At a glance
DATE / SERVICE / ACCOMMODATION / STATUS10 Dec 2017 / Meet and Greet at OR Tambo International Airport / Quoted
10 Dec 2017 / 1 night at City Lodge OR Tambo Int. Airport / Family Inter-leading Room BB / Provisional
11 Dec 2017 / Half Day Soweto Tour Max 7 pax per vehicle-add vehicle req if more than 7 pax / Quoted
16 Dec 2017 / Scheduled Transfer from Hoedspruit Airport to &Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge / Quoted
16 Dec 2017 / Timbavati Conservation Fee / Quoted
16 Dec 2017 / 3 nights at andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge / Family Cottage FI / Provisional
16 Dec 2017 / 3 nights at andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge / Cottage FI - Adult sharing with child/children / Waitlisted
19 Dec 2017 / Scheduled Transfer from &Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge to Hoedspruit Airport / Quoted
19 Dec 2017 / Meet and Greet at Windhoek International Airport / Quoted
19 Dec 2017 / Private Transfer from Windhoek International Airport to Olive Exclusive Boutique Hotel / Quoted
19 Dec 2017 / 1 night at Windhoek Country Club Resort / Standard Room BB / Provisional
20 Dec 2017 / Private Transfer from Olive Exclusive Boutique Hotel to Eros Airport / Quoted
20 Dec 2017 / Scheduled Flights from Eros to Twyfelfontein / Quoted
20 Dec 2017 / 3 nights at Mowani Mountain Camp / Superior View Room HB / Provisional
20 Dec 2017 / Mowani Mountain Camp Lunch / Quoted
20 Dec 2017 / Guided Walks +- 1,5 to hours in the morning / Quoted
20 Dec 2017 / Elephant / Nature Drive / Quoted
23 Dec 2017 / Scheduled Flights from Twyfelfontein to Ongava / Quoted
23 Dec 2017 / Scheduled Flights from Ongava to Sossusvlei / Quoted
23 Dec 2017 / 1 nights at andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge / Suite FI - Adult sharing with child/children / Waitlisted
24 Dec 2017 / 2 nights at andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge / Suite FI - Adult sharing with child/children / Provisional
24 Dec 2017 / Scheduled Balloon Safari Balloon me over Sossusvlei Signature Offer / Quoted
26 Dec 2017 / Scheduled Flights from Sossusvlei Area to Windhoek International / Quoted
26 Dec 2017 / Rhinos without Borders donation / Quoted
GLOSSARY
- BB = Bed and breakfast
- HB = Half board (please check itinerary for specific includes and excludes per property)
- FI = Fully inclusive (please check itinerary for specific includes and excludes per property)
ITINERARY IS PRICED ON 6 GUESTS TRAVELING:
ZAR 120 828.00 Per person sharing – 2x Adults
ZAR 104 895.00 Per person sharing – 1x Adult
ZAR 75 573.00 Per person sharing – 13 year old
ZAR 60 318.00 Per person sharing – 2x Children
ZAR 542 760.00 Total Cost of the Booking
Journey overview
What’s included:
Accommodation as specified in the itinerary
Meals, drinks and laundry as specified
Scheduled flights as specified in the itinerary
Private/Scheduled transfers as specified in the itinerary
Scheduled sightseeing and excursions as specified in the itinerary
Scheduled game viewing activities as specified in the itinerary
National parks, concession and landing fees where applicable
Emergency medical evacuation insurance
Domestic departure tax, fuel and safety levies from airports and airstrips unless otherwise stipulated
What’s not included:
Meals, drinks and laundry not specified in the itinerary or as outlined in the Includes
Premium brand drinks, champagne, cognacs, cellar wines, cigars and cigarettes
Gratuities and any items of a personal nature
Sightseeing and excursions not specified in the itinerary
Flights and transfers not specified in the itinerary
National parks and concession fees not specified in the itinerary
Travel Insurance
Visa fees (please be sure to check if visas are required)
Bed levies at South African hotels and lodges
Expect the extraordinary
10 - 11 December 2017
City Lodge OR Tambo Airport
Johannesburg, South Africa
Day 1
Upon arrival at OR Tambo International Airport, you will make your own way to the arrivals hall where you will be welcomed by a member from our andBeyond team.
