Dunes, Coast & Wildlife for Svetlana · 29 Dec 2026

Your private journey

10 days, one guide

Ten days through Namibia with your own guide and vehicle: two nights among the dunes at Sossusvlei, three on the coast at Swakopmund, one below Spitzkoppe and three at Etosha, starting and ending in Windhoek.

Where: Sossusvlei · Swakopmund · Spitzkoppe · Etosha
When: 29 Dec 2026 – 7 Jan 2027
How long: 10 days, 9 nights; about 2,140 km by road
How you travel: Your own guide and a Toyota Fortuner 4x4, from the airport on Tue 29 December to Thu 7 January
Prepared for: Svetlana Tsynnova, two adults
Status: Look book: details to be confirmed with you

One · The route

The route, stop by stop

A loop from Windhoek: south-west to the dunes, up to the coast, inland to Spitzkoppe, north to Etosha and back down to Windhoek.

Schematic · not to survey accuracyClockwise from Windhoek

29 DecWindhoek airport to Sossusvlei · we collect you≈405 km · 6 hrs

30 DecSossusvlei and Deadvleino transfer

31 DecSossusvlei to Swakopmund · after the balloon≈355 km · 5.5 hrs

1 JanSwakopmund · Sandwich Harbourno transfer

2 JanSwakopmund · scenic flightno transfer

3 JanSwakopmund to Spitzkoppe · after the catamaran≈165 km · 3 hrs

4 JanSpitzkoppe to Etosha · early start≈625 km · 8.5 hrs

5 JanEtosha · a full day in the parkno transfer

6 JanEtosha · the waterhole hideno transfer

7 JanEtosha to Windhoek≈590 km · 7 hrs

Two of these days are long, and we say so. Mon 4 January is the longest: about 625 km and 8½ hours, so you leave Spitzkoppe early and stop for lunch on the way. Thu 7 January is about 7 hours back to Windhoek. Your guide drives, so the long roads are yours to take in and enjoy.

Two · Where you'll stay

4 stops, one vehicle

Four places to sleep, each chosen for where it stands. One guide and one vehicle carry you between them.

Dead Valley Lodge

Tue 29 – Thu 31 DecBy road · about 405 km, 6 hours

Dead Valley Lodge · Sossusvlei

First on the road to Deadvlei

2 nights · Double · full board

Full board Balloon at sunrise Luxury tented chalet

Dead Valley Lodge is a camp of luxury tented chalets at the foot of Elim Dune, inside the park at Sesriem. Because you sleep inside the park, you are among the first on the road to Deadvlei on the dune morning.

Your days here

Tue 29 DecWe collect you at Windhoek’s international airport and drive to the dunes, about 6 hours. Please plan to land by 11:00.
Wed 30 DecSossusvlei and Deadvlei with your guide. You are back at the lodge for lunch and the heat of the day, and the afternoon is yours.
Thu 31 DecA hot-air balloon flight over the Namib at sunrise: about an hour in the air, then breakfast in the desert. Your guide drives you to the balloon base, and afterwards on to the coast.

Optional · at the lodge

Elim Dune sunset drive or guided walk — run by the lodge, on the evening you arrive, if you feel like it after the road.

Booked and paid at the lodge, on arrival.

Included

2 nights in a luxury tented chalet
All meals at the lodge
Sossusvlei and Deadvlei with your guide
Hot-air balloon flight at sunrise, with breakfast
Park entry fees

The Strand Hotel, on the seafront

Thu 31 Dec – Sun 3 JanBy road · about 355 km, 5½ hours

Strand Hotel Swakopmund · Swakopmund

New Year on the Atlantic

3 nights · Double room · bed and breakfast

Bed & breakfast Sandwich Harbour On the seafront

The Strand Hotel stands on Swakopmund’s seafront. Three nights here give each coast experience its own day: Sandwich Harbour by 4x4, the Skeleton Coast from the air, and Walvis Bay by boat. Your guide goes home in the evenings here, but is always available to drive you around.

Your days here

Thu 31 DecYou arrive from the desert after the balloon flight. The evening is yours: it is New Year’s Eve.
Fri 1 JanSandwich Harbour by 4x4 with your guide: a half day, with lunch included. The tide decides whether it runs in the morning or the afternoon.
Sat 2 JanA private scenic flight north along the Skeleton Coast: 2 hours 15 minutes in a light aircraft from Swakopmund.
Sun 3 JanA catamaran cruise from Walvis Bay, about 4 hours: past the seal colony at Pelican Point, in a bay that is home to dolphins, with oysters and sparkling wine on board. Then the road inland to Spitzkoppe.

Included

3 nights in a standard double room
Breakfast every morning
Sandwich Harbour by 4x4, with lunch and the permit
Private scenic flight over the Skeleton Coast
Dolphin and seal catamaran cruise
Sandboarding, if you’d like to add it, at no extra cost

Lunches and dinners in Swakopmund are for your own account, except lunch on the Sandwich Harbour day. Tables we suggest: Café Anton, Bojos Café, Altstadt, The Jetty and the Swakopmund Brauhaus. It is New Year, so we book your tables ahead.

