Namibia Safari

&Beyond’s glass-and-stone villas in a private desert reserve, with skylights over the bed and an observatory — among the world’s great dark-sky sites.

A remote Wilderness camp tracking desert-adapted elephant, lion and giraffe, with fly-in excursions to the Skeleton Coast and its seal colonies.

A dramatic Moroccan-style lodge on a private reserve bordering Etosha, overlooking a floodlit waterhole alive with game.

Climb the dunes of Sossusvlei

Big Daddy and Dune 45 at first light, then down into Deadvlei — 900-year-old camelthorn skeletons 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 — 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 the world’s last free-ranging black rhino through basalt valleys — conservation you take part in.

Damaraland

Apr–Nov

Dry season — best wildlife around Etosha’s waterholes.

Green, photogenic landscapes after the summer rains.

Fully tailor-made — priced privately to your camps, season and travel style. 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 — apply online in advance or on arrival in Windhoek (about N$1,600 / US$85).

Every journey is private and tailor-made — your own guide and vehicle, the finest lodges, and a specialist on call throughout.

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

Outstanding — 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 USD 90) and is subject to change — official guidance: Namibia visa requirements from 1 April 2025 (embassyofnamibia.se). Entry information reviewed August 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. We handle the details with your final documents.

Both work; we mostly build fly-in safaris. 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. Etosha and the Caprivi carry seasonal risk in the summer rains; prophylaxis is advised 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 — 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. 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.