4 Day Etosha & Swakopmund Adventure Lodge Safari

You will be collected from your accommodation within the Windhoek city limits at 07:00 and transferred to Chameleon Headquarters for a short pre-departure meeting.

Heading north from Windhoek, we stop briefly at the small town of Otjiwarongo to gather some last-minute supplies before continuing to Etosha, and we enjoy a light lunch pack whilst “on the move”. We enter Etosha National Park and embark on a game drive to our overnight accommodation.

All visitors must be in camp by sunset. We aim to arrive at our lodge before sunset, allowing time to settle into our rooms, which feature en-suite bathrooms. Dinner is at the resort restaurant tonight. The ‘game show’ in Etosha doesn’t stop when the sun goes down. All the Etosha camps have floodlit waterholes for extra game viewing opportunities. The waterhole is located near our accommodation. A visit, or two, is highly recommended this evening, as we can expect many species to visit during the night. This waterhole is known to be very popular with elephants and the critically endangered black rhino.

We have the whole day to explore Etosha in an open game viewer, and we want to make the most of it. We enjoy an early breakfast and then start our day.. Early morning is usually a productive time for game viewing, and first thing in the morning is a good time to catch big cats returning from the hunt.

Etosha is a desert landscape, and water is the most scarce natural resource. There are, however, numerous waterholes here, both natural and man-made, and our game-driving technique is to take in as many of these as possible. Here, we hope that the game will come to us as thirsty animals come for a much-needed drink. 

On our way today, we will stop to have a closer look at the Etosha Pan. The name Etosha translates as ‘great white space’, but this name does not do justice to the immensity of the pan. Over 4,700 square km of dazzling white mineral pan, so big that it can be seen from space.

We exit Etosha at the Anderson gate, close to sunset, and it is just a short drive to our accommodation, which features a comfortable, spacious twin-share room with modern en-suite bathroom facilities. An ideal space to sit back, relax and enjoy the beauty that surrounds you. A fantastic dinner tonight

After breakfast, we aim to be on the road by 7:30 this morning. We are heading for the Skeleton Coast, and we are taking the scenic route. We first head south on the main road, passing the small town of Outjo, and then continue west, picking up the gravel road as we travel through the area known as Damaraland. We also have the opportunity to meet some of the locals, as there are several places along our route today where we can find informal shops selling locally made, handcrafted souvenirs. We continue through the beautiful landscape, making a stop for a light picnic lunch, under the shadow of Namibia’s highest mountain, the Brandberg. We continue our journey west and soon arrive at the coast, where we encounter the chilly Atlantic Ocean. Heading south on the coast road, our next stop is a more recent shipwreck. We complete the final leg of our journey into Swakopmund, we check into our accommodation, the centrally located A La Mer hotel and the town is easily explored on foot from our central location.

We have a more leisurely start this morning, and a lie-in, a big breakfast and a wander around town are the order of the day. There are some great curio shops, excellent bookstores, and an authentic café culture is thriving here, with plenty of small eateries serving delicious food. Later in the morning, we visit the Walvis Bay lagoon. Heading back to Swakopmund, we then take the main tar road back to Windhoek. We will have a light lunch en route, and upon arrival in Windhoek, you will be dropped off at your accommodation, located anywhere within the Windhoek city limits.