Private itinerary · prepared for Ham

Granite, dune and Atlantic for Ham

Seven days with a guide of your own: two nights among the red dunes of Sossusvlei, three by the Atlantic with Sandwich Harbour and a morning on the bay, and a last night under Spitzkoppe’s granite.

Sat 9 – Fri 15 January 20277 days · 6 nights3 stops≈1,210 kmPrivately guided
Your private journey

7 days, one guide

Our Desert & Coast route, exactly as you chose it, privately guided at the Comfortable level: from Windhoek to Sossusvlei for two nights, Swakopmund for three and Spitzkoppe for one, then back to Windhoek.

Where
Sossusvlei · Swakopmund & Walvis Bay · Sandwich Harbour · Spitzkoppe
When
Sat 9 – Fri 15 January 2027
How long
7 days, 6 nights; about 1,210 km by road
How you travel
Your own guide and 4x4, from Windhoek on 9 January and back to Windhoek on 15 January
Prepared for
Ham, travelling solo
Status
Look book: details to be confirmed with you
One · The route

The route, stop by stop

The loop you picked on our website, day for day: south to the dunes, west to the coast, inland to Spitzkoppe and home to Windhoek. Your guide drives, so the long roads are yours to take in and enjoy.

ETOSHA PAN Windhoek 1Sossusvlei2Swakopmund3Spitzkoppe
Schematic · not to survey accuracyClockwise from Windhoek
9 JanWindhoek to Sossusvlei · Agama Lodge, leaving before 12:00≈350 km · 4.5 hrs
10 JanSossusvlei & Deadvlei · with your guideno transfer
11 JanSossusvlei to Swakopmund · The Delight≈340 km · 4.5 hrs
12 JanSandwich Harbour · guided 4x4 half dayno transfer
13 JanCatamaran from Walvis Bay · morningno transfer
14 JanSwakopmund to Spitzkoppe · Cabin Camp≈160 km · 2 hrs
15 JanSpitzkoppe to Windhoek≈290 km · 3.5 hrs

The first and third days are the long ones, about four and a half hours on the road, with stops on the way. Sandwich Harbour runs to the tide, so your guide confirms its time a day or two before.

Two · Where you'll stay

3 stops, one guide

Three places, each with a room to yourself: a desert lodge with dinner, a city hotel by the sea, and one simple night under the stars.

Agama Lodge, Sossusvlei
Sat 9 – Mon 11 JanBy road · about 350 km, 4½ hours
Agama Lodge · Sossusvlei

Above the plain, below the dunes

2 nights · Standard chalet for one · dinner, bed & breakfast

Dinner, bed & breakfastSossusvlei with your guideNaukluft views

Agama stands on the C19 between Solitaire and Sesriem, about 50 km from the Sesriem gate, looking out over the Naukluft Mountains, with an infinity pool for the hot afternoons.

Your days here
  • Sat 9 JanYour guide collects you in Windhoek or at the airport before 12:00 and drives you south to Agama.
  • Sun 10 JanA full day in the park with your guide: out early, before the heat, to Sossusvlei, the white clay pan of Deadvlei and Big Daddy, over 300 m, if you’d like to climb it. Lunch is packed in the vehicle.
Included
  • Two nights, standard chalet for one, dinner and breakfast
  • Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, a full day with your guide
  • Lunch pack for the day in the park
  • Park entry
The Delight, Swakopmund
Mon 11 – Thu 14 JanBy road · about 340 km, 4½ hours
The Delight · Swakopmund

Three days by the Atlantic

3 nights · Single room · bed & breakfast

Bed & breakfastSandwich HarbourWalk to the seafront

A bright, colourful city hotel a short walk from the Mole and the seafront cafés. Your guide goes home in the evenings here, but is always available to drive you around.

Your days here
  • Mon 11 JanNorth through the desert to the coast. The evening is free in town.
  • Tue 12 JanSandwich Harbour: a guided 4x4 half day, timed to the tide, where the dunes drop straight into the Atlantic.
  • Wed 13 JanOut on the bay from Walvis Bay on the morning catamaran, past the Cape fur seals at Pelican Point, with oysters and sparkling wine on board, and dolphins if they’re about. The afternoon is free.
Included
  • Three nights, single room, breakfast
  • Sandwich Harbour guided 4x4 half day
  • Dolphin and seal catamaran, Walvis Bay

Dinners are your own, in town: Café Anton, The Jetty, Altstadt, Bojos and the Brauhaus are all close by. Pack a warm layer: the coast is cool and often foggy, even in summer.

