Private itinerary · prepared for Nongporn Ruangsri

Dunes and the Atlantic for Nongporn

Seven days with your own guide: three nights in the Namib for Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Big Daddy, then three on the Atlantic for Sandwich Harbour, with two stays to choose from at each.

Sat 2 – Fri 8 Jan 20277 days · 6 nights2 stops≈1,045–1,175 kmPrivately guided
Your private journey

7 days, one guide

Seven days, privately guided by road: three nights in the desert at Sossusvlei, then three on the coast at Swakopmund, with Sandwich Harbour where the two meet, and a choice of two stays in each place.

Where
Sossusvlei · Swakopmund · Sandwich Harbour
When
Sat 2 – Fri 8 Jan 2027
How long
7 days, 6 nights; about 1,045–1,175 km by road
How you travel
Your own guide and Toyota Prado 4x4, from the airport on Sat 2 Jan to the airport on Fri 8 Jan
Prepared for
Nongporn Ruangsri and travelling partner, two adults
Status
Draft: details to be confirmed with you
One · The route

The route, stop by stop

Yes, all four of your must-sees fit comfortably into six nights by road, with no self-driving and no flights between lodges. There are three driving days, each about five to six hours; the other four days have no transfer at all.

ETOSHA PAN Windhoek Airport 1Sossusvlei 2Swakopmund
Schematic · not to survey accuracyAirport → desert → coast → airport
2 JanAirport to your lodge at Sossusvlei · your guide collects you≈325–385 km · 5–6 hrs
3 JanSossusvlei, Deadvlei and Big Daddy with your guideday out · no transfer
4 JanA slow desert day (balloon if you choose it)no transfer
5 JanSossusvlei to Swakopmund≈305–375 km · 5–6 hrs
6 JanSandwich Harbour by 4x4no transfer
7 JanA free day at the coastno transfer
8 JanSwakopmund to the airport · your guide drops you off≈415 km · 5 hrs

Distances depend on the stays you choose. The driving days are about five to six hours each, so a flight that lands by early afternoon on the first day, and one that leaves in the late afternoon or evening on the last, suit the plan best. Your guide drives, so the long roads are yours to take in and enjoy.

Two · Where you'll stay

2 stops, one vehicle

Two places, three nights each, so nothing is rushed, and two stays to choose from in each: both are available on your dates.

The Desert Grace · your room
Sat 2 – Tue 5 JanBy road · about 5 to 6 hours
Sossusvlei · Namib Desert · choose one of two

Two ways to sleep in the Namib

3 nights · your choice of two lodges · both available on your dates

Two lodges to choose fromSossusvlei & DeadvleiBig Daddy

Both stays are available for your dates. Tell us which you prefer; the price for each is in section three.

Option 1

The Desert Grace — a lodge of 24 bungalows, each with its own private plunge pool, looking out over the desert. Breakfast and dinner every day, lunch at the lodge on your slow day, and packed lunches for the dunes and for the road to the coast.

Option 2

Little Kulala — a Wilderness camp on the private Kulala Wilderness Reserve beside the national park. Fully inclusive: all your meals, local drinks, laundry, and the camp’s own guided activities twice a day, including quad-bike and e-bike outings booked in camp.

Your days here
  • Sat 2 JanYour guide collects you at the airport and drives you into the Namib. The evening is yours at the lodge.
  • Sun 3 JanOut early with your guide to Sossusvlei: Deadvlei’s white clay pan, and Big Daddy, which rises over 300 metres, for the climb if you want it. A packed lunch in the dunes, then back to the lodge for the afternoon.
  • Mon 4 JanA slow day in the desert. If you choose it, a sunrise balloon flight over the Namib first. At Little Kulala, the camp’s own activities are yours to join.
Recommended · through us

Sunrise balloon flight with Namib Sky — about an hour in the air over the Namib at sunrise, then breakfast in the desert. Your guide drives you to the launch site.

US$703 per person from The Desert Grace · US$675 from Little Kulala — added if you want it

Included, whichever you choose
  • 3 nights at your chosen lodge
  • Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Big Daddy with your guide, park fees included
  • A packed lunch on the dune day, and another for the road to the coast
  • Your guide’s room and meals
Strand Hotel · on the seafront
Tue 5 – Fri 8 JanBy road · about 5 to 6 hours
Swakopmund · on the Atlantic · choose one of two

Two ways to stay by the sea

3 nights · your choice of two stays · both available on your dates

Two stays to choose fromSandwich Harbour 4x4On the Atlantic

Both stays are available for your dates. Your guide stays nearby and is always available to drive you around.

