Skeleton Coast Fly In Safari, Namibia
View the many shipwreck sites
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Summary of this Skeleton Coast Fly In Safari:

# Accommodation:
# Activities: Picnic lunch, nature drives or walk, excursions.
# Destination: Skeleton Coast Camp (Namibia).
Tented Camp.
What you is provided in this Skeleton Coast Fly In Safari:

On this Skeleton Coast Fly In Safari guest should be ready to be dazzled by the pristine stunning appearance of the Skeleton Coast Park. You have the chance to see Springbok, Gemsbok, rare desert Elephant, brown Hyena, Jackal, and Ostrich, which roam nears these desolated parts of Namibia.

Accommodation during this Namibia safari package will be in very nice 6 luxurious tents with en-suite bathrooms. Some other activities guests expect to participate in  are whole day or half day nature drives or walks and excursions to the clay castles of the Hoarusib River, Rocky Point, the roaring dunes, Lichen fields, Seal colonies, Himba villages, shipwreck sites and secret water seeps.

Comfortable rustic accommodation:

You may take the accommodated at Skeleton Coast Camp is a 12-bedded camp. There are 6 luxury-tented rooms with en-suite bathrooms giving flush toilets, a shower and hot and cold running water. Skeleton Coast Camp has an open-air dining room under an ancient Leadwood tree, or indoors for those chilly days. Each Skeleton Coast Camp solid-roof tent stands on its own wooden deck, set apart from one another, within clusters of bushes. The appearance in front of you is of sloping pale ochre sand scattered with patches of low bush, darker.
Exclusive Isolated Location:

Skeleton Coast Camp is put ups in a sheltered bend on the dry Khumib River, within the private concession of the Skeleton Coast Park. The concession stretches from south of the Hoarusib River to Cape Frio in the north and covers the width of the national park. This national park was diamond area No. 3 prior to being proclaimed. Because of the not free access very few people have toured this enchantingly desolate and windswept piece of paradise. This region can only be accessed by a light aircraft and there will be weekly flights from Windhoek on a 4 day (departs Wednesday) or 5 day safari (departs Saturday).

Activities: Nature drives or walk and excursions:

A typical day in the period of your Namibia safari package will begin with breakfast take pleasusre in the camp and after you drive out all day into the big Skeleton Coast Park and surrounding countryside. The ways are long so a picnic lunch is taken at a stunning spot and you return to Skeleton Coast Camp around sunset. Because of the stunning and vastness of this area, most activities are performeds in 4×4 vehicles. Skeleton Coast Camp vehicles have pop-top roofs and sliding windows to view the fine weather.

Skeleton Coast Camp activities include either whole day or half-day nature drives or walks, returning to camp for lunch and venturing out again in the afternoon. Skeleton Coast Camp excursions may include tourss to the clay castles of the Hoarusib River, Rocky Point, the roaring dunes, Lichen fields, Seal colonies, Himba villages, shipwreck sites and secret water seeps that attract game like Oryx, Springbok, Giraffe, Ostrich, brown Hyena, Jackal and other smaller mammals.

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# Etosha National Park
# Twyfelfontein
# Swakopmund
# NamibRand Private Nature Reserve
# Sossusvlei

Days 1 & 2: Epacha Game Lodge & Spa

when you reach at Eros Airport on day one of your Namibia tour package, you will be welcomed and helped onto your private light aircraft flies to Epacha Game Lodge & Spa – charter quoted separately. Two overnights at Epacha Game Lodge & Spa in a twin bedded thatched chalet with an en suite bathroom.  Accommodation is on a full board basis including two game-drives.

Days 3 & 4: Mowani Mountain Camp

Driven by private light aircraft to Mowani Mountain Camp – charter quoted separately. Mowani Mountain Camp, which is derived from the Swahili word M’wane “Place of God”, lies in an area of astounding stunning apearance in the middle of Damaraland between the Ugab and Huab rivers. Discreetly built high up within massive red granite boulders the lodge gives unsurpassed views over the vast immaculate wilderness with magnificent desert scenery, un common numbers of desert flora and fauna and fascinating geological formations and archaeological sites.

Mowani’s main complex, which is formed by a cluster of six thatched dome shaped structures, is very uncommon as the style of architecture echos the shape of the surrounding boulders. The sides of the bar, lounge and dining region have been left open thus giving the complex a cool feel also on the hottest day.

