4-Day Etosha And Swakopmund Accommodated Adventure from Windhoek
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96 hours
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This budget accommodated Namibian wildlife safari provides a great opportunity to witness Namibia's wildlife up close in Etosha National Park. Ideal for wildlife & nature lovers, this lodging tour includes 2 nights in the Etosha area, and 1 night in the adventure capital of Namibia, Swakopmund. Optional activities here include quad-biking and sandboarding or instead visit the Walvis Bay Lagoon, a RAMSAR listed wetland, home to many bird species including the greater and lesser flamingo, endemic Damara Tern, pelicans and more.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
Maximum of 2 adults/youths per room
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Pick-up and drop-off within Windhoek city limits
Professional English speaking driver & guide
1 full day & 1 afternoon game drive in Etosha National Park
1hr Himba Village experience
Tap water
Transport in custom built air-conditioned safari vehicle with pop up roof
3 nights accommodation as per itinerary - twin share rooms with en-suite bathroom
All snack, drinks and dinner in Swakopmund
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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What To Expect
Afternoon game drive in Etosha National park
Accommodations
Overnight inside Etosha in twin share rooms with en-suite bathrooms.
Food and Drinks
LUNCH
Lunch
Packed lunch
DINNER
Dinner
Dinner at Rest Camp
Pick up is from 7h15 and pre-departure meeting is at Chameleon Safaris office.
Otjiwarongo
After just 3hours we arrive in the small town of Otjiwarongo where we can collect any last minute supplies, drinks & snacks etc, before continuing on to Etosha National Park
Etosha National Park
Arriving at Ombika Gate around 2pm, spend the rest of the afternoon game driving through to our accommodation inside Etosha Accommodation is in twin share rooms, and we highly recommend spending time at the floodlit waterhole before and after dinner.
Full day game driving in Etosha National Park
Accommodations
Overnight at Etosha Village in twin share rooms with en-suite bathroom.
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Breakfast in Rest Camp
LUNCH
Lunch
Picnic style lunch
DINNER
Dinner
A delicious buffet dinner offering a selection of meats, stirfries, salads, soups and desserts.
Etosha Pan
Morning game drives takes you out into the park searching for predators. A mid morning game drive takes you through to the Etosha Pan where we can see where the park gets it's name. Duration: 2 hours
Etosha National Park
After lunch at a picnic site near the pan, we head out for our final game drive, heading back towards Okaukuejo, and exit the park just before sunset, driving through to our lodge for the evening, Etosha Village.
Travelling via Damaraland to Swakopmund
Accommodations
Overnight at Hotel A La Mer in luxury twin share rooms with en-suite bathroom.
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Variety of cereals, yoghurt, fruit, cooked breakfast, toast, juice, tea/coffee
LUNCH
Lunch
Picnic style lunch
Damaraland
Today is a long day in the vehicle travelling through rural Namibia. Our journey takes us through Damaraland where we have the chance to meet the Damara people where we can support them at their small pop up shop, as well as get to know them in their local environment.
Uis
Just before we reach Uis, we stop at a small Himba settlement. Here we can enjoy a short tour through their village and get to know a little more about what makes the Himba people so unique. On arrival in Uis we make a short stop to resupply cold drinks and have a quick bathroom break before continuing our journey across the desert.
Zeila Shipwreck
We then make our way across the plains of the Namib Desert, through the the coast where we make a stop at the Zeila Shipwreck.
We arrive in Swakopmund late afternoon where we will check into our accommodation at Hotel A La Mer, located just across the road from the beach as well as some of Swakopmund's top restaurants. Dinner tonight is at own expense.
Travelling to Walvis Bay then to Windhoek
Food and Drinks
BREAKFAST
Breakfast
Variety of cereals, yoghurt, fruit, cooked breakfast, toast, juice, tea/coffee
LUNCH
Lunch
Packed lunch
Walvis Bay
Leisurely breakfast and the option to join one of the many optional activities available here such as: quad biking and sand boarding best fit with this itinerary. For those interested in birds our driver will be happy to take you to Walvis Bay to see the flamingos in the Walvis Bay lagoon which is a protected RAMSAR Site for birds.
