Private itinerary · prepared for Areti

Desert and coast for Areti

Seven unhurried days with your own guide and 4x4: three nights among the dunes of Sossusvlei, three by the Atlantic in Swakopmund, and only three days on the road.

5 – 11 July 20277 days · 6 nights2 stops≈1,040 kmPrivately guided
Your private journey

7 days, one guide

A private seven-day journey from Windhoek and back: three nights at Sossusvlei for Deadvlei, Sesriem Canyon and a night under the stars, then three nights in Swakopmund for Sandwich Harbour and the Zeila wreck, with the same guide and vehicle throughout.

Where
Sossusvlei · Deadvlei · Sesriem Canyon · Swakopmund · Sandwich Harbour · the Zeila wreck
When
5 – 11 July 2027
How long
7 days, 6 nights; about 1,040 km by road
How you travel
Your own private guide and 4x4, from the airport on 5 July to the airport on 11 July
Prepared for
Areti and travelling companion, 2 travellers
Status
Look book: details to be confirmed with you
One · The route

The route, stop by stop

Two bases, three nights each, so you unpack only twice. Three days are road days of about five hours; on the other four you stay put and go out from the lodge.

ETOSHA PAN Windhoek Airport1Sossusvlei2Swakopmund
Schematic · not to survey accuracyAirport · Sossusvlei · Swakopmund · Airport
5 JulAirport to Agama Lodge, Sossusvlei · your guide collects you≈325 km · 5 hrs
6 JulSossusvlei and Deadvleino transfer
7 JulSesriem Canyon and the sky bedno transfer
8 JulSossusvlei to Swakopmund≈300 km · 5 hrs
9 JulSandwich Harbourno transfer
10 JulThe Zeila wreck, up the coastno transfer
11 JulSwakopmund to the airport≈415 km · 5 hrs

The three road days are about five hours each, and they are scenic drives, with stops along the way for a coffee break. Your guide drives, so the long roads are yours to take in and enjoy.

Two · Where you'll stay

2 stops, one vehicle

Two places, chosen for comfort and for where they put you: one at the edge of the dunes, one in a town you can walk.

Agama Lodge: a sky bed under the Milky Way
Mon 5 – Thu 8 JulBy road from the airport · about 325 km, 5 hours
Agama Lodge · Sossusvlei

Three nights below the Naukluft

3 nights · Standard chalet · dinner, bed and breakfast

Dinner, bed & breakfast Sossusvlei & Deadvlei A night on the sky bed

Agama Lodge stands between Solitaire and Sesriem, with views over the Naukluft Mountains and an infinity pool, about an hour from the dunes. Three nights here keep the days unhurried: half a day in the dunes, an easy day close by, and a last night sleeping out on the lodge’s sky bed.

Your days here
  • Mon 5 JulYour guide collects you at the airport for a scenic drive south to Agama, with a coffee break along the way. Dinner at the lodge.
  • Tue 6 JulHalf a day in the dunes with your guide: Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, towering red dunes around a white clay pan. A lunch pack travels with you. The afternoon is yours at the lodge.
  • Wed 7 JulA slower day: your guide takes you to Sesriem Canyon, then an afternoon at the pool. In the evening, a guided stargazing walk with the lodge, and your night on the sky bed, with sparkling wine and savoury snacks.
Included
  • 3 nights in a Standard chalet, dinner, bed and breakfast
  • A lunch pack on the dune day
  • Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, and Sesriem Canyon, with your guide
  • The stargazing walk
  • A night on the sky bed, with sparkling wine and savoury snacks
  • Park fees on both days in the park
The Delight, Swakopmund
Thu 8 – Sun 11 JulBy road from Sossusvlei · about 300 km, 5 hours
The Delight · Swakopmund

Three nights by the Atlantic

3 nights · Room for two · bed and breakfast

Bed & breakfast Sandwich Harbour A town to walk

A bright, colourful hotel a short walk from the Mole and the seafront cafés. Swakopmund is a town to walk, and the hotel’s host books dinner tables for you. Your guide goes home in the evenings here, but is always available to drive you around.

