June 7 - June 15, 2025
Join Andrew Harvey on an 9-day private safari to Namibia ... and discover beautiful landscapes, diverse culture, stunning sanctuaries, vast deserts, prolific wildlife, and more.
Step out of your comfort zone and into your future as the sights, sounds, and connections of new people and experiences allows you to awaken on a whole new level.
Immerse yourself in the beauty of Namibia's nature preserves and national parks as you connect with sacred energies, explore your own gifts, and experience true magic.
Andrew's profound teachings and gentle guidance will unlock powerful awakenings within you, illuminating your mind, body, and spirit with compassion and love for all living things.
Andrew Harvey is an internationally acclaimed poet, best-selling novelist, celebrated mystical scholar, and renowned spiritual teacher.
He is the Founder of the Institute for Sacred Activism, working to preserve and heal the planet and its inhabitants.
This life-changing opportunity is limited to 10 people only.
If you're attracted to this kind of experience, we encourage you to book early, as this event will sell out.
Day Itinerary
Chameleon guide (Gabriel) and driver, to collect from accommodation and depart for Mount Etjo (departure approx. 09h30); upon arrival have lunch. PM; Optional lodge game drive (note depending on amount of participants this may be shared with other lodge guests) Lunch and Dinner In
Set on the TransNamib railway in central-north Namibia, near Etosha National Park, Otjiwarongo, meaning ‘the place of fat cattle’, is an affluent town with a suburban feel. The town and surrounding area is known for its excellent conservation projects, which include several parks protecting large wild cats, such as the famous Cheetah Conservation Fund, where visitors can view and learn about these fascinating creatures. Hiking, guided nature walks, and safaris are popular activities in the region. There is a selection of supermarkets/facilities for those passing through. History enthusiasts can make a stop to visit the Locomotive No 41 monument, and the culturally significant site of the Battle of Waterberg on the Waterberg Mountain.
Overnight: Mount Etjo Safari Lodge
'Etjo' means a place of refuge. Since 1975 Mount Etjo Safari Lodge has been the heart of the Okonjati wildlife sanctuary, offering African wildlife and guests from around the world more than just a place to stay, but a safe haven, tranquil surroundings and the opportunity to engage in the pristine beauty of African wilderness. At Mount Etjo Safari Lodge, the African traveller will leave with his heart and mind enriched and his soul set at ease by having found peace and harmony in the African natural world.
The vibrant bird life at the Lodge is testimony to the beautiful gardens at the Lodge. Enormous palm trees, endless grass fields and a flamingo pond invite you to take a walk and a look around. The Lodge is built to face a large lake where animals regularly quench their thirst and hippos come to visit. Further in the distance lingers the magnificent Mount Etjo mountain, completing the picturesque scenery.
The unique architecture of our rooms, furnished and beautifully decorated in a splendid combination of luxury and African style will contribute to the exceptional experience of staying at Mount Etjo Safari Lodge. The Lodge is furnished with 22 luxury rooms, each with en-suite bathroom. Most of the rooms are situated next to the swimming pool which overlooks the watering hole where numerous animals come to drink during the day and night, while others overlook the spacious garden where the flamingos frolic. Various types of accommodation is available to suit the personal needs of young and old. The Lodge is fully wheelchair-friendly.
Activities: Mount Etjo Safari Lodge Game Drive
Included: Lunch and DInner. Rooms have air-conditioning and fans
Located in Namibia, Mount Etjo Safari Lodge Game Drives provide a unique opportunity to observe, encounter and admire the great variety of species that roam the Okonjati Game Reserve. Nowhere in Namibia will visitors see such a diversity of animals, ranging from birds to the rare Roan and Sable Antelope, Elephants, White and Black Rhino, Giraffes, Zebras and many many more. The game drive is enjoyable for all age groups.
Day Itinerary:
Departure: 08h00-08h30 guideline time
Depart for Etosha for 2nights with lunch at German bakery in Outjo along the way; continue to Anderson Gate and watch out for game en-route to Okaukuejo (our rental vehicle not open vehicle).
