8 Day Yoga Holiday and Safari Nature Adventure in Namibia
Yoga Holiday and Safari in Namibia
Find your sacred nature, leave the past behind, and live in the moment. Embark on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure with this unique yoga retreat in Namibia, where you'll experience the magic of the African continent in a way like never before. This retreat combines the best of two worlds - the restorative practice of yoga with the awe-inspiring beauty of Namibia's wildlife and landscape. Key information: Group safari, Minimum 4 participants, Starts and ends in Windhoek, English and German speaking guide.
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Highlights
- Daily yoga sessions
- Safari in Etosha National Park
- Exploring untouched wilderness
- Self-catering + glamping adventure with loving like-minded people
- Climbing up the "Dune 45" and "Big Daddy" Dune in Sossusvlei and Visiting Deadvlei
- Exploring Swakopmund and the famous skeleton coast
- 90-minute quad tour through Skeleton Coast
- Ideal for Yoga Beginners and Solo Travelers
- 7 nights accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
Types
8 activity days in English
Accommodation
On this journey, you will visit different areas and sleep in different places. You only need to take care of your flight, everything else we will take care of.
Sossusvlei
Here you will stay at one of the campsites outside the Naukluft Campsite, called Desert Camp, feeling cozy in one of our glamping tents (with real beds) sleeping 2-4 people, cooking together and making a bonfire together, watching the most incredible night sky you have ever seen, deeply connected to Mother Nature.
Swakopmund
Here you will stay in Amanpuri, a cozy guesthouse, where you share your room with 2-4 people.
Etosha National Park
Here you will also stay in one of the bush chalets of Okaukjejo and Namutoni Camp, be close, and listen to the wildlife of the game reserve. You will share your room with 2-3 people (private room subject to availability)
Program
This retreat is designed to offer a truly transformative experience that will stay with you long after you leave. Deeply connected with nature to help you find inner peace. The instructor will lead you through daily yoga and meditation sessions, offering a safe and nurturing space for you to explore your practice, and connect with your body, mind, and spirit.
You are going to undertake a grand yoga journey, with unique views, a wildlife adventure, and being closer to nature than ever before. Join this journey of a lifetime in the southwest of Africa!
This is your invitation to a unique yoga experience, exploring the light on a road of discovery. Explore the ocean of sand in the Namib Desert, stretching over to one of the magnificent African wonders, the Skeleton Coast, to the astonishing diversity of wildlife in the nature reserve of Etosha, you find a wonderful and mysterious complexity of the world.
Motivating your senses and honoring life, you will get the opportunity to connect to your own sacred nature, coming back home enlightened and enlivened, with a new perspective of the world.
Sample daily schedule
Day 1:
- 09:00 Meeting point at Windhoek Airport / Windhoek Hotel
- 09:30 Short Introduction
- 10:00 Grocery shopping at the supermarket
- 11:00 Depart for Sossusvlei in a land cruiser (4-5 hours, 360 kilometers)
- 13:00 Break at a scenic landscape
- 15:30 Arrive at Sossusvlei Campsite
- 16:00 Restorative yoga session
- 18:00 Preparing a meal together
- 19:00 Dinner with campfire
- 20:00 Watching the stars
Day 2:
- 06:00 Rejuvenating Sunrise Yoga Session
- 07:45 Entering Naukluft National Park
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Climbing up `Big Daddy´ and exploring Deadvlei
- Visiting Sesriem Canyon
- 14:00 Return to the camp and free time
- 16:00 Restorative yoga session
- 18:00 Setting up dinner and campfire
Day 3:
- 06:00 Sunrise yoga
- 07:00 Breakfast
- 08:00 Depart for Swakopmund (circa 300 km)
- 11:00 Visit Wild Flamingos on the way
- 14:00 Arrive and settle in at the guest house
- 15:00 Free time
- 17:00 Restorative yoga session
- 19:00 Dinner at a local restaurant
Day 4:
- 06:00 Sunrise yoga
- 08:30 Breakfast at a local restaurant/guesthouse
