14 janvier 2016

Discover The Perfect Namibia Luxury Safari

By Catherine Jones


If you have an adventurous spirit and have dreamed of an African safari, the first thing you will need to do is research your options. If you are excited by the idea of seeing magnificent wild animals in their natural habitat, but not excited about the idea of roughing it with a tent and a jeep, there are luxurious alternatives where you can get the best of both worlds. Research the safari packages and find the Namibia luxury safari that suits you best.

Picture a luxurious flying safari that includes four destinations with beautiful landscapes and wildlife living the way they were meant to live, roaming free across the land. You will travel by air to Windhoek, the small capital city of Namibia. The architecture is German, and you will stay in a castle named the Hotel Heinizburg. This is a Relais and Chateaux property, a very respected and rare distinction. The sixteen guest rooms are luxuriously appointed, and the property is complete with all the amenities you would find at any five star hotel.

Your next stop is the Sossusvlei Desert Lodge where guests are surrounded by towering sand dunes of terracotta color due to the iron content. The dunes look forsaken of any life forms. This is one of the driest ecosystems in the world, yet there are flat pans of cracked sand, vleis, that do sustain some life. You will spend two days exploring the Namib Desert, or you may choose to take in the luxury of the lodge.

Damaraland is your next stopping point. Your stay will be at the Mowani Mountain Camp part of the Twfelfontein Conservancy. Fourteen huts complete will all the modern amenities are built nestled together like a typical African village. Many activities are offered, including nature drives to see the elephants and hot air ballooning gives broad expansive views of the animals and the landscape.

Your final stop before flying back to where you started, is the Etosha National Park. Your choices for lodging are the Mushara Collection, an expansive lodge with separate villas, or the Onguma Game Reserve. This destination offers a wealth of opportunities to view wildlife in its natural habitat. The sight of forty zebras roaming around and drinking from a watering hole has a miraculous feeling.

This is the last stop, and at the end of your stay you will be transferred back to Windhoek, and eventually your return flight home. This is only one of the several luxury safaris offered by various travel companies. The cost of this package is over five thousand dollars per person. This is the price of luxury, especially in a country where nature reigns and the landscapes have not been marred by high rise hotels.

You should first spend hours researching the different websites. They are very elaborate and detailed with complete itineraries and magnificent photos. Any one of these safaris would be the trip of a lifetime.

For those who have never traveled to any part of Africa, there is no way to prepare you. You will be like a child seeing everything for the first time. Every sight is a new one. Your adventure will be inspirational and stay with you forever.




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