12 Day Classic Namibia Camping Safari

Incredible experience!
I chose the 12 days Classic Namibia camping tour. Together with 2 other solo travellers, we travelled the length and breadth of Namibia's mere wonders in a 12-person van and slept in individual tents, accompanied by our two fantastic guides Erastus and Ettienne, who, in a very kind, professional and experienced manner, drove, cooked delicious meals, were ready to answer any questions and made sure we were having fun and were on schedule. I can only recommend Chameleon for the splendid organisation. Thank you very much for your valuable help!

The 12 days camping tour with Chameleon has been an amazing adventure in beautiful Namibia.
This tour brings you to all the best highlights of Namibia.
Our guide Erastus has done a great job as a driver, a guide and last but not least a great cook.
His assistant Etienne was also doing his best to please us helping with everything he could.
We were only 3 in total on this tour. We have been pampered throughout the tour.
If you want to discover Namibia without any stress, don’t hesitate to choose Chameleon. They offer a variety of options for their tours

Greg and Bronihel with chameleon were amazing ^^

The Italian couple and I ended up cooking for them one meal (gnocchi and Chinese braised pork belly/chicken wings) because the trip was so good 😊

One guest even wrote a poem about them. It's the 1000th review on here.

But yes super attentive and responsible. Delicious cooking. 💯 Recommend!

Best trip ever! We were a small group of 3 people. We toured Namibia together with an awesome team from Chameleon Safaris Namibia (Greg and Bronihel). We did a camping tour. It was my first experience camping, and it went great! During the last dinner together, we shared a poem to thank Greg and Bronihel for their awesome job. These two guys are kind, supportive, professional, and really lovely people!

Here is the poem:

For twelve bright days in Namibia’s sun,
Through deserts vast, our journey begun.
From Windhoek’s heart to Etosha’s plains,
We marveled at lions and zebra trains.

Greg, you led us with stories so grand,
Through Damaraland’s rugged, ancient land.
Bronhil, your meals, with warmth they came,
Each night by the fire, we shared the same.

At Cape Cross, we watched the seals play,
And under Spitzkoppe’s stars, we lay.
From Swakopmund’s shores to Aus’s ghostly town,
In your care, we never knew a frown.

With each laugh and tale, we grew so near,
Your kindness and wisdom, we’ll hold dear.
Greg and Bronhil, we thank you both true,
For making Namibia’s beauty shine through.

We joined the 12 day camping Classic Namibia Safari. We highly recommend this trip as a great way to experience the highlights of Namibia from the animals of Etosha, to the grandeur and variety of the scenery, to the cultures of the many peoples of Namibia. Chameleon Safaris really look after you. Mike, the driver and Raymond, the cook and guide were knowledgeable, fun and kind. This is a budget, affordable safari. Chameleon backpackers and guesthouse in Windhoek is a good place to stay.

I have done the 12 day safari. Everything was fantastic. The company picked me up at the airport and the next day we left. They were fantastic days exploring the landscapes of Namibia.
The entire hiring process was very simple.
The guides Chimuya and Bronihel were always attentive to our needs and explained at all times what we were seeing through the window.
Bronihel a great cook and Chimuya a great driver.
Very comfortable and clean transportation. Same with camps; better than I expected.
I definitely recommend Namibia as a destination and Chameleon Safari!
Congratulations on the service and thank you very much!

Kennedy and Erastus did awesome job showing us Namibia in just 12 days. It was our first time camping so the experience was new to us, but everything went smooth thanks to their knowledge and support. We saw and experienced so many things that I cannot even begin to explain: the landscapes, the animals, the towns, the evenings around the fire filled with fun stories and history. We started as bunch of strangers and we ended as a team! Thank you guys again for the unforgettable experience!

