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Cave Décor
Namibia’s only World Heritage
site is situated at Twyfelfontein.
This site has a prolific amount of
petroglyphs (or rock engravings) from the people who occurred in
these areas in historical times. Not only do we find rock art at
Twyfelfontein, but there is rock art found all over the rocky parts
of Namibia.
We
will explore rock art sites all along the Namib and neighbouring
areas. This tour,
however, is by no means only about rock art. The mountains and
desert landscapes found where these sites are situated, and on the
trips between.
Key elements:
Archaeology, Deserts, Landscape
Tour Duration:
Ten nights
Group size:
1 to 4 people
Season:
Year round
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Day 1
- Overnight in Windhoek (Namibia’s capital city)
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We will
meet for drinks at sundown for a short tour briefing
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Dinner
at your guest house
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Overnight at one of Windhoek’s best guesthouses
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Day 2
- Overnight Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge (Sossusvlei Region,
NamibRand Nature Reserve)
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Breakfast
at your guesthouse.
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We meet
right after breakfast. After shopping we depart for
Sossusvlei area
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Lunch will
be at Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge
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Afternoon
walk to the Bushman’s cave
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Dinner at
Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge
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Day 3
- Overnight Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge (Sossusvlei Region,
NamibRand Nature Reserve)
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Pre-sunrise coffee/tea
- Depart
for Sossusvlei
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Breakfast a picnic at Sossusvlei
- Lunch
is back at Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge
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Afternoon drive on the NamibRand Nature Reserve
- Day 4 –
Overnight Beach Lodge (Swakopmund)
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Optional morning activity at Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge
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Breakfast at Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge
- Lunch
at Rostock Ritz
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Afternoon at leisure in Swakopmund
- Dinner
at a restaurant in Swakopmund
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Overnight at Beach Lodge
- Day 5 –
Overnight at Beach Lodge (Swakopmund)
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Breakfast at Beach Lodge
- Day
trip to the Spitzkoppe Hills east of Swakopmund.
- Lunch
will be a picnic lunch. We explore the area including
bushman it’s bushman history.
- Day 6 –
Overnight at the Brandberg Mountain (we will use one of the
lodges in the region)
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Breakfast at Beach Lodge
- Drive
to the Brandberg.
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Explore the area in the afternoon
- Dinner
at Lodge
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Overnight at the lodge of choice.
- Day 7 –
Overnight at Mowani Mountain Camp (Twyfelfontein area)
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Breakfast at the lodge
- Walk
to see the White Lady Painting
- Lunch
will be flexible depending on how much walking we choose to
do
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Sundowners at Mowani – an unforgettable experience
- Dinner
at Mowani
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Overnight at Mowani
- Day 8
- Overnight at Mowani Mountain Camp (Twyfelfontein area)
- Today
we will visit the world heritage site at Twyfelfontein.
- We
will also do a game drive, with the possibility of seeing
the ‘Desert Elephants’
- All
meals at Mowani
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Overnight at Mowani
- Day 9-
Overnight at Erongo Wilderness Lodge
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Breakfast will be at Mowani
- Do an
optional game drive this morning
- Depart
for Erongo Wilderness Lodge
- Lunch
at Erongo Wilderness Lodge
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Afternoon game drive or walk
- visit
Erongo rock art sites before returning to Windhoek
- Day 10
– Overnight Windhoek
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Breakfast Erongo Wilderness Lodge
- Visit
some of the famous rock art sites in the Erongo area
- Lunch
is flexible depending on the time we spend exploring
- Depart
for Windhoek
- Tour
ends when we drop you off at your guest house
We use the term
‘Bushmen’ to refer to the group of people who were the original
inhabitants of southern Africa. These people do not refer to
themselves as one group, but rather as many groups with distinct
languages and originally many different ways of living.
All of them were
hunter gatherer people. Others that acquired pastoral ways of life
have are not included as the Bushmen. In Namibia these pastoralists
were referred to as the Nama.
The term ‘Bushmen’
has become seen as a derogatory word in today’s society, both with
the people themselves, in academics, and in throughout the world.
However, there are no really good alternatives. ‘San’ is often
used, but the word also has a negative meaning. Therefore we use
the word ‘Bushmen’ in our marketing material and on tours, but we
whish to be clear that we imply none of the negative connotations
with this word.
Airfares are not
included
We retain the right
to change prices due to fuel costs or other unforeseen reasons.
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