Windhoek City & Katutura Day Tour
Windhoek – Katutura – Daan Viljoen
The capital in one day: Independence Museum, the old Tintenpalast, Katutura’s Single Quarters kapana market, and a late-afternoon game walk at Daan Viljoen.
Tours, expeditions and safaris across Namibia and the region; accommodation anywhere in the country; airport shuttles; vehicles, guides and drivers; visas and work permits; honeymoons and holidays worldwide — and an information desk to plan it all. One WhatsApp number, one written quote, and our own people in Windhoek, Walvis Bay, Lüderitz, Katima Mulilo, Ongwediva, Opuwo and Oranjemund.
Most visitors juggle five suppliers. With Alabic every part of the journey sits on one quote and one contact, and we earn our fee by making it work together.
Every product can be taken as listed or tailored to your dates, group and pace. Prices are per person sharing in Namibia dollars (N$), include our service fee, and are confirmed in writing before you pay anything.
One-day outings from Windhoek, Swakopmund, Sesriem, Lüderitz and Keetmanshoop.
Windhoek – Katutura – Daan Viljoen
The capital in one day: Independence Museum, the old Tintenpalast, Katutura’s Single Quarters kapana market, and a late-afternoon game walk at Daan Viljoen.
Sesriem – Dune 45 – Deadvlei – Sesriem Canyon
A long, worthwhile day from Sesriem or Solitaire: dunes at first light, the Deadvlei clay pan on foot, Sesriem Canyon in the shade of the afternoon.
Okaukuejo – Nebrownii – Halali – Okaukuejo
A full day inside the park in an open vehicle, working the waterholes between Okaukuejo and Halali with a guide who knows which ones are drinking.
Swakopmund – Walvis Bay lagoon – Sandwich Harbour
Flamingos and pelicans on the Walvis Bay lagoon, then the 4x4 run along the beach to where the dunes fall straight into the Atlantic.
Lüderitz – Kolmanskop – Diaz Point – Agate Beach
From our Lüderitz base: the sand-filled diamond town at Kolmanskop, then the peninsula — Diaz Point, the lighthouse, Grosse Bucht and the flamingo lagoon.
Hobas – main viewpoint – Hell’s Bend – Ai-Ais
The second-largest canyon in the world from its rim viewpoints, finishing with the hot springs at Ai-Ais. Departs Keetmanshoop or Lüderitz.
Run from our Lüderitz and Oranjemund bases: the Sperrgebiet coast, the Old Wagon Route, Aus wild horses, the canyon and the border with the Richtersveld. Nobody else sells these as set departures.
Lüderitz – Saddle Hill – Meob Bay – Conception Bay – Sandwich Harbour – Walvis Bay
Five days along the forbidden coast between the Sperrgebiet and the Namib Sand Sea: shipwrecks, abandoned diamond camps, seal colonies and dune fields that meet the sea. Permit-based, fully supported, wild camping.
Aus – Koichab Pan – Namib Sand Sea – Sandwich Harbour – Walvis Bay
From the Koichab water pan north through the southern Namib’s sand sea to the coast. Convoy driving, dune recovery training, and nights under the Milky Way.
Lüderitz – Old Wagon Trail – Garub – Aus
Follow the 1900s ox-wagon and railway supply route from the harbour into the Aus mountains, with a stop at the Garub water point to see the wild horses of the Namib. Overnight option in Aus.
Aus – Garub horse station – Dik Willem mountain
A daily half-day outing: morning at the Garub hide with the wild horses, then a set-up picnic in the shade of Dik Willem with a short guided walk. Ideal on a Lüderitz–Sossusvlei travel day.
Hobas – Palm Springs – Three Sisters – Four Finger Rock – Ai-Ais
The 80 km classic through the canyon floor, May to mid-September only. Permits, medical certificate check, guide, porterage of group kit and the Ai-Ais hot springs at the finish.
Ai-Ais – Sendelingsdrift pontoon – Richtersveld – Kuboes – Sendelingsdrift
Ride from the hot springs down to the Orange River, cross the pontoon into South Africa’s Richtersveld Transfrontier Park and cycle its lunar valleys with vehicle support. Bikes and border formalities included.
Lüderitz – Agate Beach – Grosse Bucht – Diaz Point – Sturmvogelbucht
Two days on foot around the peninsula: granite coves, the Diaz cross, flamingo lagoons and a night at a guesthouse in town. Fog, wind and wide-open coast — bring layers.
