Namibia

Discover Namibia with Ujuzi African Travel

An ageless realm of sand dunes, petrified forests, salt pans, and grassy savannas, Namibia is a land beyond imagining. Namibia was the first country in the world to include environmental protection in its constitution, and today 14 percent of the landscape is safeguarded as designated natural areas.

Thanks to these efforts, Namibia is the world’s most abundant arid land. It houses the largest populations of free-roaming cheetahs and black rhinos. Oryx, Cape buffalo, lions, leopards, black-faced impala, zebras, and both desert-adapted and bush elephants are also plentiful. Along the coast, enjoy whale-watching—the southern right whale is making a comeback—or enjoy seal colonies, dolphins, and plentiful birdlife.

Top Activities in Namibia

Namibia Safari Itineraries

We offer these sample Namibia travel itineraries to get your creative juices flowing as you dream of your upcoming trip. For lodgings, choose from your preference of Namibia wildlife resorts, secluded lodges, luxury camps, and more.  Let Ujuzi African Travel serve as your vacation planner to create a custom Namibia safari that suits your dreams!

rhino with mud on its side walking through short plants

The black rhino walks through brush in Damaraland, Namibia. Photo Credit: Dana Allen

11-Night Rhino Conservation Namibia Safari

Explore the wild beauty of southern Africa’s most sparsely populated country while looking for endangered rhinos!

You will start your Namibia safari in Damaraland, where you will view immaculately preserved prehistoric rock art, search for desert black rhinos and elephants, and explore the unique geology and plants of this region.

Then head for the salt pans and grassy savannas of Etosha National Park and the surrounding private reserves. This area provides perhaps the most productive wildlife viewing in all of Namibia.

Finally, you’ll stay at Okonjima Game Reserve, home to the AfriCat Foundation and thriving populations of leopards, pangolins, and brown hyenas—as well as the majestic white rhino!

View the Namibia Rhino Conservation Safari Itinerary. »

Zebras, a giraffe, and gazelle stand near a watering hole.

Animals frequently gather near waterholes like this one in Etosha National Park, Namibia. Photo Credit: Tarry Butcher

13-Night Best of Namibia Safari

Your journey begins at Okonjima Game Reserve. View leopards and rhinos during the day, and at night look for pangolins, honey badgers, and porcupines. You can also take a quiet walk along one of the reserve’s protected paths to search for Okonjima’s 200-plus bird species.

Next, navigate the grasslands and salt pans of Etosha National Park. Dotted with waterholes, this vast landscape attracts the Big 5 and more than 340 bird species. You are sure to make marvelous discoveries here before heading on. A scenic flight along the Skeleton Coast shepherds you to Damaraland, where you will view ancient rock art, search for desert black rhinos and elephants, and explore the unique geology and plants of this region.

The coastal town of Swakopmund offers respite from the desert with its cool ocean sprays. Dolphins and Cape fur seals abound here, as do shorebirds such as pelicans and flamingos. But a trip to Namibia would not be complete without a visit to its iconic red sand dunes. You will explore them at Sossusvlei, where they tower up to 1,000 feet above the surrounding salt-white plains. You’ll also search for Namibia’s unique Little 5 safari animals.

Need a little inspiration to get planning? Here are some of our best Namibia safari photos to whet your appetite!

Rusty 1950s truck in a desert in Namibia
reddish namibia sand dune
Namibian sand dune
two antelopes stand in front of an elephant at Etosha National park in Namibia
Aerial view of seasonal water body in an orange sand desert in Namibia
Person stands on the edge of a canyon looking down at Richtersveld in Namibia
large beach covered with active seals in Namibia
two people walk along a red sand dune in Sossusvlei Namibia
Wooden pier on the beach in Swakopmund Namibia
Elephant gives itself and dust bath by using is trying to fling dirt over it's back in Namibia
Jackal at the edge of a waterhole in Namibia
A giraffe crosses the dry Etosha Pan in Namibia
An oryx stands in front of Namibia Sand Dunes
A herd of elephants walking in the Namibian desert
Blue Wildebeest mother and calf in Northern Namibia

PHOTO CREDITS: Blue Wildebeest and Gemsbok in Sossusvlei photo credit: Dana Allen; Black-Backed Jackal photo credit: Russel Friedman; Namibia Desert Elephants photo credit: Olwen Evans; Giraffe Crossing Etosha Pan photo credit: Tarry Butcher

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