Accommodation is in twelve luxury East Africa-style safari tents built on raised wooden platforms hidden away within the boulders. A canvas-covered veranda at the way in of the tent enables guest to take pleasure in views of the rugged landscape. Bathroom facilities are made up of a shower, washbasin and w.c. Some of the tents have outside showers and the honeymoon tent has a beautiful outdoor bathroom which has been built around boulders, the view from the bath must rate as part of the best in Africa. The tents and public areas are all tastefully furnished with a mixture of carvings and artefacts from neighbouring African countries.

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# View big game in Etosha National Park
# Track Desert Elephant on foot
# Visit only mainland Cape Fur Seal colony
# View rock etchings at Twyfelfontein

Days 1 & 2: Ongava Homestead, Etosha Region

fly by comfortable charter flight to Namibia’s big game country: Etosha Pans and its environs at the begin of your Namibia tour package. Here, the different and varied flora and fauna is brought to life in a number of activities, from game walks to game drives and tour to hides on the Ongava property and into the famous Etosha National Park. Within Etosha we’ll also tour numerous perennial springs and pans, possibly also encountering Lion, Leopard, Elephant and black Rhino as well as plains game.

take the night at Ongava Homestead, a rebuilt old farmhouse, with en-suite bathrooms, and a farm kitchen overlooking its own waterhole, floodlit at night to see nocturnal tourists, from the timid genet to big game such as Elephant, Lion, Leopard and a host of Antelope come to drink . Simple safari furnishings create a stunning atmosphere in which to make friends andfeell the experience of the company throughout the Exploration.
Days 3 & 4: Palmwag Adventurer Camp, Damaraland
having taken an early breakfast, we head westwards by road in the direction of the private Palmwag concession. Here, on the concession and in the enviroment areas the desert-adapted elephant, the very careful feeder and gentle giant of Damaraland, thrives. Special activities include tracking and looking for these enormous mammals, on foot and by vehicle.

more to that, expert guides expose the sheer wonders of nature’s survi val strategies in this arid sorroundings through walks and game drives, concentrating on a number of topics from birds to insects, medicinal uses of plants and viewing wildlife. Our Adventurer campsite is located in a private setting with wonderful views of the enviroment mountains and wide-open landscape.

# Accommodation: Hotel and train cabins
# Activities: Game drives, morning dune excursion at Rand Rifles, explore the coastal town of Swakopmund, guided nature walks & hiking in the NamibRand Reserve.
# Destinations: Windhoek, Desert Express Train, Swakopmund, NamibRand Private Nature Reserve and Sossusvlei.

What you will be able to encounter from this 8 day Namibian Honeymoon Rail and Air safari :

On this 8 day Namibian Honeymoon Rail and Air safari you will tour Namibia, a land of several contrasts. take plesure in a journey via the ancient surving desert in the luxury and nice atmosphere of a world class train, the Desert Express Train. You will take pleasure a stunning game drive at Okapuka Game Ranch and morning Sossusvlei excursion. Spend 2 days at Swakopmund, Namibia’s premier coastal resort also home to the luxurious Swakopmund Hotel & Entertainment Centre.

On day 8 of your Namibia safari package you will take pleasure in an air flight to Sossusvlei Mountain Lodge, located in the middle of the Namib Desert. You can take pleasure in a guided nature walks and hiking trails that give an insight to the scenic and ecological aspects of the environment with its wide diversity of desert-adapted flora and fauna.

Day 1 & 2: GocheGanas Wellness Village, Windhoek

You will be driven to the tranquil GocheGanas Wellness Village. rest for 2 nights in the elegant suite fitted with twin beds. Experience a relaxing beauty treatment or enjoy the exciting game drives offered at this Namibia hotel. Accommodation is on a full board basis.
Day 3: Desert Express De Luxe Train

Leave on a Friday on the Desert Express Train. Spend the night in a comfortable twin bedded cabin. Burnt amber leather upholstery, rich golden and red woods and animal motifs all echo the landscape through which the train passes. Look forward to an exciting afternoon game drive at Oropoko. You will be able to enjoy a morning dune excursion at Rand Rifles. Accommodation is on a dinner, bed and breakfast.

