Dates of
Workshop:, April 10 to April 22, 2016
Price of
Workshop: $6475CDN
Photographic
Leader(s): Kevin Pepper and if there is
more than six people coming, David Topping will be joining us
Maximum
Number of attendees: 8 (minimum number of attendees is 6)
Deposit
to secure space in workshop: $750CDN
Day
1 -
Kalahari - Guided excursions to the Kalahari desert. The Namibian area
of the Kalahari Desert is covered with trees, ephemeral rivers and fossil
watercourses, the reasonably regular rainfall patterns that occur every year do
allow for huge numbers of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, plant life
and insects to thrive. In terms of vegetation most of the southern segment is
taken up with camelthorn, red ebony and other acacias, and towards the centre
silver terminalia and shrubs are common. Farther north, where the climate is
wetter, the acacia gives way to bush savannah and dry woodland of kiaat (also
known as wild teak) Zambezi teak (also called mkusi or Rhodesian teak) wild
seringa (formerly Rhodesian ash) manketti, shiwi and other magnificent timber
species. Large numbers of Tamboti trees grow in the Grootfontein area. The
quiver tree (Aloe dichotoma) A. hereroensis and A. littoralis are 3 species of
aloe that also occur here.
Guide
will pick you up at the airport and be transported to Kalahari Red Dunes Lodge
with Dinner and breakfast included.
Day
2/3 -
Sossusvlei - Guided excursion to Sossusvlei. Situated in the largest
conservation area in Africa (the Namib-Naukluft National Park), Sossusvlei is
possibly Namibia’s most spectacular and best-known attraction. Characterised by
the large red dunes that surround it, Sossusvlei is a large, white, salt and
clay pan and is a great destination all year round. The dunes in this area are
some of the highest in the world, reaching almost 400 meters, and provide
photographic enthusiasts with wonderful images in the beautiful morning and
evening light
We will
be staying at the Sossus Dune Lodge with Dinner and breakfast included
Day 4/5
- The Skeleton Coast - Photograph the
stunning skeleton coast, its ship wrecks and see where the desert meets the
ocean. A barren stretch of shore in Namibia maintains a reputation as one of
the harshest places on earth…and it has an ominous name to match. The Skeleton
Coast owes its appellation to the whalebones that peppered the shoreline when
the whaling industry was booming, as well as, more ominously, to the hulking
carcasses of sea-wrecked ships buried in the sand and disintegrating in the
water—more than 1,000 have met their end on the deadly coast.
We will
be staying at the Swakopmund Guesthouse with breakfast included with luxury
rooms.
Day
6/7 -
Damaraland - We will visit Twyfelfontein rock engravings, the burnt
mountains and organ pipes. Damaraland
is one of the most scenic areas in Namibia, a huge, untamed, ruggedly beautiful
region that offers the more traveller a more adventurous challenge. Here there
are prehistoric water courses with open plains and grassland, massive granite
koppies and deep gorges. Towards the west, the geography changes dramatically
with endless sandy wastes, that incredibly are able to sustain small, but
wide-ranging, populations of desert-adapted elephant, black rhino, giraffe,
ostrich and springbok. These animals have adapted their lifestyles to survive
the harshness of the sun-blistered, almost waterless desert spaces. Elephant
move through euphorbia bush country, and can travel up to 70km in a day in
search of food and water and unusually, do not destroy trees in their quest for
food. Follow black rhino cow and her calf in typical Damaraland 'melkbos'
terrain. Together, Damaraland and Kaokoland are known as the Kaokoveld.
We will
be stayng at Camp Kipwe with Dinner and breakfast included.
Day
8/9 -
Kaokoland - Kaokoland is one of the last remaining wilderness
areas in Southern Africa. It is a world of incredible mountain scenery, a
refuge for the rare desert dwelling elephant, black rhino and giraffe and the
home of the Himba people. Although it is harsh and offers little respite at
midday, the rugged landscape is especially attractive during the early morning
and late afternoon when it is transformed into softly glowing pastel shades.
The topography in the south of the area is characterised by rugged mountains
which are dissected by numerous watercourses, but north of the Hoarusib River
the scenery is dominated by table-top koppies. Still further north, the
Otjihipa Mountains rise abruptly above the Namib floor to form the eastern
boundary of the Marienfluss, while the west of the valley is defined by the
Hartmann Mountains. The Marienfluss valley is very scenic and relatively
greener than the Hartmann's valley. Hartmann's valley is closer to the Atlantic
and yet much more arid. However, it does have a strange atmosphere when the sea
mists drift inland.
Here we
will also visit traditional Himba villages and have multiple photo shoots with
the tribe over two days.
We will
be staying at the Opuwo Country Hotel in luxury rooms with Dinnerand breakfast
inlcuded.
Day
10/11 -
Etosha for guided game drives.
We will
be staying at the famous waterhole chalets at Okaukuejo with breakfast
included.
Day
12 -
Waterberg Park. Waterberg Plateau
Park is a national park in central Namibia encompassing the Waterberg Plateau,
68 km east of the town of Otjiwarongo. The Waterberg Plateau is a particularly
prominent feature, elevated high above the plains of the Kalahari of Eastern
Namibia. The plateau and some 405 km² of surrounding land were declared a
Nature Reserve in 1972. The plateau is largely inaccessible so in the early
1970s several of Namibia's endangered species were translocated there to
protect them from predators and poaching to extinction. The programme was very
successful and Waterberg now supplies other Namibian parks with rare
species.
We will
be staying at Waterberg Wilderness Lodge with Dinner and breakfast included.
Day 13 we
will travel to Windhoek. The tour Ends...
The above
quote Includes:
1. Accommodation and meals as indicated
2. Game drives as indicated – guided by own
private guide
3. Park entry fees
4. Guide and vehicle – 4x4 Safari built vehicle with big windows
and pop up roof
5. Mineral Water
6. Staff Gratuities
7. Private guide/driver
Quote
excludes:
1. Items of a personal nature
2. Optional extra activities
3. Flights
4. Holiday or personal insurance
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us for more details by visiting our Contact Us Page - http://northof49photography.com/contact-us/
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