01 The journey
The Fish River has been cutting this canyon for something in the order of 500 million years. Standing on the rim at sunrise, with the light moving down the layers of rock, is the kind of quiet that stays with people for years.
We keep this trip to ten guests. That means one vehicle, one guide who knows the road, and enough space at every viewpoint to actually hear the place. You are collected in Windhoek, driven south through the Karas escarpment, and settled into Canyon Lodge before the first evening drive.
02 Highlights
03 Day by day
South through the escarpment
Collection in Windhoek and the drive south, stopping where the country is worth stopping for. Check in at Canyon Lodge, then out on a sunset nature drive as the granite turns red. Dinner at the lodge.
The rim, end to end
A full guided canyon drive along the rim in the best light of the day, with time at the main viewpoints. The afternoon is yours — the pool, the boulders, or a short walk. Dinner under a very dark sky.
Down into the canyon, then home
An early guided hike below the rim while the air is still cool, breakfast back at the lodge, and the road north to Windhoek.
04 What is covered
Included
- Return road transfer from Windhoek
- Two nights at Canyon Lodge
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Guided canyon drive (morning or afternoon)
- Sunset nature drive
- Sunrise guided hike
- Small group — maximum 10 guests
- Guiding in English, German or Afrikaans
Not included
- Flights to and from Windhoek
- Lunches
- Drinks and bar accounts
- Travel insurance
- Gratuities
05 Where you sleep
Canyon Lodge, Gondwana Collection
Stone-and-thatch chalets built in among granite boulders, three hours south of Windhoek.
07 Good to know
Every departure starts in Windhoek. We can collect you at Hosea Kutako International Airport, at Eros, or at your guesthouse in town — tell us which when you book.
English, German and Afrikaans. Let us know your preference and we will assign the right guide.
Send us your dates and traveller numbers and we will hold the places while you confirm. You will get a booking reference number, which is what you bring on the day.
Yes. Any journey on this site can be run privately, on your own dates, with the route adjusted to what you want to see.
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