Namibia is renouned for its wide open spaces, splendered terrain, desert landscapes, wonderful sunsets and sunrises, which makes the way through the oldest living desert in the lavish and nice of a world class train  an uncommomn experience. The inner part of The Desert Express reflects the colours and textures of Namibia. wonderfully shaped large windows and stunning etched glass doors gives a panoramic views.
Day 4 & 5: Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre, Swakopmund

Once you arrive at Swakopmund Airport, you will be driven to the Swakopmund Hotel and Entertainment Centre. You will spend 2 nights at his Namibia hotel. Your room is fitted with twin beds. Accommodation in a bed and breakfast basis.This Namibia hotel was built in and near the old station building, which has been un spoilt and is still nice looking.
From the light and airy reception site to its 90 spacious rooms and suites the hotel combines hospitality, service and style. The bedrooms are located around a courtyard with palm trees, fountains and outdoor swimming pool. Every room is wonderfully decorated and has a mini bar, air conditioning, television, tea/coffee facilities, various dial telephone, hair dryer and bathroom with a bath and shower.

The Victorian style Platform One Restaurant provide an a la carte menu and specialty buffet. The wholly equipped casino and extensive Entertainment Centre incorporates a cinema, a video arcade and specialty shopping. The Captain’s Tavern restaurant specialises in seafood, and there are also a number of fast food. It is a fine walk from the hotel to either the beach or the centre of town.

# Accommodation: Various camps and lodges
# Activities: 4×4 Game drives, Scenic flights
# Destinations: Windhoek, Namib Desert, The Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund and

Damaraland Etosha and Ongava.

What you is given on this 7 day Best of Namibia Wing Safari tour:

tourists on this fly-in Namibia safari package feel the highlights of this exciting country – Sossusvlei the Namib; the Skeleton Coast; Swakopmund; Damaraland and Etosha. Each Sunday (and Thursday from July to October) we fly from Windhoek International Airport or Eros Airport in Windhoek on the ‘Best of Namibia Wing Safari’. The aircraft and pilot stay with the group throughout so there is continuity and flexibility. All meals, park fees and activities are included. Group size is normally around four guests – but reserve the right to go for a maximum of ten.

Day 1 & 2: The Namib Desert – Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp

The Best of Namibia Wing Safari Tour leave from Eros Airport (Windhoek) by light aircraft for Sossusvlei Wilderness Camp, about an hour’s flight away. You will be leaving in the late morning. Activities are done in 4×4 vehicles and include a safari down to the peripheri of the Tsauchab River and to the heart of Sossusvlei for stunning dune scenes. Optional early morning ballooning can be organised at extra cost. (This must be booked in advance). Late afternoons are time to move around the reserve around the camp.
Day 3 & 4: The Skeleton Coast, Swakopmund and Damaraland – Damaraland Camp

You leave by light aircraft and fly over the dunes of the Namib and Sossusvlei to gain another perspective of the place from the air in the moments of this Namibia safari package. You head westwards to Meob Bay on the Atlantic Ocean and afterwards fly up the Skeleton Coast. The flight gives wonderful desert and Skeleton Coast scenery, where the dunes and the desert link up with the Atlantic Ocean. Your flight leads you over the site of the Eduard Bolen shipwreck, past Conception Bay and the wreck area of the Shaunee, around Sandwich Harbour and its renouned lagoon, the Flamingoes at Walvis Bay and on to Swakopmund.

Here you are welcomed and driven to Walvis Bay for a stunning boat trip out to sea where there are oftenly good sightlings of dolphins, seals and some moments also penguins and whales. In the afternoon you make your way from Swakopmund, for an exciting flight above the Skeleton Coast, and past the Cape Cross Seal Colony prior to you turning east and fly up the Huab River to Damaraland Camp for two nights. Highlights of the stay at Damaraland Camp are nature excursions into the rocky desert in search of the rare and endangered desert Elephant and Rhino. This is an area where the chances of encountering the desert Elephants are high.
Day 5 & 6: Etosha and Ongava – Ongava Lodge or Ongava Tented Camp

You board a light aircraft from Damaraland to Ongava Lodge or Ongava Tented Camp for two nights. Etosha, occupying an area of 22 000 square kilometres, provide a stunning game viewing chances. Your game drive participations will be mostly within Etosha in the mornings. In the afternoon and evening you have the opportunity to take pleasure in walks, hides and night drives in the private Ongava Reserve, activities are quite hard within Etosha. Lion, Leopard, Elephant White Rhino and Black Rhino together with all the plains game can be spotted here. Tracking Rhino on foot is part of the  Ongava’s excitments.
Day 7: Back to Windhoek

You leave Ongava Lodge for flight returning to Windhoek.

