NAMIBIA HOLIDAYS

Population:
2.5 million

When to go:

Year-round but rainy season (Dec-Mar)

Capital:

Windhoek

Location:

Southwest Africa

Currency:
Namibian dollar

Fun fact:

Sixth least populated country on the planet

Bio:

Namibia is a land of contrast and of the unusual. It is perhaps one the easiest and safest sub-saharan countries in which to travel and the majority of visitors will choose to explore on their own self-drive trips, picking up a car from Windhoek and driving a couple of thousand kilometres in 10-14 days.

But Namibia really deserves months of exploration to really get under its skin and see all it has to offer. To discover is a land of towering dunes, deep canyons, tales of boom and bust diamond-mines, lions living in deserts, a last haven for endangered black rhinos and a increasingly refined experience for explorers in a suite of new, luxury offerings and out-of-the-box experiences across the country.

If having to drive yourself around the country doesn't sound like much of a holiday, do not discount Namibia just yet. There are expert guides waiting to drive you around in dreamy air-conditioned comfort and light aircraft ready to whisk you between luxury safari lodges.

The rippled orange sand dunes of the Sossusvlei area in Namibia.

The sunsets with luxury lodge Habitas in Namibia bathed in light.

A guide in Namibia using his binoculars to search for wildlife on a safari.

Three people with helmets on behind quadbikes face the camera on orange sand dunes in Namibia.

Water has formed at the base of sand dunes in Namibia forming a mirror like reflection.

Orange sand dunes form curved shapes and shadows.

The stilted rooms of Spitzkoppen Lodge are pictured beneath a mountain range in Namibia.

Oryx are pictured beneath a tree and among vegetated sand dunes in Namibia.

Springbok and impala graze among vegetation in Namibia.

Ostrich make their way across grassland in shadow of a rocky hill in Namibia.

A blonde woman looks out at an elephant drinking from a waterhole in Namibia.

Our favourite lodges and camps

Namibia, Chobe and Victoria Falls self-drive safari holiday

11 nights

Start: Windhoek Falls > Central Highlands > Etosha > Zambezi Region > Chobe > Victoria Falls Finish: Victoria Falls

Price... £3,080 to £3,820 per person, excluding international flights.

Witness the diversity of Namibia's landscapes, iconic wildlife in some of the world's greatest national parks and the mighty Victoria Falls waterfall in this 11 night, part self-drive adventure. An easy, safe and great value trip fit for anyone from first-time families visiting Africa, to safari regulars.

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