THE purchase of two properties by Gauteng-based Drifters Adventours has allowed the company to upgrade two of its Namibia tour options, according to marketing director, Ken Hill, though - to ensure a quality experience - only one group at a time is accommodated at each property.
The first, Drifters Swakopmund Inn, provides clients with comfortable, private accommodation in the heart of Namibia's 'adventure capital' and is located within easy walking distance of all its major attractions.
The second is a rustic desert camp situated on a large game farm on the southern border of Namibrand, offering "spectacular" vistas over the dunes and the desert. Clients accommodated at the Drifters Desert Farm are taken on extensive game drives and walks accompanied by a local expert on the flora and fauna of the region.
Drifters has two fully inclusive tour options in Namibia - a 12-day safari that starts and ends in Windhoek and includes trips to the Sossusvlei dunes, Swakopmund, Spitskop, Palmwag, Etosha and the Waterberg Plateau, priced at approximately US$935 or euro945 per person.
The other option is a 24-day Cape Town - Victoria Falls - Johannesburg tour including all major Namibian destinations, including the Fish River Canyon, The Namib, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund, Spitskop and Etosha, the fully inclusive price being in the region of US$1 550 per person.
"Both of the tours are operated in Drifters custom-built Mercedes Safari vehicles and prices include entry fees, food, permits, accommodation, professional guides and transport," says Hill.
(Southern African Tourism Update - September 2000)
