This 7 day tour is the perfect overview of Southern Namibia. From here, we head south to explore the breath-taking Namib Desert and crossing the Tropic of Capricorn where we of course stop for photos. We spend 2 nights camping at Klein Aus, an incredible stop nestled amongst the rocks, and from here we visit the ghost town of Kolmanskop and spot the wild horses of the Namib Desert before heading east where we can gaze over the Fish River Canyon.
We wrap up our incredible 6 day trip with the last night at the impressive Quiver Tree Forest before returning to Windhoek. Day 1: Thursday β Windhoek β Hotel A La Mer, Swakopmund β km You will be collected from your accommodation within the Windhoek city limits at and transferred to Chameleon Safaris Head Office for a short pre-departure meeting.
We first drive north via the small town of Okahandja, but soon we are heading west, past the tiny centres of Karabib and Usakos, to the port town of Walvis Bay. The edge of Africa and the Skeleton Coast. Walvis Bay lagoon is an internationally recognised Ramsar site, Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, Especially as Waterfowl Habitat and is justly renowned for its birdlife.
Flamingo, pelican, African oyster catcher and turnstone to name but a few of the more than 50 bird species occurring here. This with other aqua fauna including bottlenose and Heaviside dolphins, humpbacked and southern right whales, ocean sunfish and Cape fur seals all add up to make Walvis Bay lagoon being a wetland wonderland.
In particular, we are here to see the flamingos, which are usually abundant and found within easy photo distance from the shore. Flamingos do not enjoy a solid diet, they live on microorganisms such as plankton, and they are filter feeders, almost like an oyster.
