STAGE

Stage 07

Windhoek - Maun

14.2. to 28.2.2015

Distance: 2.710 km

Accommodation: Hotel

Challenge

Offroad

Wildlife

 15 Days

 4.390 €

The unique sides of Namibia and Botswana

Vast, endless expanses and paradisiacal wilderness make this XWORLD stage truly unique. Starting in Windhoek

 the largely all-wheel-drive 4x4 route passes from one highlight to the next. Key names and phrases like the Kalahari, the Okavango Delta, big five spotting in the Chobe National Park and the tVictoria Falls get the imagination racing and fill you with excited anticipation for the trip.

Day 1:

separate travel to Windhoek

Day 2:
Windhoek I

At the initial meeting in the evening we discuss the upcoming days.

Day 3:

260 km Windhoek - Otjiwarongo I

The route runs through magnificent landscapes to the Sossusvlei lodge at the edge of the Namib-Nakluft National Park. After checking in, we continue through the Sesriem Canyon along the famous reddish-orange sand dunes and into the park to visit the world-famous dune 45 and Dead Vlei. Lodge

Day 4:

500 km Otjiwarongo – Tsumkwe I

We head north along offroad tracks to the Kuiseb Canyon and back into the Namib-Naukluft National Park. The route continues along tracks past further gravel plains and ruggedmassifs to the Atlantic. Lodge in Swakopmund

Day 5:

150 km Tsumkwe – Drotsky´s Cave I

We head inland along the Desert Express route passing the Spitzkoppe and the towering Erongo Massif, which reaches heights of up to 2,319 m. We check in to the Erindi lodge for the next two nights and watch the sun go down from the terrace

Day 6:

400 km Drotsky´s Cave – Ghanzi I

At daybreak, we head off on a game drive. After returning for breakfast, participants can enjoy some free time for the rest of the day before a second game drive as the sun goes down in the evening. Lodge

Day 7:

260 km Ghanzi - Kalahari I

We return to Namibia’s capital. After a group lunch, we offer a transfer to the airport. Separate departure

Day 8:

80 km Kalahari – Rakops I

Pirschfahrt und Wildtierbeobachtung in der Kalahari. Am Nachmittag fahren wir offroad bis nach Rakops. Hotel

Day 9:

340 km Rakops – Nata I

Schöne Offroad-Tagesetappe durch die Makgadikgadi-Salzpfannen.

Fahrt vorbei an Bamboo-Bäumen durch wildreiches Grasland. Lodge

Day 10:

320 km Nata – Kasane I

Auf asphaltierten Straßen fahren wir durch das Mopane Waldland bis in grasbewachsene Pfannenlandschaften. Über die historische Handelsroute „Hunters Road“ geht es nach Kasane.

Hotel für die kommenden zwei Nächte.

Day 11:

Kasane I

Ruhetag in Kasane. Optional: Flug über die Victoriafälle an der Grenze zwischen Sambia und Simbabwe.

Day 12:

200 km Kasane – Chobe I

Es geht in das artenreichste und landschaftlich schönste Schutzgebiet des Chobe Nationalpark. Auf der Suche nach den Big Five erfahren wir die unterschiedlichsten Landschaften.

Am Abend Ankunft in einer stilvollen Lodge.

Day 13:

200 km Chobe – Maun I

The final stage takes us along the Okavango Delta to Maun. Hotel

Day 14:

Maun – Rückflug I

Separate departure

Day 15:

arrival in Germany.

Exciting offroad route through the secluded and peaceful region of the Aha Hills

Driving through the world’s largest natural conservation area – the Kalahari

Crossing the breathtaking Makgadikgadi Pan area

Optional flight over the Victoria Falls

Wildlife spotting and game drive in the Chobe

 National Park

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