From 6-8 years old, children will be able to take advantage of Namibia's beautiful scenery and landscapes. Despite the sometimes long distances to travel, it is possible to reduce the steps and spend several nights in the same place in order to enjoy and rest, at the rhythm of the children. Choose family accommodation with swimming pool, which often offers activities adapted to young people. In Namibia, you will share exceptional moments in wild areas that your children will remember, and in very good travel conditions.
Day 1: Arrival in Windhoek
Day 2: First steps in the Kalahari Desert
Day 3: Kalahari Desert: meeting the Bushmen
Day 4: Namib: another desert, another scenery
Day 5: Namib Desert, the time of discovery
Day 6: Beach stop: the Atlantic coast
Day 7: Beach and excursions to Walvis Bay
Day 8: Stroll in Swakopmund
Day 9: On the way to Etosha
Day 10: Safari in Etosha National Park
Day 11: Etosha and return Windhoek
Arrival formalities, car rental, last reservation and purchase of equipment if necessary. A council, a family, do not take the risk of improvising on site, in high season camps and lodges are often complete 6 months in advance!
It is a 3h30 drive from Windhoek. Discovery of the Kalahari. 4x4 safari across the dunes, looking for springboks, oryxes, or bat-eared jackals
The Kalahari is also the ancestral territory of the Bushmen (or Bochimans), the nomadic hunter-gatherer people who occupied all of southern Africa for thousands of years before being relegated to the Kalahari desert. Only a minority have retained their ancestral way of life. Possible visit to the village museum of the San, the Living Museum of the Ju/'Hoansi-San in Grasshoek.
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Direction Sesriem. It takes about 4 hours to drive (about 280 km from Mariental). A stunning landscape at sunrise and sunset. Depending on the age of the children and the family spirit, have an unforgettable experience of a night under the stars in the desert.
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A challenge awaits you: the ascent for the most courageous of the highest dunes in the world (about 300 meters), Big Dady or Big Mamy. The reward is significant: an exceptional view of the famous site of Sossusvlei. An ocean of sand with, in its centre, the dry lake of Deadvlei and its frozen trees
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It takes 5-6 hours to drive from Sesriem to Walvis Bay. This step can be organized very well between the first two, if you do not want to link the Kalahari and Namib
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Beach and excursions. Observation of pink flamingos in Walvis Bay or boat cruise to meet dolphins, pelicans, cormorants. An excursion to Cape Cross, home to more than 80,000 sea lions, remains a must-see experience
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Beach and visit Swakopmund, typical for its colonial architecture. Shopping at the craftsmen's.
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To the animals of the savannah! From Walvis Bay to Etosha, it is a 6-hour drive. Midday stop in Omaruru. Overnight in a camp on the outskirts of the park or directly inside the park in a Rest Camp to enjoy the exceptional setting from the very beginning.
In total freedom. At the pace you want. Paved roads allow easy travel inside the park. At the hottest hours you can pause in a Rest camp with swimming pool. At least one night in the park offers an incredible spectacle at dusk and at dawn. Resting Camp is located close to water spots where the animals come to drink. Guaranteed excitement and emotions. Children will have eyes filled with stars.
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Last safari at the day and return to Windhoek.
Each Travel Idea is customizable according to your wishes
Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe
