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From sand dunes to rock piles to boat trips to game safaris, there is so much to see in Namibia, albeit separated by several hours of less interesting drives through desert scrub. But this trip managed to make it all interesting, splitting the longer drives up with short stops. The converted truck/bus (“Gogga”) was comfortable enough, even though the AC had problems coping with the 35°C + heat. Accommodations were good, and vegetarians were accommodated well enough.
Climbing the dunes just after dawn.
Shane was a great leader - organized, efficient, friendly, funny. He is also a great driver with apparently unlimited tamina, coping with hours of driving on bumpy dirt roads.
The long hours bumping along on dirt roads can be gruelling, even for passengers. Add in some early morning starts, and it can be a tiring trip for us old fogeys.
A packed and varied itinerary with desert landscapes, mountain walks and a chance to see a huge range of wildlife (we got to see the Big 5). Accommodation was good: big rooms, mosquito nets when needed, always a fridge and kettle, tea, coffee. Pretty good for vegetarians. Breath-taking skies and vast plains and mountains.
Climbing Dune 45. Seeing Deadvlei. Flying over the desert. Spotting leopard, lions, rhino (both black and white)...., including 4 cubs playing. waterhole in Etosha outstanding. The vastness of the landscape, the huge red skies.
Shane was wonderful: funny, organised, gave all the correct information, has a great knowledge and love for his country.
Take warm clothes for early mornings. Scarf or buff for the dust. Some of the extra costs are out of date so check before booking (extra game drive at Etosha was double quoted price). Take Rand, they are accepted everywhere. Tap Water not safe at White Lady lodge and we were advised not to drink tap water in Etosha. Malaria prophylaxis advice is variable: we were all told different things. Felt very safe. Advice is not to go into Windhoek at night and only catch hotel shuttle. Food and drink costs very cheap. Lovely people. Full on trip but you will love it.
Fantastic trip, saw such a range of wildlife. Really great to go to so many different locations on this trip. Great guide, comfortable and spacious vehicle and some very nice lodges and hotels. Would highly reccomend this trip.
So many to choose from. One highlight was seeing rare mountain zebra at the waterhole outside our room at Weltevrede Guest Farm. Another was seeing multiple humpback whales during the optional scenic flight. Overall though just the vast amount of animals we saw throughout the entire trip.
Shane Katjirua was fantastic. He was very organised, patient, helpful and funny. He was a mine of imformation. His driving was exceptional and he was able to spot wildlife whilst on game drives that we missed. He really made the holiday.
Do take advantage of the optional trips. Especially the optional game drive in Etosha National Park. We also did the Sossusvlei Scenic Flight by Eagle Eye Aviation, depending on group size the plane can be very small and hot, but it was definitely worth doing. Also highly reccomend the Ocean Adventures seal and dolphin trip from Swakopmund.
This was a well organised trip. Namibia is a vast country of great contrasts and spectacular scenery. Each area we visited was so different and fascinating and our guide (Shane Katjirua) was incredibly knowledgeable about the history, geology, people and wildlife of each particular region. This all contributed to a very interesting and most enjoyable holiday..
There were so many highlights on this particular holiday.
I cannot rate our Group Leader Shane Katjirua more highly. He was extremely knowledgeable and shared so much of his expertise with us all. He was highly efficient in all his planning and organisation and was extremely helpful to all members of the group with any particular queries/questions they might have had. He was simply amazing in his ability to spot things of interest from afar, be it animals or birds and without his ‘eagle eye’ we would have missed so many things. During our time at Etosha he always seemed to have our vehicle at the right waterhole at the right time, thus enabling us to get the most enjoyment from our game drives and see so much varied wildlife. His driving, on the lengthy journeys and varying Namibian road surfaces was superb. He was always smiling and cheerful and he was particularly helpful to us with his efforts in trying to get to the root of a problem that occurred towards the end of the holiday. This involved our onward transportation, which we had paid for, in advance of the trip but which the company in Namibia, with whom we were taking the onward travel had, it seemed, not received payment for. Our guide spent some considerable time on our behalf trying to sort all this out.
On looking into various options for holidays in Namibia, I received advice from various holiday companies. Many suggested that the option to fly from camp to camp was advisable since, because of the huge distances to cover, more time could be usefully spent in the camps rather than long days travelling. I had initially thought that this sounded good advice. However, we ultimately chose Exodus and this Lodge holiday because, we have enjoyed excellent holidays with Exodus before and the timing of this trip suited us absolutely perfectly, tying in with another commitment we had in Namibia and which followed on from the ‘Discover Namibia’ group trip. I would say, that although some of the driving days were lengthy, had we opted to fly from lodge to lodge as suggested by other companies, we would have missed so much of this wonderful country. We would not have seen so much wildlife as we travelled along the road, along with scenes of local African life in general and our experience of the country would certainly have been the poorer for that. There was just so much to see as we travelled along the road. The varying contrasts and impressive scenery would have been lost to us.
A truly great trip. Namibia is a big country and that becomes apparent very quickly. You can drive for hours on dirt roads without ever seeing any sign of civilisation. There’s a whole lot to see you won’t be disappointed.
That's a tough one as there were many. I'm not generally a big animal fan but here when you see a herd of giraffes in full gallop or a bull elephant about to attack the truck you are sitting in or a pride of lions making a complete blunder of attacking a large herd of zebras and wildebeast around a water hole, you cannot fail to be amazed!
We had a great tour guide in Ronney Kavari. I don't know how he managed to drive as well as be our guide. He an excellent game spotter and also knew his stuff on every aspect of Namibia.