Day 2: Included PM game drive open vehicle with NWR (approx. 3hours)
Day 3: Included: AM Game drive in open vehicle with NWR (approx. 3hours)
Free time to relax at waterhole or pool
Overnight: Okaukuejo Resort
Okaukuejo is located 17 km from the southern entrance of the park, and famous for its flood-lit waterhole, where visitors can observe at close quarters a spectacle of wildlife congregating and interacting - this is an incredible sight during the dry winter months and one of best places to see herds of elephant, black rhino and large herds of plains game. The spectacle starts at dawn, with animals coming in large numbers to quench their thirst and continues throughout the day until late at night. In the early evenings, it is not uncommon to have black rhino, elephant and lion all drinking at the same time. Wifi available (extra charge)
Included: Breakfast/lunch/dinner included – meals at Okaukuejo Rest Camp other than lunch on day 2 as indicated above
Optional Activities: PM or night game drive with NWR vehicle
Note: Okaukuejo is NWR (Namibia Wildlife Resort) and Government run - as such standards in the park are not as high as private establishments outside the park gate; standards/services/food can be erratic) but the benefit of being inside the park is the floodlit waterhole which can be enjoyed during the evening and into the night. Note game drives are P a g e | 5 conducted during daylight hours with gates opening at sunrise and closing at sunset unless taking part in a night drive with NWR/resort.
The national park can be accessed via the southern entrance at Andersson’s Gate and the central point is Okaukuejo Resort. Visitors can catch a glimpse of abundant wildlife including: lion, giraffe, elephant, white and black rhino, and a multitude of plains game. Popular activities include: game drives, tracking rhinos on foot, guided nature walks, or watch the sunset over this magnificent landscape. Just outside the national park is the upmarket Ongava Private Reserve, as well as a number of mid-level accommodation and camp sites.
The Etosha National Park is Namibia's premier game viewing experience, situated in the north of Namibia and in the heart of the park is Etosha Pan - a chalky, white depression covering an area of 5000sq kilometres. Vegetation ranges from dense bush to open plains attracting a diversity of wildlife including one of the largest growing populations of black rhino in the world. Look out for endangered species including cheetah and lesser-known black-faced impala, along with herds of elephants, lion, hyena and leopard. Antelope species range from kudu, oryx, wildebeest and springbok - in fact there's 114 species of mammals, along with around 340 species of birds. Dry season guarantees sightings at waterholes and the main rest camps have floodlit waterholes to ensure endless viewing. Within the park are several public rest camps catering for budget to mid-range level of accommodation. Game drives can be conducted in own vehicles or via lodge activities but there is no off-road driving. There are several smaller establishments on the outskirts of the park on private land offering a more intimate and comprehensive experience. All of these establishments offer excellent value for money.
Day Itinerary:
Short game drive to park gate in our vehicle (not open vehicle)
Day 4 (en-route) Included: Otjikandero Himba village
Arrival later in afternoon at Twyfelfontein Country Lodge; lunch en-route or lunch pack provided Drive approx. 6-7 hours plus time at Otjikandero
Day 5: Included: Twyfelfontein Rock Art - make our way to nearby Twyfelfontein rock art with our vehicle; Gabriel and local guide to escort on excursion around rock etchings; return to lodge. Free time and lunch (mini buffet) at lodge
Overnight: Twyfelfontein Country Lodge
The lodge is situated in the heart of the Twyfelfontein Uibasen Conservancy and offers 56 en-suite twin rooms, 4 double rooms, 1 luxury suite, and 6 family rooms; the main lodge has the reception, lounge, curio shop, an open dining room, bar, curio shop, FOREX desk, waterhole for game viewing and swimming pool. In construction utmost care was taken to reduce the visual impact on the environment and to blend into the mountainside with the use of thatch roofs, natural stone and paint colours toning in with the surrounding rock formations. Credit cards are accepted and there is internet, but note there is no cell phone reception. Activities include afternoon nature drives with sundowners, star gazing, morning excursion to Twyfelfontein engravings, walking trails and visits to Damara Living Museum.
