July · August 2026

Travel Diary

24 days. One entry per day. The story of the journey as it happened.

Day 1 · 24 jul

Arrival in Windhoek

The beginning of the adventure

Day 2 · 25 jul

Windhoek → Kalahari

First kilometres of Africa

270 km

Day 3 · 26 jul

Day in the Kalahari

Rest and wildlife

Day 4 · 27 jul

Kalahari → Fish River Canyon

The largest canyon in Africa

380 km

Day 5 · 28 jul

Fish River Canyon

160 km of geological grandeur

20 km

Day 6 · 29 jul

Fish River → Aus

In search of the wild horses of the Namib

300 km

Day 7 · 30 jul

Lüderitz & Kolmanskop

The ghost town swallowed by sand

180 km

Day 8 · 31 jul

Aus → BuellsPort

Duwisib Castle and the deep Namib

320 km

Day 9 · 1 ago

Day at BuellsPort

Silence at the heart of the Namib

Day 10 · 2 ago

Sossusvlei & Deadvlei

The highest dunes in the world

200 km

Day 11 · 3 ago

Sossusvlei → Swakopmund

Dune 45, Solitaire and the Atlantic

340 km

Day 12 · 4 ago

Swakopmund & Walvis Bay

Flamingos, the jetty and lunar landscape

80 km

Day 13 · 5 ago

Swakopmund → Spitzkoppe

The Matterhorn of Namibia

230 km

Day 14 · 6 ago

Day at Spitzkoppe

Rock art and natural arch

15 km

Day 15 · 7 ago

Spitzkoppe → Huab Lodge

White Lady and the Brandberg

310 km

Day 16 · 8 ago

Day at Huab Lodge

A short walk, a hot spring and a slow afternoon

120 km

Day 17 · 9 ago

Huab → Etosha

Vingerklip and the gateway to Etosha

280 km

Day 18 · 10 ago

Etosha — Okaukuejo Safari

Elephants, lions and the great waterhole

80 km

Day 19 · 11 ago

Etosha — Halali & Namutoni

Fort Namutoni and eastern Etosha

120 km

Day 20 · 12 ago

Mushara → Waterberg

Hoba Meteorite and the Waterberg plateau

290 km

Day 21 · 13 ago

Day at Waterberg

The red plateau

Day 22 · 14 ago

Waterberg → Daan Viljoen

The wood carvers of Okahandja

260 km

Day 23 · 15 ago

Windhoek — Final City

Christuskirche, markets and farewells

40 km

Day 24 · 16 ago

Journey Home

24 days, 4000 km, memories forever

45 km