Namibian Mountain Bike Safari - A Namibia Adventure Exploration Safari (Wilderness Safaris)

NAMIBIAN MOUNTAIN BIKE SAFARI
An Adventurer Exploration - 5 night / 6 day

Combination Wilderness Safaris Vintage camps and serviced dome tent camping in remote private concession areas and campsites.

Wilderness' Adventurer Explorations provide serviced spacious tents, designed to provide comfort in remote wilderness areas.

Adventurer camping brings the guest closer to nature, by means of lively camp fires, hurricane lanterns, diverse activities and a warm atmosphere permeating the camp (and its simple comforts). Adventurer camps are specifically outfitted to create that wilderness camping feel with a clear emphasis on essential camp comforts and maximum wilderness experience.

Guides: The entire safari is guided and hosted by professional and passionate trained guides who share their in-depth knowledge to present a seamless, well-rounded experience.

Exclusive experience: This specialised safari has been tailor-made to introduce the reasonably fit guest to some of the most spectacular areas in Namibia viewed from a mountain bike. Off the main tourist routes, the journey highlights spectacular geology, desert game and scenery in the open air. Relish that sense of achievement that is a part of pedalling one's way through the vast, changing landscapes and relax at the day's end with evening drinks under a multitude of stars. All campsites are private and for the use of Adventurer Exploration guests only.

Routes: A unique way for reasonably fit guests to experience the wilds of Namibia: a combination mountain bike and vehicle safari. A support vehicle is in accompaniment in case cycling becomes too strenuous for some.

Transfers: Innovative combination of cross-country drives and cycling, providing the opportunity to view the changing scenery and landscapes of the region.

Detailed Itinerary

Days 1 & 2: Save the Rhino Camp, Ugab
After arrival in Windhoek, we are met by our guides and drive to the stunning monolith of Brandberg, on the banks of the Ugab River. We enjoy a warm-up ride of 40 kilometres to the Save the Rhino campsite, our Adventurer campsite that is pre-erected under the shade of immense Acacia trees.

On Day 2 we cycle to the old zinc mine, enjoying steep climbs, thrilling downhills and exhilarating challenges the route presents. Our afternoon is spent relaxing at the camp and exploring the Ugab riverbed.

Day 3: Damaraland Camp, Damaraland
Today we embark on the longest stage - a route of 90km through changing habitats to Damaraland Camp. This also creates a wonderful opportunity to find elephant and rhino en route, as well as view gemsbok, springbok and giraffe.

Day 4: Palmwag Campsite, Damaraland
Damaraland has a desolate, volcanic landscape with small rock-strewn plains where long-ago glaciers once moved. Our 80km ride traverses this incredible panorama and is the heart of black rhino country, creating a challenging but highly rewarding ride.

Day 5: Palmwag Rhino Camp, Damaraland
After a short exciting ride of 40 kilometres through black rhino country, we then enjoy an afternoon tracking rhino on foot with the specialist Save the Rhino trackers. We end with sunset drinks, taking in the isolated beauty of Damaraland.

Palmwag Rhino Camp is situated in the 1-million-acre private Palmwag Reserve in north-west Namibia, between Etosha and the Skeleton Coast - few places on the planet can offer this level of privacy and wilderness experience. This desert reserve has a number of freshwater springs that support healthy populations of animals including desert-adapted black rhino and elephant as well as large populations of the rare Hartmann's mountain zebra, giraffe, gemsbok, springbok and kudu. The predator population is the largest outside the Etosha National Park with lion, cheetah, leopard, and brown and spotted hyena. Bird life is prolific and diverse with most of Namibia's endemics present. Ancient and strange desert-adapted Welwitschia plants dot the plain in front of the camp.

Palmwag Rhino Camp accommodates guests in 7 large East African-styled "Meru" tents, each with an en-suite bathroom and a classic bucket shower that is filled with hot water whenever needed. Lights are powered by solar panels and the tented dining room offers uninterrupted views of the desert and mountains. Activities include rhino tracking on foot or by vehicle as well as day and night nature drives. This free-roaming population of black rhino is growing in numbers and the area boasts the largest concentration of rhino outside of a national park. Community game scouts who were employed by the Trust to help with the patrolling and monitoring all these years are now seconded to the camp and are the trackers and guides.

Day 6: Transfer to Windhoek
After breakfast we transfer by road to Windhoek and bid farewell to the adventure.

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