- 10:00 90 minutes quad tour through the Skeleton Coast
- 12:00 Free time to explore Swakopmund, various activities available
- 17:00 Afternoon Yin yoga
- 19:00 Dinner at a local restaurant
Day 5:
- 06:00 Sunrise yoga
- 08:30 Breakfast at a local restaurant/guest house
- 09:30 Depart for Etosha Nature Reserve (540 kilometers)
- 15:30 Arrive at Okaukuejo
- 16:00 Afternoon safari
- 18:00 Yoga session
- 19:00 Dinner
- Optional night safari
Day 6:
- 05:30 Sunrise game drive with gate opening
- 08:00 Small breakfast break during safari
- 13:00 Arrive at the next camp Halali and take a yoga and snack break
- 15:00 Afternoon safari
- 17:30 Arriving at Namutoni Camp
- 19:00 Dinner
Day 7:
- 05:30 Sunrise safari in Etosha National Park
- 08:00 Breakfast break during the safari
- 11:00 Return to campsite
- 12:00 Yoga session to stretch and relax
- 15:00 Afternoon safari to spot more wildlife and explore the park
- 19:00 Last night's dinner at the campsite
Day 8:
- 06:00 Last sunrise yoga session in Etosha National Park
- 08:00 Breakfast at the campsite
- 09:00 Packing up belongings
- 10:00 Last wildlife spotting on the way out of the park
- Drive back to the airport/hotels (588 kilometers, approximately 6 hours)
- 16:00 Drop off at Windhoek Airport or Windhoek Hotel, saying goodbye to the group
This is just a sample of what your week will look like. Keep in mind that you are in a group of different people with different needs. Breaks during travels may vary and therefore the time may change slightly.
Animal sightings are in Mother Nature's hands. Please keep in mind, that this will be a safari in a big national park, where animals can walk freely and therefore rare animals might be hard to spot. The experienced guide will do his best to help you search for the Big 5 and more.
You will be guided by the Safari and Namibia Expert Mao. Meet your travel guide: Mao, a friendly accompanying guide!
Mao lives in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. He has more than 15 years of professional experience as a guide. He is passionate about wildlife, and photography and enjoys the privilege of having, as he quotes: "the best work in the world".
He likes to show his customers the hidden treasures and local experiences along the routes traveled. He will amuse you with fascinating tales, historical facts, and his great sense of humor, his very rich history and culture. Being passionate about geology he is able to explain to you the history of soil formation.
Close to nature and wildlife, he will captivate you by telling you about the life of different animal species that can be admired in Southern Africa, whether on a safari in Etosha Park or by walking through the Namib Desert in the middle of the dunes of the oldest desert in the world. Mao also loves the connection to humans and will gladly introduce you to the indigenous people of Namibia (Himba, Bushmen, Herero, etc.) He spends his free time between family life, his profession as a guide, basketball training, and fishing.
Included excursions
- Climbing up Dune Big Daddy
- Visiting Sossusvlei including Deadvlei
- Visiting Sesriem Canyon
- Visiting Flamingo Spot
- Quadtour through Skeleton Coast
- 2 Full Days Safari in Etosha Park
- Guided 8 Day Tour
Guides
Nateea Borel
Nateea (Tia) is your retreat host and yoga teacher. She is a warm-hearted soul lighting up the room with her smile, following her dream to share this light with people all over the world. Born in California, USA with Caribbean and German roots, she early learned how to appreciate her uniqueness. She leaves space for you to unfold your true self, helping to embrace what makes you unique. Nateea is happy, ambitious, and peace-loving and fell in love with the versatility of the world. Her mission is to spread her affection for yoga in the most beautiful places the world has to offer.
Location
Namibia
Namibia is known to be one of the safest and cleanest places to visit in all of Africa, getting lost in the maze of open space. It is located in Southern Africa with a long coast along the Atlantic. The country is divided into 14 regions with the capital and largest city Windhoek, where you will meet and start the journey together.
