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Rating
5 days & 4 nights
Tuesday to Saturday
12+
2 to 4 people
B&B, food & entrance fees
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The Richtersveld Community Conservancy is the last refuge for the Nama people and their ways of life, and of rare botanical diversity found nowhere else. This tour package allows visitors to traverse this ancient landscape and experience the lifestyle of the Nama people.
Day 1: Meet and greet
On arrival at 14:00 you will be greeted by your tour guide and then check into the Port Indigo beachfront Guesthouse. The day is yours to settle in and relax.
Day 2: Experiencing beauty in every direction
Breakfast is served from 08:00 at the Port Indigo beachfront Guesthouse. At 10:00 you will leave on a tour of Sendelingsdrift via Alexander Bay where you will visit the Orange River and witness it flow into the cold waters of the Benguela current. From 12:00 to 15:30 you will go from Alexander Bay to Cornellskop, stopping along the way at Wondergat. This will give you the chance to learn about the Wondergat, Cornellskop and Quiver trees and the area’s endemic plants like Lithops, Conophytems, and Bushman Candle. During this time you will also see Petroglyphs that date back more than 10,000 years.
At 16:00 you will arrive at the Richtersveld National Park at Sendelingsdrift, where you’ll enjoy a braai for dinner at the chalets.
DAY 3: Sights, sounds and Sendelingsdrift
The day gets underway early at 07:00 with breakfast at the Sendelingsdrift chalets. At 08:00 you will leave for a day drive through the park where you will see the Witgat tree, also referred to as the Shepherds tree, on your way through Halfmens Pass. You will drive through Akkedis Pass, passing Maerpoort, on your way to Sendelingsdrift and then through Domrogh Pass before Helskloof. You will arrive at Sendelingsdrift at 16:00. You will have two hours to put your feet up after such a breathtaking day. Dinner will then be served at 18:00 at the Sendelingsdrift chalets.
DAY 4: A day with the Nama people
Breakfast is served at the Sendelingsdrift chalets at 08:00. At 09:00 after breakfast you will check out of the chalets and immediately leave for Kuboes where you will meet with the local Nama people. They will perform cultural dances, tell you their stories, show you their community and share a meal with you. From 14:00 until 16:00 the Nama will accompany you to Mesklip. This is where you will leave from when you go to Port Nolloth. You will check back into the Port Indigo beachfront Guesthouse at 18:00 and have dinner.
DAY 5: Homeward bound
The final day will kick off with breakfast at 08:00 before you check out of the guesthouse at 09:00 bringing your time in this ancient landscape to an end.
Port Indigo beachfront and Sendelingsdrift chalets. (Both are self catering).
4 star
Suite that sleeps 2 people.
Satellite TV and braai facilities.
14:00.
10:00.
No pets allowed.
Children are welcome.
Guide, refreshments, accommodation, food and refreshments and transport during tours.
Transport to and from the nearest major airport.
Meet and Greet tourist guide and check into Port Indigo beachfront Guesthouse.
Breakfast at Port Indigo beachfront Guesthouse.
Depart for tour of Sendelingsdrift via Alexander Bay where we will visit the Orange River where it mouth into Cold Benguela current.
Depart from Alexander Bay and stop at Wondergat and Cornellskop. Here guests will learn about the Wondergat, Cornellskop and Quiver trees and endemic plants (like Lithops, Conophytems, and Bushman Candle) that are found in this area. Guests will also visit Petroglyphs that date back over 10,000 years.
Arrive at the Richtersveld national park at Sendelingsdrift.
Braai at Sendelingsdrift chalets.
Breakfast at Sendelingsdrift chalets.
Depart for day drive through the park where we will see the Witgat tree, (a.k.a the Shepherds tree) on our way driving through Halfmens pass. From here guests will be driven through Akkedis pass, when passing Maerpoort, on our way to Sendelingsdrift and then through Domrogh pass and then Helskloof.
Arrive at Sendelingsdrift.
Dinner at Sendelingsdrift chalets.
Breakfast at Sendelingsdrift chalets.
Checkout of chalets.
Depart for Kuboes where we will meet with the local tribe (Nama people) Khoi Khoi. They will perform for us some local cultural dances, tell us some stories, show us their community and have a meal with local elders.
Walk with the Nama people to Mesklip.
Depart for Port Nolloth.
Check into Port Indigo beachfront Guesthouse.
Breakfast Port Indigo beachfront Guesthouse.
Guests to check out.