The perfect complement to your explorations in southern Africa, from Namibia, to Botswana, Zambia, or South Africa.

Nestled in a sheltered bend on the dry Khumib River, within a private concession of the Skeleton Coast National Park is our luxury desert camp, an ideal place to complement your explorations in southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and South Africa. Due to restricted access very few outsiders have visited this enchantingly desolate and windswept piece of paradise.

The cold Benguela ocean current, rising from the icy waters of Antarctica, allows for very little inland rainfall has resulted in the formation of one of the world's most ancient deserts -- the Namib. This particular region -- the Skeleton Coast -- reflects an ongoing struggle for survival: a coast strewn with mammal skeletons, shipwrecks, roaring dunes, windswept plains, seal colonies, and wild desolation. It is also home to one of the last true Stone Age cultures on earth: the Himba people.

Because of the uniqueness and vastness of this area, we'll embark in 4x4 vehicles on full day nature drives, usually returning to camp in the evening. You'll discover the clay castles of the Hoarusib River, Rocky Point, the roaring dunes, lichen fields, seal colonies, Himba villages, shipwreck sites and secret water seeps that attract game like oryx, springbok, giraffe, ostrich, brown hyena, jackal and other smaller mammals.
 

Day 1: Scenic flight from Windhoek (or Ongava Airstrip if extending our Namibia: Desert Flying Safari) to Skeleton Coast Camp in Skeleton Coast National Park. Afternoon introduction to our desert environs through exploration of dry river beds, expansive plains, hidden natural springs and towering dunes, before sundowners on the rugged desert coast.

Days 2-4: Enjoy full day nature drives to the clay castles of the Hoarusib River, Rocky Point, the roaring dunes, lichen fields, seal colonies, Himba villages, shipwreck sites and secret water seeps that attract numerous plains game.  Enjoy walks through the wilderness with your expert naturalist guide.

Day 5: Enjoy a final morning drive before lunch and your flight back to Windhoek, arriving by late afternoon.

Boundless Journeys has partnered with Wilderness Safaris, widely recognized as the best safari outfitter in Southern Africa, to offer this remarkable Namibia safari. In addition to experienced guides, first-class vehicles, and a diverse selection of camp and lodge options, Wilderness Safaris’ conservation efforts and community-mindedness are great matches for Boundless Journeys’ core philosophy.

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• Independent travel at its best. With your own exclusive party of family or friends, you'll enjoy itineraries developed from our years of experience.
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Most Convenient Airport:
For international flights into Namibia: Hosea Kutako International Airport, Windhoek, Namibia (WDH)

Meeting Time and Place:
9:30 a.m., Windhoek Eros Airport, Windhoek, Namibia

Departure Time and Place:
4:00 p.m., your choice of Hosea Kutako International Airport or Windhoek Eros Airport*, Windhoek, Namibia. Please plan your departing flights accordingly.

*Depending on your international flight schedule and pre/post safari plans, you may be spending pre- or post-safari nights in Windhoek. If you are in Windhoek the night before your safari begins, you will need to meet our representative at Eros Airport (15 minutes from downtown). If you are flying into Windhoek that morning from Cape Town or Johannesburg, then we will need to make arrangements to transfer to Eros Airport at additional expense. If you are spending post-safari time in Windhoek, we will return you to Eros Airport; if you are departing Namibia immediately following your safari, we will return you to Hosea Kutako International Airport.

Skeleton Coast Accommodation Overview: Luxury safari camp, offering superb facilities and accommodation. All tents have en-suite bathrooms.
 
Nights 1-4: Skeleton Coast Camp
Private Reserve, Skeleton Coast National Park
Namibia

Skeleton Coast Camp, in a private concession area of Skeleton Coast National Park, has one of the most spectacular settings on the continent. The camp is built on an island in the dry Khumib riverbed, about 20km inland from the coastline. Six Meru-style tents with spacious bedrooms and en-suite bathrooms, and a central area made up of an open lounge, bar and dining area offer sweeping views of the desert. Weather permitting, evening meals are often served in the open-air dining room under an old, gnarled leadwood tree.

DAY 1
Skeleton Coast Scenic Flight

Morning flight and afternoon nature drive with some walking -- easy.

This morning you will meet our representative at Windhoek International Airport or Ongava Camp outside Etosha National Park (depending on your pre-Skeleton Coast plans) and depart by light aircraft on a 2 1/2-hour scenic flight to Skeleton Coast Camp (the flight is a bit shorter from Ongava). Your flight takes you northwest over the interior plateau of Namibia, flying over the striking geological features of Damaraland, craters of long-dead volcanoes and meteorite impact sites, finally meeting the coastline at the Hoarusib River mouth. From there we do some low level flying along the coast as far as Rocky Point, viewing the coastal plains and dunes from the air.

We arrive in time for lunch and settle into camp on the Khumib River. An afternoon introduction to the desert environs of the region includes a drive through dry riverbeds, expansive plains, hidden springs and towering dunes, concluding with sundowners on the rugged coast near the lonely graves of seafarers from long ago.
Skeleton Coast Camp, Private Concession within Skeleton Coast National Park

DAYS 2-4
Exploring the Skeleton Coast

Nature drives and optional walks -- easy.

After breakfast, we depart on our day's excursion, taking in the highlights of this desert environment. Activities are usually full day nature drives, returning to camp in the evening. The areas we traverse are vast and excursions vary somewhat dependent on weather, the season, and animal movements. Areas you may visit include the clay castles of the Hoarusib River, Rocky Point, seal colonies, Himba villages (one of the last remaining stone age cultures on earth), natural springs, immense lichen fields, roaring dunes, and more. Our guide also provides an in-depth look at the specially adapted reptiles, birds, insects and plants that have evolved over the ages to survive in this seemingly inhospitable place.

By sunset each evening we return to camp and enjoy a leisurely dinner as the sky above us transforms into an incredible blanket of stars.
Skeleton Coast Camp, Private Concession within Skeleton Coast National Park

DAY 5
Return to Windhoek

Morning at leisure or early nature drive.

After a final morning drive and lunch at camp, we depart the Skeleton Coast by light air charter back to Windhoek, where the safari ends at your choice of Windhoek Eros or Windhoek International Airport late in the afternoon. 

Please note that this is a typical itinerary, and actual activities may vary to take advantage of weather conditions, local events, and to allow serendipity to play a hand in your experience.  Accommodations are as outlined in the itinerary, although we reserve the right to change these should the need arise.

$4,995 per person

• Expert naturalist guide at camp
• Services of safari camp staff
• Alll accommodations as noted
• All meals and select alcoholic beverages included
• All activities noted in the itinerary, such as daily game drives, night drives, tracking walks, and cultural encounters
• All internal flights round-trip from Windhoek, Namibia. Pickup at Ongava Airstrip is available for an additional $225 per person (minimum two people)