Okahandja Mbangura Woodcarvers Craft Market
From Walvis bay, we start the journey back to Windhoek. As we travel back we will see the Spitzkoppe in the distance, Namibia's very own matterhorn. Spitzkoppe is home to a population of Damara people that make their living from the small scale mining of semi-precious stones. Time permitting we can stop at their small crystal market and have the chance to learn more about how they mine, and what treasures can be found in the mountain. We make a brief stop at the Okahandja woodcarvers market on our return to Windhoek. Here you need to make use of your bargaining skills if you want to purchase some hand made souvenirs. We arrive back in Windhoek late afternoon returning to Chameleon Backpackers. Those staying elsewhere will be dropped at their accommodation.
Options
Twin share Room
Single room: For those that are travelling alone and prefer privacy, book on a single basis and enjoy a single room with en-suite bathroom
Pickup included
Reviews
21 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great time! Thank you Anton
cameronmV458QR,
Jun 29, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing time. Scenery was beautiful and the activities were great. All the accommodation was lovely and Anton our guide was amazing and a fountain of knowledge.
The best couple days!!
alicerD7545GZ,
Jun 7, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This trip was amazing! We saw lots of animals and everything was planned out perfectly for us. The guide Anton was very informative and accommodating. Everything ran smoothly and I couldn’t have asked for it to be better. Would highly recommend! :)
GREAT EXPERIENCE
P1072CPbk,
Oct 28, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Highly recommend this tour and this tour group, everything was organised really well including the food and accommodation. Gideon, our guide was really good, with great knowledge and sense of humour. I was also very lucky with the group I was with, from across the world and really friendly as I was a solo traveller.
Amazing experience!
CallaLillies,
Oct 16, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I had a wonderful time on this safari led by Gideon. This was my first Safari. I was blown away by the number of animals is able to see. Gideon was a great guide. He was very professional. He was very timely, always maximizing our experience. He made great meals en route. After Etosha, we drove through Damaraland reaching Swakopmund Early enough to relax and walk around town. The following morning, we were offered a half of Walvis:Sandwich Bay (additional cost). All in all, I highly recommend chameleon safaris for your safari adventure in Namibia.
Amazing 4 day tour
MixItUp311,
Sep 10, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This tour was incredible. It was fast paced but it had to be to see as much as we did. The accommodations were well above expectations and very comfortable. I met some incredible people in our group and we became like a family. Our guide Gregory was great and very knowledgeable and friendly. We saw so many animals in etosha and got to see some beautiful sights on the Skelton coast, Swakopmund, and Walvis Bay. These 4 days went by so fast. Next time I’ll do the longer tour. Will definitely book again. Highly recommended!
Namibia: From the Skeleton Coast to the Fertile Wetlands
438winfieldg,
Sep 5, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Our guide Gregg was wonderful, and I highly recommend the four day tour with Chameleon. It's a great overview of the vast and unexpectedly surprising territory that is Namibia!