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Take in the superb view of this beautifull country on your uncommon safari in Namibia.

# Summary of this 7 day Flying Namibia tour:Accommodation: Lodges and Hotels
# Activities: Scenic flights over fascinating landscapes, Marine Cruise and Game Drive
# Destinations: Fish River Canyon, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Coast

What is provided on  this 7 day Flying Namibia safari:

Appreciate the nice appearance of Namibia from a bird’s eye view on this safari in Namibia. see the breathtaking landscapes of the pro-Namib to Sesriem, the nice looking dunes of Sossusvlei and many more exciting sights.

Day 1: Fish River Canyon

You are to  drive from any establishment in Windhoek to Eros airport. The first leg of your Namibia tour package leads you from Windhoek across the stunning Mountain range heading to the far south of Namibia.

take pleasure in the Hardap Dam, the Kalahari Desert, the extinct Brukkaros Volcano and the big intriguing plains of the south from a bird’s-eye view. Your destination is the breathtaking boulder-studded plains and hills to the east of the famous Fish River Canyon, the second largest of its type in the world. You will  have the night at Canon Lodge. Breakfast and Dinner is included.
Day 2: Sossusvlei

A magnificant flight leads you over the steep and winding gorges of the Fish River Canyon, over the exciting landscapes of the pro-Namib to Sesriem, the gateway to the southern Namib Desert and its superb dune belts. You will have the night at Sossusvlei Lodge. Breakfast and Dinner is included.
Day 3: Swakopmund

A road excursion to Sossusvlei, a clay pan surrounded by some of the highest sand dunes in the world is planned for today. Observe the fauna and flora that inhabits this region on your safari in Namibia.

go back to the airstrip for a charter flight to Swakopmund. Once airborne your flight leads you above the Atlantic Ocean, across the dune desert to Swakopmund Airport, a short drive leads you to your hotel. You will have the overnight at Hansa Hotel. Breakfast is included.
Day 4: Coast / Damaraland

A short road drive takes you to Walvis Bay where you will take part on a Marine Cruise on your Namibia tour package. This gives an oppotunity to see Namibia’s only deep-sea harbour, meeting with aquatic birds and Cape Fur Seals, and the chance of viewing Bottlenose and Heavy-Side Dolphins, the latter species is common to the coast of south-western Africa.

Namibian oysters, taken as part of the best in the world, canapés and chilled sparkling wine from South Africa together with the soft drinks are given out on board during this lavish cruise.

then a charter flight leads you north near the Skeleton Coast. You will go over the seal colony at Cape Cross, see shipwrecks, the Messum Crater and the riverbeds of Namibia’s ephemeral watercourses on your safari in Namibia. You spend the night at Twyfelfontein Lodge. Breakfast and Dinner is included.

Highlights:

# Skeleton Coast
# Kaokoveld
# Private campsites

Day 1: Kuidas Camp

when you reach at Eros on your Namibia safari package, you will be welcomed and helped onto your light aircraft driven to Kuiseb Canyon and adjoining red dunes is the breath taking view from the air, as is the scenery of the renouned Eduard Bohlen shipwreck at Conception Bay. You proceed with a low-level flight north along the coast via the Seal colony at Cape Cross. One overnight at Kuidas Camp in a twin bedded tent with en suite facilities. Accommodation is on a full board basis. Ancient rock engravings are within walking distance of the camp.
Day 2: Purros Camp

You move around the Huab River formations by open 4×4 safari vehicle, and fly near the coast to Terrace Bay in the Skeleton Coast Park. There you see the ‘roaring dunes’, then move around the beach with its profusion of multi-coloured stones. You afterwards fly north to Purros Camp in the Hoarusib Valley. One overnight at Purros Camp in a twin bedded tent with en suite facilities. Accommodation is on a full board basis.
Day 3: Kunene Camp