Firstly regarding currency just buy South African Rand they don't tell you this but you can easily get it here in the UK and it works out as 1 Rand to 1 Namibian Dollar accepted throughout Namibia. Credit and debit cards are widely accepted but you will need some cash for some activities and some eateries. In the main though the card is good in most places. Secondly there are early starts, the distances are huge and a lot of roads are rough which makes it rather tiring but worth it. Thirdly we went on 24th March and didn't encounter any mosquitoes. I imagine that's a different story when it gets wetter.
A truly magical, memorable tour experiencing all Namibia has to offer. The scenery is spectacular with wide open skies inviting you further. The wildlife sightings surpassed my expectations thanks to our fabulous guide Ronney.
So many highlights made this trip an adventure . I enjoyed treking to the White Lady rock paintings through Valley 45 , climbing the sand dunes in the Namib Desert, stargazing and viewing herds of zebra and giraffes move gracefully across the Etosha pan.
Ronney Kavari was fabulous. He looked after us throughout the trip , safely drove our overlander and informed us in depth about his beautiful country and people.
If you want to experience a stunningly beautiful remote region then go to Namibia. The accommodation and food is very good and in great locations. Yes there are long driving days but regular stops and incredible views make up for it and the overlander was fun.
This was a great trip overall. You really got to see the country, including the amazing red sand dunes, the Skelton coast and of course wildlife in Etosha National Park. This did mean that there were some long drives, but this all felt part of the adventure. We had a fantastic group and the accommodation was spot on in all places.
There were so many amazing moments including: climbing Dune 45 in the early morning before seeing the otherworldly views of Deadvlei, watching for wildlife and spotting Zebra and Spring Boks at the small watering hole just behind our lodges near Solitaire, seeing the milky way and shooting stars on several clear evenings and of course seeing so much amazing wildlife on the game drives and around the watering holes in Etosha National Park. The amount of wildlife we saw really exceeded our expectations.
Our guide Omumborombonga (Sam) was fantastic. He really went above and beyond, sorting out any small issues, driving the truck and giving us a real insight into the country. In particular, in Etosha National Park he did extra games drives when he had heard that Lions were close by and ensured we had every opportunity to see as much as we could. This was to the point where we did not need to pay for any additional game drives as we saw so much. He was also relaxed and flexible in his approach.
We were there in July and you defo needed some warm clothes with you. Also be aware that in some places it took a while for the food to arrive once you had ordered, so maybe have a pre-dinner snack if you get hangry!!
A well paced trip through Namibia taking in the main highlights.
The sand dunes on the ocean edge were awesome.
Very professional , funny and ensured we had a great trip
Make the most of each day, as it’s a fast paced trip through different environments.
Fully enjoyed this trip. I have been on 8 exodus trips and this is one of the best. Always the guide is critical to the success of a trip and our Guide was the best ever. A brilliant country which is a shining example to the rest of Africa. It was an honour to visit it and enjoy their spectualar scenery and amazing wildlife and lovely friendly people.
The waterhole at Okaukuejo Resort was amazing for sightings of the wild animals especially in the evening. The 4 x4 trip to Sandwich harbour across the dunes to the coast was absolutely brilliant.
Absolutely brilliant. Very experienced, excellent level of knowledge, great sense of humour and thoroughly professional, he made this trip for me.
We had to ring before hand to check about the budget and the exodus person was spot on his recommendation. But it would have been useful to have in the trip notes that you can’t get Namibian dollars in the UK but South African ran is accepted on a one for one basis. Also you use to include in the trip notes recommended reading prior to the visit - both fiction and non fiction and this was always useful. I would recommend to others to have a brief read of the history of the country before you go as it helps to understand what they are trying to achieve and progress to date.
First I want to say that Namibia is a very underrated country and is beautiful. It has a lot to offer but I was not totally satisfied with the trip and that’s directly due to the trip value/ cost for what you get. I think the trip is too expensive for what you get in return, the accommodation are probably the worst of the bunch, I know is Africa and is a dry country but even when you in town the accommodation is bad. 95 % of the meals include comes from Lodge, meaning if you book a night at one of these Lodge it’s probably come included or a little fee, where all the money we paid for the trip goes to?. Some of the Lodge dont practice proper hygiene, around 4 people got a sick due to a stomach bug in my trip. Too much walking and hiking the last hiking only 3 people attended everyone else stayed at the Lodge, give us more game drive instead of hiking.
Seeing Namibia was a great experience, dunes, landscape,game drive, everything was amazing.
The group leader was amazing, a lot of knowledged, funny and very professional. Hakuna matata!!
We’re grateful for Miguel’s review, and we’re glad he enjoyed exploring Namibia, and especially that he was so impressed with his Exodus tour leader. We are sorry to read, though, that he wasn’t entirely satisfied with some elements of the trip. The accommodation on this tour is generally well received, and we can see from the feedback forms submitted by members of Miguel’s group that travellers rated the accommodation on this particular departure at an average of 4.33 out of 5. While we feel that this indicates it is of a good standard, we are sorry that Miguel did not feel the same.
We were concerned to read Miguel’s comments about the cleanliness of some of the lodges, as this is something we take very seriously. We’ve not received similar previous comments from customers on this trip, and we feel it is important to mention that our feedback forms ask each respondent whether they felt that their health and safety was fully upheld throughout the tour, which members of Miguel’s group all answered in the positive. We would not wish to discount Miguel’s views, however, and will continue to monitor the feedback we receive about the properties on this trip, from both clients and leaders.
While we include several game drives on this tour, we appreciate that Miguel would have preferred more. We feel that this trip contains a good balance of activities which allow clients to take in all that Namibia has to offer, and are confident that we give clients a rounded experience of the country, though we do keep an eye on general feedback to make sure the itinerary continues to meet our clients’ expectations.
– John Penge, Exodus Product Manager
