This unique specialist safari start / ends in Windhoek, Namibia and explores the lifestyle and traditions of the first people of Africa, the very traditional Kalahari San / Bushmen.
Learn about how these marginalized hunter-gatherer tribal people survive in an ever growing modernized world.
Costs & Departure Date
No Minimum guests requirement and no Single Supplement.
Included in the price:
- Accommodation as stated in the itinerary.
- Meals and activities as stated in itinerary.
- San / Bushmen Specialist Guide.
Not included in the price: - Flights. Travel insurance. - Pre and post tour accommodation. - Optional activities. - All drinks, gratuities, telephone calls, curios.
Overview
Day 1 Windhoek to Okambara / Gobabis (L+D)
Early morning, you will be collected from your Windhoek accommodation.
From Windhoek, we travel through the rural Namibia country side to a private game reserve in the Kalahari region of Namibia, near the Botswana border.
When we arrive, we first go on an game drive till lunch. After lunch we make our way to Gobabis to our guesthouse for the night. Lunch & Dinner.
Day 2: Gobabis to San Village.(BLD)(tented camping)
After our breakfast, we go on a morning bush exploration walk with the San. They will teach us more about the Bushmen's traditional hunting techniques, how to tracking and stalk wildlife, how
to make fire with two sticks.
On this highly educational wilderness excursion, there is also an chance to see wildlife, as the area is well stocked with antelope.
With our local host as guide, we visit the village and explore the mission to experience the real life of the tribal Batswana people. Tonight after our dinner, we will be treated to traditional tribal dancing and singing. Using only their voices and clapping of hands, they create ancient spell-bounding harmonies.
Tented camping on a shared basis, and includes Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3
San Village to Windhoek (about 320km) (B & L)
After breakfast we begin our journey back to Windhoek. Along the way we will stop at the town of Gobabis to do a cultural tour of the Epukiro. Our tour will end in Windhoek, where you will be taken to your accommodation.