Relish in your 1 night stay at City Lodge O.R. Tambo International Airport in a family interleading room with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes breakfast
Expect the extraordinary
10 - 11 December 2017
City Lodge OR Tambo Airport
Johannesburg, South Africa
City Lodge O.R. Tambo International Airport is a comfortable hotel located within the vicinity of the bustling OR Tambo International. Spacious ensuite rooms include comfortable beds, air-conditioning and satellite television.
Guests can kick start their day with the hotel’s scrumptious buffet breakfasts served in the spacious dining area or head to the inviting coffee shop to tuck into light lunches and fragrant coffees. Dinner can be enjoyed at an array of restaurants dotted around the hotel, whilst a cheery bar provides a relaxing setting for guests to unwind with a few drinks. A sparkling swimming pool offers a cool refuge from the heat, and a well-equipped gym is on hand for energetic guests to continue with their daily workouts.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT CITY LODGE OR TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Location, location, location ― situated above OR Tambo International’s new multi-storey parkade, a short walk through the connecting skyway will lead you directly into the airport terminals, ensuring that you’ll always be on time for your flight check-ins!
For your benefit, the hotel boasts electronic screens displaying all flight arrival and departure information in the reception area.
After a tiring journey, unwind with your favourite drink in the cheery sundowner bar.
Take advantage of the hotel’s well-equipped gym.
Expect the extraordinary
16 - 19 December 2017
andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
Day 7
An andBeyond representative will meet you, and fellow guests, from Hoedspruit Airport and drive you to &Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge.
Unwind during your 3 night stay at andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge in a family cottage with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, scheduled safari activities, refreshments on game drives, nature walks (1 hour) accompanied by experienced armed trackers (subject to availability) and laundry.
Unwind during your 3 night stay at andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge in a cottage with ensuite bathroom and intimate veranda. Your stay includes three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, scheduled safari activities, refreshments on game drives, nature walks (1 hour) accompanied by experienced armed trackers (subject to availability) and laundry.
Expect the extraordinary
16 - 19 December 2017
andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
Timbavati Private Nature Reserve, South Africa
Nestled under a canopy of mopane and tamboti trees, Ngala Safari Lodge at andBeyond Ngala Private Game Reserve features 20 classic thatched cottages and the luxurious Safari Suite. Each ensuite cottage, with private veranda, exudes a romantic colonial ambience with nostalgic safari memorabilia throughout. The gracious Safari Suite offers guests a spacious sitting room and private swimming pool. The Lodge’s large sparkling swimming pool overlooks a natural riverine woodland. Hearty breakfasts and delicious lunches are served in the dappled shade of an enormous weeping boerbean tree. Upon their return from exhilarating evening game drives, guests are welcomed by Ngala’s warm, hospitable staff to a banquet in the elegant candlelit courtyard, or to an African feast around the blazing boma fire. The Lodge’s thatched dining, bar and sitting areas are open to the warm breezes of the inviting African bushveld.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT ANDBEYOND NGALA SAFARI LODGE
You have to try the Ranger’s omelette at breakfast. Ask for one — even if it’s not on the menu.
Browse through the Safari Shop and afterwards unwind on the veranda to watch the elephants at the lodge waterhole.
Expect the extraordinary
19 - 20 December 2017
Windhoek Country Club Resort & Casino
Windhoek, Namibia
Day 10
An andBeyond representative will meet you, and fellow guests, from &Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge and drive you to Hoedspruit Airport.
Upon your arrival at Hosea Kutako International Airport, make your own way to the arrivals hall where you will be welcomed by an andBeyond representative.
Upon arrival at Windhoek International Airport you will be met by an andBeyond representative and driven to Windhoek Country Club Resort. (Approximately 45 minutes). Windhoek lies in a pretty valley, with buildings very much in the German architectural style. The German presence can be strongly felt in the food, restaurants - and, of course, the beer.
Indulge during your 1 night stay at Windhoek Country Club Resort in a room with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes bed and breakfast.
