Namibia Self-Drive Safari in 4x4

After taking over your Toyota Land Cruiser and a thorough vehicle briefing, your guided Namibia 4x4 safari begins. The first stage takes you over well-developed roads from Windhoek to Outjo. This way, you can familiarize yourself with the four-wheel drive vehicle and driving within the group at a relaxed pace. In the afternoon, you will set up your roof tent for the first time. During the shared dinner at the lodge, you will get to know your travel group and the German-speaking tour guide better.

Overnight: Camping
Meals: not included
Driving distance: approx. 330 km

Along the Kunene, the route changes: The tar road becomes a varied natural track that leads through the mountainous landscape in the far north of Namibia. Behind Swartbooisdrift, you will encounter the first sandy river crossings. Here you will learn when to engage the four-wheel drive and adjust the tire pressure. The tour guide will accompany you via radio and assist you during the first off-road sections. In the afternoon, you will reach the Epupa Waterfalls and set up your camp between palm trees right by the river.

Overnight stay: Camping
Meals: Breakfast and lunch
Travel distance: approx. 140 km

From the Epupa Falls, the 4x4 journey leads through the settlement area of the Ovahimba to Opuwo. In the last larger town before the remote stages, food, water, and fuel are replenished. The reserve tanks must also be filled, as the next reliable refueling option is about 1,140 kilometers away. After that, you leave the paved roads and drive over sandy tracks towards Etanga. In a dry riverbed, the group sets up the first wilderness camp of the trip.

Accommodation: Wilderness camp
Meals: Breakfast and dinner
Travel distance: approx. 270 km

After departing from Van Zyl’s Pass, the route leads over fast sand tracks through the wide Marienfluss plain. At a water point, the supplies are replenished before a steep ascent towards Hartmann Valley follows. Old tracks lead through an almost uninhabited landscape to an extraordinary campsite about 300 meters above the valley.

Accommodation: Wilderness camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Travel distance: approx. 120 km

After breakfast in the solitude of the desert, you continue your journey through western Kaokoland. The route passes by striking inselbergs and through an area with old as well as newer signs of human use. After crossing a field of shifting sand dunes, you reach the historical navigation marker "Green Drum". The next campsite is set up by the Munutum dry river.

Overnight stay: Wilderness camp
Catering: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Driving distance: approx. 80 km

After several days away from settlements, today's stage leads over an impressive plateau towards Puros. Then you reach the Hoarusib, whose riverbed contains water in places, attracting numerous wildlife. Right by the river lies today's campsite. After the wilderness nights, shower and sanitary facilities are available again here.

Overnight stay: Camping
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Distance: approx. 130 km

The drive through the Hoanib Riverbed offers particularly good opportunities to observe Namibia's desert elephants. Giraffes, Oryx antelopes, springboks, baboons, and ostriches also live in this remote region. In the afternoon, you reach Sesfontein. Depending on availability, fuel and fresh food can be replenished here. Overnight stays are at a campsite with shower and toilet.

Accommodation: Camping
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Distance: approx. 110 km

Continue your guided 4x4 safari westwards through the riverbed of the Aba Huab. In "Desolation Valley," you can expect wet sections, dense vegetation, and narrow off-road paths. The Brandberg appears on the horizon, at 2,573 meters the highest mountain in Namibia. At the natural waterhole Gai-As, you will look for animal tracks. With a bit of luck, even black rhinos can be spotted in this region.

Overnight stay: Wilderness camp
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Distance to drive: approx. 330 km

The route leads over small pistes through the settlement area of the Damara to Uis. There the vehicles are refueled and the supplies for the last meals are replenished. Afterwards, you drive along a well-developed gravel road to Spitzkoppe. Between the distinctive granite boulders, the last camp is set up. In the afternoon, you can explore rock paintings, natural rock arches, and viewpoints. After sunset, the low light pollution offers excellent conditions for night and star photography.

Overnight stay: Camping
Catering: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Travel distance: approx. 160 km