Namibia has a unique civil structure because it is huge but with only about 3 people per square kilometer.
Along the coast and north, you have the oldest desert in the world, the Namib Desert. There lies the area of Sossusvlei, which you will visit first. The Namib is a treasure in the literal sense of the word, for its richest source of diamonds on the planet, but for you, its great glory lies in the stark beauty of its dunes. Here you will find the famous dunes "Dune 45" and "Big Mama" and the vast sand pan called Deadvlei, where only a few species are able to survive.
Your journey takes you further to a town called Swakopmund. The city's German origins are quite pronounced in beautiful old German colonial buildings throughout the city, making an even starker contrast for this town sitting at the edge of the Namib Desert.
The Skeleton Coast
The Portuguese called it the "Gates to Hell", the Bushmen called it "The Land God Made in Anger". The orange lunar-like sand formation which converges into the ocean is home to ghostly shipwrecks which can be found along the coast, the flourishing Cape Cross Seal Colony, and desert-adapted elephants which can be spotted sliding down the sand dunes. These elephants are so rare and their way of life is so special, that they are under the constant supervision of scientists and they even gave them names.
But these are far not all of the animals which can be found in Namibia. Over 200 species of mammals like, zebras, cheetahs, kudus, buffalos, baboons, etc., and of course the national animal, the oryx, can be found, as well as over 600 species of birds and over 4300 plants. The abundant wildlife we will discover in the unique Etosha National Park, which is known for its large salt pan, which can be seen from space.
The park is malaria free, accessible in a regular car and the rest camps provide a range of accommodations as well as restaurants, viewing decks, shops, and of course lots and lots of animals.
Food
As you are experiencing a self-catering glamping adventure, you will stop at a supermarket first to buy the groceries you will need during the trip, maybe filling up some more in Swakopmund before heading to Etosha Park.
Included in the package are a 6-day vegetarian, basic breakfast and dinner meal (which we will prepare together in the sense of Karma Yoga), coffee, tea, juice and water. Should you require any additional groceries or special needs, you are more than welcome to get them at the supermarket at your own expense. In Swakopmund, you will eat dinner and breakfast at a restaurant (included in the price).
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
Things to do (optional)
Night safari at Etosha Camp
Aktivities to book in Swakopmund:
Boat cruise:
Includes: Light snack platter, fresh Walvis Bay Bay Oyster (if wanted), sherry, sparkling wine, Water, juice, drinks & soft drinks
Kayaktour:
Includes: Morning 4x4 transfer to Pelican Point, Light Brunch, 4x4 Transfer back to Walvis Bay Waterfront
Sandwich Harbour Half Day Tour:
Light snacks platter, fresh Walvis Bay oyster, water, beers, soft drinks & champagne
Marine Dune Combo:
on the boat: snack platter, fresh Walvis Bay Oyster, sherry, champagne, Beers, water, juice & soft drinks
In the Dunes: snack platter
Spa treatments
Massages subject to availability and with pre booking
What's included
- Guided tour and drive by our experienced and local guide, Mao
- Daily yoga and/or meditation sessions
- Food and beverages (water / coffee / tea) necessary for the glamping
- Visiting Sossusvlei and Deadvlei
- Visiting Swakopmund
- 90 minutes Quadtour through Skeleton Coast
- Visiting Etosha Park
- 2 days of safari in Etosha Park
- Pick up and drop off from Windhoek Airport at the start and ending date
What's not included
- Any other excursions, which are not listed above
- Airfare
- Any personal food preferences in the grocery store or personal expenses
- Night safari or other safari tours other than what listed above
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Transfer included
Hosea Kutako International Airport
233 km away from your destination
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH). You will meet up at the International Airport in Windhoek, Namibia. However, should you arrive before the starting date and stay in a hotel in Windhoek, Nateea Yoga Retreats is also very happy to pick you up from your hotel. When booking, please let Nateea Yoga Retreats know, at which hotel you are staying.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.
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