Lüderitz – Elizabeth Bay – Pomona – Bogenfels arch – Tsau //Khaeb interior
Seven days walking the former Sperrgebiet, now Tsau //Khaeb National Park — ghost towns, the 55 m Bogenfels rock arch and the richest succulent flora in Africa. Permit-based, vehicle-supported, small groups only.
Our vehicle, our guide, lodges booked. The classic loops, three to fourteen days.
Windhoek – Sossusvlei – Windhoek
A short, sharp loop for a stopover: two nights near Sesriem, Sossusvlei and Deadvlei at dawn, Sesriem Canyon, and the Spreetshoogte pass back.
Windhoek – Sossusvlei – Swakopmund – Etosha – Windhoek
The classic route done properly: Sossusvlei, the coast at Swakopmund, then two full days in Etosha. Lodge accommodation, breakfast and dinner throughout.
Windhoek – Kalahari – Sossusvlei – Swakopmund – Damaraland – Etosha – Windhoek
Adds the Kalahari red dunes, Spitzkoppe and Damaraland’s desert elephants and Twyfelfontein engravings to the seven-day loop.
Windhoek – Etosha – Damaraland – Swakopmund – Sossusvlei – Lüderitz – Fish River Canyon – Kalahari – Windhoek
The full country in a fortnight, including the south that most itineraries skip: Kolmanskop, the Lüderitz coast, Fish River Canyon and the Quiver Tree Forest.
Guide, cook and full kit. The most affordable way to see the whole country.
Windhoek – Naukluft – Sossusvlei – Swakopmund
Camping under the darkest skies in the country: Naukluft mountains, the Sesriem campsite inside the gate for a dawn start on the dunes, then the coast.
Windhoek – Sossusvlei – Swakopmund – Spitzkoppe – Etosha – Windhoek
Guide, cook, vehicle and full camping kit. Two nights at Spitzkoppe among the granite, two nights inside Etosha at Okaukuejo and Halali.
Windhoek – Etosha – Opuwo – Epupa Falls – Damaraland – Swakopmund – Windhoek
For travellers with time: Etosha, then north to Epupa Falls on the Angolan border, Himba country, and back through Damaraland’s riverbeds.
We plan and book; you drive an equipped 4x4 with our route book and 24-hour support.
Windhoek – Kalahari – Sossusvlei – Swakopmund – Etosha – Windhoek
We book the lodges, supply the equipped 4x4 with a satellite phone and a route book, and stay on the end of the line. You drive.
Windhoek – Kalahari – Fish River Canyon – Lüderitz – Sossusvlei – Windhoek
The quiet south: Quiver Tree Forest, canyon, Kolmanskop and the Lüderitz coast, Aus wild horses, then up to Sossusvlei. Lodges and 4x4 included.
Exclusive vehicle and guide for the places that need one — Kaokoland, the Marienfluss, the Skeleton Coast.
Windhoek – Etosha – Opuwo – Epupa – Van Zyl’s Pass – Marienfluss – Purros – Palmwag – Windhoek
Private vehicle, private guide, fully supported. Van Zyl’s Pass into the Marienfluss, the Hartmann Valley, Himba homesteads, and desert lions around Purros. Priced for two, sharing.
Namibia combined with Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa and Mozambique, or those countries on their own.
Windhoek – Etosha – Zambezi Region – Chobe – Victoria Falls
Etosha, then east along the Zambezi strip to Chobe’s river elephants and across to Victoria Falls. Ends in Zimbabwe; fly out from Victoria Falls.
Windhoek – Etosha – Rundu – Okavango Panhandle – Maun – Moremi
Namibia’s north joined to Botswana’s Delta: mokoro days in the Panhandle, a fly-in or drive-in to Moremi, and a Maun departure.
Cape Town – Cederberg – Orange River – Fish River Canyon – Lüderitz – Sossusvlei – Swakopmund – Windhoek
Start under Table Mountain and drive north through the Cederberg and Orange River into Namibia’s south, finishing with dunes, coast and the capital.
Windhoek – Victoria Falls (flight) – Zambezi sunset cruise – Windhoek
Fly in, see the Falls from both sides, a sunset cruise on the Zambezi, and an optional helicopter flight. Flights from Windhoek included.
Kasane – Chobe riverfront – Savuti – Kasane
Botswana’s elephant country: boat safaris on the Chobe, then Savuti’s predators. Lodge-based, with a Kasane arrival by road from Katima Mulilo or by air.
Cape Town – Cape Point – Stellenbosch – Franschhoek
City, peninsula and vineyards: Table Mountain, the Cape of Good Hope, penguins at Boulders, two days of wine estates. Flights from Windhoek included.