Spitzkoppen Lodge, below the granite

Sun 3 – Mon 4 JanBy road · about 165 km, 3 hours

Spitzkoppen Lodge · Spitzkoppe

A night below the Gross Spitzkoppe

1 night · One chalet · dinner, bed and breakfast

Dinner, bed & breakfast Guided walk Chalets on stilts

Spitzkoppen Lodge is a small lodge of chalets on stilts below the Gross Spitzkoppe. Its guided walk among the granite is open to the lodge’s own guests only.

Your days here

Sun 3 JanYou arrive from the coast after the catamaran cruise. A guided walk with one of the lodge’s guides is included; your guide arranges it at reception when you arrive.
Mon 4 JanAn early start, for the longest drive of the trip: north to Etosha.

Included

1 night in a chalet
Dinner and breakfast
Guided walk with a lodge guide
Spitzkoppe entry fees

Lunch is for your own account.

Etosha King Nehale

Mon 4 – Thu 7 JanBy road · about 625 km, 8½ hours · early start

Etosha King Nehale · Etosha National Park

Etosha, from the north

3 nights · Double room · dinner, bed and breakfast

Dinner, bed & breakfast Private waterhole hide Far north of the park

Etosha King Nehale stands in the far north of Etosha, at the park’s King Nehale gate. Its private waterhole hide is kept for the lodge’s own guests.

Your days here

Mon 4 JanThe long day: about 8½ hours from Spitzkoppe, with a stop for lunch on the way. Dinner at the lodge.
Tue 5 JanA full day in Etosha with your guide, in your own vehicle, with a lunch pack from the lodge so you can stay out in the park.
Wed 6 JanThe morning is free, with another drive in the park if you would like one. In the afternoon, the lodge’s private waterhole hide; the lodge sets the time.
Thu 7 JanBack to Windhoek, about 7 hours. Because it is a long day, we recommend a last night near Windhoek and a flight home the next day.

Included

3 nights in a double room
Breakfast and dinner every day
A full day in Etosha with your guide
A lunch pack for that day
A second morning in the park, if you’d like it
Private waterhole hide excursion
Park entry fees

Your other lunches at Etosha and on the road are for your own account.

GocheGanas, on its hilltop

Thu 7 – Fri 8 JanOptional · not in the price

GocheGanas · near Windhoek

A last night, close to the airport

1 night · Double room · dinner, bed and breakfast

GocheGanas is a lodge, nature reserve and wellness centre east of Windhoek, close to the international airport. After the long road down from Etosha, it gives you a quiet last night, and you fly home the next day rather than on Thu 7 January.

Recommended · through us

A night at GocheGanas — dinner, bed and breakfast on Thu 7 January. Your drive to the airport the next day is already in your price.

€307 per person — added if you want it

Three · What it comes to

One price, one invoice

One price, split two ways so you can see where it goes. Both figures are for two travellers sharing a double room, and everything marked as included sits inside them.

Where you sleep and eat

€5,800

Nine nights in four places, with the meals named in this itinerary: every meal at Sossusvlei, breakfast in Swakopmund, and dinner and breakfast at Spitzkoppe and at Etosha.

Your guide, vehicle and the days

€9,888

Your own guide and a Toyota Fortuner 4x4 for ten days, the fuel, every park fee, and the experiences: the balloon flight, Sandwich Harbour, the scenic flight over the Skeleton Coast, the catamaran cruise, the guided walk at Spitzkoppe and the private waterhole hide at Etosha.

Your guide’s own rooms and meals are inside this figure too.

€15,688 for two travellers

€1,569Per day, for two

10 / 9Days / nights

€7,844Per person sharing

One invoice covers everything listed as included. This is our Dunes, Coast & Wildlife journey, privately guided at Premium level, priced for your dates.

Prices in eurosYou are invoiced in euros. We fix the price when we finalise your itinerary; from then on, if the exchange rate moves, that is our risk, not yours.

Four · Why we built it this way

The days, and the rooms

Each stop puts you where the day begins. At Sossusvlei you sleep inside the park, so you reach Deadvlei early. Three nights in Swakopmund give each coast experience its own day. At Spitzkoppe and at Etosha, the lodges keep their guided walk and their waterhole hide for their own guests. And with your own guide and vehicle, the days are yours.

Five · What is included

Everything above, in one list

Everything marked as included in this itinerary is inside the price. This is that list in full, so there is nothing to work out from the pages above.

