- Day 1 - 4:
- Arrive Windhoek and fly by light aircraft to the Skeleton Coast for 4 x nights at Skeleton Coast Camp
- Day 5:
- Return flight to Windhoek
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- Day 1 - 4:
On arrival at Windhoek you will be met by a Mahlatini representative for your approximately 2 hour 30 min light aircraft flight to Skeleton Coast Camp.
Skeleton Coast Camp is situated in a private concession area and has one of the most spectacular settings on the continent and calls to those seeking a truly remote wilderness experience. With its stark shoreline strewn with bleached whalebones and other skeletal remains, the Skeleton Coast is well named. It is wild and desolate, a place of stark, harsh beauty that yet sustains unusual life, from enormous colonies of Cape fur seals to the ancient welwitschia plant.
The camp is built on an island in the dry Khumib riverbed, about 20km inland from the coastline and comprises six Meru-style tents with spacious bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms. A central area is made up of an open-plan lounge, bar and dining area with sweeping views of the desert. Weather permitting, evening meals may be served in the open-air 'dining room' under an old, gnarled leadwood tree.
Because of the uniqueness and vastness of this area, most activities are done in 4x4 vehicles that are closed to the elements, although all vehicles have pop-top roofs and sliding windows to enjoy the fine weather. There is however plenty of opportunity to walk and stretch the legs too. Activities include full-day nature drives or walks with a picnic lunch, returning to camp in the evening. Due to the pristine nature of this area many parts are accessible only on foot, as vehicle tracks can damage the environment. Many specially-adapted plant species such as Lithops and Welwitschia can be visited in this way.
Other excursions comprise visits to the clay castles of the Hoarusib River, Rocky Point, the roaring dunes, lichen fields, Cape fur seal colonies, Himba villages, and birding. Shipwrecks, now fast being devoured by the salty and vigorous coastline, can be viewed on request. Secret water seeps attract wildlife, so guests can see desert-adapted elephant, gemsbok, springbok, giraffe, ostrich, brown hyaena, Hartmann's mountain zebra and occasionally lion and cheetah.
- 4 x Overnights at Skeleton Coast Camp (All Inclusive)
- Day 5:
Return flight back to Windhoek. Note: The Skeleton Coast Fly In Safari can be combined with other camps / areas in Namibia. Free pickups / drop offs are provided free of charge at Damaraland, Doro Nawas, Palmwag Lodge, Okonjima and Swakopmund. There is an additional cost for pick-up/drop-off at Ongava, minimum 2 guests.
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- Cost:
- Price - £3,000
per person sharing
- Notes:
- Pick-up/Drop-off at Damaraland, Doro Nawas, Palmwag, Okonjima or Swakopmund is free of charge. The trip departs Windhoek every Wednesday and returns to Windhoek every Sunday. (There is also a 5 day trip which departs on a Saturday and returns on a Wednesday. This tour will operate with a minimum of 2 guests and a maximum of 8.
- Includes:
- Air transfers to and from Windhoek
- All accommodation and meals
- Lodge activities
- National Park fees
- All local drinks.
- Excludes:
- Flights into and out of Windhoek
- Visas
- Compulsory Insurance
- Entry and departure government taxes
- Personal purchases
- Gratuities
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