Your days here
  • Thu 8 JulA scenic drive north to the coast, with a coffee break along the way. The evening is free: the town is yours to walk.
  • Fri 9 JulSandwich Harbour with your guide: a 4x4 half day where the dunes drop straight into the Atlantic, with lunch. The tide sets the exact time. Sandboarding, if you’d like to add it, at no extra cost. The evening is open.
  • Sat 10 JulUp the coast with your guide to the wreck of the Zeila, in Dorob National Park south of Henties Bay, about an hour and a half each way. The evening is open.
  • Sun 11 JulYour guide drives you back to the airport, about 415 km and 5 hours, with a coffee break along the way.
Recommended · through us

Dolphin and seal catamaran, Walvis Bay — about four hours past the Pelican Point seal colony: dolphins, seals and pelicans that come aboard, with oysters and sparkling wine on board. It sails on your last morning and the drive to the airport follows, so it suits an evening flight.

€78 per person — added if you want it

Included
  • 3 nights, bed and breakfast
  • Sandwich Harbour 4x4 half day, with lunch
  • The Zeila wreck with your guide
  • The drive back to the airport

Lunches and dinners in Swakopmund are your own. A few we like: Café Anton, Bojos Café, Altstadt, The Jetty and Swakopmund Brauhaus.

Three · What it comes to

One price, one invoice

One price, split two ways so you can see where it goes. Both figures are for two travellers sharing, and everything marked as included sits inside them.

Where you sleep and eat
€2,230

Six nights for two: three at Agama Lodge with dinner, bed and breakfast, and three at The Delight with breakfast.

Your guide, vehicle and the days
€3,371

Your own guide and 4x4 for all seven days, fuel, park fees, Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, Sesriem Canyon, the stargazing walk, your night on the sky bed, the dune-day lunch packs, Sandwich Harbour with lunch, the Zeila wreck and the drive back to the airport.

Gratuities are at your discretion: as a guideline, from US$20 per person per day for your guide, in cash, and US$10–20 per person per night for the lodge staff.

€5,601 for two travellers
€400per person, per day
7 · 6days · nights
€2,800.50per person sharing

One invoice covers everything marked as included: both lodges, your guide, the vehicle and its fuel, the park fees and every activity named above. The catamaran is the only extra we offer, and it is yours to add or leave.

Prices in eurosYou are invoiced in euros. We fix the price when we finalise your itinerary; from then on, if the exchange rate moves, that is our risk, not yours.

Four · Why we built it this way

The days, and the rooms

You asked for a relaxed trip with reasonable driving, so the week is built on two bases of three nights each: only three road days, and four days that start and end at the same place. Agama gives you the dunes without the rush, with a full evening free after Sossusvlei and a quiet last night out under the stars. The Delight puts you in the middle of Swakopmund, where you can walk to dinner, with Sandwich Harbour and the Zeila wreck each given a day of their own.

Five · What is included

Everything above, in one list

Everything marked as included in this itinerary is inside the price. This is that list in full, so there is nothing to work out from the pages above.

Where you sleep

  • 3 nights at Agama Lodge, Standard chalet
  • 3 nights at The Delight, Swakopmund
  • A night on Agama’s sky bed

What you eat

  • Breakfast every morning
  • Dinner every night at Agama Lodge
  • A lunch pack on the dune day
  • Lunch at Sandwich Harbour
  • Sparkling wine and savoury snacks on the sky bed

Your guide and vehicle

  • Your own private driver-guide, all seven days
  • Your own 4x4 throughout: a Toyota Fortuner
  • Fuel
  • Airport collection and drop-off
  • 24/7 support from Sandura while you’re on the road

What you do

  • Sossusvlei and Deadvlei with your guide
  • Sesriem Canyon with your guide
  • The stargazing walk at Agama
  • Sandwich Harbour 4x4 half day
  • The Zeila wreck with your guide
  • Sandboarding, if you’d like to add it, at no extra cost

Fees

  • Park fees at Sossusvlei and Sesriem Canyon
  • The Dorob National Park fee for the Zeila wreck
  • The Sandwich Harbour permit

Bring your passports. The fees are paid, but Namibian park gates require photographic identification from every visitor on the way in and on the way out. That applies at the park on 6 and 7 July. Keep them in the vehicle rather than in a case.

