Cape and Namibia Adventure
Experience Overview
From the cosmopolitan streets of Cape Town to the desert and lunar scenery of Namibia, witness the diversity of southwestern Africa on this 12-day nature adventure. Leave footprints on some of the world's highest sand dunes, peer deep into the heart of Africa’s largest canyon, and experience incredible wildlife drives through Etosha National Park. Your knowledgeable CEO (Chief Experience Officer) will take care of the planning while you recharge in a combination of hotels, camping, and guesthouses for a cultural experience you’ll treasure forever. Have your breath taken away by incredible scenery and marvel at amazing wildlife — this is truly an African experience!
Highlights
- Marvel at the Fish River Canyon
- Climb Dune 45
- Get your adrenaline going with adventure activities in Swakopmund
- Spot wildlife in beautiful Etosha National Park
Trip Details
Product Code: 1869
Tour Type: Small Group
Accommodation: Budget
Transport: Air-conditioned touring vehicle, walking.
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Classic
Tour Operator:
G Adventures
Supplier Code: DACD
Starts: Cape Town, South Africa
Finishes: Windhoek, Namibia
Duration: 12 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Light
Includes
Activities
- Your G for Good Moment: !Khwa ttu San Culture and Education Centre, Yzerfontein Your G for Good Moment: Penduka Village Restaurant & Shop, Windhoek Your Welcome Moment: Welcome Moment - Meet Your CEO and Group Your Discover Moment: Swakopmund
- Fish River Canyon entrance
- Sossusvlei Dunes and Sesriem Canyon entrance
- Etosha National Park entrance with wildlife safari drives
- Wine tasting in Lambert's Bay
- All transport between destinations and to/from included activities
Accommodation
- Hotels (5 nts), guesthouse (1 nt), lodges (1 nt), serviced camping (4 nts).
- 9 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners
Transport
- Air-conditioned touring vehicle, walking.
Group Leader
- CEO (Chief Experience Officer)/driver throughout, local guides.
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $2774 ($231 /day)
Itinerary
Day 1: Cape Town
Arrive at any time.
Get the most out of your time in Cape Town by pre-booking the South African Wine Tour and Tasting extra. If you do, we recommend booking accommodation for an extra night pre-tour as this activity has an early start time. Please note, due to the timings of this activity, there is a possibility you may miss the welcome meeting on day 1 of your tour - in this case, your CEO will leave you a message detailing what time and where you should meet the next morning.
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Your opportunity to meet your CEO and fellow travellers, and learn more about your tour. Opt to join the group for a local meal afterwards. Don't forget to see the notice in the lobby (or ask reception) for the official time and place to meet up with the group.Accommodation - Cresta Grande Cape Town
Day 2: Cape Town/Lambert's Bay
Head up the Cape's west coast, stopping at the G Adventures supported !Khwa ttu San Culture and Education Centre. Arrive in Lambert's Bay and enjoy an included wine tasting. Then, opt to visit Bird Island, or stroll through this charming town.
Today's journey takes you to Lambert's Bay, a picturesque town on the west coast of South Africa, where you will enjoy an included wine tasting. Learn how to analyze your palates, listen to your taste buds, and how to pair your food with the best wine raised in the foothills of the Cederburg Mountains.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Travelling from Cape Town to Lambert's Bay, with a stop along the way at !Khwa ttu San Culture and Education Centre.Activity - The San people of Southern Africa have historically faced centuries of political and cultural oppression. The !Khwa ttu San Culture and Education Centre provides tailor-made training for young San women and men of Southern Africa. Travellers learn about San culture and history at the interpretive museum. Visits help trainees gain experience with international clients while garnering support for the centre's efforts to preserve San culture and history.Activity - Enjoy an included wine tasting at Lambert’s Bay. This small coastal town is named after a senior navy officer who championed the principles of conservation as he monitored the marine life here. During the tasting you will learn how to analyze your palates and listen to your taste buds. You’ll learn how to pair your food with the best wine raised in the foothills of the Cederburg Mountains.Accommodation - Sir Lambert's Guest House
Day 3: Lambert's Bay/Orange River
Continue north and cross into Namibia. Settle in along the banks of the Orange River with time to enjoy your surroundings.
Travelling north, the group will enjoy a full day's travel through this dry and remote part of South Africa.
In the mid-afternoon, cross into Namibia and a more arid region with a stop at scenic Orange River for the evening. After getting settled, choose to enjoy the late afternoon by the river bank.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Ready for a little more ink in your passport? Grab your bags and get ready to check another country off your bucket list.Accommodation - Norotshama River Resort
Day 4: Orange River/Fish River Canyon/Keetmanshoop
This morning, leave the banks of the Orange River behind as you continue on to Fish River Canyon. Visit this breathtaking canyon, then travel north, enjoying dramatic Namibian landscapes as you head up towards Keetmanshoop. In the afternoon visit the geological formation: Giant's Playground and the Quiver Tree Forest.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Visit Fish River Canyon, the largest canyon in Africa and, arguably, the second largest in the world. We will only have access to the rim, but the views are spectacular.Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - The Quiver Tree takes its name from its Afrikaans name, Kokerboom, which is a reference to the indigenous San peoples’ practice of hollowing out the tubular branches to make quivers for their arrows (they’re known as choje in the San language).