Cape Town – Hermanus – Knysna – Plettenberg Bay – Tsitsikamma – Port Elizabeth
A rental car, a route book and hand-picked guesthouses along South Africa’s coast. Whale season June–November.
Johannesburg – Vilanculos – Bazaruto Archipelago – Vilanculos
Dhow sailing, snorkelling on Two Mile Reef and beach lodges on the Bazaruto islands. Flights from Windhoek via Johannesburg included.
Lusaka – Mfuwe – South Luangwa – Mfuwe
The home of the walking safari: leopards, wild dogs and bush camps on the Luangwa River. Flights from Windhoek via Lusaka included.
Beach, city and island packages from Windhoek with flights, transfers and honeymoon extras arranged by us.
Windhoek – Johannesburg – Malé – water villa resort
Over-water villa, half-board, seaplane transfer and a private sunset cruise. Honeymoon extras (room upgrade, spa credit) requested with every booking.
Windhoek – Johannesburg – Zanzibar – Nungwi or Kiwengwa
Stone Town for a night, then a beach resort on the north coast. Spice tour, Prison Island and a sunset dhow included.
Windhoek – Johannesburg – Mauritius – Flic en Flac or Belle Mare
All-inclusive resort week with kids’ club or adults-only options, catamaran day to Île aux Cerfs, and island tour.
Windhoek – Johannesburg – Dubai
Burj Khalifa, the desert safari with dune bashing and a Bedouin dinner, Dubai Marina cruise and a full free day for the malls.
Windhoek – Johannesburg – Denpasar – Ubud – Seminyak
Four nights among the Ubud rice terraces, five on the coast at Seminyak. Private driver days, a Balinese cooking class and a couples’ spa afternoon.
Windhoek – Johannesburg – Athens – Santorini – Athens
Two nights in Athens for the Acropolis, then six on Santorini in a caldera-view hotel with a catamaran sunset sail.
Windhoek – Johannesburg – Bangkok – Phuket
Three nights in Bangkok, five on Phuket with a Phi Phi islands day trip. Good value for families and honeymooners alike.
Shore and river angling in the forbidden coastlines — Tsau //Khaeb, the Namib-Naukluft coast, the Skeleton Coast, the Kunene mouth — plus the Zambezi and Okavango.
Lüderitz – Elizabeth Bay – Pomona coast – Lüderitz
Rock-and-surf fishing on a coastline closed to the public for a century: galjoen, steenbras, kob and blacktail from beaches nobody has fished. Permit, 4x4, tackle, cook and camp included.
Walvis Bay – Sandwich Harbour – Conception Bay – Meob Bay – Walvis Bay
Three days down the Namib Sand Sea coast for kob and steenbras, with the wrecks of the Eduard Bohlen and Shawnee for company. Park permit and recovery gear included.
Henties Bay – Cape Cross – Torra Bay – Terrace Bay – Henties Bay
The classic Namibian angling run north: Terrace Bay (open year-round) and Torra Bay in season (Dec–Jan). Kob, galjoen, steenbras and bronze whaler shark on catch-and-release.
Opuwo – Marienfluss – Kunene mouth (Foz do Cunene) – Skeleton Coast – Opuwo
The most remote fishing in southern Africa: where the Kunene meets the Atlantic. Two 4x4s, satellite phone, all supplies. Expedition-grade — for experienced travellers.
Katima Mulilo – Zambezi lodges – Impalila Island
Tiger fish and bream on the Zambezi and Chobe from a lodge with boats and guides. Best August–December. Flights or road from Windhoek arranged.
Rundu – Divundu – Popa Falls – Mahango
Bream, catfish and tiger on the Okavango, with a morning game drive in Mahango. Good for families and mixed groups.
Windhoek – Von Bach Dam (or Hardap Dam, Mariental)
Bass, carp and barbel from the bank or a boat, a braai lunch and back by evening. Tackle supplied.
Botanist-led tours into Namibia’s biodiversity hotspots: the Succulent Karoo, the Kaokoveld, the inselbergs and the Zambezi wetlands.
Lüderitz – Tsau //Khaeb – Aus mountains – Rosh Pinah – Orange River
The Succulent Karoo is the richest arid flora on earth, and the Sperrgebiet its untouched core: lithops, conophytums, quiver trees, and the spring bloom (Aug–Sep) after good rain. Led by a botanist, permit-based.