Six · Not included

What sits outside it

  • International flights to and from Windhoek
  • Namibian entry requirements and any visa fees
  • Lunches, other than on the dune day and at Sandwich Harbour
  • Dinners in Swakopmund
  • Optional: the dolphin and seal catamaran, €78 per person
  • A night near Windhoek, if your flight lands after midday (see below)
  • Drinks, other than those named in this itinerary
  • Travel insurance, personal expenses and gratuities
Seven · The season

The dry season, cold nights

July is the peak of the dry season. Desert nights drop close to freezing, and the coast is cooler and often grey with fog. Pack warm layers for the early mornings, the sky bed and Swakopmund, and sun protection for the days, with a hat and closed shoes for the dunes. There are no public holidays during your week.

Eight · What happens now

What happens now?

This is your look book, made to be changed. Three steps take it from here to booked.

01

You review it

Look at the price, the lodges and the days. Tell us your flight times: if you land after midday, we book you a night near Windhoek and set off for Sossusvlei the next morning. And let us know whether you would like a double or a twin room.

02

You come back to us

Reply to our email and tell us what you are happy with and what you would change: a different lodge, more or less luxury. We finalise the itinerary. Once your dates are firm and you’ve accepted the look book, we place holds with every lodge.

03

A 30% deposit confirms it

The final itinerary comes with a date to accept by. Once you accept, a 30% deposit confirms the entire booking and is non-refundable.

Subject to availability

Every property is subject to availability until your deposit is in. If one cannot be secured we replace it with one of the same standard and ask you first, and if the replacement costs more, we carry the difference.

Details to be confirmed Tell us what to change

Please respond with your preference: lodge swap-outs, a more or less luxurious option. Our goal is to perfect the trip for you.

Deposit · 30%€1,681

Due by the date we give you; confirms the booking; non-refundable

Before you travel€3,920

The balance, 60 days before you travel

On the roadNothing

Except lunches on most days, your dinners in Swakopmund, drinks and gratuities

Why is it non-refundable? The 30% deposit is what confirms every booking: the lodges, your vehicle and guide, and each excursion. As soon as we receive it, it is paid out to them. If the worst happens, we contact each supplier individually and ask for a refund, and whatever we are able to recover, we send back to you. We cannot guarantee an amount: each supplier has its own terms and refund rates, and some refund nothing at all.

Want something added, before you leave or on the road? Say the word and we book it.

Your first and last days The first and last days may change depending on your flight times. We confirm them with you once you accept this itinerary.

Look book · details to be confirmed

Tell us, and we shape it

Simply reply to our email and tell us what you would keep and what you would change. When it feels just right, confirm the itinerary the same way, by replying to the email.

Nine · For your eyes only

Prepared for you, and only you

This itinerary is proprietary and confidential. Sandura Tours prepared it for Areti and travelling companion alone, and it is shared with you in confidence.

Private & confidential
Private to you

By receiving this document you agree to keep it private: not to share, forward, publish or copy any part of it, in whole or in part, with anyone outside the people it was prepared for.

For your own holiday

It is for your own leisure travel only. It may not be resold, used to quote or sell travel to anyone else, or used to book any part of this trip through another company.

Ours, in every detail

The route, the choice of properties, the day-by-day plan, the text and the pricing are the work and property of Sandura Tours CC. © 2026 Sandura Tours CC. All rights reserved. The photographs are used for illustration only; many belong to the lodges and photographers who took them, and remain theirs.

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