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Namibia - The Desert Express Inclusions

Pre-departure information dossier on Namibia
Return economy class flights from Australia to Windhoek
5 nights in a comfortable compartment with panoramic window and private shower and toilet on board the exclusively chartered train The Desert Express
7 nights accommodation in first-class hotels and stylish lodges in Johannesburg, Windhoek, at Sossusvlei and in the Etosha NP
12 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 11 dinners
English-speaking tour director
Access to a doctor on board the train
Excursions and transfers in an air-conditioned bus
Entertaining short talks and film presentations on board
Namibian gourmet cuisine with game like oryx, kudu and ostrich and fresh ocean specialities together with fine South African wines
Excursion to Fish River Canyon, one of the largest canyons on earth. Here you can take a short stroll along the canyon edge and enjoy breathtaking views into the 500m-deep and 160km-long canyon
Excursion to the Quivertree Forest, home of the Quivertree, so-called because Bushmen and Hottentot tribes used the tough, pliable bark and branches to make quivers for their arrows. The big trees in the forest are 200 to 300 years old
Excursion by open vehicle in Namib Desert to the Sossusvlei, a huge clay pan, enclosed by the highest sand dunes in the world
Free time to explore the old German colonial town of Swakopmund
Excursion to the Sesriem Canyon, which has been formed by the Tsauchab River over millions of years
Photo opportunities at the bizarre rock formations of the Gaub Pass and the Kuiseb Canyon
In the harbour village of Walvis Bay see flocks of flamingos and pelicans at the lagoon (seasonal)
Visit the Matterhorn of Namibia; the Spitzkoppe, where we see a range of unique rock art created by the San Bush People
Sample many different types of the popular Namibian dry meat delicacy known as biltong
Game drives in Etosha National Park including the gigantic Etosha Salt Pan. The sun’s rays shimmer on the vast white expanse of salt as herds of wildlife thunder by, making this an unforgettable experience
City tour of Windhoek including colonial buildings and insights into the radically differing living conditions between the residential area Ludwingsdorf and the township Katutura