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 Kalahari Bushmen Exclusive: Information: On this cultural safari you visit, a farm owned and operated by a local farmer in the eastern Kalahari region of Namibia. The reason for visiting this area is to get an understanding of the culture of the local Bushman people. This tour is aimed at providing a hands on experience. You will be guided through several activities through a variety of talks, explanations and demonstrations before being offered the opportunity of employ the skills yourself (with the expert guidance of local instructors). The camping is in a tented bush camp on a sharing basis. |
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Tour Information |
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| Rate Per Person: N$6650.00 ( Minimum 2 people) Duration: 2 Nights, 3 Days Departure Time: At 08h30 Departs from: Windhoek Vehicle Type: Depends on the size of the group Description of facilities: Camping on a sharing basis |
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| Day 1 Okumetameta Bush Camp: Guest will be collected from your accommodation in Windhoek around 09h00 the drive to our bush wilderness based camp in the Kalahari; via the eastern village-town of Witvlei to our overnight destination. On arrival we first meet our host family on the main local farm before going to our camp site and meet our guides before putting up out tents. Our campsite is in a wilderness environment and if time permits we take a relax late afternoon walk to investigate the surrounding area and talk to our guides. The sun is dipping down as we return to camp in time for sundowners, dinner cooked over the fire, and the tranquility of an evening in a remote wilderness environment. The evening after supper is spent stargazing and sharing stories with our hosts, the Bushmen, Damara or Ovaherero people. Day 2 Okumetameta Bush Camp: You will be given a dawn wake-up call with a hot coffee before we set off on foot into the bush. The duration of the walks is open-ended depending on the weather & your energy! The emphasis during this outing is on bush experience and the guides will demonstrate how they make use of plants to provide for their needs. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the hunter-gatherer way of life. As you walk the guides will explain the uses of different plants identify animal spoor and demonstrate how to find everything necessary for survival in this wilderness. Get a close look at the rapidly disappearing culture of the last hunter-gatherers. Go on a walk through the veld with a small clan of Bushmen local guides as they show you how they gather food, start fire with sticks, wind direction and get water from underground roots. The game tends to concentrate on the farm and our chances of spotting different species are enhanced by the sharp eyes of the Bushmen guides. Wherever we spot the species or spoor our guides will give you the story behind the animal tracks and point to the fascinating detail that is too easily missed. The Guides will demonstrate more of their survival and hunting techniques/skills and guest are allowed to hunt with their cameras. Guest will lead us back to the camp, please no GBS, that’s why observation and listening to our guides & asking questions are of most importance. Along the route to our campsite we pass through a landscape characteristic of the Kalahari with wide vistas of bush dotted with clumps of trees and interspersed with wide open space. Reveal the amazing variety of life in this apparently harsh landscape. The midday is passed relaxing in the shade back at camp perhaps reading up in the reference books what was seen in the field. We then call it a day and our dinner will be prepared on an open campfire. Day 3 Windhoek: Early morning bush breakfast, break down of camp, say good bye to our friends & the host family before returning to Windhoek. In Gobabis/Witvlei guest will have coffee, cake and a glass of wine at own cost before we return to Windhoek. |
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| Comfortable walking shoes, wide brim hat, sun screen, sunglasses & personal water bottle (2litres), small back pack to carry your water for the walk. Warm jacket, (summer & winter), flashlight, camera & film. |
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Terms and Conditions |
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| Inclusive in our Rates: Transport, Fuel, Driver and Guide Passenger Liability Camping Fee & camping equipments Meals as per Itinerary including tea/coffee and tap drinking water Activities only as per itinerary Community, village guide and Local Instructors fees Landlord fees Pick up/drop off from accommodation in Windhoek Excluded in our Rates: All expenses of a personal nature Flights to/from or outside Namibia Personal Travel/Medical insurance Activities not stated in the itinerary or not mentioned (optional) All extras not mentioned in the itinerary - personal expenses, alcoholic beverages, tips/porterage/gratuities (e.g. laundry, souvenir purchases, telephone charges). Personal Medical-/Travel-/and Luggage Insurance Sleeping Bag (available for hire at N$ 25.00 per day) Other private tours before or after your Uakii experience International airport and airport passenger taxes First and/or last day accommodation in Windhoek (kindly advise when making your booking whether we could assist in this regard) BOOKING TERMS AND CONDITIONS UAKII WILDERNESS SURVIVAL Only written reservation requests will be accepted. Acceptance of UAKII WILDERNESS SURVIVAL quotations must be confirmed with a 50% non-refundable deposit of the full booking value. Balance payments are due 30 days prior to the commencement of UAKII WILDERNESS SURVIVAL services. Reservations made within 30 days prior to commencement of UAKII WILDERNESS SURVIVAL services are to be paid in full upon receipt of UAKII WILDERNESS SURVIVAL confirmations. Cancellations of services in part or in full become valid on the day of receipt of the written notification by UAKII WILDERNESS SURVIVAL and attract the following cancellation charges: o up to 90 days prior to commencement of UAKII WILDERNESS SURVIVAL services : 50% o up to 60 days prior: 75% o up to 30 days & no-show: 100% |
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