From the dunes of Sossusvlei and the waterholes of Etosha to rhino tracking in Damaraland and nights under the desert stars: the places and experiences our travellers remember most, and the safaris that include them.
The dunes and pans around Sossusvlei, the NamibRand, the red Kalahari and the Fish River Canyon, down to the coast at Lüderitz.
Towering red dunes around a white clay pan deep in the Namib Desert.
A white clay pan of dead camel thorn trees ringed by giant red dunes.
The most photographed dune in the Namib, and a classic sunrise climb.
One of the tallest dunes in the Sossusvlei area, with Deadvlei at its foot.
A narrow gorge carved by the Tsauchab River, at the gateway to Sossusvlei.
One of Africa's largest private reserves, with dunes, mountains and dark skies.
Red dunes, golden grass and big skies on the edge of the great Kalahari.
Nature drives and sundowners among the long red dunes of the Kalahari.
One of the largest canyons in the world, in Namibia's deep south.
A small harbour town with German colonial buildings on Namibia's wild south coast.
A diamond rush town near Lüderitz, slowly being reclaimed by the desert.
Windhoek, the private reserves on the road north and the granite peaks of the Erongo.
Namibia's small, friendly capital, and the start of most journeys.
Waterberg, private game reserves and the easy road north to Etosha.
A private reserve between Windhoek and Etosha, known for leopard and cheetah.
Namibia's Matterhorn, a granite peak rising from the desert plains.
Swakopmund, Sandwich Harbour and the wild Skeleton Coast, where the desert meets the Atlantic.
Damaraland's mountains and rock art, and the remote valleys of Kaokoland.
Rugged mountains, ancient rock art and desert-adapted elephant and rhino.
Thousands of ancient rock engravings at Namibia's first World Heritage Site.
A small gorge of angular rock columns near Twyfelfontein.
A hillside of dark, scorched-looking rock near Twyfelfontein that glows at dawn and dusk.
Namibia's last great wilderness, home to the Himba and desert-adapted elephant.
Namibia's great wildlife park and the private reserves along its edge.
Tracking rhino, desert lions and big cats, and the game drives that fill a safari day.
Self-drive or guided, a day at Etosha's waterholes is safari at its simplest.
Follow a tracker on foot or by vehicle to find black and white rhino in the wild.
Lions that live in the dry river valleys and dunes of Namibia's far north-west.
A full day on the Skeleton Coast: shipwrecks, seal colonies and dunes meeting the ocean.
Big cat conservation at Okonjima, between Windhoek and Etosha.
See rescued cheetahs up close as their keepers feed them.
Head out after dark to find the animals that only appear at night.
From flamingos on the coast to the rare birds of the escarpment.
Time with the Himba and the San, and evenings by the fire under the desert stars.
Meet the Himba of the Kunene region, one of Namibia's most traditional peoples.
Walk with San guides and learn how one of Africa's oldest cultures lives from the land.
Some of the darkest skies on earth, far from any city lights.
Dinner around the fire under the stars, the way a safari day should end.
The Okavango Delta, Chobe, Victoria Falls, the Sabi Sand and Zanzibar, on their own or combined with Namibia.
A vast inland delta in the Kalahari, and one of Africa's great wildlife areas.
Explore the channels and lagoons of the Okavango Delta by motorboat or mokoro.
Botswana's sacred hills, with thousands of ancient rock paintings.
Botswana's elephant country, best seen from a boat on the Chobe River.
The Smoke that Thunders, on the Zambezi between Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Private reserve on the edge of the Kruger, famous for close leopard sightings.
White beaches, turquoise water and the old Stone Town of the spice islands.
Pick the places and experiences that matter most to you. We will build a route that links them at an easy pace, with the right lodges along the way.
Every Secret Namibia safari begins with a private Safari Concierge consultation. We set aside 30 minutes; most travellers have everything they need in 5 to 10.
