The Namibia Horse Safari By Ker & Downey

The Namibia Horse Safari – this is Ker & Downey’s quintessential Namibia horseback safari through the stark and wildlife-rich terrain of Damaraland. Your adventure begins with 10-day Namibia horse safari along Namibia’s Damara Elephant Ride from Twyfelfontein to the Skeleton Coast and concludes with a rewarding and relaxing stay in Cape Town, South Africa. What’s horseback riding across Namibia like? Click here to see.

Suggested Itinerary-at-a-glance:

• Day 1:

  Arrive Windhoek / Olive Exclusive Hotel

• Day 2:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 3:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 4:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 5:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 6:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 7:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 8:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 9:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 10:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 11:

  Horseback Riding Day / Damaraland / Damara Elephant Ride (B,L,D)

• Day 12:

  Windhoek / Olive Exclusive Hotel (B)

• Day 13:

  Cape Town / One&Only Cape Town (B)

• Day 14:

  Cape Town / One&Only Cape Town (B,L)

• Day 15:

  Cape Town / One&Only Cape Town (B,L)

• Day 16:

  Cape Town / One&Only Cape Town (B,L)

• Day 17:

  Cape Town / Departure (B)

Itinerary Description:

Begin by relaxing from your international flight within the luxurious confines of the Olive Exclusive in Windhoek. After a good night's rest, meet up with your riding group for a welcome dinner and drive into Damaraland, where you will get acquainted with your horses, enjoy your first sundowner, and spend your first night under Namibia's spectacular canopy of stars.

Your Namibia horse safari starts at at the famous Twyfelfontein rock engravings and leads you through the remote and extremely rugged terrain of Damaraland, a land of tortured volcanic history, free-ranging game, and huge ephemeral river systems. Each morning begins with a lavish breakfast around the campfire and a four- to five-hour morning ride before stopping for a leisurely lunch and siesta on the trail. Heading westward, you will pass fascinating geological formations reminiscent of a giant's abandoned Lego game and encounter rare desert-adapted wildlife such as elephant, rhino, cheetah, and more. The varied terrain allows for canters through gently undulating grassy fields, gallops down the Huab and Ugab watercourses under the shade of their substantial Ana trees, and gentle trots through the wide, stony plains gently falling toward the forbidding Skeleton Coast. Camps are pitched at sunset, when you can relax from the ride with a hot bucket shower and a generous Namibian meal cooked over the open fire. Your last day of horseback riding in Namibia takes you to the ocean and the spectacularly haunting Skeleton Coast and the Cape Fur Seal colony at Cape Cross.

Enjoy your one last dinner with your riding companions before continuing your journey onward to Cape Town, a relaxing bookend to your tremendously thrilling adventure. Spend your days being pampered by the One&Only Cape Town's ultra-luxurious suite of amenities and exploring Cape Town to its fullest, heading to the top of Table Mountain, experiencing a township tour of Langa and Robben Island, and embarking on a full-day excursion through Cape Point and The Peninsula, one of the most beautiful drives in the world. Conclude your indulgent Cape Town experience with a day trip to the Winelands, tasting some of the region's spectacular wine and marveling at its lovely combination of nature and history. Book your horseback riding safari today.

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