Accommodation

Etendeka Overnight Walking Trail

“Simple comfort in a rugged and harsh landscape with an emphasis on a highly personalised, ‘back to basics’ wilderness encounter”

Budget level: Mid-Range

Country

Namibia

When to Go

All year

Property Type

Camp Temporary

Location

Damaraland, Northern Namibia Safaris

Kids Min Age

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Why we like it

Challenging overnight walking experience, set in the remote wilderness of Damaraland.
A “back-to-basics” hiking experience, situated in a remote, rugged and harsh environment.
Sleep under the open skies on raised wooden platforms.
Dinners are cooked and enjoyed around an open fire.
True wilderness experience.

The Etendeka Overnight Walking Trail Experience set in the foothills of the Grootberg Massif is a unique new offering from the Etendeka Lodge Company and the Etendeka Community Trust (comprising the Anabeb and Omatendeka Community Conservancies). The experience promises to be an authentic and exhilarating engagement with nature. Trek through one of Namibia’s most remote and untouched landscapes on foot, have sundowners as you look out over never ending vistas of ancient rock formations and sleep under a blanket of stars. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to connect with nature!

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The Etendeka Overnight Walking Trail allows you to join some of Namibia’s most experienced and knowledgeable guides as they introduce you to the incredible life that lies largely hidden in this seemingly harsh but breathtaking landscape. With magnificent views of the ancient Etendeka basalt lava flows and flat top mountains, these rocky plains are home to an array of desert adapted plants and animals. The passionate guides know the area intimately and will share anecdotes and information about this geologically rich and diverse environment. Track through dry Mopani shaded riverbeds and past other-worldly rocky outcrops as the guides identify spoor, indigenous animal, bird and plant species. Exploring this terrain on foot is a heightened and invigorating meeting of man and nature.

Namibia is one of the top destinations in the world for stargazing with its unusually dark night skies. On a cloudless night you will be overwhelmed by the spectacular sight of the Milky Way stretching overhead.

The two rustic overnight camps make the most of sleeping under the breathtaking desert sky. The five sleeping platforms are raised off the ground to ensure that guests are safe and comfortable, while having the unparalleled experience of falling asleep to the night sounds of the wilderness under a starry sky. Comfortable beds and ‘bed-rolls’ are your bed for the night, each contain a 100% cotton linen sheet, down duvets and pillow for your comfort. Each sleeping platform is equipped with a toilet and basin attached to the platform.

The sleeping platforms have a shaded area for that well-deserved afternoon siesta but the shade folds away at night so that you can fall asleep to the beauty of the open skies. There are communal open-air bathrooms including the typical much loved Etendeka Bucket Shower situated between the platforms.

Wholesome meals are cooked over, and enjoyed around, the open fire with your guide being your host and companion. Choose either the 2 or 3-night experience with the additional option of extending your experience with a night or two at the original Etendeka Mountain Camp.