5 Days / 4 Nights

Day 1: Johannesburg / Windhoek
Midday departure from Johannesburg for Windhoek. On arrival, transfer to the KALAHARI SANDS HOTEL.

Day 2: Windhoek / Sossusvlei
Lunchtime departure from Windhoek. Travel southwards, via the scenic Spreetshoogte Pass and Solitaire into the Namib Desert, the oldest and driest desert on earth. Optional activities at the Lodge include scenic nature drives and walking trails. NAMIB NAUKLUFT LODGE or NAMIB DESERT LODGE (BD)

Day 3: Sossusvlei
Enter the Namib-Naukluft Park at sunrise and watch the first sunlight turn the dune desert into a picture of stark and almost extra-terrestrial beauty. Travel down the Tsauchab River Valley to the famous Sossusvlei, a clay-bottom pan surrounded by some of the highest sand dunes in the world. The energetic traveler may wish to climb a dune to experience the endless vistas across a sea of ever changing colored sand. Enjoy a picnic lunch under age-old Camelthorn trees before returning to the lodge via the Sesriem Canyon with its fascinating rock formations. (BD)

Day 4: Sossusvlei / Windhoek
After breakfast travel back to Windhoek via the Remshoogte Pass to arrive in Windhoek by mid-afternoon. KALAHARI SANDS (B)

Day 5: Windhoek / Johannesburg
Morning at leisure and depart around midday to the airport for return flight to Johannesburg. (B)