Rugged mountains, ancient rock art and desert-adapted elephant and rhino.
Damaraland is a vast, rugged region of red rock mountains, flat-topped hills and dry riverbeds between the Skeleton Coast and Etosha. It is one of the most striking landscapes in Namibia, and it is where desert-adapted elephant and black rhino roam free outside any national park.
Days here are spent tracking wildlife along the riverbeds with experienced guides, visiting the rock engravings of Twyfelfontein, the Organ Pipes and Burnt Mountain, and meeting the communities who run the local conservancies. Most itineraries spend two or three nights here on the way from the coast to Etosha.
Sample itineraries with Damaraland. Each one is a starting point that we reshape around your dates and pace.
Camps and lodges we use in Damaraland. We will suggest the right one for your route and style.
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.
Tell us your dates, who is coming and what you would like to see. A safari specialist in Namibia replies personally with a route to react to.
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.
