Originally Posted by
gnomey
Wow, these are amazing photos. Looking to go to Namibia myself soon, so this just is an icing on top of the cake.
Would it be fair to say that cost at Namibia is about the same as cost for South Africa trip? I know it's not to the level of Botswana safari ($$$$)...
The other concern is - what are the options if you dont feel comfortable driving on the soft sand area? Like, I would like to self-drive during trip to Namibia, but I also understand to get to certain areas in the park, you need to go through these non-paved, soft sand "road". This is the section I am not comfortable / experienced doing. Would there be an option to hire another driver (from the lodge/camp perhaps?), once there, to do this portion of drive?
The only part that was soft sand was the last ~4kms to Deadvlei. There is a parking lot at the end of the paved road and they run 4WD/tractor shuttles. The sand was OK to drive on, basically just keep going and don't stop. The tractors can tow you out if you do get stuck