You will be met on arrival day at Windhoek airport (Hosea Kutako Airport) and transferred to a specified B&B in Windhoek. Here you will meet the rest of your riding group for dinner and a representative will brief you about the ride.

After an early breakfast you’ll take a transfer to the Namib Desert (approx. 5 hours) through some spectacular landscapes, including a dramatic drop off the escarpment with an arresting view of the desert below. After lunch ou’ll depart for a visit to the dunes at Sossusvlei, returning to camp by sunset. The evening will be spent at a tented camp or guesthouse depending on circumstances. Whatever the case, a good meal and drinks will settle everyone into the flow of the ride.

Your first ride begins amid the encircling Naukluft (German for ‘narrow gorge’) – a short ride before lunch allows you to get more acquainted with your horse before you ride into the undulations and isolated hills which are a feature of this area.

Your riding adventure continues: cross-country on game and cattle tracks through the bush savannah and plains with stunning views of endless hills and steep rock faces in constantly changing colours. The night’s camping spent around a campfire either in a tent or stretched out under the stars.

While Namibia’s westward-flowing rivers rarely flow, they all run through deep valleys etched at a time when Namibia was wetter and sea levels were lower. You’ll cross two river canyons on our way to the Namib plains: the Gaub and the much larger Kuiseb ,which forms a dramatic end to the 400km long Namib Sand Sea. Following the tracks of mountain zebra that crisscross the steep sides of the canyon, a technical descent requires some walking/scrambling into and out of the canyon. The high, narrow walls of the canyon preserve an almost year-round supply of precious water for the game in this area.

Namib Plains to the Swakop River.
This is unspoiled countryside with stunning panoramic views. Marvel at the incredibly beautiful African sunsets and myriad stars. See mountain zebra, oryx, ostrich, springbok and, if you’re lucky, some of the desert warthogs, while crossing the desert’s gravel plains as the crow flies. Good going affords some fast-paced riding on the wide grassy plains on the Namib. It has been known for the mountain zebra to run alongside the horses during one of the group’s many canters! Dry waterways, distinguishable by the long lines of acacia trees marking their courses, are a much favoured resting place of giraffe, springbok and oryx. As the plains become more arid strange shapes form and disappear in mirages and dinosaur-like of plants, the gnarled Welwitschia Mirabilis, tell of a land of great antiquity and tremendous solitude. The Swakop river basin has eroded a truly ancient geology (600 million years old), exposing a bizarre moon-like landscape. Curious black ridges of dolerite intrusions form whalebacks on the hills surrounding the river basin. And finally, to the sea, with one last canter along the beach – the end of a truly epic adventure.

Joyfully ride along the Swakop valley until you reach the dunes and then at last the ocean shore at Swakopmund. Your first glimpse of a town in ten days! And the chance to ride your horse for the last time along the beach! For the night you’ll stay in a comfortable holiday chalet/guest house while your horses enjoy their well-deserved rest in a sandy paddock. You’ll meet for a farewell dinner in the evening.

After an early breakfast, it’s time to say goodbye to your guides and crew. You’ll be transferred back to Windhoek (just over a 4-hour drive), arriving in time for flights departing Windhoek International Airport after 3pm.