The Desert Express has been winding through the beautiful Namib Desert since April 1998. It was designed and built by Namibia's leading engineers and designers using the most modern technology and equipment available. This train was truly born in Africa, and you will see the unique colors and textures of Africa reflected everywhere: the burnt amber leather upholstery, rich golden and red wood, the silver lightness of glass. Animal motifs taken from the surroundings tastefully echo the landscape through which you travel.
Desert Express
Desert Express has 24 en-suite compartments, which are fully air-conditioned. Compartments convert into bedrooms for the evening, and sleeps up to three people (2 Adults, 1 Child). These aforementioned compartments are contained in Kokerboom, Oryx, Springbok and Meerkat. The additional coaches Spitzkoppe and Welwitschia offers guests with unique opportunity to experience Namibian hospitality in our VIP lounge, restaurant and informal Bar.
A full bar service is offered in our Spitzkoppe Lounge, and our Welwitschia Restaurant serves a three course dinner, with a selection of starters, main courses and desserts. A full English breakfast is also served.
Itinerary - Swakopmund to Windhoek
A fascinating journey across the hinterland of the Namib Desert to Windhoek.
This journey has been carefully planed to take best Advantage of Namibia`s dramatic sunsets and the lonely break of dawn across her endless landscapes.
Day 1
Departing Swakopmund at 2:00PM we travel along the coastal dunes and via The Khan Valley where the train stops on a siding so that we may enjoy a guided nature walk into this amazing landscape. We may enjoy sundowners in the desert as the setting sun turns the surrounding countryside shades of brilliant orange, gold, pink, and purple before sinking behind the distant hills. Return to the train and enjoy cocktails in the lovely Spitzkoppe. Dinner is served in the elegant spacious Welwitschla restaurant as the train makes it way under a galaxy of stars. The train stops for the night at a siding near Friederichsfelde, a perfect place for star gazing.
Day 2
After breakfast this morning, the train calls at Okapuka Game Ranch where we will watch the lions being fed. We return to the train and all too soon this journey comes to an end as we arrive into Windhoek station at 10:00am. Here we will disembark from the train and say farewell to the new friends we have made. |
