Luxury Central Highlands Safaris

Separating the prodigious Kalahari with the rusty Namib sand dunes lie the Central Highlands with their undulating hills, tranquil lodges and camps lying snug in secluded valleys and pockets of exceptional biodiversity.

Conveniently located just over a two hour drive north-west of Windhoek, you’ll find the Erongo Mountains. Flanked by the Namib desert to the west and mixed woodland savannah to the east, the mountain is an eroded vestige of a volcano that has laid inactive for 150 million years. This rare union of ecosystems has resulted in a biodiverse haven with an impressive array of reptile, mammal and bird species including leopard, cheetah, rhino and oryx.

North east of Erongo, equidistant between Windhoek and Etosha lies the Okonjima Nature Reserve. Famed for its frequent predator sightings, wake early for a tracking experience on-foot, deep in the nature reserve. Offering a unique African safari to remember, finish your day off with an exciting game drive through the acacia thicket in search of leopards with a cold sundowner in hand before heading back to your lodge to tuck into a delectable alfresco dinner and sit around the campfire with a nightcap.

Continuing north east through the central highlands you’ll find Mundulea Nature Reserve within the Otavi mountain range. Having undergone an extensive rewilding project, this former cattle ranch now boasts thriving populations of game, including rare and endemic species such as roan antelope, tsessebe and black-faced antelope. Walk, with some of the best guides in Namibia, through the ancient landscape, riddled with deep gorges, caverns and underground lakes.