Red-Knobbed Coot Fly 12 Day Tour

12 Days

This 12 day self drive tour endeavours to show you the best parts of Namibia while staying in luxurious accommodation. Your stay at most lodges will include excursions and many drinks and meals and a balloon flight over the desert. Red-knobbed coots favour habitats with water bodies. Flocks of 1,000 or more are common.

The scenic drive into the Namib Desert is a great opportunity to appreciate the outstanding natural environment Namibia has to offer. The Namib is a long, coastal desert which varies in width from 50km to 140km. It extends along the entire coastline of the country and dune belts, canyons and dry riverbeds feature regularly. The jewel in the desert crown is called Sossusvlei, a clay pan guarded on 3 sides by imposing, towering sand dunes.

Once you've landed safely in your oversized picnic hamper, it's time to shake out the dust from your leather boots for a rumble to the Atlantic coastal town of Swakopmund. Desert meets ocean here, which means plenty to do and see. On arrival you can be forgiven for thinking that your 4x4 is a time machine. Swakopmund does really look as if it could belong to a German colonial-era film set. Once you've stopped whistling the Rocky Horror Show's 'Let's Do The Time Warp', the adventure on sea and sand can begin.

Driving through Damaraland is possible with any car that has a reasonable ground clearance. Taking things slowly when required is important and it is not advisable to travel after dark. Don't forget that desert-adapted elephants and the regions other desert-dwelling creatures have right of way, including the smallest and slowest.

The northern adventure continues to the western side of Etosha National Park. Your 3 night stay is a luxurious one and allows for selected game-viewing at the best waterholes throughout your visit. Night driving offers a completely different atmosphere and experience to it's early morning and late afternoon counterparts. The exclusivity and privacy offered at Little Ongava ensures that your night-time game-drive is both memorable and exciting.

Your final location heads south to Okonjima, a wildlife conservation and rehabilitation centre run by a non-profit organization called the AfriCat Foundation. Their unusually high percentage of releasing big cats back into the wild is second to none. If you were unable to see leopard and cheetah in Etosha, then Okonjima can fill that void. Enjoy that last drive onto to Windhoek.

Although it is possible to book this self drive tour as is, as with all our self drive trips this is entirely customisable. We can add or delete days, change the accommodation used and generally design the tour to suit your individual requirements. If you do not like the idea of driving yourself, a guided safari could be arranged.