2 Day Scenic Sossusvlei Adventure Tour in Namibia

Overview

Available languages

German

English

48 hours

Mobile ticket

This Swakopmund Tour starts in Swakopmund , then drive through the Moon Landscape, see the Welwitschia Plants En-route to

Sossusvlei. We offer luxury Tented accommodation with the most spectacular sunsets and sunrises, stargazing and endless desert views. The private pool is welcomed after a hot day. Time is taken to enjoy and absorb the beauty of Sossusvlei.

We enjoy a light lunch En-route to Sossusvlei under a shade tree in the Desert

Knowledgeable guides, air conditioned vehicles, safe health procedures and plenty of information.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for pregnant travelers

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking

Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required

Please note German guides are limited and we do not have the capacity to give everyone a German guide, These will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. Please note we can not guarantee a German guide on every tour!!

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Dinner

Breakfast

Lunch en route, dinner, bed and breakfast, all inclusive

Alcoholic Beverages

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Day 1

Swakopmund, Moon landscape, Welwitschia Plants, Solitaire Moon Mountain Luxury tented Camp

Accommodations

Moon Mountain Luxury Tented Camp Dinner Bed and Breakfast, all included, per person sharing. private pool, bathroom

Food and Drinks

LUNCH

Lunch

Light Lunch cooldrinks, water, Juice and good Beer

DINNER

Dinner

The lodge serves a delightful 3 course meal Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking.

After leaving Swakopmund , at 10h00, we stop over at the Lichen Fields and learn about Desert Fauna and Flora. We drive over the gravel plains to The Moonlandscape and view the 400 million year old are. Listen to the quietness, see endlessly far and feel as if you are on the Moon

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Welwitschia Plains

We continue through the Desert, discussing Mining and desert research on our way to the Welwitschia Plains. here we stop and learn about this age old Desert plant that really only has 2 leaves coming out of the stem, there are male and Female plants and the interesting little bugs that pollinate them. We then drive through the Namib Nauklufft park , hopefully find desert animals, like Oryx , Springbuck or Ostriches. on our way to Solitaire. En-route we will have a light lunch and see Namibia's amazing geology. We learn about the larva flow era, mountain building era and the forming of the escarpment. A continuously varying and very interesting desert.

1 hour 40 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Solitaire a tiny desert Service station where we stop to refuel. You can try their famous apple pie? a nice surprise out here in the desert. Then we drive for about 1/2 hour to Moon Mountain Luxury tented camp

2 hours 30 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Day 2

Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, Big Daddy, Dune 45, Elim Dune, Sesriem, Solitaire to Swakopmund

Food and Drinks

BREAKFAST

Breakfast

Breakfast is included with the accommodation

LUNCH

Lunch

we pack a light lunch from the breakfast table

After an early breakfast we pack a light lunch and before it gets to hot leave for Deadvlei. Here the 2km dune walk is taken to view old thorn trees that died hundreds of years ago and look like yesteryear. The fit can challenge Big Daddy at 380m one of the highest dunes in the world. Take water , sunscreen, a hat and good walking shoes along. Its at your own risk. we then drive to Sossusvlei , for Phots, a walk and a rest under the huge camelthorn trees. Its normally very hot in the Desert and care must betaken for heat exhaustion and dehydration. we leave for Dune 45

3 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Dune 45

We stop at Dune 40 and Dune 45 and take Photos or walk up the dune, most are exhausted after the earlier dune walk.

30 minutes • Admission Included

Elim Dunes

We stop at Elim Dune, take photos and view the Oryx and Springbuck, maybe find a lonely Ostrich.

10 minutes • Admission Included

Sesriem Canyon

Next we stop at Sesriem Canyon, go for a short walk and explore this wonder in the desert. An old river bed, eroded deep down , some places 10m and sometimes with a trickle of water. When first discovered in 1908 the farmers had to use 6 cattle thongs tied together to get water out for the cattle. Hence the Afrikaans name, SESRIEM, translated meaning 6 thongs. We leave the Park at midday and head for Solitaire to refuel. We leave Sesriem and the Park at 13h00 and head back to Swakopmund.

20 minutes • Admission Included

Solitaire

We refuel at Solitaire once again and head for Swakopmund some 5 hours away.

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Swakopmund

Once back in late afternoon we drop you off at your accommodation.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Options

2-day Sossusvlei from Windhoek

Moon Mountain Lodge or similar
Full Board and Lodging
Land Cruiser or Minibus
Pickup included