Rental car tour Namibia North-Northwest: breathtaking - INTI Tours
Sample tour: On adventure tour in the desert country...
We have planned and realized this example tour for our clients. It is based on the wishes of our clients and represents a combination of different regions of Namibia. Partly private guided tours are planned, then again time at your own disposal with suggestions and with the rental car.
Such a sample trip should show you what is possible. And it should give suggestions. You are welcome to tell us your individual wishes and ideas - we will create your personal dream trip in our travel manufactory. Please feel free to call us or contact us.
And here it goes to the trip:
Experience a lot of nature, culture and landscapes in the untouched and varied northwest of Namibia on this Namibia North-Northwest rental car tour. Marvel at the Erongo, the Kaokoland, the Damaraland, the Ovamboland and additionally the wildlife rich Etosha National Park. The northwestern semi-desert of Namibia is a unique experience for many visitors also because of the pastoral people of the OvaHimba and Damara in this breathtaking desert landscape. The Hoanib valley and the Etendeka formation are particularly attractive. The famous desert elephants, desert lions and endemic Hartmann mountain zebras are an additional attraction of the area. The trip will impress you because of the many wildlife experiences, adapted flora, incredibly diverse landscapes and interesting geology. Get the urge to travel?
Windhoek Ugab Terraces & Vingerklippe Etosha National Park Ovambo - OvaHimba - Kaokoland - Epupa Falls Valley of the Hoanib Etendeka Twyfelfontein & Cape Cross Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
Itinerary
Arrival in Windhoek
You will probably have an evening flight from Europe and get off the plane early in Windhoek. Reception at the airport, vehicle handover with insurance logistics, handover of your vouchers, maps, route description and welcome package. City tour and shopping on your own or optional professionally guided. Your first overnight stay will be at a lovely guesthouse within Windhoek, there are numerous restaurants nearby.
Ugab Terraces - Vinger cliff
Today you start your Namiia round trip to the adventurous north. The Ugab Terraces are a large erosion valley that is said to resemble Monument Valley. The area is geologically very beautiful and the main attraction is a gigantic rock finger called the Vingerklippe. You will stay overnight in a high quality lodge with beautiful views in the Ugab Valley.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Wildlife Sanctuary & Wilderness
Here you will experience truly untouched nature, where wildlife can still follow the everyday rhythm of Africa. You can expect encounters with endemic mountain zebras, numerous antelopes and giraffes. Lions, leopards, cheetahs and elephants also like to roam this area - but being able to observe them remains a matter of luck. You will stay in a high-quality lodge on a unique wilderness area, the game drives are carried out in open off-road vehicles.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park is known as the "Great White Place". It covers over 22,000 square kilometres and is one of the most game-rich parks in the whole of Africa. The wildlife has lost its fear of vehicles and offers excellent opportunities for game viewing and photography. For your overnight stays we have booked once a very high quality lodge with its own game reserve on the south side of the park and then a very high quality and individual camp on the east side of the park.
Info on the situation in Etosha National Park: Etosha National Park suffers from a constantly growing flood of visitors. We therefore like to book the high-quality smaller lodges outside the park for our clients. However, this has the disadvantage that you cannot sit at the waterhole at night. Should you therefore prefer to spend the night inside the park, we will be happy to book this for you.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
OvaHimba - Kaokoland - Epupa Falls
Today you travel through Kaokoland - the territory of the OvaHimba - with the Epupa waterfalls and the endless Mopani savannahs. Along the way you will see several African settlements. With a local Himba guide you will visit an OvaHimba kraal. The Epupa Falls are an impressive natural spectacle and a playground for farm animals and locals. You will stay in middle class lodges directly on the Kunene River near the Ruacana and Epupa Falls.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Hoanib - Desert elephants
Today you will experience the absolute wilderness of Namibia in the Hoanib Valley! With local experts, you will go on a guided game drive in search of giraffes, black rhinos, desert elephants and lions of the desert wilderness. In addition, the day is extremely varied in terms of landscape and geology. You will spend the night in a very high-quality lodge beautifully situated in the Hoanib.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Etendeka
The geology of Damaraland offers a fascinating picture of diverse colours and shapes. Rare succulents, endemic bird and animal species between the table mountains - Etendeka offers uniquely beautiful landscapes. You spend the night in a high-quality lodge on the edge of the Etendeka Plateau.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Twyfelfontein
Sights in this area are the petroglyphs at Twyfelfontein, the so-called Burnt Mountain, the basaltic organ pipes and the petrified trees. You will spend the night in a high-quality lodge in the middle of the granite spheres at Twyfelfontein.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Cape Cross - Swakopmund
Today you arrive in the small coastal town of Swakopmund, where there is time for strolling, sunbathing, sightseeing such as the Museum, Ozenarium, Crystal Gallery and coffee.