Option 1

The Pearls Beach Pods, The Mole — your own private two-bedroom pod in Swakopmund, looking out over the Mole, stocked with food and drinks for your stay. A private chef cooks all three meals for you every day, at no extra cost. No staff live on site, so the evenings are yours alone; a dedicated host arranges anything you need.

Option 2

Strand Hotel Swakopmund, Luxury Suite — a sea-facing suite in the hotel on the Swakopmund seafront. Breakfast every day; for lunch and dinner, three restaurants sit right below the hotel: Brewer & Butcher, the Farmhouse Deli and Ocean Cellar. You choose where to eat each day, and we book the tables for you.

Your days here
  • Tue 5 JanAcross the desert to the coast, with a packed lunch from the lodge for the road, and settled in by the afternoon.
  • Wed 6 JanSandwich Harbour by 4x4 with your guide, where the dunes run straight into the Atlantic, with lunch out there. Sandboarding, if you’d like to add it, at no extra cost.
  • Thu 7 JanA free day at the coast. If you choose it, a scenic flight over the Namib from Swakopmund.
  • Fri 8 JanBreakfast, then your guide drives you to the airport.
Recommended · through us

Scenic flight over the Namib (Sossusfly) — a light-aircraft flight from Swakopmund over the desert, with the aircraft to the two of you.

US$1,000 per person — US$2,000 for the aircraft, added if you want it

Included, whichever you choose
  • 3 nights at your chosen stay
  • Sandwich Harbour 4x4 with your guide, lunch and permit included
  • Sandboarding, if you’d like it

At the Strand Hotel, lunches and dinners are for your own account at Brewer & Butcher, the Farmhouse Deli or Ocean Cellar, below the hotel; we book the tables for you. At The Mole, every meal is cooked for you.

Three · What it comes to

Your choice, one invoice

One price for the whole trip, depending on the two stays you choose. Pick one in the desert and one at the coast.

The Desert Grace + The Pearls Beach PodsUS$14,803

for the two of you · US$7,401 per person
Where you sleep and eat US$9,795 · your guide, vehicle and the days US$5,008

The Desert Grace + Strand HotelUS$11,163

for the two of you · US$5,581 per person
Where you sleep and eat US$6,155 · your guide, vehicle and the days US$5,008

Little Kulala + The Pearls Beach PodsUS$25,641

for the two of you · US$12,820 per person
Where you sleep and eat US$20,407 · your guide, vehicle and the days US$5,234

Little Kulala + Strand HotelUS$22,001

for the two of you · US$11,000 per person
Where you sleep and eat US$16,767 · your guide, vehicle and the days US$5,234

Each figure is the whole trip, for 7 days and 6 nights: your stays, your private guide and Toyota Prado with fuel, park fees, Sandwich Harbour with lunch, packed lunches in the dunes and on the road to the coast, and airport collection and drop-off. Gratuities are at your discretion: as a guideline, from US$20 per person per day for your guide, in cash, and US$10–20 per person per night for the lodge staff.

One invoice covers everything for the stays you choose, and there are no separate holiday surcharges. Because you travel within 60 days, there is no deposit: once you accept the final itinerary, paying the full amount confirms the whole trip.

Prices in US dollarsYou are invoiced in US dollars. We fix the price when we finalise your itinerary; from then on, if the exchange rate moves, that is our risk, not yours.

Four · Why we built it this way

The days, and the rooms

Your four must-sees sit in two places, so each gets three nights rather than a rush: the desert first, with a whole day for Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Big Daddy and a slow day after it; then the coast, with Sandwich Harbour and a free day at the end. In each place you choose the feel: a plunge pool and dinner under the desert sky, or a camp where everything is taken care of; your own pod with a chef cooking for you, or a seafront suite with three restaurants at the door: Brewer & Butcher, the Farmhouse Deli and Ocean Cellar.

Five · What is included

Everything above, in one list

Everything marked as included in this itinerary is inside the price. This is that list in full, so there is nothing to work out from the pages above.