Could have been a better experience…
Kai Wah,
Aug 5, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00We booked 4 Days Etosha & Swakopmund Tour with Chameleon Safaris for 3 of us. Our thoughts & experiences can be summarised as below. We made comparisons to other Safari Experiences in Chobe National Park (Botswana) and Kruger National Park (South Africa) since we had been to three National Parks including Etosha National Park (Namibia) within our 2-weeks trip in Africa region. 1. Booking Process Emgard, Suzie and other team members in the reservation team are prompt and responsive. Thumbs up for the good job in the team. However, there was so much red-tape that customers have to go through (a) To fill up a full page of Booking Form attached with another full page of T&C (b) To go through an extremely lengthy pre-departure information (c) To submit online check-in prior to tour start. It is so tedious and time consuming to go through the whole process. We never go through such lengthy booking process even for tours to Europe and many other countries. I believe such lengthy and cumbersome process can be simplified to improve the customer experience. 2. Safari & Tour Experience The Game Drive experience at Etosha National Park (Namibia) was very passive like “wait & see” approach. It is unlikely that the wildlife would appear to show themselves out of nowhere, some “search” effort is required which we did not see much from our tour guide (Tinashe). In contrast, our Game Drives at Chobe National Park (Botswana) and Kruger National Park (South Africa) were more exciting, pro-active and the tour guides worked as a team in the National Parks which we could visibly see much effort showed by tour guides that they actively communicated with their peers via phone and would immediately go to the specific spots whenever lions or leopards were spotted. As a result, we had higher chance to see the wildlife closer, yet without affecting the animals. At some point, we could even see the wild animals as close as within the radius of 3-5 meters. On the other hand, Tinashe pointed at the lions which maybe at least 1km away from us. It was ridiculously impossible for us to see it from our naked eyes. While we understand, there are rules and regulations in the park that we could not go beyond the designated areas, we seriously did not see much effort by Tinashe. Although he is knowledgeable and informative, we really wished that more efforts could have been done. Having said that, we did enjoy some parts of the tour, such as the Himba Tribal Village, Flamingo watching at Walvis Bay and some viewing platforms at the waterholes for sunset & wildlife watchings at Etosha National Park which does not require much efforts from the tour guide. To add on, the tour guide who took over the tour and did the flamingo tour plus the transfer from Swakopmund to Windhoek seemed better. At least, we felt that he was trying his best to make our trip more fun and enjoyable. 3. Transport, Accommodation & Food The vehicle we were on was quite spacious with air-conditioned but the door was malfunction after the first safari game drive which could not be closed and locked properly. This should not be happening especially during the Game Drive that the tourists’ safety might be compromised. The lunch (lunch box in the bus or outdoor picnic) provided was basic but adequate. The accommodation provided on the first day (Halali Resort) at Etosha National Park was basic chalet, but the dinner & breakfast buffets were reasonably good. The second day accommodation (Etosha Village) was excellent with spacious & comfortable rooms, with excellent dinner & breakfast buffets. The last day hotel (A La Mer Hotel) at Swakopmund was good, but the breakfast was underwhelming. Hence, the experience of the accommodation was inconsistent from place to place. More importantly, this is the first tour we came across that drinking water is not provided, not even in all the accommodations. After all, we have paid so much for the tour, I think it’s not too much to provide drinking water to the customers (which is a basic need) instead of getting the customers to buy 5 litre of mineral water at the supermarket which I find it rather “petty” and not-so-good customer experience. Otherwise, just factor in the cost in the tour package instead of creating inconvenience for customers. Last but not least, we find that the company is full of do’s and dont’s and focus too much on the protocols rather than customer experience. Even the atmosphere during the debriefing on the first day in the office was so stern and serious, felt like a disciplinary briefing in an army camp. Come on!!! We are here for holiday and to have fun. Just be chill and relax instead of being so uptight and tensed up. The rating of 3-star is mainly due to the comparison with other Safari experience we had in Chobe National Park and Kruger National Park. Overall, I think the company and the national park ought to do more to compete with other competitors in the regions in term of customer experience and creating “fun” time instead of being so focused on the protocols. Otherwise, it might lose its edge to the neighbouring competitors who are more chill and relax in providing memorable customer experience.
The best guided tour ever?!
Compass11306434297,
Mar 8, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The best way to experience Namibia! Chameleon gave us the most serious, professional and exceptional experience driving around in Namibia. Our guide/driver, Daniel was the perfect guide. Great storyteller, driver, cook and even mechanic - this guy can do anything! Always a smile on his face. He made the experience even better!! I would most definitely recommend anyone doing a guided tour in Namibia to use Chameleon Safaris. Very good value for the price and the experience was as smooth as it can get. Cheers
Etosha weekend with Josef
Julia K,
Feb 26, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Josef was our tour guide and he looked after us really well. He knows so much and is very accommodating. His food was unbelievably delicious and he also made a lot of effort to offer the vegetarians something great. Super friendly, really! If I had had more time I would do more tours with him. Value for money is super good! We would have experienced and seen a lot less if we had organized everything ourselves. He also gave us lots of tips for the rest of the trip and he even booked me a camp for the rest of the trip. :) We'd be happy to do it again!
Experience
klarizm2023,
Oct 25, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00It was great , the van was not the best but ir guide cocked really good food. We went to nice places
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