Activities: Otjikandero Himba Orphanage Village and Twyfelfontein Rock Art
Optional Activities: Ephemeral (Dry) River Drive
Included: Full Board, Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Twyfelfontein is a site of ancient rock engravings in Damaraland, and Namibia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site (2007). It has one of the largest collections in Africa as well as one of the most note-worthy with around 2,000+, some thought to be around 6,000 years old! It is believed that the creators of the rock art were the medicine people or shamans who incised their engravings as ameans of entering the supernatural world and recording the experiences, the process could prepare the shaman for a state of trance by the repetitive chipping and concentration of energy. Etched into the rock are thus stories within stories, eternalised as a legacy.
Twyfelfontein is a World Heritage Site boasting one of the richest rock art concentrations in Africa. Thousands of tourists come to this site each year to view some 2, 500 Stone Age rock engravings. The area is home to 17 rock art sites, which collectively encompass 212 engraved stone slabs. There are an additional 13 sites displaying rock paintings.
Otjikandero Himba Orphanage Village is located close to the local Kamanjab cattle farm in Himba Village. The village is inhabited by Himba kids, who are taken care of by volunteer mothers. All the children are raised in the traditional way, although a few of them have been slightly westernised because of the school they attend. Otjikandero Himba Orphanage Village is funded by the money received from tours to the village. Funds are used for medical purposes, food and other basic needs. Tourists will have the opportunity to see the Himba people in their natural environment as well as observe their culture. Excellent photo opportunities are also available.
Excursions generally last 1.5-2hours
Marvel at the rich vegetation with the possibility to encounter desert adapted elephants in the dry Aba-Huab River valley. Join experienced field guides on a nature drive, filled with interesting facts pertaining to the area, its history and wildlife. Be on the lookout to spot birds of prey, antelope, fairy circles, Welwitchia mirabilis and interesting geological formations. Track free roaming desert adapted elephants (sightings not guaranteed). Ample time is allowed to take pictures and exchange information about endemic fauna and flora.
The nature drive returns over valleys of savannah, small dunes, the dry river bed and interesting geological formations. A stop at Welwitchia Hill allows guests to disembark the vehicle and enjoy a lovely sundowner in an unspoilt nature setting. Take as many pictures as you like of the sun setting across the desert-like savannah plains and distant mountains. This is Africa at its best.
Guests are required to meet their guide at Reception 15 minutes prior to departure time for a meet and greet session. The guide will give a general introduction of the tour and highlight specific safety and environmental regulations that need to be adhered to. Guests are encouraged to make use of this opportunity to inform their guide of specific fields of interest such as photography, birding, animal behaviour, etc. The guide will structure the tour to focus on these areas of interest.
Duration: 3.5 – 4.0 hours
Day Itinerary:
Depart Twyfelfontein and drive past Brandberg Mountain, Namibia's highest mountain. Cross the plains and continue to coast and Henties Bay with a short stop at Zeila shipwreck to Swakopmund arriving mid afternoon. Free time later in afternoon to explore town.
Overnight: Atlantic Garden Boutique Hotel
Atlantic Garden Boutique Hotel is centrally situated in Swakopmund next to the historical building of the Altes Amtsgericht, near to the lighthouse and less than 200m from the beach. Relax on the terrace overlooking the garden and enjoy the spacious rooms in this contemporary hotel. All 20 rooms have en-suite along with wifi, TV/DSTV, hairdryer, safe, tea/coffee station, air-con and a small fridge. The hotel has a small restaurant for breakfast and light lunch, tea/coffee /cake and underground parking.
