Luxury Namibia and Botswana Wilderness Safari
Explore Namibia's vast deserts and remote coasts before a Botswana safari
Personalised journeys from start to finish
Every trip helps support Conservation
Every detail taken care of
What's included
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Luxury accommodation throughout
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Fly in excursions
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Exclusive safaris in Botswana
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Meet and greet airport service
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Full support from your Travel Concierge before, during and after your trip
At a glance
Delve into some of Africa‘s last true wildernesses on this exclusive, private flying adventure. Fly from Windhoek to the striking Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp, light aircraft being the only way to access this remote corner of the world. Found among the valley’s stark, moon-like landscape, spend your days enjoying the desert-adapted wildlife and on flying safaris over thrillingly desolate shores.
The flying continues with a journey to one of the most remote places on Earth, Kunene River, and Serra Cafema. Explore this fascinatingly wild outpost as our specialist guides take you to discover endless dunes and meet the extraordinary nomadic Himba tribe.
After a short stay in Windhoek, move into Botswana‘s Linyanti for three final days of epic, wildlife-rich safari at the opulent Zarafa. Listen to the sounds of the bush as our expert trackers take you on game drives, bush walks and pontoon boat trips to spot everything from lion to wild dog to zebra.
Back at camp sink into absolute luxury and watch the animals from your opulent free-standing bath, Swarovski binoculars or lantern-lit pool.
Example trip itinerary
Skeleton Coast
Transfer
Meet and greet at Windhoek airport
Flight
Wilderness Air Nambia flight to Hoanib Skeleton Coast
Camps on the Skeleton Coast
- Seven twin-bedded suites and one family unit
- Shaded, private outdoor decks
- Laundry services
Placed at the confluence of two tributaries in a broad valley of the Kaokoveld Desert, the camp offers an unforgettable gateway from which to experience both the thrillingly desolate Skeleton Coast and the private Palmwag Concession, alive with desert-adapted wildlife.
You’ll get a feel for the exclusivity and wonderful remoteness of your accommodation as you fly in by light aircraft – the only way to access the camp. The imitate, luxury tented camp consists of just seven twin-bedded suites and one family unit, each complete with shaded outdoors decks from which to contemplate the valley’s starkly stunning, moon-like landscape.
Scenic flights over desert shores reveal lonely shipwrecks, massive dunefields, floodplains and the Auses Spring.
Explore the Hoanib Riverbed for sightings of elephant, lion, giraffe, gemsbok and springbok, shaggy brown hyaena and opportunistic black-backed jackal, or head to the rocky shoreline to get an earful of the noisy Cape fur seal colony.
Unravel the mysterious history of the original ancient Strandloper people and the enigmatic stone circles they left behind and encounter the Welwitschia on a nature walk – one of the oldest and strangest plants on the planet.
Three days exploring from Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp
Placed at the confluence of two tributaries in a broad valley of the Kaokoveld Desert, the camp offers an unforgettable gateway from which to experience both the thrillingly desolate Skeleton Coast and the private Palmwag Concession, alive with desert-adapted wildlife. You'll get a feel for the exclusivity and wonderful remoteness of your accommodation as you fly in by light aircraft - the only way to access the camp.
The imitate, luxury tented camp consists of just seven twin-bedded suites and one family unit, each complete with shaded outdoors decks from which to contemplate the valley's starkly stunning, moon-like landscape. Scenic flights over desert shores reveal lonely shipwrecks, massive dunefields, floodplains and the Auses Spring. Explore the Hoanib Riverbed for sightings of elephant, lion, giraffe, gemsbok and springbok, shaggy brown hyaena and opportunistic black-backed jackal, or head to the rocky shoreline to get an earful of the noisy Cape fur seal colony. Unravel the mysterious history of the original ancient Strandloper people and the enigmatic stone circles they left behind and encounter the Welwitschia on a nature walk – one of the oldest and strangest plants on the planet.
Kunene River Region
Flight
Wilderness Air Nambia flight to your camp in the Kunene River Region
Camps in the Kunene River Region
- 7 Luxury Canvas Tents
- 1 Luxury Canvas Family Unit
- Ceiling Fans in each tent
Serra Cafema is located in the extreme north-west of Namibia on the banks of the Kunene River in the Hartmann Valley. Undoubtedly amongst the most remote camps in Southern Africa, Serra Cafema is only reachable by light aircraft which adds to the exclusivity of this beautiful property.
