Namibia Safari

Climb the dunes of Sossusvlei

Big Daddy and Dune 45 at first light, then down into Deadvlei, where 900-year-old camelthorn skeletons stand on white clay under apricot dunes.

Sossusvlei & Deadvlei

Year-round; dawn always

Etosha’s floodlit waterholes

Sit in silence after dinner as black rhino, elephant and lion take turns to drink meters away. In short, this is Etosha’s great theater.

Etosha

Jun–Oct

Fly the Skeleton Coast

A light-aircraft safari over shipwrecks, seal colonies and dune fields that run straight into the Atlantic, landing for lunch where almost no one has stood.

Skeleton Coast

Year-round by air

Track desert rhino in Damaraland

With Save the Rhino trackers, follow one of Africa’s largest free-roaming populations of black rhino through basalt valleys. In other words, it is conservation you take part in.

Damaraland

Apr–Nov

Dry season: best wildlife around Etosha’s waterholes.

Green, photogenic landscapes after the summer rains.

Priced to your budget, and built around your camps, the season and how you like to travel. That is why there are no fixed packages.

Fly into Windhoek (WDH); explore by fly-in safari or guided self-drive. Since April 2025, US citizens need a Namibia visa. So apply online in advance or on arrival in Windhoek (about N$1,600 / US$90).

Instead, we design every journey privately, with private guides and vehicles arranged where specified, the finest lodges, and a specialist on call throughout. At fly-in camps, game drives may be shared unless a private vehicle is reserved.

May to October (dry season) is best for wildlife at Etosha’s waterholes, while the desert and dunes are striking year-round; April–May offers green, photogenic landscapes.

Outstanding. In fact, the dunes of Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and the Skeleton Coast are among the most photographed landscapes in Africa.

US, UK, EU, Canadian and Australian passport holders now need a visa for Namibia, issued on arrival at the main airports and borders, or online in advance. The fee is currently N$1,600 (about US$90) and is subject to change. Official guidance: Namibia visa requirements from 1 April 2025 (embassyofnamibia.se). Entry information reviewed September 2026. Children under six are free and ages six to eleven pay half. Passports need six months’ validity and three blank pages, and parents should carry unabridged birth certificates for minor children. Of course, we handle the details with your final documents.

Both work; we mostly build fly-in safaris. That is because distances are enormous, and light aircraft turn six-hour drives into scenic 70-minute flights over the dunes.

The desert south (Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Damaraland) is essentially malaria-free. However, Etosha and the Caprivi carry seasonal risk in the summer rains; we advise prophylaxis there.

Desert extremes: winter mornings (June–August) start near freezing, 32–40°F (0–5°C), climb to a dry, crystal-clear 70–77°F (21–25°C) by midday, then drop sharply after sunset, so the stargazing jacket is not optional. Summer (December–February) middays reach 95°F+ (35°C+) inland, though the coast at Swakopmund stays cool year-round.

Wonderful for families with slightly older children. The dunes, desert-adapted wildlife and open spaces feel like another planet, distances suit a fly-in itinerary, and the south is essentially malaria-free. Still, first-timers who want dense Big Five game viewing should pair Etosha with Botswana or South Africa; those drawn to landscape and photography need nothing else.