Included: Full Board and Breakfast
Day Itineray:
Day 7: Depart from Swakopmund driving via Walvis Bay Lagoon, driving south to desert and onward to Desert Camp for a 2night stay. Lunch en-route at Solitaire, dinner at Sossusvlei Lodge
Included: Walvis Bay Lagoon to view flamingos
Included stop at: Solitaire and Tropic of Capricorn
Included: PM - Sesriem Canyon and/Or Elim Dune for sunset with chameleon guide/vehicle. Comfort 3*. Drive approx. 6+hours plus stops en-route
Day 8: Included: Private guided activity with Chameleon guide/vehicle. Short drive to Sesriem gate. Enter park at sunrise. Drive to 2x4 car park (55kms). Take shuttle service (4x4) last section to the dunes (non-private shuttle service). Explore on foot with Chameleon guide, visit Dead Vlei, Sossusvlei & surrounds and return shuttle to our vehicle. Stop Dune 45 en-route before departing the park at Sesriem Gate. Remainder of day at leisure. Breakfast/lunch/dinner at Sossusvlei Lodge (BLD/BLD) As there is no accommodation at Sossusvlei, visitors to this desert wilderness are likely to end up staying near to Sesriem, 65km away, where camps and lodges serve as a base from which to explore the dunes and where it serves as entry point to the national park. Sesriem Canyon, a deep chasm carved through the rocks by water, is a striking natural feature of the area that is best explored on foot. Stony walls rise up sharply on both sides of the canyon, while birds roost in its crags and lizards dart along the ledges. The canyon’s name was coined when early settlers used it as a water source, using six lengths of leather (‘ses riem – six thongs) tied together to lower buckets into the water at the base of canyon.)
Overnight: Desert Camp
Desert Camp is situated only 5 km from the entrance gate to Sossusvlei and Sesriem Canyon in the Namib Naukluft Park. Nestled under centuries old thorn trees, Desert Camp offers an unsurpassed view over the desert landscape and surrounding mountains. The 20 self-catering accommodation units are of a tented structure and equipped with en suite bathroom, shaded veranda with a fitted kitchenette, barbeque, power points and an adjacent parking area. Each twin-bedded bedroom features a fold-out sleeper couch where 2 small children (under 12) can be accommodated. Facilities at the main building include a bar with big screen television, a sparkling swimming pool and 2 communal boma-areas which are perfect for groups travelling together. Fresh food supplies can be ordered daily at reception or meals can be enjoyed at the nearby Sossusvlei Lodge restaurant (there is no restaurant facility at Desert Camp).
Activiites: Walvis Bay Lagoon, Sossusveil, Dead Vlei, Sesriem Canyon
Included: Full Board - Dinner, Bed, Breakfast and Lunch
Sossusvlei is where you will find the iconic red sand dunes within the Namib Naukluft National Park. The clear blue skies contrast with the giant red sand dunes to make this one of the natural wonders of Africa and a photographers' heaven and set within the highest dunes in the world. It is at its most spectacular after a good rainy season and if the Tsauchab River has flowed filling the vlei and creating an oasis in the desert. The most iconic vlei is nearby Dead Vlei where the dazzling white clay pan is punctuated by skeletons of ancient camel-thorn trees, and set against the backdrop of the apricot dunes. Aside from the attractions at Sossusvlei - Dune 45, Hiddenvlei, Big Daddy and Elim's Dune - other attractions in the area include the Sesriem Canyon and Namib-Naukluft National Park, where the mountains of the Namib meet its plains and a great hiking destination.
Sesriem Canyon is a captivating natural wonder located in the heart of the Namib Desert in Namibia. Carved over millions of years by the Tsauchab River, this narrow gorge is a testament to the power of erosion. The name Sesriem comes from the Afrikaans and Dutch words for six leather straps, which early pioneers used tied together to draw water from the deep pools within the canyon. Sesriem Canyon is not only a geological marvel but also a haven for unique desert flora and fauna, making it a popular stop for tourists exploring the surreal landscapes of the Namib Desert.