Swakopmund – Moon Landscape – Welwitschia plains – Goanikontes
The 1,500-year-old Welwitschia mirabilis, the lichen fields that live on fog, and the Moon Landscape of the Swakop valley. Half or full day.
Omaruru – Erongo – Brandberg – Uis – Spitzkoppe
Namibia’s inselbergs hold plants found nowhere else: the Brandberg acacia, Erongo aloes, Hoodia and commiphoras. Rock art at the White Lady on the way.
Opuwo – Epupa – Marienfluss – Hartmann Valley – Purros
The Kaokoveld centre of endemism: bottle trees, Welwitschia in the Hartmann, moringas and the Kunene’s riverine forest. Expedition-supported, botanist-led.
Katima Mulilo – Nkasa Rupara – Mudumu – Kwando – Bwabwata
Papyrus swamps, floodplain grasses, riverine forest and 450 bird species. Boat and 4x4 days with a specialist guide.
Geologist-led trips through the rocks that made Namibia — Erongo pegmatites, Damaraland volcanics, the Kaoko Belt, the diamond coast and the canyon.
Windhoek – Usakos – Spitzkoppe – Erongo – Uis – Omaruru
Granite intrusions, pegmatites, tourmaline and aquamarine diggings, the Uis tin mine and the small-scale miners’ market. Hammer, hand lens and a geologist guide included.
Khorixas – Petrified Forest – Twyfelfontein – Organ Pipes – Burnt Mountain – Messum Crater – Brandberg
The Etendeka flood basalts, dolerite columns, 280-million-year-old petrified trees and the Messum volcanic complex, plus the engravings at Twyfelfontein.
Opuwo – Sesfontein – Hartmann Valley – Marienfluss – Kaoko Belt – Epupa
The Kaoko Belt’s folded Proterozoic rocks, copper showings, the Epupa basement and the Marienfluss fairy circles. Expedition-supported for geologists, students and explorers.
Lüderitz – Kolmanskop – Elizabeth Bay – Pomona – Bogenfels – Lüderitz
Marine diamond geology, the raised beaches, the Bogenfels arch and the old mining towns. Permit-based, led by a geologist with mining-industry background.
Keetmanshoop – Quiver Tree Forest – Giant’s Playground – Hobas – Ai-Ais
Dolerite of the Giant’s Playground, the Nama Group sediments and the 500-million-year story of the canyon, with a walk to the river at Ai-Ais.
Grootfontein – Hoba – Tsumeb – Dragon’s Breath (surface) – Lake Otjikoto – Lake Guinas
The largest meteorite on earth, the Tsumeb mineral deposit (over 300 minerals), the sinkhole lakes and the karst that hides the world’s largest underground lake.
Delegation programmes for investors and bulk buyers: ports, mines, factories, farms and suppliers, with meetings arranged through the IBDFN group.
Windhoek (NIPDB, ministries, banks) – Walvis Bay (Namport, export processing zone, fisheries) – Swakopmund
For investors and trade delegations: a briefing programme with the investment promotion board, ministries and banks, then Namport, the port logistics parks and fish factories. Meetings arranged through our parent firm IBDFN; visits subject to host confirmation.
Windhoek – Erongo uranium belt – Walvis Bay – Lüderitz (green hydrogen) – Oranjemund (Namdeb)
Uranium mines of the Erongo, the port’s bulk terminals, the Lüderitz green-hydrogen and offshore-oil supply base, and Namdeb’s diamond operations at Oranjemund. Site access subject to each company’s approval — we apply on your behalf.
Windhoek – Hardap irrigation scheme – Mariental – Stampriet – Meatco & Namib Mills – Grootfontein / Tsumeb farms
Irrigation schemes, feedlots and abattoirs, grain millers, charcoal and dates, and the suppliers of fertiliser, seed and implements in bulk. For buyers, exporters and farm investors.
Walvis Bay (port, fish processing, salt works) – Swakopmund – Windhoek wholesalers
Meet the exporters directly: fish and seafood, salt, charcoal, meat, marble and granite, and general wholesale. We pre-book the meetings and handle the clearing-and-forwarding introductions through the group.
Windhoek – Ondangwa – Oshakati – Oshikango border – Ongwediva
The busiest retail and cross-border trade region in the country: wholesalers, the Oshikango free-trade zone, Angolan buyers and the industrial parks. Alabic’s parent firm has an office in Ongwediva.
Windhoek – Swakopmund – Lüderitz – Aus
Lodges and guesthouses for sale, MEFT tourism concessions, coastal developments and the numbers behind them. With a real-estate and concessions briefing from the IBDFN group.
