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London - Windhoek (if coming from London. I was already in Namibia)
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London, BA 055, 17:50, Terminal 2. E-ticket confirmation attached |
Hosea Kutako Intl. Airport 13:55 next day. Pick up rental car at Avis Office inside the airport. Res. # 08403121GB6. |
There is not much to see in Windhoek, but tomorrow will be a long day, so have a good rest at the Guesthouse pool and dinner at the wonderful NICE: the Namibian Institute of Culinary Education, No. 2 Mozart Street, 061-300 710, www.nice.com.na |
Chameleon Guest House, 5 + 7 Voigt Street
Windhoek Central, 9000, +264 (0)61 244 - 347
Chameleonbackpackers.com |
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Breakfast at 08:30. Leave at 09:00. Take the desert route. route map attached |
Arrive at the Reserve and Wolwedans at around 16:00. |
Already booked: sundowner at the dunes and next day drive to Boulders. Drinks by the open fire, under the stars and dinner at the lodge. |
Wolwedans Collection, Namib RandReserve, 400 km south-west of Windhoek close to Sossusvlei,+ 264-61-230 616,
(wolwedans.com/index.html) |
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Breakfast at the lodge's restaurant at 08:30. Guide pick-up for day drive at 9:00 |
Return at 18:00. Drinks and Dinner at the lodge. |
Day drive to Bolders. Don't forget the camera; this is one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Picnic at HardRock Café. Dinner at the lodge. |
Same as above |
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Namib Rand Reserve - Sinclair Guestfarm
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Breakfast at the lodge's restaurant at 08:30. Leave at 09:30. route map attached |
Arrive at around 14:00 |
Late lunch at Sinclair. Sundowners at the old mine. |
Sinclair Guestfarm, South of Helmeringhausen west on D 407 110 km yfind the guest farm on your left, +264 61226979
(resafrica.net/
sinclair-guestfarm) |
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Breakfast at 08:30. Leave at 09:30. route map attached |
Arrive at around 12:30. |
Lunch at the Desert Horse Inn. Afternoon drive to see the wild horses (namibhorses.com) |
Klein-Aus Vista, C 13 to Aus (gravel road; about 105 km)
B 4 to Gondwana Sperrgebiet Rand Park/Klein-Aus Vista,
entrance 2 km west of Aus (tar road; about 3 km) :+264 63 258021 /116,
gondwana-sperrgebiet-rand-park.com/
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Klein-Aus Vista - Kolmanskop - Klein-Aus Vista
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Breakfast at 08:30. Leave at 09:30. route map attached |
Return late afternoon. |
Day visit to Kolmanskop, the old diamond ghost town
(namibhorses.com/kolmanskop.htm) |
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Breakfast at 08:30. Leave at 09:30. route map attached |
Arrive at around 12:00. |
Lunch at Canyon Lodge. Afternoon trek at the Fish River Canyon. |
Cañon Lodge, on the C 37; 20 km from the Canyon Main View Point,
http://gondwana-canyon-park.com/cl.htm |
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Fish River Canyon - Namibia/South Africa border (Norotshama)
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Breakfast at 08:30. Leave at 09:30. route map attached |
Arrive at around 15:00 |
Enjoy afternoon by the Orange River. Visit the wineries. |
Norotshama River Resort, 50km North-West of the village of Noordoewer, +264 (0) 63 297215 norotshamaresort.com/index.htm |
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Breakfast at 08:30. Leave at 09:30. route map attached |
Be prepared to cross the border with passport and visa at hand. Arrive at around 12:00. |
Lunch at the Lodge. Relaxing afternoon walking around town . Get familiar with the history of diamond exploration at the town's museum and visit one of the DeBeers' boats. Have dinner at the town pub and hear the locals' tales of bravery. |
Bedrock Lodge, 2 Beach Rd, Port Nolloth, 8280, SA,+27(0)278518865/7176
bedrocklodge@telkomsa.net,
www.bedrocklodge.co.za/ |
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Breakfast at 08:30. Leave at 09:30. route map attached |
Arrive at around 14:00 |
Enjoy a long lunch at the famous Voorstrandt Restaurant: out-of-this-world seafood overlooking the ocean. After lunch, take a walk at the beach and come back for the sundowners. |
Blue Dolphin, Warrelklip Street, Mosselbank, Paternoster
Tel: +27 22 752 2001, bluedolphin.co.za |
24/feb
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Paternoster - Cape Town |
Take it easy, leave whenever you feel like. route map attached |
Two hours later arrive in Cape Town. |
Enjoy Camps Bay buzz: have sundowners at the Twelve Apostles (12apostleshotel.com) and dinner at the Blues Restaurant (blues.co.za) at the the Promenade, just around the corner from the Whale Cottage. |
Whale Cottage, 57 Camps Bay Drive, Camps Bay,+ 27 (0)21 438 3840, whalecottage.com> |
25/feb
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Cape Town |
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Walk up Table Mountain and abseil down. |
Same as above |
26/feb
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Cape Town |
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Day trip to the Cape of Good Hope |
Same as above |
27/feb
Tues
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Cape Town - London |
Cape Town Intl. Airport, British Airways 058, at 19:40. E-ticket confirmation attached |
06:50 Heathrow |
Shopping day at the Waterfront or visit to Robben Island. Take a look at the Aquarium. Drop car at Cape Town's International Airport. |
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