Namibia
Planning a Namibia safari means trading crowds for wide-open skies, and few places on earth feel as vast or as untouched. Here you can climb the towering red dunes of Sossusvlei, track wildlife across the salt pans of Etosha National Park, and see desert-adapted elephants and rhinos roaming remote landscapes. Along the coast, Swakopmundadds adventure with sandboarding and quad biking, while the haunting Skeleton Coast and its shipwrecks make for dramatic photography. Add in a visit to the Himba people of Kaokoland, some of the world's darkest night skies for stargazing, and it's no surprise this is one of Africa's top adventure travel destinations. The dry season from May to October offers the best wildlife viewing, with animals gathering around waterholes.
Taylor’s Favorites
Etosha National Park
Ongava Lodge sits on a rocky ridge in the Ondundozonanandana dolomite hills, where 14 spacious rock-and-thatch chalets blend into the landscape and two viewing decks overlook a waterhole visited by rhino and other game, offering a front-row seat to the African bush on the edge of Etosha National Park.
Skeleton Coast
Wilderness Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp sits in the remote, ancient Kaokoveld of Namibia, where guests can track desert-adapted wildlife across rust-colored crags, drive to the wild and windswept Skeleton Coast, scramble down enormous dunes, and dine beneath impossibly starry skies.
Sossusvlei
Wilderness Little Kulala offers a private, tranquil base in the Namib Desert, with an exclusive-use gate leading straight to the towering red dunes of Sossusvlei and the striking panoramas of Dead Vlei, plus hot-air balloon flights, nature walks, e-bikes, and low-impact quad bikes for exploring the world's oldest desert.
The Travel Taylored Touch
Booking with Taylor means you will have access to all of her personal knowledge and connections, gained by traveling to all seven continents, countless countries, and yearly travel conferences. Travel Taylored is based in New Jersey, USA and works with clients all over the US.
Additionally, she has access to Virtuoso and preferred hotel partnership amenities, providing you with added perks, including: resort credit, room upgrades, and exclusive activities.