We are busy putting together the Namibian part of our journey which will be coming up in a little less then year, and i have a  of questions for those in the know who have been there.

i have established the road from Vioolsdrift  [ B1 ] will take us right up to Etosha park and is tar all the way, First question , can i take a road caravan [ exclusive ] into the park, meaning what are the roads like to the main camps.

There will be more questions to follow as i put this trip together.

I'll watch this thread with interest.

My route, one day, would be via Alexanderbay, visiting Oranjemund, my primary school home town.

Edge, @Campervan, sent me info on a route through Namibia on tar roads only. It probably went to my work email, so I can't find it at the moment.

RichardJ wrote:

Edge, @Campervan, sent me info on a route through Namibia on tar roads only. It probably went to my work email, so I can't find it at the moment.

Richard, if you find it please post it here 

George and Brian i have a 11 page printout of the tour recommendation that he had prepared for someone (mostly in Afrikaans). I will have to scan it again as I can't find the file.

I kept the printout in my Road Tripping Namibia book.

https://www.mapstudio.co.za/product/road-tripping-namibia-epdf/

I had forwarded it to Wilsur, just before I retired ....

Wisur's thread

sorry Willem, should be "Wilsur"

BrianB wrote:

Richard, if you find it please post it here 

Brian please send me your contact details to richardaj@mweb.co.za and I will forward the info to you.

RichardJ wrote:

Brian please send me your contact details to richardaj@mweb.co.za and I will forward the info to you.

Sent  - thanks Richard 👍

Brian, you have mail....

RichardJ wrote:

Brian, you have mail....

Tks Richard, much appreciated.

Thanks Richard for the mail, all the information i can get helps, im in gathering mode at the moment, have spent the past week online joining Namibia camping sites on face book , asking questions and speaking to the locals there online.

Have been scribbling out page apon page  with all information gathered so far, some three years back we met a couple at yellow sands while camping there, he owns a game farm [ guest farm ] in Namibia and have always kept contact , his input has been quit helpful and has offered us a free stay on the farm for as long as we wish.

Anyway, the outline so far is , start at Vioolsdrift, stay on the B1 road all the way to Okaukuejo camp at Etosha , return via Karibib to my mates game farm, then onto Swakopmund , base there to explore the skeleton coast and Walvis bay, then to windhoek and back down to Vioolsdrift .

The above should all take place over 25 days.but its still going to take me the best part of this month to put everything in place. We are going in October, the last of the dry months ..........

George wrote:

We are busy putting together the Namibian part of our journey which will be coming up in a little less then year, and i have a  of questions for those in the know who have been there.

i have established the road from Vioolsdrift  [ B1 ] will take us right up to Etosha park and is tar all the way, First question , can i take a road caravan [ exclusive ] into the park, meaning what are the roads like to the main camps.

There will be more questions to follow as i put this trip together.

 

You can go to the main camps close to the gates with an Exclusive. It is tar all the way.

We did not see any road caravans during our 2 months in Namibia. Mostly these "Boss Waens" or roof top tents (overseas, rented vehicles).

In Swakop look at Alte Bruke. Excelent....tar all the way.

While in Swakopmund you could comfortable tow the Exclusive up to Cape Cross. It is a hard salt road (120Km/h) all the way. They have a beautiful rustic camp site there. Private ablution and power. And a 1000 strong Cape Fur seal colony.

Agree with Paul. The number of seals however, is much higher. I think it is estimated at about a quarter million. I dont know how the campsite is situated relative to the seal colony, but if the wind would happen to blow towards the camp  from the seals, you will not want to stay long, probably not more than an hour? due to the overwelming smell. But is is worth a visit, it is spectacular. Alte Brucke is a magnificent camp with private ablusions.

The plan has since changed somewhat , we are no longer taking the caravan in, its going to limit us as to where we can go, will be storing the caravan at Kardosie and will be living out the bakkie in Nambia.
The program is in place and all is booked.

George wrote:

The plan has since changed somewhat , we are no longer taking the caravan in, its going to limit us as to where we can go, will be storing the caravan at Kardosie and will be living out the bakkie in Nambia.
The program is in place and all is booked.

George hope you have a great trip into Namibia keep us updated 

George wrote:

The plan has since changed somewhat , we are no longer taking the caravan in, its going to limit us as to where we can go, will be storing the caravan at Kardosie and will be living out the bakkie in Nambia.
The program is in place and all is booked.

Better idea George. We also left the caravan behind and camped in a tent or chalet. There aren't many tar roads in Namibia.

The camping at Cape Cross is at the lodge. It is about a kilometer from the colony and we did not experience any smell there. At the colony some people will not make it from the smell.

Enjoy and have a great trip.

Try to include the Caprivi (Zambezi Region) in your trip. We did the Bwabwata and Nkasa Rupara National Parks the Kavango, Lanyanti and the Kwando

We joined the Namibian Gondwana Collection. It costs R300 p.p for 5 years. You then get 40% discount on all their accommodation and activities and dinner. Also look for specials. We made use of the over 50 "young at heart" special. Pay for two nights stay for three.

With all these discounts your accommodation with them becomes cheap.

You have to be an RSA or Namibian citizen to join. It is the best to join when you are in Namibia.

Link to Gondwana Collection.