National parks in Namibia

On our 11-day fly-in route, May to September is the strongest window: Etosha's waterholes draw elephants, lions and rhino close to the road, and dune days at Sossusvlei are clear and cool. June and July have cold dawns. October is a good alternative but hot. November to March is green, hot and storm-prone, and game is scattered.

Namibia is large, so choose by what you want. Five or six days covers Sossusvlei and the coast, and nine or ten days adds Etosha. Our 11-day fly-in links Sossusvlei, the Skeleton Coast, the Kunene River and Etosha by light aircraft, which lets you see far more than by road in the same time.

Namibia is best for landscape and space: the towering dunes of Sossusvlei and the petrified trees of Deadvlei, the shipwrecks and fog of the Skeleton Coast, the waterholes of Etosha, and the far north around the Kunene River, where you can visit a Himba community. Our private tours also track desert elephants.

Entry and health rules depend on your nationality and change, so check the official source rather than a summary. For entry, see the Namibia Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security e-services at eservices.mhaiss.gov.na. For health, see the Namibia page on TravelHealthPro (travelhealthpro.org.uk) or speak to your travel clinic.

Dune days start well before sunrise, and game drives in Etosha call at waterholes through the park. Distances are long, so many routes use light aircraft between lodges. Those flights are planned into your itinerary, with soft bags required for the luggage limits. Coastal fog can hold a morning departure, so keep onward connections loose.

We tailor every trip. Send your dates, party size and interests through the enquiry form on this page, and we will reply by email with what is possible and a quote for your party. Light-aircraft seats and lodges are confirmed together, so early dates help. Payment is by invoice.