Where you sleep

  • Sossusvlei, 3 nights: The Desert Grace or Little Kulala
  • Swakopmund, 3 nights: The Pearls Beach Pods (The Mole) or a Luxury Suite at the Strand Hotel

What you eat

  • The Desert Grace: breakfast and dinner daily, lunch on Mon 4 Jan
  • Little Kulala: all meals and local drinks
  • The Pearls Beach Pods: all meals cooked by a private chef, with the pod’s food and drinks
  • Strand Hotel: breakfast daily
  • Packed lunches on the Sossusvlei day and on the road to the coast, and lunch at Sandwich Harbour

Your guide and vehicle

  • Your own private guide, all seven days
  • A private Toyota Prado 4x4, with fuel
  • Airport collection on Sat 2 Jan and drop-off on Fri 8 Jan
  • Your guide’s rooms and meals
  • 24/7 support from Sandura while you’re on the road

What you do

  • Sossusvlei, Deadvlei and Big Daddy with your guide
  • At Little Kulala, the camp’s own guided activities
  • Sandwich Harbour by 4x4 with your guide
  • Sandboarding, if you’d like to add it, at no extra cost

Fees

  • Namib-Naukluft Park entry at Sossusvlei, for you, your guide and the vehicle
  • The Sandwich Harbour permit

Bring your passports. The fees are paid, but Namibian park gates require photographic identification from every visitor on the way in and on the way out. That applies at the Sossusvlei gate on Sun 3 Jan. Keep them in the vehicle rather than in a case.

Six · Not included

What sits outside it

  • International flights to and from Windhoek
  • Namibian entry requirements and any visa fees
  • With the Strand Hotel: lunches and dinners at the restaurants below the hotel
  • Lunch on your arrival and departure days: we plan these around your flight times
  • Any nights before or after the trip
  • Optional: the sunrise balloon flight and the scenic flight from Swakopmund (prices with each stop)
  • Gratuities are at your discretion: as a guideline, from US$20 per person per day for your guide, in cash, and US$10–20 per person per night for the lodge staff
  • Drinks, other than those named in this itinerary
  • Travel insurance, personal expenses and gratuities
Seven · The season

High summer, desert and sea

January is summer: hot in the desert by day, which is why the dune morning starts early, and far cooler at the coast, where a morning fog often rolls in. Pack light summer clothes, a hat and sunblock, and a warm layer for Swakopmund. No public holidays fall inside your dates.

Eight · What happens now

What happens now?

This is your look book, made to be changed. Three steps take it from here to booked.

01

You review it

Look at the price, the lodges and the days. Choose one stay in the desert and one at the coast. New Year’s week is busy in Namibia, so the sooner we hear from you, the better; once you’ve accepted the look book, we place holds with your chosen lodges.

02

You come back to us

Reply to our email and tell us what you are happy with and what you would change: a different lodge, more or less luxury. We finalise the itinerary.

03

Payment in full confirms it

The final itinerary comes with a date to accept by. Because you travel within 60 days, there is no deposit stage: once you accept, paying the full amount confirms the entire booking.

Subject to availability

Every property is subject to availability until your payment is in. If one cannot be secured we replace it with one of the same standard and ask you first, and if the replacement costs more, we carry the difference.

Details to be confirmed Tell us what to change

Please respond with your preference: lodge swap-outs, a more or less luxurious option. Our goal is to perfect the trip for you.

To confirm · in fullYour total

Due by the date we give you with the final itinerary; confirms the booking

Before you travelNothing

Nothing more is due

On the roadNothing

Except gratuities, your own meals at the Strand if you choose it, and anything you add along the way

If you have to cancel Your payment doesn't sit with us: it goes straight out to the lodges, your guide and vehicle, and each excursion, to turn their holds into confirmed bookings. So close to travel they charge us for releasing your places, which is why, under our booking terms, cancelling 59 to 31 days before you travel costs 75% of the price, and 30 days or fewer costs the full price. If the worst happens, we still contact each supplier and ask for a refund, and whatever we are able to recover, we send back to you.

Want something added, before you leave or on the road? Say the word and we book it.

Your first and last days The first and last days may change depending on your flight times. We confirm them with you once you accept this itinerary.

Look book · details to be confirmed

Tell us, and we shape it

Simply reply to our email and tell us what you would keep and what you would change. When it feels just right, confirm the itinerary the same way, by replying to the email.

Nine · For your eyes only

Prepared for you, and only you

This itinerary is proprietary and confidential. Sandura Tours prepared it for Nongporn Ruangsri and travelling partner alone, and it is shared with you in confidence.

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Private to you

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Ours, in every detail

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