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Route

Namibia Wildlife Unlimited

20 days · 3,274 km · Round trip · with accommodation

If you want to experience as many of Namibia’s different wildlife regions as possible on one trip, this route is ideal for you. Experience how the landscape keeps changing from the Namib Desert to the dry Damaraland and the vast Etosha Pan through to the water-rich river landscapes of the Caprivi – and how the wildlife changes with it.

What to expect

Search in the dry Damaraland for desert elephants that have adapted to life in this barren landscape.
Explore Etosha National Park from west to east and watch elephants, lions and rhinoceroses at the waterholes.
Experience a completely different side of Namibia in the Caprivi, with rivers, floodplains and large elephant herds.

The route on the map

Map of the route Namibia Wildlife Unlimited

The stages

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Stage 1: Welcome to Windhoek
Windhoek · 1 night
The time has finally come – your Namibia road trip begins. After landing in Windhoek you pick up your hire vehicle, which will accompany you through some of Namibia’s most beautiful landscapes over the coming weeks. Afterwards you have plenty of time to arrive in peace and let your first impressions of Namibia sink in.
In the evening we recommend a visit to Joe's Beerhouse. Surrounded by Namibian specialities and the unique atmosphere, this is where the feeling of really having arrived in Namibia will set in at the latest.
With an overnight stay in Windhoek you start your journey in a very relaxed way. Use the evening to settle in, because tomorrow your road trip in the Kalahari begins – a landscape of red dunes, wide bush savannah and the first wildlife of your trip.
- Abendessen in Joe's Beerhouse
- The Windhoek Luxury Suites
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Getting there: 271 km, about 3.4 h drive · 4x4 required
Stage 2: Kalahari
1 night
At first glance the Kalahari looks like a desert. In fact it gets enough rain that, strictly speaking, it is not a real desert at all. Grasses and acacia trees grow between the red dunes, providing many wild animals with food and shelter. This is exactly why the Kalahari is an ideal habitat for gemsbok, giraffes, South African ostriches and many other wild animals.
In the afternoon you can discover the Kalahari on a guided sundowner drive. With a bit of luck you will encounter exactly these animals before the sun slowly sinks behind the red dunes. It is especially in the quiet evening hours that the Kalahari reveals its very special atmosphere at its best.
With one overnight stay you have enough time to get to know the Kalahari at your own pace. Enjoy the sunset among the red dunes and tune in to the coming days – because tomorrow a completely different landscape awaits you in the Namib.
- Erlebe den Sonnenuntergang bei einem Sundowner Drive durch die Kalahari
- Bagatelle Kalahari Game Ranch

11 more stages in the app

The full route with every stage, place to stay and activity is available in the app with Wildful Stories+. There you can also copy it into your own plan.