Itinerary
This 3-day/2-night budget camping safari into Sossusvlei is perfect for those who enjoy the outdoors. Departing from Windhoek on Wednesday, this 3-day tour spends 2 days in the Namib Desert, the oldest desert in the world, before going to Swakopmund on the Skeleton Coast on Friday. An action-packed itinerary with stops at the Tropic of Capricorn, Big Daddy, Deadvlei, Sossusvlei, Dune 45, Sesriem Canyon and sunset from Elim’s dune.
You will be collected from your accommodation within the Windhoek city limits from 07:00 and transferred to Chameleon Safaris HQ for a short pre-departure meeting to build correspondence.
day 1Day 1: Wednesday: Windhoek - Sesriem campsite – 320 km
You will be collected from your accommodation within the Windhoek city limits at 07:00 and transferred to Chameleon Safaris HQ for a short pre-departure meeting.
There is some lovely mountain scenery on our drive to Sesriem. The road climbs up onto and over Namibia’s central plateau and stops at the small town of Rehoboth for essential supplies, back on the road we pass via the small community at BűellsPort from here we continue on through the desert landscape aiming to arrive at Sesriem around lunchtime and make our campsite under a huge, ancient camel thorn tree from where we can glimpse the towering red dunes of the world’s oldest desert. We enjoy a late afternoon picnic-style lunch after setting up camp.
In the late afternoon, there is the option with which to start our time in the world’s oldest desert. A short drive will take us to Elim Dune, for the best golden light before sunset. From here, if you would like to, it is a relatively short walk back, through the desert, to our camp.
Accommodation: Twin share tents, shared ablution at the campsite
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
day 2Day 2: Thursday – Sesriem – Sossusvlei – Sesriem – 120
day 3Day 3: Friday – Sesriem Campsite -Swakopmund – 350 km
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