Expect the extraordinary
19 - 20 December 2017
Windhoek Country Club Resort & Casino
Windhoek, Namibia
Windhoek Country Club Resort is an oasis in the desert. Throughout the hotel, the hues and patterns of the neighbouring Namib Desert have inspired the interiors. The spacious ensuite rooms boast 24-hour room service, personal bars, satellite television, balconies, air-conditioning and direct-dial telephones. Named after the trees that dot the desert horizon, the Kokerboom Restaurant offers a superb à la carte menu and speciality buffet. Light meals are also served on the terrace.
Apart from the golf course, there are two floodlit tennis courts, a swimming pool, driving range and bowling green. Adventurous guests can look forward to horse riding, parachuting, a gymnasium and squash courts. For the devoted businessman, there is a 24-hour business centre with in-house video conferencing. The entertainment centre and casino boast a huge range of slot machines, roulette, poker, blackjack and video games.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT WINDHOEK COUNTRY CLUB RESORT
Tuck into mouth-watering delights such as fragrant jumbo prawns or crayfish sticky-fingers at the delightful Kokerboom Restaurant.
Tee-off on the hotel’s impressive 18-hole golf course or test your skills on the putting course.
Order your favourite cocktail and savour it in the coolness of the sparkling swimming pool.
Expect the extraordinary
20 - 23 December 2017
Mowani Mountain Camp
Damaraland, Namibia
Day 11
You will be collected from Windhoek Country Club Resort and be driven to Eros Airport
You will be met at Eros Airport for your scheduled Scenic Air charter flight to Twyfelfontein. The rocky outcrops of Twyfelfontein feature exceptional Bushmen engravings, which are considered to be some of the best preserved etchings on the continent. (Approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes)
You will be collected from Twfelfontein Airstrip and driven to Mowani Mountain Camp.
Delight in your 3 night stay at Mowani Mountain Camp in a superior view room with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes breakfast, dinner and tourism levy
Enjoy lunch at Mowani Mountain Camp.
Experience the sights, smells and sounds of the African bush on foot. You may be lucky enough to see Springbok and Kudu as well as some interesting bird life including various raptors and the ever-present Rock Hyrax.
Depart Mowani Mountain Camp for your elephant / nature drive.
Expect the extraordinary
20 - 23 December 2017
Mowani Mountain Camp
Damaraland, Namibia
The delightful Mowani Mountain Camp lies hidden amongst towering boulders in Namibia’s breathtaking Damaraland region. Guests can unwind he camp’s luxurious Suites, which come complete with a butler service, al fresco bathroom, sitting room, and dining and bar area.
Mouth-watering meals await guests after a rewarding day of game viewing, while a sparkling swimming pool, tucked between boulders, offers a cooling respite between adventures. Guests can join a game drive in the renowned Twyfelfontein region in search of desert-adapted elephant or stretch their legs on guided hikes. A trip to the ancient San (Bushmen) rock engravings is one of the highlights of the area.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT MOWANI MOUNTAIN CAMP
Order a refreshing drink and spend the afternoon admiring the breathtaking views of the Damaraland landscape from the natural rock pool.
Embark on an exciting guided nature drive in search of the elusive desert elephant.
Explore the historical site of Twyfelfontein, which boasts ancient Bushman engravings and paintings.
Expect the extraordinary
23 - 26 December 2017
andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
Sossusvlei, Namibia
Day 14
You will be collected from Mowani Mountain Camp and driven to Twyfelfontein Airstrip.
You will be transferred to the airstrip for your scheduled Scenic Air flight to Ongava. Ongava Game Reserve is a 68,000 acre private game reserve situated along the southern boundary of Etosha National Park. (Approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes). From here, you will connect onto flight going to Sossusvlei area. The Namib Desert is a world of vast spaces, endless horizons, dramatic desertscapes and jagged mountain heights. (Approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes)
Relish in your 3 night stay at andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge in a suite with ensuite bathroom. Your stay includes accommodation, three meals daily, soft drinks, house wines, local brand spirits and beers, teas and coffees, refreshments on game drives, laundry, safari activities, guided nature walks and quad bike excursions in the NamibRand reserve (subject to availability), emergency medical evacuation insurance, VAT, transfers to and from the lodge airstrip and 1 excursion to Sossusvlei.
Day 15
Leave for an exciting Balloon Safari.