Optional activities, which you are welcome to do with a reservation:
- Catamaran trip
- Kayak tour
- Sightseeing flights
- Eco Dune Tour
- Fatbike Tour
- Breakfast
Return journey to Windhoek
The last day of your journey should proceed quickly so that there is still enough time to buy Namibian handicrafts as souvenirs in the capital. Today you will return your rental car and transfer to your last accommodation. You will spend this night in a high-quality and very individual farm lodge near the airport.
- Breakfast
- Dinner
Flight home
In due course transfer to the airport and return flight to Germany. Or you can extend your Namibia trip as you wish.
- Breakfast
- Subject to change -
Dates & Prices
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Included services
- Accommodation and meals as described in the itinerary
- Transfers as described in the itinerary
- Activities as described in the itinerary
Rental car:
- Track and safari friendly 4WD Toyota Hilux double cab (up to 4 people) - For larger groups a specially converted Landcruiser with roof hatch, window seats and large windows can be rented!
- gravel road friendly tires and two very good spare tires
- highest possible insurance without damage participation in case of external fault
- free transfers/handling from and to the airport
- return of the rented car (if logistically necessary)
Included services
- Accommodation and meals as described in the itinerary
- Transfers as described in the itinerary
- Activities as described in the itinerary
Rental car:
- Piste and safari friendly 4WD Toyota Hilux double cab (up to 4 people) - For larger groups a specially converted Landcruiser with roof hatch, window seats and large windows can be rented!
- gravel road friendly tires and two very good spare tires
- highest possible insurance without damage participation in case of external fault
- free transfers/handling from and to the airport
- return of the rented car (if logistically necessary)
Important for this trip
Entry requirements as well as vaccination requirements:
Your passport must be valid for at least six months beyond your trip at the time of entry and still have at least two blank pages. It must be in perfect condition, i.e. neither damaged (e.g. torn, bent, "repaired" by yourself or even accidentally washed) nor illegible or difficult to read due to dirt.
In recent times, there have been individual cases of problems with the immigration authorities at the airport and at the borders by land, because the period of validity of entry visas has been arbitrarily determined.
Germans may enter the country without a visa for short-term stays of up to 90 days per year for exclusively tourist purposes. A toll-free entry stamp (Visitors Entry Permit) is issued upon arrival at all official border crossings.
No compulsory vaccinations are required for direct entry from Germany. In case of entry from a yellow fever area or stay of more than 12 hours in transit of a yellow fever area, all persons from the age of 9 months have to prove a yellow fever vaccination. Namibia itself is not a yellow fever area.
Make sure that you and your children are up to date with the standard vaccinations according to the vaccination calendar of the Robert Koch Institute. As travel vaccinations, vaccinations against hepatitis A are recommended, and also against hepatitis B, typhoid, rabies and meningococcal disease (ACWY) for long-term stays or special exposure.
Special situation Covid-19:
Please cover your travel payments insurance-wise if you are unable to travel due to a positive test result. Some clients test themselves a few days before departure already to have a little more assurance. We find this step helpful.
You can also get tested at the airport so you can enter the country with a fresh test result. Namibia requires an English negative result no older than 72 hours prior to entry.
Please follow this link: https:// www.centogene.com/covid-19/test- centers/frankfurt-airport.html.
Please wear a mask upon entry and please bring masks for the road.
Important notes:
Due to legal requirements, we would like to point out that this trip is generally not suitable for persons with reduced mobility. If you have any health restrictions, please contact us before booking the trip. We will do our best to make it possible for you to participate and will check whether the desired trip is suitable for you.
Registration for the trip can be made through our website, by phone, fax or email.
Rental car tour Namibia individual North-Northwest
18 days Rundreise
1 up to 4 travellers
upon request
For the mentioned flights, climate-relevant emissions of about 5,114 kg CO2 are produced per person. By making a voluntary contribution of 118,00 Euro to atmosfair you can help to relieve our climate.
