long and 16 km wide, red-shimmering table mountain in the middle of the Kalahari. It rises majestically up to 200 m from the ground and prevents the Kalahari sand from encroaching too far into the central highlands of Namibia. After breakfast, you will explore this diverse landscape and the brick-red sandstone formations, which are fringed with lush vegetation. You will hike up one of the plateaus to glimpse the sheer endless expanse of this area while simultaneously exploring its wildlife. In the afternoon, you will head back to Windhoek. (B,L,D)

Utopia Boutique Hotel

Hike 10 km, duration approx. 3 h, 400 m elevation gain
Bus journey 280 km, duration approx. 3.5 h

Your last breakfast in Namibia. You say goodbye with many memories and pictures of the "Land of Red Silence". Drive to Windhoek airport, where this exciting journey ends. Departure in the afternoon. (B)

Bus distance 40 km, duration 45 min