All of the trees in the forest are naturally occurring and self-propagating. You’ll find young trees growing out of rock crevasses. The oldest trees in the forest are estimated to be between 200 and 300 years old. The unusual micro-ecosystem this forest creates also attracts a surprising abundance of wildlife, most notably a large population of rock hyrax, which hikers will almost certainly find (or hear) scurrying among the rocks.Activity - Close your eyes for a moment and imagine a group of young giants frolicking amongst stone formations. Leaping from pedestal to pedestal and crouching behind the stones during a game of hide and seek. This geological phenomenon is named Giant's Playground because of the way the series of dolerite boulders have been packed as though someone was playing a really over-the-top version of Jenga. Visit this series of formations and a rock maze just outside of Keetmanshoop.Accommodation - Quiver Inn Guesthouse
Day 5: Keetmanshoop/Namib Desert
Start early and travel north enjoying the dramatic Namibian landscape as you head up towards Sesriem.
Arrive in the area in the late afternoon, where the towering red sand dunes of Sossusvlei form the gateway into the Namib Desert.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Accommodation - Sossus Oasis Camp Site
Day 6: Namib Desert
Visit Sossusvlei Dunes and Sesriem Canyon, and climb the towering Dune 45. Opt to visit Deadvlei.
Enjoy a visit to Sossusvlei, a clay pan enclosed by the world's largest sand dunes, up to 300m (984 ft) high. Here, use some free time to enjoy the sand dunes on your own. Visit the Sesriem Canyon, a small canyon typical of the area.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Head out and start exploring this unusual environment.Activity - This area is famous for its high, red sand dunes. This clay and salt pan is surrounded by the dunes, making it a spectacularly beautiful sight with a remote and isolated feel.Activity - Enjoy a short stop at Sesriem Canyon, a small canyon typical of the area. The Tsauchab River flows through the canyon every five to ten years, and this creates the nearby salt and clay pan of Sossusvlei.Accommodation - Sossus Oasis Camp Site
Day 7: Namib Desert/Swakopmund
Enjoy the views of the Namib desert before arriving in the historical town of Swakopmund.
Get a real feel for the Namib Desert as we spend hours crossing this empty region.
En route to the Namibian coast, take a coffee break in Solitaire, a mystical village consisting of a filling station, general dealer/coffee shop, and small mechanical workshop. Before arriving to Swakopmund, drive through Walvis Bay, the only town on the Namibian coastline that boasts a deep-sea harbor.
Spend two nights in the area exploring this historical town or trying some of the numerous activities available, such as sandboarding or a skydiving.
Swakopmund has bizarre lunar landscapes, unforgettable sunsets, and prehistoric Welwitchia plants.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Accommodation - Hotel Deutsches Haus
Day 8: Swakopmund
Spend a day exploring all the area has to offer. Optional activities include sandboarding, skydiving, and a scenic flight.
You can pre-book your sky dive on the checkout page, or through your Global Connection Officer or travel agent.
Meals included: Breakfast
Exclusive inclusions: Free_time - Don't waste a minute—get exploring in this desert city.Accommodation - Hotel Deutsches Haus
Day 9: Swakopmund/Etosha National Park
Enter Etosha National Park and enjoy an afternoon wildlife safari drive in our touring vehicle.
Begin moving east into the interior of Namibia. On this route, pass through a lunar landscape and see the imposing Spitzkoppe, also known as the “Matterhorn” of Namibia, in the distance. Visit Etosha National Park on a wildlife safari drive in our touring vehicle. Keep an eye out for lions, giraffes, elephants, rhinos, and antelopes. After sunset, some animals may head to the watering holes near the campground.
Meals included: Breakfast,Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Set off into the wilds of Etosha National Park in the touring vehicle for a wildlife safari drive. Over 100 species of mammals call Etosha home, including elephants, giraffes, lions, rhinos, and hyenas.Accommodation - Okaukeujo Restcamp
Day 10: Etosha National Park
Enjoy another wildlife safari drive in our touring vehicle and keep your eyes peeled for the vast array of incredible animals.
Meals included: Dinner
Exclusive inclusions: Activity - Set off into the wilds of Etosha National Park in the touring vehicle for a wildlife safari drive. Over 100 species of mammals call Etosha home, including elephants, giraffes, lions, rhinos, and hyenas.Accommodation - Okaukeujo Restcamp
Day 11: Etosha National Park/Windhoek
Arrive in Windhoek and visit the G Adventures supported Penduka Village Restaurant & Shop for an included lunch.
