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Thursday 26th August
Day one
- Travel Cape
Town / Windhoek / Desert
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Early flights will leave
Cape Town to allow us to
arrive in Windhoek before lunch.
A shuttle will transport
us to Windhoek station
where we will board the
Desert express, ready
for our 14h30 departure.
(No lunch on board). There will be a biltong stop
at Okahandja.
Dinner & overnight will
be on the train. Train
stationary for the night
at Kranzberg. |
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Friday
27th August
Day two
- Walvis Bay |
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Arrive
in the coastal town of
Walvis Bay.
Transfer to yacht club for a
dolphin cruise.
On the cruise you can make
physical contact with the seals.
Visit Pelican Point where you
will get close with a colony of
Cape fur seals. |
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Have lunch onboard the cruise and then
its back to the yacht club to proceed
by bus to visit the salt
pan, and the lagoon
where you might see plenty of
flamingos
and afterwards a visit to
Dune 7
and then back to
Swakopmund. Dinner,
overnight & breakfast will be on the
train.
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Saturday
28th August
Day three
Swakopmund |
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 Sightseeing tour around Swakopmund and to
the Welwitchia and the
moon landscapes with a picnic
lunch in the Desert. Depart after lunch
for Otjiwarongo for
overnight on the train. |
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Sunday 29th August
Day four
Etosha |
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Depart by bus to Etosha
southern gate at
Okakuejo.
Check in, lunch, rest and
afternoon game drive. Evening
can be spent at the spectacular
water hole. |
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Monday
30th August
Day five
Etosha |
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After breakfast you will travel
to
Halali
on a slow game drive where you
will check in, enjoy lunch and
rest. Go on an afternoon game
drive and after dinner you can
spend the evening at the water
hole.
Halfway between Namutoni
and Okaukuejo, amongst
shady mopane trees, lies
Halali Resort, the most
recent and third resort in
Etosha.
The word Halali, of German
origin, is derived from the
bugle call made to announce the
end of the hunt. An interesting
feature at Halali is the Tsumasa
Trail leading up a small
dolomite hill in the southern
section of the resort. At the
top of the hill is a viewpoint
over the Moringa waterhole,
which is floodlit at night. |
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Tuesday 31st August
Day six
Otjiwarongo |
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After breakfast you will go on a game drive towards the
Namutoni Gate where you
will exit and transfer to the
train departing for Windhoek.
Dinner & overnight on train at
Otjiwarongo |
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Wednesday 1st September
Day seven
Windhoek |
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Depart for Windhoek with breakfast and lunch on the
train. Visit the craft market in
Okahandja. Arrive
back in Windhoek at 14h00. Check
into accommodation for overnight
and last dinner on tour. |
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Thursday 2nd September
Day eight
Cape Town |
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Early breakfast and depart for
airport to board our return
flight to Cape Town where Hylton
Ross will be waiting to
transport us to our homes. |
PRICE for
this fully inclusive 8
day trip, including
return flights, coach
transport in Namibia,
accommodation and
meals on the Desert
Express and in lodges as specified,
is
available on request.
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UPDATED 26TH MAY'10 |