Tell us where you will be and what you like, and we book it — a guesthouse in Aus, a lodge at Sesriem, a hotel in Windhoek, a campsite in Kaokoland, a self-catering flat in Swakopmund. We know which places are worth it, we hold the booking under our name so it is honoured, and one deposit covers the whole route.
A driver with your name on a board, a clean air-conditioned vehicle, and no negotiating at the kerb. We meet international arrivals at Hosea Kutako and every domestic flight at the regional airports, and we track the flight so a delay is not your problem.
| Airport | To | Km | Per vehicle |
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| Hosea Kutako International (WDH) | Windhoek city / any hotel | 45 | N$ 660 |
| Hosea Kutako International (WDH) | Okahandja | 120 | N$ 1,680 |
| Eros Airport (ERS) | Windhoek city | 6 | N$ 180 |
| Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Walvis Bay town | 15 | N$ 360 |
| Walvis Bay Airport (WVB) | Swakopmund | 45 | N$ 660 |
| Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Lüderitz town | 10 | N$ 300 |
| Lüderitz Airport (LUD) | Aus | 125 | N$ 1,740 |
| Ondangwa Airport (OND) | Ondangwa / Ongwediva / Oshakati | 30 | N$ 420 |
| Rundu Airport (NDU) | Rundu town | 5 | N$ 300 |
| Katima Mulilo (Mpacha) (MPA) | Katima Mulilo town | 18 | N$ 420 |
| Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP) | Keetmanshoop town | 8 | N$ 300 |
| Oranjemund Airport (OMD) | Oranjemund town | 6 | N$ 300 |
Most of Namibia is reached on gravel. We rent fully equipped 4x4s for self-drive trips and provide vehicles with drivers for transfers and private tours. Every rental comes with two spare wheels, a compressor, a gravel-driving briefing and a 24-hour support number.
| Vehicle | Seats | Per day |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota Hilux 2.4 D 4x4 double cab, camping-equipped for 2 | 4 | N$ 2,340 |
| Toyota Hilux 4x4 double cab, camping-equipped for 4 (two rooftop tents) | 4 | N$ 2,820 |
| Toyota Fortuner 4x4 automatic, lodge-to-lodge touring | 5 | N$ 2,520 |
| Toyota Land Cruiser 76 station wagon, expedition-equipped | 5 | N$ 3,480 |
| Toyota Quantum 10-seater with driver (transfers & group tours) | 10 | N$ 4,320 |
Rates in N$, fuel excluded. Low season (Dec–Jun) 15% lower. A deposit of N$ 3,000 confirms the booking.
For families, older travellers, photographers and anyone who would rather look out of the window. Add a driver to your rental or your own car, or a registered guide who drives and interprets the country as you go. Day rates below; on multi-day trips the driver’s meals and accommodation are added at cost.
The same team that plans your trip can prepare and lodge your Namibian visa or permit with the Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (MHAISS). One desk for tourists, and for the foreign guides, drivers, film crews and seasonal staff that international operators bring into Namibia.
For tourists, families and overland groups whose nationality needs a visa on arrival or an e-visa for Namibia — including most EU, UK, US, Canadian, Australian and Asian passports since April 2025.
For tour operators bringing their own guides, drivers, mechanics, photographers or film crews into Namibia for a season, an overland leg or a production — and for individuals offered a job with a Namibian company.
Everything we tell our own guests, in one place: every town you will pass through, what the parks cost, how the roads work, what to watch for, and the rules next door in the SADC countries. Search it, or browse by tab: towns, park fees and rules, road rules and fines, safety and money, fishing permits, every SADC country’s border fees, park fees and fines, and the official websites to check for yourself. Updated by our team; last checked September 2026.
| Park entry & conservation fee — per person, per day | Premium parks | Standard parks |
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| Vehicle fee, all parks | Per day |
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Fees set by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, effective 1 April 2026. Premium parks: Etosha, Namib-Naukluft (Sossusvlei), Skeleton Coast, Tsau //Khaeb, /Ai-/Ais–Richtersveld, Waterberg. Standard parks: Bwabwata, Mudumu, Nkasa Rupara, Khaudum, Daan Viljoen, Cape Cross and others. Paid at the gate by card or cash; on our tours they are included.
This desk is general guidance from our own travel, not legal advice; fees, visa rules and road conditions change. For anything that affects your booking, ask us on WhatsApp and we will confirm it for your dates.
Booking five suppliers means five sets of terms and nobody accountable when a flight is late. Booking one Namibian company means one contract, one deposit and one person whose phone rings.
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