{"id":90234,"date":"2020-06-03T14:48:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T12:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/inspiratie-reis\/selfdrive-highlights-namibia\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T17:13:53","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T15:13:53","slug":"selfdrive-highlights-namibia","status":"publish","type":"inspiratie_reizen","link":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/africa\/tours\/selfdrive-highlights-namibia","title":{"rendered":"Self-drive highlights Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The vast landscapes of Namibia by rental car<\/h3>\n<p>Hop in your rental car and visit the highlights of impressive <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/bestemmingen\/afrika\/namibie-reizen\">Namibia<\/a>. Explore the vast Kalahari Desert, adventure among the giant sand dunes of Sossusvlei and relax in the desert-enclosed coastal town of Swakopmund. Marvel at the rock paintings at the Erongo Mountains or Spitzkoppen, sample the rugged, untouched wilderness of Damaraland and go on safari in the wildlife-rich Etosha National Park. End your trip with a beautiful hike through the Waterberg Plateau and dream away at the view of Okonjima Nature Reserve. A magical journey never to be forgotten!  <em>Where the world can&#8217;t find you&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>TIPS &amp; TOPS SELF-DRIVE HIGHLIGHTS NAMIBIA:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>You can start your trip in <strong>Windhoek<\/strong> or choose to stay at luxurious Omaanda Zannier Hotel, beautifully located in the middle of the Zannier Nature Reserve<\/li>\n<li>For the ultimate desert experience, go &#8220;glamping&#8221; in the <strong>Kalahari<\/strong> Desert. You will stay in the middle of nature in a comfortably furnished tent, a unique experience!<\/li>\n<li>Book a spectacular balloon ride from your lodge at <strong>Sossusvlei<\/strong>. Taking off at first daylight, you will fly above the beautiful dunes and desert as you watch animals such as oryx and ostriches fleeing below you. You will end with a champagne breakfast at the landing site<\/li>\n<li>Take an active bike tour or quad ride across <strong>Swakopmund&#8217;<\/strong>s beach and dunes<\/li>\n<li>Go in search of the rare desert elephant and visit sights such as <strong>Twyfelfontein<\/strong>, Burnt Mountain, Petrified Forest and Organ Pipes during your stay in the almost unearthly region of arid Damaraland<\/li>\n<li>On the way from the southern to the &#8211; less crowded &#8211; eastern part of <strong>Etosha<\/strong>, stop at watering holes where you can spot wildlife typical of the African savannah such as elephants, zebras, giraffes and rhinos as they come to quench their thirst<\/li>\n<li>Choose from the beautiful lodges of <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/bestemmingen\/afrika\/namibie\/onguma-safari-camps\">Onguma Safari Camps<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Go in search of the desert elephant at the adventure tented camp<strong> Odzondjou Trails<\/strong> Camp<\/li>\n<li>Choose to stay at <strong>Spitzkoppen Lodge<\/strong> where you will stay in stylish chalets surrounded by bizarre rock formations and the famous mountain Spitzkoppe<\/li>\n<li>We can offer this trip in different accommodation categories<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The vast landscapes of Namibia by rental car  <br \/>\n14-day self-drive tour<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":297768,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"inspiration_categories":[388,390,386],"country":[226],"continent_category":[186],"class_list":["post-90234","inspiratie_reizen","type-inspiratie_reizen","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","inspiration_categories-family-travel","inspiration_categories-nature-travel","inspiration_categories-tour-by-rental-car","country-namibia","continent_category-africa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen\/90234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/inspiratie_reizen"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen\/90234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":301111,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiratie_reizen\/90234\/revisions\/301111"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/297768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"inspiration_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration_categories?post=90234"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=90234"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=90234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}