Arrive in Windhoek and fly to Kwessi Dunes in the striking Namibrand Nature Reserve, a vast desert wilderness of over 200,000 hectares. With its rolling desert plains and backdrop of craggy mountains and iconic red dunes, this is a place where time seems to stand still and the space is never-ending. Here, it’s not about chasing big game but rather soaking up the beauty of the colourful landscape, admiring the antelope that scatter the sand, and gazing at the stars that light up the night sky.

Your comfortable (air-conditioned) chalet has a separate ‘star gazer’ room, completely open to the sky. Views from the rooms, the main area and the swimming pool are of the vast, desert vistas. This is a private experience on a private reserve and the hyper-arid desert terrain makes it amazing in all seasons.

Take a scenic flight over the famous Eduard Bohlen shipwreck, Conception Bay and Sandwich Harbour, before touching down in Swakopmund for lunch. Then, it’s onward to Hoanib Valley Camp, over the dramatic Skeleton Coast and then inland to the beautiful interior of the country. Deep in north-western Namibia, the area is a melee of towering mountains, sand dunes, and huge expanses of desert, scattered with unique wildlife and nomadic Himba settlements. It’s also one of Namibia’s most remote and wild environments, and one that not many will get the chance to discover in a lifetime.

Hoanib Valley Camp is an elegant, intimate affair that immerses you into the wilds of the desert. Your tent sits beautifully in its environment offering a simple aesthetic that matches the rugged landscape down to a tee. Here you’ll spend your days tracking desert-adapted elephant, giraffe and rhino before retiring to your veranda to marvel at the magnitude of your surroundings.

Get ready to enjoy the best transfer drive on the continent! Today you drive from Hoanib Valley Camp to Shipwreck Lodge (approximately 5 hours). You’ll pass incredible rock formations and desert-elephant digging for water, before arriving at the crashing waves and rolling dunes of the Skeleton Coast. Wow. Shipwreck has been uniquely designed around the enigmatic shipwrecks that line the coastline,  there’s nowhere on the continent quite like it. The cabins provide a peaceful retreat, while the lodge’s location is unmatched.

Explore the wildlife-rich Northern area of the Skeleton Coast National Park and enjoy activities like nature drives, desert flora discovery, sunset views, beach-combing, and marvelling at the geological wonders of the Clay Castles. Other activities to enjoy here are sandboarding, quad biking, sundowner drives to the roaring dunes and day excursions to the Mowe Bay seal colony,

This morning you’ll meet the plane and fly back down the stunning Atlantic Coastline, before arriving back in Windhoek, or, if you’ve chosen to extend your trip to Etosha, you’ll make your way north for  a two night stay in the Etosha Heights Private Reserve, a 60,000-hectare private reserve that shares a border with the famous Etosha National Park. The reserve offers unspoiled landscapes and a sense of tranquillity and solitude. Wildlife-wise, you’ll find lion, cheetah and many of Namibia’s fascinating desert species, but the reserve is probably most famous for its strong population of black and white rhino.