At sunrise, in the world’s oldest desert, witness a spectacular hot air balloon inflation, and set out on the flight of a lifetime.
From the best platform, in the most romantic way, soar with the winds for an hour, over the oceans of sand and mountains, endless vistas of shadows and lights. Your destination? The Sossusvlei dunes or the splendour of the desert.
At landing, you come back to earth with an “Out Of Africa” style Champagne breakfast set up in the middle of nowhere.
Your pilot will present you with a flight certificate before you take a leisurely nature drive back to the pick-up point.
It is an experience like no other, the experience of a lifetime.
Day 17
You will be transferred to the airstrip for your scheduled Scenic Air flight to Hosea Kutako International Airport (Windhoek). The cleanest capital in Africa, Windhoek boasts a seamless blend of African and European culture, friendly people and a fascinating history. (Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes)
Expect the extraordinary
23 - 26 December 2017
andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
Sossusvlei, Namibia
Cradled against the ancient mountains, andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge is renowned for its sophisticated desert experience with its luxurious accommodation. Designed to capture the splendour and solitude of the desert, just ten stone and glass desert villas are spread out along the curve of the escarpment allowing absolute privacy. Each air conditioned suite features a private veranda, split-level bedroom and living room with fireplace, ensuite glass-encased bathroom and outdoor shower. The villas are equipped with a star-viewing skylight, discreet CD system, custom-stocked personal bar and compact spotting scope for magnificent stargazing. The Lodge features a fire-lit bar, comfortable sitting room, mezzanine library, swimming pool, wraparound verandas and a Safari Shop. Guests can escape the desert heat with a revitalising midday dip in the pool. Sossusvlei Desert Lodge is renowned for its exciting bush breakfasts and dune dinners in dramatic desert locations. After dinner, a resident astronomer will enthral guests as he reveals the mysteries of the clear desert night sky through a large telescope.
WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT ANDBEYOND SOSSUSVLEI DESERT LODGE
The guided four-wheel motorbike (All Terrain Vehicle) excursions in the dunes is a must.
Stay up late with the resident astronomer sipping port and watching new stars come into view through the telescope.
En route to the lodge from Swakopmund or Windhoek, be sure to stop at the small town of Solitaire for a taste of Namibia’s most famous Apfel Strudel.
Journey overview
Flights
Date / Details / Departure / Arrival20 Dec 17 / Eros Airport to Twfelfontein Airstrip for Mowani Mountain Camp
23 Dec 17 / Twfelfontein Airstrip to Ongava Airstrip
23 Dec 17 / Ongava Airstrip to Sossusvlei Airstrip for &Beyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge
26 Dec 17 / Sossusvlei Airstrip to Windhoek International Airport
Transfers
Date / Time / Details16 Dec 17 / andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
Hoedspruit Airport to &Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge
19 Dec 17 / andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge
&Beyond Ngala Safari Lodge to Hoedspruit Airport
19 Dec 17 / Ultimate Safaris
Windhoek International Airport to Windhoek Country Club Resort & Casino
20 Dec 17 / Ultimate Safaris
Windhoek Country Club Resort & Casinoto Eros Airport
Accommodation
Date / Destination / Accommodation / Details10 Dec 17 to 11 Dec 17 / Johannesburg / City Lodge OR Tambo Airport / 1x Family Interleading Room BB (Double)
1x Family Interleading Room BB (Single)
Breakfast
16 Dec 17 to 19 Dec 17 / Timbavati Private Nature Reserve / andBeyond Ngala Safari Lodge / 1x Family Cottage FI (Other)
1x Cottage FI - Adult sharing with child/children (Single)
All meals and local brands of drinks
19 Dec 17 to 20 Dec 17 / Windhoek / Windhoek Country Club Resort & Casino / 2x Standard Room BB (Single)
1x Standard Room BB (Twin)
Breakfast
20 Dec 17 to 23 Dec 17 / Damaraland / Mowani Mountain Camp / 2x Superior View Room HB (Single)
Half Board
23 Dec 17 to 26 Dec 17 / Sossusvlei / andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge / 3x Suite FI - Adult sharing with child/children (Single)
3x Suite FI - Adult sharing with child/children (Single)
All meals and local brands of drinks
The details are in the fine print