Namibia Flying Safari
Discover iconic Namibia from the air… the dunes of Sossusvlei, Twyfelfontein and the wildlife in Etosha
Sossusvlei, Damaraland and Ongava Private Game Reserve, Etosha 
7 days/6 nights
Running 1st classsafaris since 1995
IndependentAfrican experts
99% delivered aspromised or better
On call24 / 7 / 365
The Namibia flying safari
Discover Namibia from the air with our Namibia Flying Safari. This is “big-screen” Africa at its best and home to the Namib Desert, saltpans and fascinating local culture. So if you’re short on time this Namibia flying safari ticks all the boxes!
- Etosha East
- Twyfelfontein
- Sossusvlei
- 7 days/6 nights
Highlights of the flying safari
Explore the Etosha National Park with its vast game herds, elephants and black rhino, then we’ll discover the hidden ‘gems’ at Twyfelfontein with its rock formations and bushmen cave paintings. Finally we’ll enjoy a scenic flight along the Skeleton coast and on to the famous dunes of Sossusvlei.
- take a trip to Etosha to spot the big game around the famous waterholes.
- game drives in the National Park and on the Ongava Reserve – one of the few private game reserves in southern Africa where guests can see both black and white rhino.
- explore the Petrified Forest and ancient Rock Art
- visit the famous dunes of Sossusvlei
When’s the best time to do this Flying safari?
- January to April – main rainy season. Mid-summer is extremely hot, often violent thunderstorms and flash floods (especially in the north). Best for Bird-watching – November to March
- May to October – Cool dry season, days are cool, clear and sunny. Night time temperatures can be near freezing. Best time for game viewing – late October (end of the dry season). Temperatures rise dramatically especially in the Kaokoveld and Etosha National Park
- mid July to late October is the main tourist season for Namibia. Accommodation for the lodges and camps books up quickly, we advise booking well in advance. Travel outside this period and it’s much quieter and you may well have many of the attractions to yourself
Read the full Namibia itinerary here
(Wilderness Air on the Namibia flying safari by Dana Allen courtesy Wilderness Safaris)
Africa's best known "wing safari"
Welcome to the wild open landscapes of Namibia.
This is "big-screen" Africa at its best.
Home to the Namib Desert. The dramatic dunefields of Sossusvlei, generous wildlife and shimmering saltpans of Etosha.
Our itinerary is flexible so if you fancy heading north west to visit traditional Himba tribes and desert adapted animals - Swakopmund, Caprivi Strip area whether around Popa Falls or the Kwando River - the choice is yours!
ItineraryFrom $5092
Day 1 - Arrive Windhoek Airport - Etosha East You'll be met at Windhoek Airport for your air transfer to Etosha game reserve and Mushara Bush Camp, a luxury family-focussed safari lodge in a private reserve
Day 2-3 Etosha East Road transfer game drive in Etosha on your way to the airstrip for your flight to Damaraland, the Twyfelfontein area. You'll stay at Camp Kipwe for 2 nights.
Day 4 - Twyfelfontein A visit to Namibia’s “open air museum’, the Twyfelfontein petroglyphs and bushman paintings, Burnt Mountain as well as the interesting Organ Pipes rock formations.
Day 5 - Sossusvlei Fly south over Damaraland to Swakopmund to re-fuel. This scenic flight along the Skeleton Coast and the Namib Dunes takes you to the landing strip close to the Namib Naukluft Park. Transfer to lodge.
Day 6 - Sossusvlei / Dead Pan / Dune 45 Early morning rise for a light breakfast and then on to the beautiful Sossusvlei area where most of the morning is spent with hikes, dune photography, climb dune/s.
Day 7 - Fly back to Windhoek Airport Fly back to the Windhoek Airport, over the Namib Naukluft Mountain range where this amazing trip will end. Pre and post accommodation with airport transfers can be arrange in Windhoek if necessary.
How to get there
The safari starts an ends at Windhoek Airport where you’ll be met by our representative. Please advise your Zambezi consultant if you would like us to arrange your international flights, add on a few nights in another destination or your onward travel arrangements.
Wildlife
Desert adapted elephants
- Desert elephants are the same size as savannah elephants
- even though they survive on less food
- footpads are more spread out due to the distances they cover walking on sand
- Bull elephant when fully grown can weigh as much as 6000 kg and reach a shoulder height of 4m
- females weigh in a just over half the weight of the male elephant
- an elephant’s tusk will continue to grow throughout their life
- some elephant families are tuskless, this is inherited within the females of the desert family groups
- in the Hoanib and Hoarusib desert elephant populations some 6 out of 20 females are without tusks
- Desert elephants have a diet grasses, shrubs, herbs, bark, leaves, fruits and seeds
- they can go without water for up to 3 days is they’re not close to a water supply.
- mud and dust baths are used as a way of protecting the skin again insects and the sun
Enquire now - let the Zambezi team help you
We're well established "can-do" professionals for whom Africa is home turf offering unrivalled local connections on the ground supported by a wider network closer to you.
We're on hand to help wherever you are. Just drop a note right here...
Similar Safaris
The standard Hoanib Skeleton Coast Safari is a 5 day fly in tour into the remote Kaokoveld of Namibia in search of desert elephants and shipwrecks
Best Locations
Damaraland Adjacent to the Skeleton Coast Damaraland includes two prime safari areas with Southern Damaraland and the Kaokoveld in the north
Read More
Etosha Etosha National Park includes the famous Pan and is the country's most popular wildlife safari destination especially between July and October
Read More
Skeleton Coast With fewer than 800 visitors each year Skeleton Coast Safaris offer one of Africa's most extraordinary safari experiences
Read More
Sossusvlei The Sossusvlei in the Namib Desert has some of the best desert scenery in the world and conjures up images of huge red dunes covered in wind ripples
Read More
Swakopmund Swakopmund located next door to Walvis Bay, has palm lined streets, immaculate old buildings and well-kept gardens with a real holiday atmosphere
Read More
Windhoek 
