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Wildlife Travel holiday, November 2006

PROVISIONALLY RESERVE A PLACE NOW AS THIS HOLIDAY IS LIKELY TO FILL UP QUICKLY

By popular demand, we shall be returning to Namibia for our fourth visit to the excellent wildlife and amazing scenery of this spectacular country. 

Namibia offers the traveller the delights of excellent wildlife viewing and amazing scenery attracting both wildlife watchers and photographers. Its population has always been tiny, with a scattering of settlements established by a range of peoples, some of them ancient and others dating from the colonial days. It has never been a mass tourism destination – no tropical seas, white sandy beaches or big hotels. Yet it has huge areas of pristine wilderness, home to some stunning wildlife. Huge areas of the country are designated as National Parks, and as conservancies where local communities protect the wildlife in their own areas. It has little industry and virtually no pollution so it has not been scarred by the greed of man.

Central Namibia is home to many of the typical birds and mammals of Southern Africa – 25% of Africa’s cheetahs live here and it is a stronghold for black rhino. Etosha National Park in the north is one of Africa’s best wildlife viewing destinations and was established as a game reserve in 1907. The mountains of Damaraland that separate the central plains from the coast have their own special species – desert elephant, oryx and black rhino live here – and their stark, dry beauty is captivating.

The Skeleton Coast and the Namib Desert are unique. Rain is very rare here and most of the endemic desert community relies upon water brought in by fogs generated by the cold offshore waters of the Benguela Current.

This holiday is timed to catch the end of the dry season, when wildlife is at its most concentrated around the waterholes, and our time here promises some fantastic sights, all with the backdrop of the stunning Namibian scenery. The combination of wildlife, landscape and local culture, together with some of the most luxurious accommodation in Africa make this a trip not to be missed.

Price £4475 per person, Single Room Supplement £350

Full Board

Leader: Philip Precey and local guides