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Just Namibia Trek & Project 2010. Namibia
11 September 2010 to 22 September 2010
This 11 day trip includes 3 full days of trekking, two half days trekking and 4 days of charity project labour, renovating the school playground. The existing playground facilities are poor and stripped of essential parts, making it useless to the children. The facilities need to be restructured and fitted with non-removable component parts that will withstand the test of African usage more effectively
Once the school project is completed we will have an official opening ceremony with all of the local community present, and celebrate our achievements. The following day there will be the opportunity for a game drive in this magnificent region bordering the Namib Desert, where we hope to see the famous Namibian desert elephant in its natural habitat.
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Namibia is one of the few places on earth where the natural environment rules supreme, with spectacular sunsets and plentiful wildlife. It is a country where you can experience a real sense of freedom due to the huge open expanse of the desert.
The Anixab community at Sorris-Sorris in Damaraland consists mostly of Damara speaking people, with a smattering of Herero folks here and there. They are predominantly livestock farmers trying to eke out a living in this extremely harsh environment which borders the Namib Desert to the north of Brandberg Mountain (at 2370m the highest mountain in Namibia). They keep goats, with some cattle and desert adapted sheep whose numbers fluctuate with the ups and downs of the unpredictable rainfalls of these parts. A few roadside shops and curio stands attempt to secure some trade from passing tourists on their way into the highly sought after destinations offered by northern Damaraland and Kaokoland in the north-west of Namibia.
Read how the 2009 Namibia school project team felt at the end of there trip!
If you require any further information on this event please contact Claire.
Itinerary
- Day 1- Fly to Windhoek.
- Day 2 - On arrival in Windhoek in the morning (subject to flight schedule) we are met by our Expedition Leader. We board our coach and transfer to the Uis Mountains where we trek 4km to our camp.
- Day 3 - Trekking from Damara Plains to Ugab before returning to our camp for the evening.
- Day 4 - Ugab to Anixab. Camping 1km from the Anixab settlement.
- Day 5-8 - Project work. Renovating the school playground.
- Day 9 - Trek to Brandberg
- Day 10 - Brandberg to Okahandja lodge for our gala night.
- Day 11 - Okahandja - Windhoek
- Day 12 - Arrive in UK.
Testimonials
"Wow what a brilliant trip, it was the best experience of my life, I have met some amazing people whom I will never forget."
"What a fantastic trip! It far exceeded my expectations from start to finish. Thanks to all the staff team, they were all great leaders as well as entertainers and travel buddies. Ah Namibia! Great place, great food, lovely hospitality. I couldn’t fault the trip at all. Thank you all."
