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Guided Self-Drive · 18 days / 17 nights
Namibia,
South to Safari.
Your Land Cruiser. A guide ahead. From Nauams and the southern coast to Mowani, Etosha and Timbila, drive a journey with the route already considered.
- Length
- 18 days · 17 nights
- Travel style
- You drive; guide leads
- Vehicle
- Toyota Land Cruiser
- Begin & end
- Windhoek
New journey · expressions of interest.
Created by WHYNAMIBIA
The south.
The coast.
The wild.
For travellers who enjoy driving and want a guide to bring the route and experiences together.
Lodges and selected stays anchor the route, with time for local stories, the landscape and wildlife. Hiking, cycling, photography and hosted cultural experiences can be shaped into the final programme where access and local agreements allow.
Your route, already considered
Windhoek → Nauams → Aus → Lüderitz & Sperrgebiet → the Namib → Swakopmund → Mowani → Etosha → Timbila → Windhoek
This is a new WHYNAMIBIA journey concept. Namibia Active Adventures is the proposed operator; its acceptance, final itinerary, named stays and availability are still to be confirmed. Jens currently handles expressions of interest.
Up to four guests in one rented Land Cruiser, with a guide in a separate lead vehicle. Vehicle configuration, luggage, driving eligibility and rental conditions must be confirmed before booking.
Prefer a private driver-guide?The south and the safari country.
A proposed route linking Nauams, Aus and Lüderitz with Swakopmund, Mowani, Etosha and Timbila.
Time at the places that matter.
The 17-night plan gives Etosha three nights and Nauams, Lüderitz, Swakopmund, Mowani and Timbila two each.
Your own wheel. A guide ahead.
Two or four guests share a guest Land Cruiser, with a guide in a separate lead vehicle. Final seating and luggage capacity must be confirmed.
The proposed itinerary
18 days.
A country unfolding.
A Namib overnight breaks the road from Lüderitz to Swakopmund. A final Windhoek night keeps the flight day separate from the last safari transfer.
Day 1 · 1 night
Windhoek
Arrive, settle in and meet your guide. A first night in Windhoek gives the journey a calm beginning before the road south.
Days 2–3 · 2 nights
Nauams
Two nights in the highlands. The proposed stay leaves time for Nauams’ walking and cycling trails, quiet evenings and a gentle transition into the landscape.
Day 4 · 1 night
Aus
Head south into the granite hills around Aus. This overnight stop opens the southern chapter before the Atlantic coast.
Days 5–6 · 2 nights
Lüderitz & the Sperrgebiet
Stay in Lüderitz, with a day reserved for an authorised Sperrgebiet excursion. The intended visit could include Pomona and Bogenfels if permits, the concession operator and conditions allow. Restricted-area access is not confirmed.
Day 7 · 1 night
The Namib
Return inland via Aus and continue north to a Namib-area overnight stop. This deliberately breaks the journey to Swakopmund; the specific lodge and road routing will be confirmed by the operator.
Days 8–9 · 2 nights
Swakopmund
Two nights on the Atlantic coast. Time for the town, the ocean and a selected coastal activity, with the final programme agreed around your interests.
Days 10–11 · 2 nights
Mowani & Damaraland
Mowani Mountain Camp is the proposed two-night base. Allow time for the granite landscape and a locally hosted cultural or nature experience, subject to host consent, access and availability.
Days 12–14 · 3 nights
Etosha
Three nights give the wildlife chapter room to unfold. The final camp sequence and park activities will be chosen for the season and confirmed access. Wildlife sightings remain a matter of nature.
Days 15–16 · 2 nights
Timbila
Timbila Safari Lodge is the proposed final safari stay. Two nights for the reserve, its landscape and locally led experiences before returning to the city.
Day 17 · 1 night
Windhoek
Return to Windhoek for the final night. Time to reflect, repack and close the journey without combining the last safari transfer with an international departure.
Day 18
Departure
Airport transfer and departure from Windhoek. Flight schedules will shape the final arrangements.
Proposed sequence, not confirmed reservations. The operator must verify each driving leg, permissions and seasonal suitability. Restricted Sperrgebiet excursions use an authorised operator; the rental vehicle is not assumed to have independent access.
Two ways to travel together
Your group.
A clear budget direction.
Indicative budgets per person, sharing. Researched estimates for this new concept; final prices will come from the confirmed operator.
2 guests · 1 shared room
Just the two of you.
N$185,000–225,000
Per person · excluding VAT
18 days / 17 nights · international flights excluded
One guest Land Cruiser for two, plus a separate guide and lead vehicle.
Request for 2 Guests4 guests · 2 shared rooms
Bring your people.
N$130,000–165,000
Per person · excluding VAT
18 days / 17 nights · international flights excluded
One guest Land Cruiser for four, plus a separate guide and lead vehicle.
Request for 4 GuestsThe guide and lead vehicle are shared by your group, which makes the four-guest option more economical. The two-guest version carries that support cost between two people. These are editorial budget estimates, not supplier quotes or confirmed offers. Season, room category, vehicle specifications and access arrangements may change the final price. The operator will confirm applicable taxes and the total before you commit.
Budget assumptions
- 17 nights in shared rooms, including proposed Mowani and Timbila stays.
- A rented guest Land Cruiser, guide, lead vehicle and a fuel allowance.
- Breakfasts, a mix of lodge dinners and an allowance for scheduled route activities.
- Airport transfers and an allowance for park entry and a permitted Sperrgebiet excursion.
Outside this estimate
- International flights, visas and personal travel insurance.
- VAT, personal spending, gratuities and meals or drinks outside the agreed programme.
- Optional flights, specialist filming, equipment hire and additional activities.
- Single rooms, upgrades and rental deposits, insurance excesses or damage costs.
How the budget was set
Reviewed 19 September 2026. These estimates sit between published standard private-guided and premium lodge-based journeys. They allow for selected higher-cost stays and the vehicle arrangements above. Comparators have different routes, inclusions and tax treatment; they are not quotes for this journey.
Expressions of interest
Make this
your Namibia.
Speak to Jens Schneider on +264 81 279 7769. Tell him whether you are two or four guests and your preferred travel period. The next step is a conversation and, once arrangements are verified, an operator quotation.
No payment or reservation is taken here. The confirmed operator will own availability, your contract, payment and delivery. NAA’s operation of this new journey remains subject to acceptance.
Route references
Grounded in Namibia.
Route design: WHYNAMIBIA / Jens Schneider. Draft created 19 September 2026; reviewed 21 September 2026. Named properties are proposed itinerary stops, with no confirmed allocations or partner status implied.