Welwitschia Tour from Swakopmund: Journey through Ancient Canyons in the Namib Desert

Frequently referred to as the Welwitschia adventure, this illuminating trip leads you across the time-worn gorges of the Moon Valley, one of the most intriguing regions of the Namib Desert.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Moon Landscape - Our experienced guide will show and explain all the interesting things in the Moon Landscape. endemic plants like the Welwitschia and the Nara, and the fascinating geology that makes up the Moon Landscape
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • National Park fees
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Central pickup arrangement required for Airbnb’s or private homes
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Accommodation address required
Location
Charly's Desert Tours
Sam Nujoma Avenue
Our office is in the Brauhaus Arcade, right opposite from Nedbank
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Shannonaq6004if
Aug 11, 2022
A great tour to learn more about plants - We'd highly recommend this tour! Our guide, Erst, was super informative! We learned so much about the plants and geology of the moon landscape. We even got to see a spider and few geckos. The landscapes were spectacular, but what made the tour really special was how Erst explained the beauty and wonder of the desert to us. He really has a deep respect and admiration for nature that shows in his tours!
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Chrisinkingwood2
Jul 22, 2022
Amazing - This was a very interesting trip and I learned a lot about the plant. It is one of the oldest types of plants in the world and able to survive in very hard conditions.
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Pamela_l
May 2, 2022
The scenery going into... - The scenery going into the moonscapes is just incredible and then seeing the Welwitschia plants so unique\
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Martin
Nov 5, 2021
Awesome experience - absolutely brillant guide! - The tour through the moon landscape was an awesome experience. Breathtaking views, great nature and a fantastic geology. We have had the extraordinary privilege being guided by Bawden, He is featuring an amazing profound knowledge in all the disciplines like nature, geology, society and national and international history. His competence is outrageous. A really great personality and a fantastic guide.
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Simonwb
May 25, 2021
Fascinating - The tour took bus deep into the moonscape desert. We were shown all sorts of special plants and amazing landscapes. The welwitschia plants were fascinating. Do take the afternoon tour. the guide was very knowledgeable.
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Emre
Sep 9, 2019
Welwitvhia Tour with - We book a sands & rock tour from Charly's Desert tour. It is actually a combination of Living Desert tour and Welwitscia tour. Although living desert tour was very enjoyable with "little five" we found out that Welwitscia tour was better in many ways. In this tour we seen 3 different types of desert, and plants that survive on this harsh environment. Our guide Frank was fabulous. He knew the geography, history and flora of the desert very well. He answered all our questions with care.
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Wilmie_g
Jun 30, 2019
Welwitschia tour Charlys desert tour tourguide Klaus - The tour was excellent..very interesting and our tour guide Klaus really put extra effort in to make the tour great...Klaus has a lot of information and we could ask many questions. Thank you Klaus for a really really great tour!!!
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Ron
Oct 23, 2018
Terrific - This Namib Desert tour is terrific. We did it in the afternoon taking about four hours. The minibus was very comfortable and Borden, our guide, was extremely knowledgeable and likeable. We travelled through the 'moonscape' where we were told about the history, geology, flora and fauna. The main focus was on the plants and they were presented in an interesting and informative manner. There were plenty of stops to photograph the weird landscape. Overall we were extremely satisfied with this tour.
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Marjanv330
Nov 13, 2023
Enjoy it quietly at your own pace - Easy to do yourself with your aito. Get a permit in Swakopmumd. You also criticize the description with that. Spacious and varied tour. Not only the welwischia plant but also the moonscape and more. Take your time. Don't leave too late, it's a whole tour. The same tour is also offered guided, but for a lot of money.
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Kernowengland
Nov 3, 2018
A real let down - We booked this tour through Trip Advisor / Viator / Springbok Atlas Tours & Safaris and were really let down! We were due to be collected from our hotel at 8:00, but nobody arrived. With the help of hotel reception, the company was contacted and eventually, at 8:30, somebody arrived to take us on a buggy tour! Tour organisers in Swakopmund were very helpful and eventually we managed to get on a different desert tour with a different company. This tour (Charly's) was very good, but my husband and I were not in the same vehicle and the tour was 2 hours shorter than the tour which we booked and it was much cheaper. (We have not received any refund! In fact, no communication from Springbok Atlas Tours & Safaris!)
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From $55
up to 10 guests
2 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).