Leave Etosha National Park and head south through the Namibian countryside to Windhoek.
Meals included: Lunch
Exclusive inclusions: Transport - Settle in and scan the scenery from the convenience of a private vehicle.Activity - Penduka works with women from the Katutura township, and surrounding rural communities, by helping them develop livelihoods through working in their handicraft workshops and cafe. Penduka trains and employs women disadvantaged through poverty, disability, ill-health, or lack of education, empowering them to develop skills in textiles, beading and pottery. Pick up a fresh-packed lunch at the cafe to help support the centre before touring the facilities and purchasing some of these crafts.Accommodation - Auas City Hotel
Day 12: Windhoek
Depart at any time.
Meals included: Breakfast
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Tour Operator
G Adventures
G Adventures, founded in 1990 by Bruce Poon Tip, is a global adventure travel company specializing in small-group tours that emphasize authentic, sustainable, and culturally immersive experiences. Originally launched as GAP Adventures (“Great Adventure People”), the company pioneered the concept of community-driven travel by offering affordable trips that connect travelers with local communities while minimizing environmental impact. Today, G Adventures operates in more than 100 countries, offering a wide range of itineraries across themes such as active adventures, wildlife, wellness, family, and National Geographic–partnered tours, while maintaining a strong commitment to responsible tourism and social enterprise through its Planeterra Foundation.
In Business Since 1990
Reviews
Victoria C. - Traveled, November 2023
Great overall experience, hitting the best highlights in a short timeframe. Travel, food & accommodation (comfort) was above my expectations.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/10/2023
Roshan E. - Traveled, November 2023
Love G Adventures way of traveling that you get to experience all types of accommodations.
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Penelope M. - Traveled, November 2023
The itinerary was too quick and I felt I didn't get to experience Namibia. The days of travelling were longer than stated. It seemed that times stated on the itinerary were driving time but when you factor in stopping for breaks/lunch the travelling days were much longer. There was no cultural aspect to the trip. I left without knowing anything about Namibia or Namibian people.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/10/2023
Oliver A. - Traveled, November 2023
Trips always very well organized, I'm a returning customer for ten years
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Kerry M. - Traveled, November 2023
Well planned tours at reasonable prices and based on this tour, wonderful guides and fellow group members
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/03/2023
Marilyn W. - Traveled, November 2023
It made travel easy in a part of the world that was unknown to me.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/03/2023
Kerrie S. - Traveled, November 2023
Good value. The guide and driver were amazing A lot packed into the trip. Local knowledge
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 12/03/2023
Michael M. - Traveled, October 2023
Our guide Brison made the trip so memorable
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/05/2023
Casandra C. - Traveled, October 2023
G Adventures has good destinations and itineraries.
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Peter H. - Traveled, October 2023
The entire experience was absolutely fantastic! Our CEO, Bryson, was top notch. He was incredibly knowledgeable, kind, and an absolutely outstanding leader for the trip. He went above and beyond in every regard to make sure the trip was outstanding. Beyond that, the trip was well organized and we made stops at all of the destinations I was interested in going to. On another note, Bryson was excellent at helping us to book excursions as well as making sure that everything was running in a timely manner. 10/10.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/05/2023
Allan D. - Traveled, October 2023
An important decision in selecting a G Adventures tour is to carefully determine the age group, the length of the tour and itinerary and the cost factor. Our group aged from approx. 35-75, the length of the tour was just right, and the cost was very competitive.
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Clare B. - Traveled, October 2023
good, reliable tours with great guides.
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Janet H. - Traveled, October 2023
The tour covered all the areas and activities we wanted to do. The guide was great and really knowledgeable. The fellow passengers were like minded and nice people. The travel and accommodations largely aligned with the details provided pre-trip (so not many unhappy surprises).
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 11/05/2023
Neil M. - Traveled, September 2023
I really enjoyed the trip, but know they might not be for everyone with long days, early starts, etc.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/29/2023
Gina H. - Traveled, September 2023
G Adventures do things right - a great balance of fun & adventure, a good selection of accommodation, a great CEO & like-minded travelers in the group
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/29/2023
Priska M. - Traveled, September 2023
The journey is beautiful. You get to know great people. The guide explains everything very well, you grow together as a family and don't want to go home anymore.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/29/2023
Tina D. - Traveled, September 2023
The trip was as described. I found it very good in a small group of 7 people. The guides were very friendly and had a lot of know how
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/01/2023
Myriam A. - Traveled, September 2023
the whole experience is wonderful ! The People, the organization, the place, everything !
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Chinmay N. - Traveled, September 2023
Overall it was very welly organized, the guide was very informative and helpful. Took care of my food preferences.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/01/2023
Linda B. - Traveled, August 2023
Long days spent traveling, many changes made to the itinerary, extra cost added and accommodation sub standard.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/24/2023
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