9-Nights Namibia's Wilderness from $13,099

Day 1: Welcome to Windhoek

Upon arrival in Windhoek, you'll be warmly greeted and chauffeured to The Olive Exclusive, an intimate luxury hotel with just seven spacious suites. Each features a private lounge with fireplace and a furnished deck with shaded daybed, inviting you to relax after your journey.

Day 2: Into the Namib Desert

Transfer to the airport for your safari flight southward over the shifting sands and rugged terrain of the Namib Desert. Upon arrival, you'll be escorted to Wilderness Kulala Desert, an intimate luxury lodge set on a private reserve at the foot of the majestic Sossusvlei dunes. Your stylish thatch-and-canvas bungalow features a private deck with views across the desert landscape. After lunch, enjoy time to relax and take in the beauty of this remote setting. Later this afternoon, join your expert safari guide and fellow lodge guests for your first game drive, venturing into the arid wilderness in search of desert-adapted wildlife, including oryx, springbok, bat-eared foxes and the elusive brown hyena. Meals B+L+D

Day 3: The Dunes of Sossusvlei

Set out this morning to explore the spectacular dunes of Sossusvlei. Privileged access through the lodge's exclusive private gate into Namib-Naukluft National Park means fewer visitors and a more rewarding experience. Formed over millions of years and continuously sculpted by winds off the Atlantic, these towering red dunes are among the tallest in the world.Return to the lodge for lunch and time to relax before heading out on an afternoon game drive. Along with the chance to encounter gemsbok, ostrich and black-backed jackal, your safari guide will introduce you to the region's distinctive birdlife, including the dune lark, Burchell's courser and Ludwig's bustard. Tonight, unwind on your private deck beneath Namibia's star-filled desert sky. Meals B+L+D

Day 4: Fly to the Skeleton Coast

This morning's exhilarating safari flight takes you over the otherworldly landscapes of Damaraland and Namibia's legendary Skeleton Coast. Touch down in the remote Kaokoveld, a land of mountains, vast plains and dry riverbeds, where you'll be met and escorted to Wilderness Hoanib. Set on the pristine Palmwag Concession, this intimate luxury camp offers just eight stylish under-canvas suites with views across the rugged terrain.Later this afternoon, venture into one of Namibia's most remote wilderness regions on a game drive that reveals the surprising abundance of wildlife. Fed by rare freshwater springs, this arid ecosystem supports desert-adapted elephant, giraffe, Hartmann's mountain zebra, kudu and springbok. Lions, leopards, cheetahs and spotted hyenas also roam this isolated corner of Namibia. Meals B+L+D

Day 5: Möwe Bay

Set out this morning with your experienced guide and fellow lodge guests on a 4x4 adventure through towering dunes and the wilderness of the Hoanib River floodplain to the legendary Skeleton Coast. Here, haunting shipwrecks, stranded on offshore rocks or run aground in dense fog, bear testament to the harsh conditions along this remote coastline. At Möwe Bay, discover a thriving colony of Cape fur seals, with thousands of breeding pairs. Your return to camp is by scenic flight, offering breathtaking aerial views of the coast and a striking new perspective on the terrain you traversed earlier in the day. This evening, gain deeper insight into the region during a presentation on scientific research in the Palmwag Concession. Meals B+L+D

Day 6: The Skeleton Coast

The concession supports Africa's largest free-roaming population of desert-adapted black rhino, and your morning and afternoon game drives offer opportunities to encounter these magnificent animals. As you search for great wildlife herds and the predators that pursue them, evocative landscapes unfold toward distant horizons, conveying the extraordinary scale of this remote wilderness. You may also discover the enigmatic stone circles of the ancient Strandlopers, hidden among its valleys. Meals B+L+D

Day 7: Fly to Etosha National Park

Taking to the skies once again, your safari flight offers captivating aerial views of Namibia's distinctive terrain en route to Etosha National Park. Upon arrival, you'll be greeted and escorted to intimate Ongava Lodge, set on a private game reserve bordering the park. Perched on a hill in the foothills of the Ondundozonanandana Mountains, its stylish rock-and-thatch chalets command sweeping views across the savannah below. At the main lodge, an expansive deck overlooks an active waterhole that attracts a variety of wildlife. Meals B+L+D

Day 8: Ongava Game Reserve + Etosha National Park

Wake to the sounds of the African bush and set out this morning with your safari guide and fellow lodge guests. Venturing across the pristine terrain of the private Ongava Game Reserve and into adjoining Etosha National Park - where no fences hinder the free movement of wildlife - you'll explore one of southern Africa's most celebrated ecosystems. Etosha's vast salt pan and savannah grasslands offer prime viewing of lion, wildebeest, springbok, gemsbok, giraffe and herds of zebra grazing the plains.This afternoon, return to the bush in search of elusive big cats or a herd of red hartebeest moving through the thornveld. With luck, you may spot the striking black-faced impala, a rare subspecies native to Namibia. As the sun lowers over the mopane woodland, return to the comforts of your lodge.As dusk falls, a thrilling night safari reveals a different side of the African bush. Venture out under the cover of darkness in search of nocturnal creatures like porcupine, bat-eared fox or even leopard on the prowl. Meals B+L+D

Day 9: More Safari Adventure

Rise early and lace up your boots for a guided bush walk led by one of Ongava's seasoned naturalists. Moving quietly on foot through the reserve offers an intimate perspective on the land and its wildlife - perhaps the tracks of a lioness from the night before or a herd of kudu browsing nearby. Keep your eyes sharp for birdlife; more than 300 species have been recorded here, from the colorful Rüppell's parrot to the elusive Hartlaub's francolin.After lunch, set out on an afternoon game drive with the chance to encounter some of Ongava's most prized residents: black and white rhinos. Home to one of Namibia's highest concentrations of rhinos, the reserve offers superb opportunities to observe these magnificent and increasingly rare animals in their natural habitat.As the sun sets on your final evening in Namibia, gather for sundowners and share stories of your adventures before enjoying dinner beneath the stars - a fitting finale to your remarkable journey. Meals B+L+D

Day 10: Fly back to Windhoek

After breakfast, you'll be escorted to the airstrip for your light aircraft flight back to Windhoek. Meals B