Tokkie Trails takes you to the stunning beauty of the Namib desert. You will hike by foot and discover many of Namibia’s hidden secrets, secrets that can not be experienced by car. You will get the chance to explore different aspects of the desert – from mountainous terrain to dunes. Fog basking Took Tokkie beetles, barking geckos, dancing spiders, foxes and many other animals – the desert is not abandoned in any way. Let your guide present this world to you, relax with a sundowner and enjoy a three course meal before falling asleep under a sky full of bright, shining stars.
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Sample Itinerary
Arrive at Tok Tokkie Trails Base at 2pm, where a friendly team welcomes you with refreshments. You refill your water bottles and pack your small backpack for the personal items you want to bring on the walk. Your luggage is transferred to the camp by car.
A short scenic walk will take you to the starting point for the Tok Tokkie Trail. The first hike will take you down a slope with mysterious “fairy circles”, across rolling dunes until you reach the first camp of your hike.
The dunes are not as massive as in Sossusvlei, but these little dunes consist a unique beauty.
At the camp, relax and embrace the magnificent landscape. Get to know the desert before your dinner is served. The first night in the desert is for most people unforgettable.
Hiking: about 2 hours
Early morning tea or coffee will be served before the sunrise, followed by a light breakfast so you can take off before the sun gets too hot. The highlights of today’s hike are the breathtaking views of the dunes and plains as well as seeing the desert awakening. You will be able to feel, smell, taste and experience the oldest desert alive, in the world.
With some luck and the guide’s trained eye, you’ll be able to find some of the desert specialties such as golden clouds, dancing white dust, barking geckos, sand larks, to mention a few. You will climb a mountain before descending to a dry river bed. During the day your guide will explain some wonders of Namib to you – how the fascinating desert flora survives, how insects and reptiles adapt to the harsh environment and how mammals can survive here without water. The bird life is surprisingly good and you may be lucky enough to see one of the Namib endemics, Klitlark. Bigger animals you can encounter are bat-eared fox, oryx, springbok and ostrich. When you realize that our survival depends on access to water, our admiration for the plants and animals in the desert increases.
We will take a break in a shady place and the cooks will prepare us lunch. There is plenty of time to relax, take a siesta and reflect on everything you’ve experienced. As the heat decreases, you start walking back over the dunes to your second overnight destination. The view in front of you is a sea of endless dunes.
Hiking hours
Morning: 4 – 4.5 hours Afternoon: 2 – 2.5 hours
Once again you will wake up just before sunrise. Coffee and breakfast will be served before your hike of the day through the dune
fields begin. The soft and rolling dunes are dotted with chamomile trees, which provide a welcome shadow for rest. Today’s walk is easy and you will arrive at Tok Tokkie farmhouse around 11.30am – a visit to the Namib Educational Trust can be done as an ending of your trip.
Hiking hours
Morning: 3 – 3.5 hours Afternoon: 0 hours.
Time to get off on a road trip again and head back to civilization.
Trip details
Ecorating: 4.0
Season: Year around but it gets colder in June and August while it can be very hot in December/January.
Airport: Windhoek (WDH)
Length: 3 nights plus 2 nights before and after your hike.
Included: Full board, all activities in the programme, transfer i Windhoek, rental car – 4X4, car insurance
Not included: international flights, travel insurance, tipping, additional activities and meals etc not mentioned in the programme
Good to know about Namibia:
Mobile networks and email: Email and internet access are available at the hotels.
Visa: Passport is required and must be valid at least 6 months. The passport must have at least 2 blank pages for entry and exit.
Time zone: GMT + 1
Vaccinations: Learn more about what vaccinations you need
Local Currency: Namibian Dollars
Weather: Weather Namibia
Water: Clean water is available at the camp.
Security: Safe
More information at: travel advice
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As you walk Tok Tokkie trails, you contribute to sustainable tourism in Namibia. NamibRand is a 215,000-hectare nature conservation area in southern Namibia, as big as Kenya’s Masai Mara. Its biodiversity and habitats are effectively managed through active monitoring and using innovative methods. Here they have reproductive projects of cheetahs and leopards, female teams are helped to start a sustainable Village Laundry business to reduce the use of natural resources and energy. The project also creates well needed job opportunities. Familiarize yourself with the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET), a non-profit foundation aimed at developing environmentally responsible citizens in Namibia. You can visit the project before the hike start or at the end.
This type of hiking is a very environmentally friendly and non-invasive way of traveling. To leave a small footprint in Namibia’s unspoilt landscape is of utmost importance to the founders of Tok Tokkie trails.