This ancient clay pan was once an oasis, studded with acacias and fed by a river that suddenly changed course, leaving the earth to dry up along with the trees it previously supported. So dry were the climatic conditions that the trees never decomposed – instead they were entirely leached of moisture so that today, 900 years later, they remain as desiccated, blackened sentinels dotting the pan’s cracked surface. Surrounded by the red-pink dunes of the Namib Desert, blue skies, a white-clay pan, they create a surreal spectacle that is a photographer's dream.
Walvis Bay’s calm natural lagoon is a twitcher’s paradise, teeming with roughly 50 species of seabirds, including vivid flocks of flamingos, bulky-billed pelicans and glossy black cormorants. It’s also a popular spot for windsurfing, kitesurfing and kayaking, while the promenade stretching for three kilometres along the water’s edge is a great place for a scenic stroll.
Day Itineray:
Early morning departure from Desert Camp to return to Windhoek and onward to Hosea Kutako Airport – drive approx. 7.5-8 hours to airport – no fights prior to late afternoon /early evening to allow for check-in time (or drop at accommodation for those wishing to overnight), own accommodation.
Included: Breakfast/lunch pack from lodge
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*Payments must be complete 1 month prior to the start of the trip.
DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
Full Board (see schedule)
Excursions and Transfers
Airport Transfers (Day 1 + Day 9)
7 Nights Lodging (Double Occupancy)
English Speaking Guide
Dearest Friends,
I want to invite you personally, on what I believe will be the soul adventure of a lifetime... a pilgrimage into the wild primordial heart of Namibia.
Namibia has been for me, a major revelation in my life. I knew that it would be when I first started looking at a book of photographs of the Namib desert in Johannesburg Airport. Something happened in that crowded bookshop that awoke a thirst I did not know I had for wilderness, for emptiness, for the great luminous silences of rock and in the months that followed I circled Namibia in reading piles of books, in dreams and in a sense of growing awe. I knew I had to go myself, alone, and so I went last Christmas for 10 days of revelation on every level.
What I want to do is to share with you the revelation of Namibia. I want to share most of all the gorgeous and terrible beauty of the desert in its many tumultuous landscapes, in its sumptuous austerity, in what can only be what is described as its powers of mystical possession. When you enter the desert so deeply you discover it is thrillingly alive in every grain of sand and twist of rock and shrubs struggling for life and dancing ruggedly and you understand because the mystery of this primordial land guides you, but the void that is the desert is constantly birthing a world of sacred splendor, passion and a tenderness beyond imagining.
What then explodes softly in you and in front of you, is a supernova of wildlife. I saw cheetah eating a wildebeest in a sacred violent feast. I watched leopards move through the sunburnt grass eight feet away. I came at night to a waterhole where two male elephants were standing leaning tenderly against each other and filling their world with a luminous grand peace. In Namibia you can be graced if you open the revelation of the divine animal that you are one with and that longs to be born in you.
In Namibia all these multiple revelations happen effortlessly in the wild world that is Namibia and Namibia itself has a surreal ferocious history, because it was in Namibia that 85 thousand Herrero’s were systematically exterminated by the German Imperialists in what were the first concentration camps. Despite this tragic scar on its soul and despite corruption and economic desolation, Namibia is a place in which a new vision of tribal unity and passion for conservation and desire for a just community are coming together. So being here puts you in a state of concentration and a reaction to all the forces that are now struggling for a birth of a new humanity.
The tour that we have constructed for you is an ideal journey into this magical desert world. It will be accompanied by readings of the mystical poets and very simple instruction and fundamental ways of connecting with your divine identity.
There will be periods of noble silence as we travel together in the desert and evenings of celebration and laughter and dance and simple communion. What I conceive this pilgrimage as is a practice of living in harmony with the glory of nature.
Please come on our first opening up of Namibia. We would be honored to have you with us and share in these wonders with you.
We are here to answer any questions.
Love,
Andrew
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