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Etosha — 6 days (Windhoek, Okaukuejo, Damaraland, Twyfelfontein & Skeleton Coast)

4.4(8 reviews)9 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Nine days, three of them at the waterholes. Six days in Etosha and Damaraland only, returning to Windhoek without the coast.

Dust & Thorn
Runs this trip
Wildlife safari
Nine days, three of them at the waterholes
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • WindhoekNine days north — a salt pan you can see from space, rock art twice as old as the pyramids, and a coast named for what washes up on it.
  • Etosha panThe Okaukuejo waterhole is floodlit all night and you can sit at it until you give up.
  • HalaliEtosha works differently from other parks — the game comes to fixed waterholes and you wait rather than search.
  • DamaralandThe desert elephants here are not a separate species — they are ordinary elephants that have learned to walk seventy kilometres between…
  • TwyfelfonteinMore than two thousand engravings, some six thousand years old, and the site is a World Heritage listing that can only be visited with a…
  • Skeleton CoastThe Bushmen called it the land God made in anger.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 8 nights accommodation as listed: hostel, homestay or tent, shared
Transport
  • Shared airport transfer both ways
  • All internal transport as listed: coach, train or shared jeep
Meals
  • Meals listed on each day
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 15
  • A Damara guide at Twyfelfontein, which cannot be visited without one
Permits & fees
  • Etosha park fees and three nights inside the park at a rest camp
  • Skeleton Coast permit and Cape Cross entry
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • Damaraland community conservancy fees, which fund the elephant monitoring

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • International flights to Windhoek
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Most meals
  • Upgrades from shared transport to private
  • Sossusvlei and the dunes, which are a separate trip here
  • Any sighting, including the desert elephants
  • Most lunches outside the park

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Windhoek Hostel

Hostel

Days 1, 8

Okaukuejo Hostel

Hostel

Days 2, 3

Etosha Hostel

Hostel

Day 4

Damaraland Hostel

Hostel

Days 5, 6

Skeleton Coast Hostel

Hostel

Day 7

What you'll eat

8 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 7 dinners across 9 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 9.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–7
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–9
  • LunchServed on days 3–6

19 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Dust & Thorn
4.4 (8)

Based in Arusha

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 8 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.0/5
Guide
4.0/5
Itinerary
4.5/5
Transport
4.4/5
Accommodation
4.0/5
Tour operator
4.6/5
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Rahul Menon – Chandigarh2025-09-19 · Verified booking

Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy.

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Tara D'Souza – Kolkata2025-09-19 · Verified booking

Etosha was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Good value for what's included.

Reply from Dust & Thorn

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Arjun Pillai – Lucknow2025-09-19 · Verified booking

Early starts, but that's where the wildlife is. Well run. Hostel nights are basic but clean, and that's what the price says. Simple food, well made, and enough of it.

Reply from Dust & Thorn

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Sneha Kulkarni – Chennai2025-09-19 · Verified booking

Sightings were thin on our dates, which is luck, but the drives felt rushed. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.

Reply from Dust & Thorn

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Marc Dubois – Singapore2025-04-09 · Verified booking

Etosha was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought.

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Ishita Ghosh – Indore2025-04-09 · Verified booking

Etosha was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. No hesitation recommending them.

Reply from Dust & Thorn

Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Sameer Khan – Kochi2025-04-09 · Verified booking

Excellent sightings and the guides clearly knew the area. Solid operator.

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Tara D'Souza – Chandigarh2025-04-09 · Verified booking

Etosha was quieter than I expected and the camp was comfortable. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Good value for what's included.

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