DESERT RHINO & ELEPHANT EXPEDITION
An Adventurer Exploration - 7 night / 8 day
Combination Discoverer Camp, lodge and serviced dome tent Adventurer camping in the Palmwag Concession.
For more than 20 years, the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) has worked ceaselessly to protect the last free-ranging rhino population on Earth: the rare desert-adapted black rhino. In the remote, rugged Palmwag Concession, teams of local trackers use camel trains to help with the research and monitoring of this animal.
On this original and exciting Exploration, guests join the "ships of the desert" on a great adventure: an eight-day walk (little time is spent actually on the camels) across the oldest desert in the world, where a camel train and a team of Save the Rhino trackers take us deep into the heart of the Namib Desert in search of this rare and endangered species. Guests thus gain access to some of the most remote and almost inaccessible regions of the Concession.
The revenues generated by this venture are directly channelled into the critically important conservation of the rhino population of the area.
This serviced camping safari offers a unique adventure for the traveller seeking an authentic African experience and a means to join skilled rhino trackers in their conservation, research and custodian work.
Adventurer Explorations camps provide 2.4 x 2.4m dome tents, designed for comfort in remote wilderness areas. Cotton linen and bedrolls (with duvets) with a lantern complement the atmosphere in this pristine and wild areas. Separate long drop toilet and shower 'bathrooms' with old-style bucket showers create simple serviced comfort.
By means of lively camp fires, hurricane lanterns and a warm atmosphere permeating the camp (and its simple comforts), Adventurer camping brings the guest closer to nature. Such camps are specifically outfitted to create that sense of wilderness with a clear emphasis on essential camp comforts and maximum wilderness experience.
Guide: The entire safari is guided and hosted by a professional and passionate guide, Gary Booth who shares in-depth knowledge with the guests, to present a seamless, well-rounded experience. In addition, a team of experienced Save the Rhino Trust trackers accompany the trip, providing comprehensive interaction and valuable experience of the positions they hold as caretakers of these magnificent animals.
Exclusive experience: As the 450,000 hectare Palmwag Concession in north-west Namibia is a private reserve, exclusivity in this pristine and unspoiled is unrivalled. All campsite allocations are for the use of our guests only, while at Palmwag Lodge we meet other independent guests.
