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Namibia provides great contrasts in its scenery and thus in the experiences on offer. Distances are vast, but a self drive holiday is a popular option, and we can advise on itineraries that make the most of the country. We also offer guided trips taking in the very best the country has to offer, with excellent local guides.

For a quick guide to our favourite areas, see below – and check out our Top Tips:

• Track Big Cats and other large Carnivores at a Big Cats Rehabilitation Reserve. A truly memorable experience, with luxury accommodation and a rare opportunity to get close to these amazing creatures – over 70% of which are released back into the wild.

• Stay in one of the luxury lodges bordering Etosha National Park – one of Africa’s most unusual wildlife-spotting destinations, where herds of wildlife congregate against the bleached-white backdrop of the salt pans. Dinner will usually be taken overlooking a waterhole where visitors may include elephants, rhino, wildebeest, antelope, zebra, or giraffe.

• For a completely remote experience, take a fly-in trip to the eerie Skeleton Coast and take a 4x4 drive in the nearby dunes. Alternatively, take a scenic flight along the coast for views of shipwrecks.

• Stay near the Epupa Falls on the far north border with Angola. A visit to a nearby Himba village assures a meeting of two very different cultures.

• Take a cruise in the Atlantic Ocean to see dolphins – and be prepared for seals to jump on the back of the boat! Return to a magnificent fresh seafood feast on the beach.

• Take a hot-air balloon ride over the incredible sand dunes at Sossusvlei. At sunrise, the orange and red hues change, providing for great photography. Eco-quad biking, nature drives and walks are also recommended in this expansive desert inhabited by a surprising range of wildlife.

• Contemplate the enormity of the galaxies with an expert Astrologer in the Namib Naukluft desert, and enjoy the sounds of the African bush whilst sipping sundowners around the evening fire.

• Fly in to the Caprivi Strip for a Big 5 game experience and boat cruises in the wilderness of the Chobe River which borders Namibia, Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Examples of accommodation include luxury permanent tents, allowing guests a very comfortable but 'in-the-bush' experience, a luxury ranch which shares its home with a big cats foundation (with objectives to rehabilitate orphaned or injured cats back into the wild), or luxury lodges beautifully situated in the midst of the desert where telescopes and expert astrologers can provide narratives on the galaxies. Evening activities at the bush lodges tend to revolve around the boma (open fire): listening to the sounds of the African bush whilst sitting under the stars with a drink definitely has that 'getting away from it all' feeling.

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