Serra Cafema is an intimate, peaceful camp with a unique mix of rustic and luxury elements nestled amongst the shady Albida trees on the banks of the Kunene. Rapids just below camp provide a calming ambiance with guests often lulled into dreamland by the gurgling waters after a day exploring one of the driest, starkly beautiful regions in the world.
Accommodation at Serra Cafema consists of eight riverside Meru-style canvas and thatched villas on spacious, elevated decks blended smoothly into the picturesque surroundings. Each fully furnished tent has an en-suite bathroom, ceiling fan and mosquito nets. A late afternoon spent lounging on the front deck soaking up the breathtaking vistas of this contrasting wilderness is an absolute must.
Two days exploring from Serra Cafema
Enjoy exploring one of the remotest places on Earth. Fill your days with nature drives, guided walks and even visits to the local villages of this extraordinary nomadic Himba people.
Flight
Wilderness Air Nambia flight to Windhoek
Windhoek
Transfer
Private transfer to your hotel in Windhoek
Accommodation in Windhoek
- 7 Luxury Rooms
- 1 Luxury Family Unit
- Free WiFi
- Swimming Pool
Named after the famous explorer Sir Francis Galton, this small hotel has a relaxed but efficient style which creates a very welcoming atmosphere.
Impressive wildlife photography adorns the walls whilst the rest of the interior is a combination of modern minimalistic and understated chic. A mere ten minute drive from the centre of town and perched on the edge of Windhoek’s northernmost affluent suburb of Eros, guests staying here will be ensured of peace and tranquillity.
There is Wi-Fi throughout the property and the eight guest rooms all have wired internet connectivity and satellite television. The communal areas are really comfy, especially after a long international flight and consist of a large lounge, indoor and outdoor dining areas, a swimming pool as well as understated garden
areas.
There is also a delightful ‘al fresco’ dining area by the pool where freshly prepared and very tasty meals can be served (including lunch and dinner). There are also a number of shops, restaurants and supermarkets within easy striking distance – a real gem to have as a base when staying in the capital.
- Seven suites
- Bar and lounge
- Swimming pool
- Restaurant
- Wi-Fi
Your home before you venture off into the barren and beautiful Namibian Desert, this stylish boutique hotel is hidden away in the Eastern corner of Namibia’s capital and only proclaimed city, Windhoek.
The city itself is the seat of the country’s cultural and administrative powers but despite this, it remains one of the smallest capitals in the world with just 250,000 residents. The Olive reflects Windhoek’s small size, providing a cosy but luxurious bolt-hole with great access to the surrounding wilderness.
Reminders of the prevalent Namibian culture are spread throughout the hotel as the modern is combined with the traditional. Rough-hewn wooden benches sit on plush carpets around sculpted granite coffee tables, animal-skin rugs lay beneath large beds covered in crisp white cotton and wide glass doors lead out onto your personal terrace for a view across the small city.
Overnight in Windhoek
Famed to be one of the smallest capital cities in the world with a population of just 234,000. The city itself has some fascinating buildings with typical German architecture, and a burgeoning restaurant scene.
Transfer
Private transfer to Windhoek airport
Flight
Flight from Windhoek to Maun
Flight
Light aircraft flight from Maun to your lodge in Linyanti
Linyanti
Lodges in Linyanti
- Four luxury tents with private deck and plunge pool, indoor and outdoor shower and separate lounge area
- Indoor and outdoor dining areas
- Gym
- Professional Canon camera equipment for complimentary use (one per tent)
Simply one of the most beautiful tented camps in Africa, Zarafa is a triumph of conservation and attention to detail. There are just 4 immense tented suites set on raised wooden platforms overlooking the floodplain of the Zibadianja Lagoon. The tents are decorated in a style befitting of the explorations of the early 20th Century matched with modern comforts and technological surprises.
Environmentally, Zarafa has a number of initiatives in place to ensure they are having as light an impact on their surrounding as possible, from solar power and water filtration systems, to vehicles that run mostly on vegetable oil. They are also involved in the Rhinos Without Borders project.
In your separate lounge area, an antique wooden chest contains a top of the range Canon camera and lens for your exclusive use whilst in camp (the camp manager will give you the low-down on how to use it). A polished copper bath tub and fireplace adorn the bedroom.
