Christuskirche , Windhoek , Namibia
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Waterhole , Etosha National Park , Namibia
Franschhoek Valley , Cape Winelands , South Africa
ITINERARY
DAY 1 • Depart U . S . Depart for your overnight flight to Cape Town , South Africa .
DAY 2 • Arrive Cape Town , South Africa Upon arrival in Cape Town this afternoon , you ’ ll be met at the airport and transferred to your hotel . There , you ’ ll meet your fellow travelers , including those on our optional Chobe National Park & Victoria Falls extension
ANEW Hotel Green Point
DAY 3 • Explore Cape Town • Visit Table Mountain Set off on a city tour of Cape Town including the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and a cable-car ride to the top of Table Mountain , the city ’ s iconic landmark . This evening , enjoy a Welcome Dinner at a local restaurant .
Meals : B , L , D | ANEW Hotel Green Point or similar
DAY 4 • Explore Cape Winelands • Home- Hosted Lunch
Explore the lush valleys of the Cape Winelands , South Africa ’ s largest winemaking region with grape cultivation dating back to the 1600s . Enjoy a Home- Hosted Lunch in the quaint farming village of Pniel , followed by a visit to one of the local wine estates for a tour of the wine cellar and a wine-tasting .
Meals : B , L | ANEW Hotel Green Point or similar
DAY 5 • Discover Cape Peninsula Explore the Cape Peninsula , a scenic stretch of coastline jutting out into the Atlantic that is home to pristine beaches , towering cliffs , and lush forests . Highlights include the Cape of Good Hope and Boulders Beach , a rugged coastal area that is home to a large colony of African penguins .
Meals : B , L | ANEW Hotel Green Point or similar
DAY 6 • Fly to Windhoek , Namibia Fly to Windhoek , Namibia ’ s vibrant capital . An afternoon walking tour will reveal Namibia ’ s colonial past , especially at Christuskirche , the 500-seat German- Lutheran cathedral built in 1907 sitting in the middle of a traffic island in the heart of the city .
Meals : B , D | Avani Hotel or similar
DAY 7 • Overland to Sossusvlei We ’ ll depart Windhoek and head west into the Namib , the world ’ s oldest desert . Sossusvlei is a flat , dry clay pan in a corner of the Namib Desert encircled by towering red-orange sand dunes covering thousands of square miles . Later , we ’ ll enjoy a sundowner drive into the desert before returning to our lodge for dinner .
Meals : B , L , D | Namib Desert Lodge or similar
DAY 8 • Sossusvlei Dunes & Deadvlei • Sesriem Canyon
Early this morning , we ’ ll head into Namib-Naukluft Park for an up-close visit to the dunes of Sossusvlei at sunrise . We ’ ll also visit Deadvlei , an ancient white clay bed littered with hundreds of sun-blackened camelthorn trees . This afternoon , visit Sesriem Canyon , a narrow gorge carved by the waters of the Tsauchab River over 15 million years .
Meals : B , L , D | Namib Desert Lodge or similar
DAY 9 • Optional Sunrise Hot-Air Balloon Ride • Overland to Swakopmund
You can rise extra early to join an optional hot-air balloon ride to witness the sunrise while you float high above the world ’ s oldest and driest desert . Later , we make our way to Swakopmund . Nestled between the desert and the sea , Swakopmund resembles a romantic Bavarian village and is infused with Old World charm .
Meals : B , L , D | Swakopmund Hotel or similar
DAY 10 • Swakopmund • Sandwich Harbour After free time in Swakopmund , board 4X4 vehicles for an excursion to Sandwich Harbour , where giant sand dunes — some more than 300 feet high — plunge into the Atlantic . If weather and tides permit , we ’ ll drive out to the tidal lagoon here , which is one of Southern Africa ’ s most important coastal wetland areas .
Meals : B | Swakopmund Hotel or similar
DAY 11 • The Skeleton Coast • Cape Cross Seal Reserve • Controversial Topic : The Namibian genocide • Township tour
This morning , we ’ ll set off to explore Namibia ’ s Skeleton Coast — one of the most dangerous lengths of coastline in the world for unwary ships . Highlights include Cape Cross , home to a breeding colony of more than 100,000 Cape fur seals .
This afternoon , we ’ ll visit the Swakopmund Genocide Museum and engage in a Controversial Topic discussion about the Namibian genocide — an event little known even to this day . Then , we ’ ll take a walking tour of Mondesa township , a previously segregated suburb of Swakopmund .
Meals : B , L | Swakopmund Hotel or similar
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