A spectacular drive takes you to a settlement of the nomadic Himba people, and probally a sighting of the desert-dwelling Elephant which roam around this valley. We afterwards fly north to the perennial Kunene River and take the journey through the mountains and dunes of the Hartmann Valley. spend the overnight at Kunene Camp in a twin bedded tent with en suite facilities. Accommodation at Kunene Camp is on a full board basis in your Namibia safari package.
Day 4: Departure

During the early hours of the day ,take a morning boat trip on the Kunene River, viewing birds varying from aquatic species to rare desert varieties and those surviving in the dense riverine vegetation. following lunch at the camp you fly returning to Eros Airport, Windhoek, reaching late afternoon.

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# Track the Desert Elephant on foot
# View game of Etosha National Park
# Learn of unique plants of the Namib Desert
# Bird spectacular of Walvis Bay Lagoon

Days 1 & 2: Ongava Homestead, Etosha Region

Drive by a nice charter flight to Namibia’s big game country: Etosha and its sorroundings. Here, the great numberS and different flora and fauna is brought to life in a number of activities, from game walks to game drives and tours to hides on the property and into the prominent Etosha National Park. Within Etosha we’ll also tour a number of perennial springs and pans, encountering Lion, Leopard, Elephant and black Rhino as well as plains game.

We stay the night at Ongava Homestead, a renovated old farmhouse, with en-suite bathrooms, and a farm kitchen overlooking its own waterhole, floodlit at night to watch nocturnal visitors, from the timid genet to big game such as Elephant, Lion, Leopard and a host of antelope come to drink. Simple safari furnishings create a wonderful atmosphere in which to make friends and enjoy good company throughout the Namibia tour package.
Day 3: Palmwag Lodge, Palmwag

After an early breakfast, the tour travels to the Palmwag concession.

The camp consists of 5 Meru-style tents, built on individual, wooden platforms and offering a great scenic view of the surroundings and also the desert-adapted elephants when they visit the area. Situated about 600 metres away from the restaurant and secluded from the rest of Palmwag Lodge. The tents are tastefully furnished, with en-suite facilities, solar power and a wonderful atmosphere.

The guides will expose the sheer magnificence of nature’s survival strategies in this arid environment, through walks, tracking and game drives concentrating on a variety of topics from birds to insects, medicinal uses of plants and viewing wildlife. In addition, you travel through regions with an exciting array of exposed geological sequences, ranging in age from ‘young’ 130 million-year-old igneous shale through to 850 million-year-old schist formations.

Summary of this 4 day Etosha By Road tour:
# Accommodation: Lodge
# Activities:This 4 day tour concentrates on the superb rich wildlife of the Etosha National Park. Full day game drive.
# Destination: Windhoek, Etosha National Park

What you can expect from this 4 Day Etosha by Road tour:

Etosha National Park is the most breathtaking place. It is a semi-arid area of 23,000 square km’s (that’s over half the size of Switzerland, or approximately a third of the size of Tasmania!).

The park is a dwelling place for 93 mammal species and 340 bird species. Etosha National Park’s focal point is the Etosha Pan, – a flat saline desert, 130km (80.7 miles) long by 50km (31 miles) at its widest in the eastern sector of the park.

Days 1 & 2: Wednesday & Thursday, Windhoek – Etosha National Park

leave Windhoek on the Namibia road take a trip to northbound. There will be a journey break at Mount Etjo where more visitors are likely to join the tour. You will head through Outjo into Etosha National Park, where you will take part in your game drive in a vehicle, on the way to a rest camp.

The Rest Camps located in the National Park are loved because of their flood-lit waterholes where game may be observed at any time of the night or day.