The camp is set inside the 320,000 acre Selinda Private reserve, created to conserve and protect the wildlife of the area and provide corridors for migration around Botswana. This is home to a diverse and rich abundance of species similar to those found in the Savuti and Chobe National Parks but with the exclusivity of a private reserve.
- 9 enormous canvas and thatch 'tents' with private plunge pools
- Two wildlife hides
- Communal Pool
- Dining and Lounge Area
This is one of the most luxurious camps in Botswana, with nine huge canvas ‘tents’ with thatched roofs set on raised wooden platforms. Each comes equipped with a private plunge pool, four poster bed, indoor and outdoor showers.
The camp sits overlooking the Linyanti River and the oxbow lake of King’s Pool from which it derives its name. Communal areas include a lounge dining area, bar and a shared pool. These all sit on raised decking allowing for excellent armchair game viewing of the river and lake. This part of the Linyanti borders the Chobe National Park, meaning that great numbers of elephant frequent the area during the dry months as they visit the lagoon and river. Other game is abundant too during these months including giraffe, lechwe, zebra and impala, all helping to draw the large predators; lion, leopard, cheetah and wild-dog.
As well as game drives the camp offers seasonal barge cruises along the river (dependent on the river level) , basic fishing and walking safaris (on request in advance). The camp also has two wildlife hides, excellent for close up observation of game.
- 10 Luxury Tents
- Star Bed
- Swimming Pool
- Animal Hides
DumaTau – meaning ‘roar of the lion’ – is a luxury camp located in the private 125,000-hectare Linyanti Wildlife Reserve which borders the western boundary of Chobe National Park in northern Botswana. It is situated close to the source of the Savute Channel on one of the many lagoons within the Linyanti Swamp system, which makes for varied and wildlife rich safari experience.
The camp itself sits raised at the edge of a hippo-filled lagoon under a shady grove of trees, raised off the ground. There are 10 spacious tents, two of which are family units, under canvas with sliding doors and windows that allow for wide-angled views. There is an airy, expansive dining and lounge area and a pool, all looking out to the water. DumaTau has a very light carbon footprint and runs on solar energy.
For a really special night in the wilderness, a 45-minute drive brings you to DumaTau’s Star Bed. Overlooking the game-rich Zibadianja lagoon, spend a evening watching wildlife congregate in a truly pristine area shared with no one else.
The region has all the habitat diversity to make it a haven for wildlife, and is well-known for its elephant concentrations as they congregate along the waterways and lagoons during the dry winter months. General wildlife viewing is excellent year round including impala, wildebeest, red lechwe, Burchell’s zebra, giraffe, Cape buffalo, chacma baboon, vervet monkey, and warthog. Predator sightings of lion, leopard, cheetah, wild dog and spotted hyaena are good. As well as day and night game drives, you can explore on nature walks or take to the water on motorboats or the river barge (depending on water levels).
Three days on safari in the Selinda Private Reserve
With a diverse and rich abundance of species similar to those found in the Savuti and Chobe National Parks but with the exclusivity of a private reserve, spend your days exploring the thriving wildlife here on morning and afternoon game drives through the 320,000 acre Selinda Private Reserve, in the company of Zarafa's expert rangers and trackers. Further activities such as guided bush walks to observe Selinda's smaller species and flora at a slower pace, or pontoon boat trips over the lagoon (water levels permitting) are just some of the other ways to fill your time and encounter this dynamic reserve. In between all of this relax in the luxurious surrounds of your tented suite, looking out over this extraordinary territory and listening to the distinctive sounds of the bush.
Flight
Light aircraft flight from Linyanti to Maun
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Delve into some of Africa‘s last true wildernesses on this exclusive, private flying adventure. Fly from Windhoek to the striking Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp, light aircraft being the only way to access this remote corner of the world. Found among the valley’s stark, moon-like landscape, spend your days enjoying the desert-adapted wildlife and on flying safaris over thrillingly desolate shores. The flying continues with a journey to one of the most remote places on Earth, Kunene River, and Serra Cafema. Explore this fascinatingly wild outpost as our specialist guides take you to discover endless dunes and meet the extraordinary nomadic Himba tribe. After a short stay in Windhoek, move into Botswana‘s Linyanti for three final days of epic, wildlife-rich safari at the opulent Zarafa. Listen to the sounds of the bush as our expert trackers take you on game drives, bush walks and pontoon boat trips to spot everything from lion to wild dog to zebra. Back at camp sink into absolute luxury and watch the animals from your opulent free-standing bath, Swarovski binoculars or lantern-lit pool. | Whats included?