Where you sleep

Dead Valley Lodge, Sossusvlei: 2 nights, luxury tented chalet
Strand Hotel Swakopmund: 3 nights, standard double room
Spitzkoppen Lodge: 1 night, chalet
Etosha King Nehale: 3 nights, double room

What you eat

Every meal at Dead Valley Lodge
Breakfast in the desert after the balloon flight
Breakfast at the Strand Hotel
Lunch on the Sandwich Harbour day
A lunch pack on your full day in Etosha
Dinner and breakfast at Spitzkoppen Lodge
Dinner and breakfast at Etosha King Nehale

Your guide and vehicle

Your own private guide for all ten days
A Toyota Fortuner 4x4, and all fuel
Collection at Windhoek’s international airport on Tue 29 December
Your drive to the airport at the end of the trip
Your guide’s own rooms and meals
24/7 support from Sandura while you’re on the road

What you do

Sossusvlei and Deadvlei with your guide
Hot-air balloon flight at sunrise
Sandwich Harbour by 4x4, a half day
Private scenic flight, Skeleton Coast North (2 hrs 15)
Dolphin and seal catamaran cruise from Walvis Bay
Guided walk at Spitzkoppen Lodge
A full day in Etosha with your guide, and a second morning if you’d like it
Private waterhole hide excursion at Etosha King Nehale
Sandboarding, if you’d like to add it, at no extra cost

Fees

Park entry at Sossusvlei
The Sandwich Harbour permit
Entry at Spitzkoppe
Park entry at Etosha

Bring your passports. The fees are paid, but Namibian park gates require photographic identification from every visitor on the way in and on the way out. That applies at Sossusvlei (29 to 31 December) and Etosha (5 and 6 January). Keep them in the vehicle rather than in a case.

Six · Not included

What sits outside it

International flights to and from Windhoek
Namibian entry requirements and any visa fees
Lunches, other than at Dead Valley Lodge, on the Sandwich Harbour day and on your full day in Etosha
Dinners in Swakopmund
Optional: the Elim Dune sunset drive or walk, booked and paid at Dead Valley Lodge
Optional: a last night at GocheGanas, near Windhoek, €307 per person
Drinks, other than those named in this itinerary
Travel insurance and personal expenses
Gratuities are at your discretion: as a guideline, from €20 per person per day for your guide, in cash, and €10–20 per person per night for the lodge staff.

Seven · The season

Midsummer, and New Year

You travel in the middle of the Namibian summer. Expect hot days in the desert and at Etosha, and cooler air on the coast. Pack light clothing, a hat and sunblock, and bring a warm layer for Swakopmund and for the balloon morning. Fri 1 January is a public holiday in Namibia.

Eight · What happens now

What happens now?

This is your look book: a first version, made to be changed. Three steps take it from here to booked.

01

You review it

Look at the price, the lodges and the days. Tell us whether you would like to add the last night near Windhoek.

02

You come back to us

Reply to our email and tell us what you are happy with and what you would change: a different lodge, more or less luxury. Once it is right and your dates are firm, we hold every room and activity for you and finalise the itinerary.

03

Payment confirms it

Your trip starts within 60 days, so there is no deposit stage: the final itinerary comes with one invoice, and paying it confirms the entire booking.

Subject to availability

Every property is subject to availability until your payment is in. If one cannot be secured we replace it with one of the same standard and ask you first, and if the replacement costs more, we carry the difference.

Details to be confirmed Tell us what to change

Please respond with your preference: lodge swap-outs, a more or less luxurious option. Our goal is to perfect the trip for you.

To confirm · in full€15,688

Due by the date on your invoice; confirms the whole booking

Before you travelNothing more

The trip is paid in one invoice

On the roadNothing

Except your own lunches, your dinners in Swakopmund, and gratuities

Why can’t it be refunded in full? Your payment doesn’t sit with us. As soon as it lands, we pass it on to the lodges, operators, guide and vehicle that make up your trip, to turn their holds into confirmed bookings. This close to travel they charge us for releasing your places: a cancellation 59 to 31 days before travel is charged at 75% of the trip, and 30 days or fewer at 100%. That is why we only ask for payment once the trip is exactly what you want.

Want something added, before you leave or on the road? Say the word and we book it.

Your first and last days Please plan to land in Windhoek by 11:00 on Tue 29 December: the drive to the dunes takes about 6 hours. For the way home, we recommend a last night near Windhoek on Thu 7 January and a flight the next day. We confirm both days with you once your flights are known.

Look book · details to be confirmed

Tell us, and we shape it

Simply reply to our email and tell us what you would keep and what you would change. When it feels just right, confirm the itinerary the same way, by replying to the email.

Nine · For your eyes only

Prepared for you, and only you

This itinerary is proprietary and confidential. Sandura Tours prepared it for Svetlana Tsynnova and her travel companion alone, and it is shared with you in confidence.

Private & confidential

Private to you

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For your own holiday

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Ours, in every detail

The route, the choice of properties, the day-by-day plan, the text and the pricing are the work and property of Sandura Tours CC. © 2026 Sandura Tours CC. All rights reserved. The photographs are used for illustration only; many belong to the lodges and photographers who took them, and remain theirs.

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