Namibia

Dear Michele, I am emailing to let you know that we have had a wonderful holiday. Thank you for putting together an itinerary that provided us with the contrasts that we were looking for and also for ‘reading’ our tastes so well. We have had some great experiences and when we reached Sossusviei Desert Lodge I thought that I had died and gone to heaven. I cannot imagine that it could be bettered. Its location is picture perfect and I think it got our vote for the best rooms we have ever stayed in. Our second favourite place was Camp Kalahari. You rather ‘down sold’ this, and when one of my friends told me that she was going for a second time to Jack’s Camp I felt a little envious (although having looked at the prices for Jack’s Camp I can see that it would have added considerably to the cost). However in the event the experience here was really memorable and we could not see how it could have been improved upon. We were very glad that we decided to do the Grey Matters excursion, we never thought that we would get so close to an elephant and learn so much about them. We weren’t as enthused by Stanley’s lodge as the other accommodation. However staying at Stanley or the sister camp is the only way of doing Grey Matters and we would not have wanted to have missed that. All the arrangements worked like clockwork and we enjoyed the connecting flights by light aircraft, the flights to and from Sossusviei stand out in particular. So thank you again for providing us with a spectacular holiday.
Nigel, Ann and Emma travelled through Botswana and Namibia

Namibia

Private & Specialist Guiding

Most of our recommended safari camps and desert lodges in Namibia organise activities and game drives with between 4 and 9 guests on a vehicle. In typical circumstances, the best camps and lodges will usually put no more than 6 guests on one vehicle. Whilst sharing your experiences with a few other guests is normal and often great fun, it is sometimes possible to pay extra for ‘exclusive-use’ of a vehicle for all or part of your safari. A private vehicle naturally comes with a private guide and tends to be very appealing to more experienced travellers who have very specific interests such as birding or photography.

Taking things one step further, it is possible to hire ‘private guides’ in Namibia and if you simply wish to travel overland around the country, but prefer not to self-drive, then it is easily possible to arrange an experienced guide to host your tour.

Some guides specialise even further. Their knowledge of the regions in which they operate is exceptional, allowing you to consider journeys that most people would never attempt.

If you prefer to tour the country by air, there are private pilot guides who are able to host a full tour of the country, or a shorter highly specialised flying safari into regions such as the Skeleton Coast.

With many years experience as a leading Africa specialist we know personally and have worked with a several specialist guides and pilot/guides in Namibia. All of them are experts in their field. We highly recommend both forms of private guiding, especially when it allows you to explore the more remote corners of north-west Namibia.

If you feel that you would appreciate a private vehicle and/or a specialist private guide for all or part of your safari, please advise us when you speak to us. We are very flexible and different regions present different opportunities, so we will simply work with you to include the level of exclusivity and guiding that you desire.