HIKING and Elephants in Damaraland // Namibia Travel Vlog ep 5 

Thanks :)

Wow this is such a sweet comment! It would not be an exaggeration to say this comment made my day. I am glad you are planning to go to Namibia, I think you will have an absolutely amazing time! I rented my car through 4X4 Namibia, but most of the rental companies will be roughly the same. For the car, I paid approximately $75 usd/day, and this included all of the camping gear plus the car. In hindsight, my big regret was not spending a little more (like $85/day) to get a slightly newer car. I had no way to charge my phone or play audio and that made some of the drives a bit more tiresome. My top 5 in Namibia were 1) Okonjima - this is a lodge and a reserve known for the Leopards. This was a surprise and I booked last minute 2) Etosha. I spent 2 nights camping but the campsites all also have rooms of various levels of comfort. If I were to go again I would spend 3 nights, moving from the East Side to the West side over 3 days 3) Sandwich Harbor dune tour. This was a tour from Swakopmund into the dunes south. I went with Red Dune Safaris, they offer an option to drive yourself which I would love to try next time! I stayed in The Delight in Swakopmund - very nice hotel for a good price and in a good location 4) Sossusvlei - highlight by far! I camped here, but there are 3 lodges in the park. They will be more expensive, but being able to get into the dunes right at sunrise is an absolute highlight 5) Kolmanskop Ghost Town - this is far south and is usually what is cut out of a Namibia itinerary. But I thought it was pretty cool. You can buy a photographer pass to the ghost town in Luderitz that will let you visit outside of the opening hours The one other lodge I recommend is the Kalihari Anib Lodge. Also a good deal and will probably be in the region of your first or last night in the country The two things that I was disappointed by were Spitzkoppe and Waterberg Plateau. This Both of these places I visited when I was most tired on the trip, so I am not sure if it was just my attitude or not