Spitzkoppe Cabin Camp
Thu 14 – Fri 15 JanBy road · about 160 km, 2 hours
Spitzkoppe Cabin Camp · Spitzkoppe

One night under the granite

1 night · Log cabin for one · your guide cooks

Dinner by your guideStars and rock artSimple and quiet

Twelve log cabins below the Spitzkoppe peaks, which rise about 700 m above the plain. It is simple on purpose: a bed with linen, shared bathrooms, a fire, and your guide cooking under one of the darkest skies you’ll see. Bring a towel.

Your days here
  • Thu 14 JanA short drive inland, with the afternoon free for a walk with a community guide, then dinner by the fire, cooked by your guide.
  • Fri 15 JanBack to Windhoek, about 290 km.
Optional · at reception

Community-guided walks — the rock art at Bushman’s Paradise and the Golden Snake, or the longer Pontokke and Gross Spitzkoppe hikes, which start by 08:00 because of the heat. Booked and paid at reception on arrival.

Included
  • One night, log cabin for one
  • Dinner cooked by your guide
  • Spitzkoppe community entry
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 you, travelling alone, and everything marked as included sits inside them.

Where you sleep and eat
US$1,136

Six nights with a room to yourself: Agama with dinner and breakfast, The Delight with breakfast, and Spitzkoppe Cabin Camp.

Your guide, vehicle and the days
US$4,342

Your own guide and 4x4 for all seven days, with fuel; the full day in Sossusvlei with lunch packed; Sandwich Harbour; the catamaran; dinner at Spitzkoppe; and every park fee.

This is our Desert & Coast route at its published price for one traveller.

US$5,478 for one traveller
US$783Per day
7 / 6Days / nights
SingleRoom throughout

One invoice covers everything above. You travel on 9 January, so the balance falls due on Tue 10 November; if we finalise after that date, it is simply one payment for the full price.

Prices in US dollarsYou are invoiced in US dollars. 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

This is the route you chose, kept exactly as it is, with a guide of your own so you never have to drive or navigate. The days are paced around the light: the dunes early, before the heat; the coast for three unhurried days, with Sandwich Harbour and a morning on the bay; and Spitzkoppe for the stars on your last night. The rooms are comfortable rather than grand, each one yours alone.

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

  • Agama Lodge, Sossusvlei: 2 nights, single
  • The Delight, Swakopmund: 3 nights, single
  • Spitzkoppe Cabin Camp: 1 night, single

What you eat

  • Breakfast at Agama and The Delight
  • Dinner at Agama Lodge (2 nights)
  • Dinner at Spitzkoppe, cooked by your guide
  • Lunch pack for the day in Sossusvlei

Your guide and vehicle

  • Your own guide for all seven days
  • Your own 4x4, with fuel and unlimited kilometres
  • Collection in Windhoek or at the airport on 9 January, back to Windhoek on 15 January
  • 24/7 support from Sandura while you’re on the road

What you do

  • Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, a full day with your guide
  • Sandwich Harbour guided 4x4 half day
  • Dolphin and seal catamaran, Walvis Bay
  • Sandboarding, if you’d like to add it, at no extra cost

Fees

  • Sossusvlei park entry
  • Sandwich Harbour permit
  • Spitzkoppe community entry

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 Sesriem on 10 January. 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, and dinners in Swakopmund
  • A night in Windhoek before you start, if your flight lands after midday
  • Optional: community-guided walks at Spitzkoppe, paid at reception
  • Drinks, other than those named in this itinerary
  • Travel insurance, personal expenses and gratuities
Seven · The season

High summer, hot and bright

January is midsummer: hot in the desert, which is why Sossusvlei starts early, with the chance of an afternoon thunderstorm inland. The coast stays cool and often foggy. Pack light clothes, a hat and sunblock, and a warm layer for Swakopmund and the evenings. There are no public holidays during your trip.

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.

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.

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%US$1,644

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

Before you travelUS$3,834

The balance, 60 days before you travel

On the roadNothing

Except lunches, and your dinners in Swakopmund

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 Ham 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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