A number of waterholes via the National Park provide an exiciting game viewing experiences with extra ordinaries like  Rhino, Elephant, Lion, Cheetah and a big array of plains game. You will spend the night at Etosha Rest Camps. Day 1: Dinner included. Day 2: Breakfast and Dinner included.
Day 3: Etosha National Park

An additional day of game viewing explorations as you head to the eastern section of the park in your Namibia road tour. Some 114 mammals species and 340 bird species happen in the park (seasons permitting). Your specialist guide will explain to you the difficult subject of operating such an great reserve. You will depart from the park during the late afternoon. Overnight will be spent at Mokuti Lodge. Breakfast and Dinner is included.
Day 4: Saturday – Return to Windhoek

Tour Lake Otjikoto whereafter you head towards Windhoek through Otjiwarongo and Okahandja where you will tour the Herero graves and a local handicraft market. Go back to Windhoek during late afternoon. Breakfast is included.
Included:

# Accommodation On A Sharing Basis
# Transport In Sprinter / Microbus
# Meals As Stipulated
# Entrance Fees To National Parks
# Portage
# English – German Speaking Driver / Guide
# Soft And Non-Alcoholic Beverages Whilst On Board The Vehicle

Not included:

# All Extra Meals and Drinks
# Visas
# Full Travel Insurance
# Excursions Not Related To The Safari
# International Flights
# Airport Departure Taxes
# Gratuities
# Items Of A Personal Nature Etc

# Enjoy the wine tasting excursion
# Go game viewing at one of the ranches
# Have dinner in the elegant restaurant
# Explore Namibia and learn about it’s beauty

Namibia is famous for its big open spaces and stunning sunrises and sunsets. The timetable of the Desert Express has been prepared to tally with the sunrises and sunsets. Desert Express usually leaves for a luxury train safari from Windhoek Station. Partake in the wine try out excursion; and tour a Game Ranch the next day.

At the Game Ranch you can take part in a game drive that stops with a sundowner on a hill overlooking the stunning enviroment of the country side. A water and feeding part at the stop will make sure that alot of game will be present for viewing on this exciting train safari in Namibia.

when you come back to the train passengers can rest with a sundowner in the cool atmosphere of the Spitzkoppe lounge while you take off some time before for dinner. Dinner is served in the elegant Welwitschia restaurant as your stunning train Namibia takes its onward journey to stop overnight at a calm safe siding.

The dress code on board the Desert Express is elegant / casual. The Desert Express is nice and visitors are kindly asked to refrain from wearing shorts and sandals in the Welwitschia Restaurant. However comfortable shoes and clothing are advised for the excursions on this lavish train.

Desert Express has nine coaches, usualy linked via drawbar to reduce coupling and for worked upon ride comfort. The train has about twenty-four compartments, every thing accommodating one, two or three passengers. The compartments on this luxury train safari in Namibia have air-conditioning, heating and en-suite facilities.

Passengers have a free way to an elegant lounge, a uncommon bistro bar and a freely existing restaurant that will give the best in Namibian cuisine. Uncommonly shaped large windows throughout the train gives the traveler with views of the wide open spaces on his / her luxury train safari.

Desert Express will with pleasure cater for your specific dietary requirements, where possible. Please advise in writing at least one week prior to departure so that the necessary arrangements may be attended to. Please note that check-in time is 30 minutes prior to departure, where you will be handed your boarding pass.

Child Policy:
Children stay under the supervision of their parents on this Namibia visit. Desert Express accepts no responsibility for children during excursions. Children younger than 10 years may enjoy their meals in the Bistro Restaurant, whilst older children are able to utilise all facilities on board. There are no baby facilities such as cots, etc on board this luxury Namibia train.

Day 1: Windhoek

You leave from Windhoek at 09:00. There is a delicious light lunch at 12:30 – 14:00, afterwards an afternoon wine tasting excursion at Omaruru. From there you can enjoy dinner at the train’s restaurant. You stay overnight on the train.
Day 2: Etosha

Breakfast starts at 07:30 during your Namibia tour. Around 12:00 you take a transfer to Namutoni camp in Etosha. Partake in an afternoon game drive and see the wild game of Africa. After all the excitement, dinner is served. You can make use of the set menu in the restaurant or an outside barbeque. Sit and watch the game at the waterhole at leisure. You stay overnight in Namutoni / Etosha.
Day 3: Etosha / Namutoni

on this day you take an early game drive and breakfast. From there you return to Namutoni and drive to the Desert Express. At 13:00 the train leave for Windhoek.  take pleasure in Lunch and dinner which is served on board. You spend the overnight on the train.
Day 4: Windhoek

Take your Breakfast and lunch  on the train on this date. You reach in Windhoek at about 15:00, in time to board a plane return home.