Namibia - A once in a lifetime.....maybe twice

Like most good travel experiences they start with a question?

On this occasion, the question was; where can I have a safari, fly-drive, sand and sea without the same old boring beach add-on? I want some adventure, somewhere with that WOW factor and I prefer not to have to travel too far east and west of the UK to avoid jet lag. Oh yes, and I have just 7/8 days holiday time…………………….

Not so easy, of course Africa seemed the primary candidate. Tanzania and Kenya, nope been there before already, it’s great but not really set-up for a fly-drive. South Africa, again amazing place and has the garden route fly-drive option, ticking a lot of boxes, but something is missing…...that wow factor, the unknown…….

“Namibia” my partner Sally said…………...Unknown to me, tick. Fly-drive, tick. Huge amounts of sand and a coast line stretching 976 miles……….Tick, Tick, Tick!!! Safari, oh yes and options to venture into Botswana as well……..”SOLD” I said and the question was answered. Now for the good bit researching and organising the holiday, after all we are AsktheTraveller.