OUR KUNENE CONSERVANCY SAFARIS

Your participation in our safaris does not just generate much needed income for the Conservancies; it also serves to provide employment opportunities, capacity building and hope.

Join us on astonishing journeys which combine excellence with ethical tourism.
KCS safaris into remote north-western Namibia offer more than a holiday:
They are authentic, colourful, intimate and spectacular kaleidoscopes of experiences in a place of wild beauty where wildlife and people co-exist. We add dignity and new meaning to cultural exchanges because your conservancy hosts own our company and receive all profits.

They are excursions into a vast untamed land to give the discerning traveller a once in a lifetime insider’s view of community-based conservation in action.
We invite you to join our experienced team on rutted tracks, across dry riverbeds and rugged mountain passes with a stunning backdrop of ever-changing desert scenery, inhabited by a diversity of fascinating plants and animals.

Learn how the well-being of semi-nomadic herding people and wildlife are linked in the 50 000 square kilometre Kunene Region where lions, elephant, giraffe, black rhino, gemsbok and kudu have all adapted to life in this ancient desert. See the highest diversity of commiphora species (myrrh) in the world and a number of endemic birds, trees and shrubs.

Depending on which safari you choose, search for black rhino or perhaps go on a plant trail with Himba women. Spend quality time with your Herero and Himba conservancy hosts and gain insights into the highs and lows of living together with wildlife in this arid environment devoid of park boundaries, fences and convenience stores.

Enjoy desert camping in comfort with a back-up crew who will round off your eventful day with mouth-watering bush cuisine.  Savour a good wine and immerse yourself in the sounds, scents and flavours of an African night before retiring to your tent and tailor-made bedroll.

Experience stress relieving solitude; know that your presence is making conservation sustainable, enhancing livelihoods and improving quality of life.

“Kunene Conservancy Safaris” invites you to participate in one of Africa’s most successful conservation stories.

Kunene Kaleidoscope Safari
10 days / 9 nights
(.pdf - 948 kb)

Kunene Wildlife and Culture
7 days / 6 nights
(.pdf - 679 kb)

Etosha Wildlife & Culture
9 days / 8 nights
(.pdf - 626 kb)

Desert Dust Devil
3 days / 2 nights
(.pdf - 295 kb)

Authentic Himba Experience
(including two nights at Etambura Camp
and one night camping in a Himba village)
5 days / 4 nights
(.pdf - 987 kb)

Swakopmund - Cape Cross - Wereldsend - Hoanib - Puros - Granietkop - Swakopmund
5 days / 4 nights
(.pdf - 613 kb)

Desert Rhino Quest
7 days / 6 nights
(.pdf - 295 kb)

LIMITED EDITION
"SPECIALISED SAFARIS"

We have secured the services of some internationally acclaimed specialists to give you an insight into their worlds.  Like all our products, these are not just holiday tours, but an in-depth experience with knowledgeable conservationists who make a difference.  These safaris are authentic.  You will join these experts in the day-to-day running of their projects.  The nature of this experience and real hands on involvement does not allow for the provision of a fixed overnight point-to-point itinerary.  It is the environment, indigenous people, wildlife and these experts that will determine our optimum movements.  These are short, intense and often life-changing experiences.  Our back-up crew will erect our tented camp and look after your personal comforts ensuring you spend maximum time with your guide and expert.

We generally start these safaris from Swakopmund, leaving early morning to rendezvous late afternoon/early evening with our specialist. Or, for self-drivers, our guide can meet you at midday on the starting day of the safari at one of the following lodges in Damaraland:  Fort Sesfontein, Etendeka Mountain Camp, Grootberg Lodge or Palmwag Lodge.  Arrangements can be made to safely leave your vehicle there for the duration of the specialised safari.

Arid Eden and Etosha
with Garth Owen‐Smith
(.pdf - 1160 kb)

Arid Eden - excluding Etosha
with Garth Owen‐Smith
(.pdf - 1070 kb)

Desert Lion Safari
with Dr Philip Stander
(.pdf - 572 kb)

Kaokoland Naturally
with Steve Braine
(.pdf - 182 kb)

Conservation and Culture
with Garth Owen‐Smith and Dr Margaret Jacobsohn
(.pdf - 948 kb)

Desert Elephant Project Safari
with Dr Rob Roy Ramey and Dr Laura Brown
(.pdf - 746 kb)

For a COMBO, consider doing two specialised tours or attach our Kunene Kaleidoscope Safari to one of them.

Open the 'departure dates with rates 2012' sheet (PDF - 154kB)