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Days 1-4 |
Skeleton Coast |
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Flights & transfers
Meet and greet at Windhoek airport |
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| Wilderness Air Nambia flight to Hoanib Skeleton Coast | |
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Camps on the Skeleton Coast
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Hoanib Skeleton Coast Wilderness Camp - $$$$$
Placed at the confluence of two tributaries in a broad valley of the Kaokoveld Desert, the...
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| Three days exploring from Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp Placed at the confluence of two tributaries in a broad valley of the Kaokoveld Desert, the camp offers an unforgettable gateway from which to experience both the thrillingly desolate Skeleton Coast and the private Palmwag Concession, alive with desert-adapted wildlife. You'll get a feel for the exclusivity and wonderful remoteness of your accommodation as you fly in by light aircraft - the only way to access the camp. The imitate, luxury tented camp consists of just seven twin-bedded suites and one family unit, each complete with shaded outdoors decks from which to contemplate the valley's starkly stunning, moon-like landscape. Scenic flights over desert shores reveal lonely shipwrecks, massive dunefields, floodplains and the Auses Spring. Explore the Hoanib Riverbed for sightings of elephant, lion, giraffe, gemsbok and springbok, shaggy brown hyaena and opportunistic black-backed jackal, or head to the rocky shoreline to get an earful of the noisy Cape fur seal colony. Unravel the mysterious history of the original ancient Strandloper people and the enigmatic stone circles they left behind and encounter the Welwitschia on a nature walk – one of the oldest and strangest plants on the planet. |
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Days 4-6 |
Kunene River Region |
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Flights & transfers
Wilderness Air Nambia flight to your camp in the Kunene River Region |
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Camps in the Kunene River Region
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Serra Cafema - $$$$$
Serra Cafema is located in the extreme north-west of Namibia on the banks of the Kunene River...
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| Two days exploring from Serra Cafema Enjoy exploring one of the remotest places on Earth. Fill your days with nature drives, guided walks and even visits to the local villages of this extraordinary nomadic Himba people. |
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Flights & transfers
Wilderness Air Nambia flight to Windhoek |
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Days 6-7 |
Windhoek |
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Flights & transfers
Private transfer to your hotel in Windhoek |
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Accommodation in Windhoek
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Galton House - $$$$$
Named after the famous explorer Sir Francis Galton, this small hotel has a relaxed but...
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The Olive Exclusive - $$$$$
Your home before you venture off into the barren and beautiful Namibian Desert, this stylish...
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| Overnight in Windhoek Famed to be one of the smallest capital cities in the world with a population of just 234,000. The city itself has some fascinating buildings with typical German architecture, and a burgeoning restaurant scene. |
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Flights & transfers
Private transfer to Windhoek airport |
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| Flight from Windhoek to Maun | |
| Light aircraft flight from Maun to your lodge in Linyanti | |
Days 7-10 |
Linyanti |
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Lodges in Linyanti
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Zarafa - $$$$$
Simply one of the most beautiful tented camps in Africa, Zarafa is a triumph of conservation...
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King’s Pool - $$$$$
This is one of the most luxurious camps in Botswana, with nine huge canvas ‘tents’ with...
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DumaTau - $$$$$
DumaTau – meaning ‘roar of the lion’ – is a luxury camp located in the...
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| Three days on safari in the Selinda Private Reserve With a diverse and rich abundance of species similar to those found in the Savuti and Chobe National Parks but with the exclusivity of a private reserve, spend your days exploring the thriving wildlife here on morning and afternoon game drives through the 320,000 acre Selinda Private Reserve, in the company of Zarafa's expert rangers and trackers. Further activities such as guided bush walks to observe Selinda's smaller species and flora at a slower pace, or pontoon boat trips over the lagoon (water levels permitting) are just some of the other ways to fill your time and encounter this dynamic reserve. In between all of this relax in the luxurious surrounds of your tented suite, looking out over this extraordinary territory and listening to the distinctive sounds of the bush. |
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Flights & transfers
Light aircraft flight from Linyanti to Maun |
