Welcome to Namibia! After landing at the Hosea Kutako International airport, 40 km outside Windhoek, you will be met and greeted by a representative who will transfer you to Galton House to recover from your long journey and prepare for the adventure that lies ahead.  This evening you will be met by your private naturalist guide (Jason Nott) for a comprehensive trip briefing and dinner at the guesthouse.

After a leisurely breakfast, you will be collected by your guide and set off on your journey, which today takes you to Okonjima, home of the AfriCat Foundation, located at the base of the Omboroko Mountains near Waterberg. You will arrive in time for lunch at Okonjima Bush Camp. Here, you can enjoy the welcoming atmosphere, superb accommodation, and fantastic activities, starting with a guided afternoon excursion and a possible visit to the night hide after dinner, if that is on offer.

Over the next two days you will be guided on a Behind the Scenes at Okonjima. The exact itinerary of your Behind-the-Scenes experience and time at Okonjima will be reconfirmed locally. Still, activities involved could include tracking pangolin and rhino, monitoring species by vehicle, biometric monitoring of pangolin, checking of camera traps & processing camera trap data, research presentations and in-depth discussions on the research and conservation strategies of the Foundation.

Another day behind the scenes. Scheduled research activities such as re-tagging or re-collaring of research individuals (possibly leopard, brown hyena and pangolin) will, if at all possible, be timed to take place during your visit if you are exceptionally fortunate (no guarantee). If a new animal is found and enrolled in the research during your visit, you will be invited to be present for the initial assessment. This Behind-the-Scenes experience gives you exclusive backstage access, allowing you to witness the enormous effort and total dedication of making conservation at Okonjima such a success!

Today, you enter the heart of Damaraland, where you will spend the next two nights at Camp Doros. Enjoy fireside sundowners at the camp that will be your home for the next two nights.

Displays of colour typify Damaraland, magnificent table-topped mountains, rock formations and bizarre-looking vegetation. The present-day landscape has been formed by the erosion of wind, water and geological forces, which have created rolling hills, dunes, gravel plains and ancient river terraces.

Full day to explore the Damaraland area, enjoying the freedom to discover the fascinating landscapes with your guide. You will spend an exciting and memorable morning out rhino tracking before returning to camp for a freshly prepared brunch and with time to relax at camp during the heat of the day. Later in the afternoon, you head out again for a scenic nature drive or walk to explore this vast and astounding ecosystem.  The wildlife roams large tracks of unfenced desert landscapes, and sightings can, therefore, be at times challenging but part of the adventure of exploring this wild, untouched gem of Namibia.

After breakfast, make your way west to the mobile camp. En route, you will stop off at the Save the Rhino base camp, where you will meet with a field staff representative of Save the Rhino Trust. After lunch, we will continue to make our way to our private mobile camp, where you will be greeted by our camp crew, who will look after you for the next couple of nights in our exclusive and comfortable camp. Arrival at camp will depend mainly on the camp's location (which is always only determined a day before today). Still, the day’s drive to camp will be scenic, and you should encounter various desert-adapted wildlife. You will have time to freshen up before dinner under the stars and enjoy the evening around the campfire, reminiscing the day’s experiences.

If we are lucky enough to meet up with Dr. Flip Stander, we shall spend the next two days with him, monitoring desert lions with your naturalist guide. You will traverse these harsh but beautiful areas in search of prides of the desert lion population that the project is doing studies on. You will observe the lions in their natural habitat and learn all about the research being conducted on the only population of desert lions in the world. Days could be long, with early starts and late finishes, as these are desert dwelling animals and cover large distances, they are also active at night, so if need be, we may be active at night. We will always return to our mobile camp after completing our ‘work’.

Another day in this incredible location, tracking lion. As a species, the lion is highly adaptive and resilient. Current research findings demonstrate that Desert lions can survive in extreme conditions. They do not need to drink water and feed on gemsboks, ostriches, and occasionally on seals. They breed rapidly under ideal conditions and quickly expand into areas of suitable habitat. The value of the unique Desert lions to the Namibian tourism industry is of great significance. However, to ensure the long-term conservation of Desert lions, we need to monitor their population ecology and manage human-lion conflict.

This morning, after breakfast, you make your way to Onduli Ridge, situated in the Dora Nawas Conservancy, where you will arrive with plenty of time to freshen up after three nights in a mobile camp. Again, arrival in camp depends on the location of the mobile camp, which is not determined until a day before heading for it. A well-deserved break after a few days in the wilderness, and if it appeals, you can go on a walk or e-biking with your guide before returning to camp before dinner.

After an early breakfast, you will be treated to an exciting 4x4 excursion along the ephemeral Aba Huab River valley to explore this remarkable region and to search for game, especially the elusive desert-adapted elephants, if they are in the area. Damaraland is home to a variety of desert-adapted wildlife and hidden desert treasures. Depending on their location, you will either enjoy a picnic lunch out in the field or return to camp for lunch, and this afternoon, you enjoy a scenic bush walk, e-biking or scenic afternoon nature drive, or alternatively an afternoon at leisure for some well-deserved leisure time.

After a leisurely breakfast, you will make your way in your specially modified safari vehicle back to Windhoek, where you will spend the last night at Galton House. The rest of the afternoon is at your leisure, and dinner tonight will be enjoyed at the guesthouse or at one of the many restaurants in town with your guide.

After a leisurely breakfast this morning you are transferred to Windhoek International Airport in time for your international flights out.

This is also the official end for your privately guided Namibian Safari…Bon Voyage!