This was one of the best trips in my life! And for a great extent that is thanks to the best and most caring and hard-working guides Kennedy and Erastus! They worked tirelessly to make our trip enjoyable. Amd the group we had was full of funny characters and we had a TON of fun while exploring the gems of the gorgeous, gorgeous country Namibia is! Will definitely be back, maybe for some birding and definitely hope to catch again these two gentlemen! ❤️ Cheers from Bulgaria/Netherlands

12 days camping through Namibia wilderness. We were six guests on a small bus, very comfortable, the small number allowed us to have an extra seat for each of us. Despite the long distances often on gravel, our driver, Gregory had taken us safely and smoothly. Campsites we’re almost all very good, all situated nearby lodges where we could use the facilities (pools, bar, restaurant). Last campsite was the only one a bit disappointing (we learned that it was newly discovered). The tour allowed us to see the highlife of Namibia, I personally would not have chosen the seal cross colony and the himba village (too pressure to buy, pack of authenticity, unprofessional himba guide who pressured us to buy staff from the local market). The rest was just incredible.
Dinners were cooked by our driver Gregory, food cooked by the fire was delicious! Gregory and Bronhiel (the assistant) were really helpful in setting up the campsite and assisting us in everything we needed. Lunch was provided, mainly panini. A special thank to Gregory, which has been professional and its presence added value to the all experience. I will recommend him as a guide.
After all a very good value for money!

This was my first camping trip. My main concerns were will I be able to sleep and how is the facility situation, I am not a fan of pieing without walls around me.
Due to the quality of the camping grounds, it was basically like sleeping in a hostel with shared bathrooms and included light morning exercise (taking the tent down). Apart from two times, the guides were always able to provide clean toilets along the way (sometimes without soap but always with running water). The two times were kind of pointed out to us ahead because we were too far away from any buildings.

I am used to traveling with friends or solo traveling but not in an organized group, I will probably do organized group tours again. My guides Gregg and Bronihel were awesome. They were friendly, calm, helpful, and in a good mood for the 12 days straight!! I was happy about their cooking and the information they provided. Due to the roads, it was sometimes hard to ask questions during the drive but in the end, we got all questions answered. They spotted a lot of animals which I would have missed. And it is very nice to be able to not decide or plan anything but just get up and start into a well-organized day. I thought it would be exhausting to be in the group the entire time but apart from the time in the car, there were many opportunities to get some time to yourself.

I have probably forgotten to mention a lot of other positive things but I think the headline summarises it well... And the program tells you what sights you can expect.

So one last time:
Thank you again to Gregg and Bronihel for making my time in Namibia one of the greatest vacations I have ever had!

I had written an excellent long review earlier. But somehow I couldn't find it. Maybe it passed the limit.
Long words in short, this excellent trip that I loved very much. I captured so many unbelievable moments that I will never forget.

When I told my family and Friends that I am going to Namibia Africa, they worried. The truth is that they didn’t need to. The country is very safe and supper clean and the people are so nice! The 12 day Safari camping tour is well designed and arranged that we got to see close-up animal world, deserts, sand dunes, mountains, walk along the ocean beach and do many more other activities. It is truly a lifetime wonderful experience for me and I recommend it.

Our tourist guide Gregg and Smithlee are just amazing! They are professional, energetic, positive, thoughtful and extremely hard working! Our car broke down in Etosha National Park, they arranged a substitute car right away to drive us for that day, and quickly identified the problem and contacted the mechanic Mundo in company headquarter Windhoek to bring the replacement part and fixed the problem that same night. We also had a flat tire later on, they both just jumped into it and quickly replaced with the spare one under the hot Sun and never complained. They were excellent cook and prepared three meals a day for us. On top of that, they both can jump so high and become the model for our photos. We had a great time together! I sincerely appreciate Gregg and Smith for all they did for our tour and for their genuine kindness!

4200+kilometers in 12 days, Greg and Smith showed us the vastness of the landscape and the veriaties of wildlife, with great enthusiasm and passion. They drove, cooked for us every day, and answered our special requests. We had two car accidents during the trip, but they handled them smoothly and professionally without affecting our scheduled events. I experienced the highlights of Namibia in such a short time, and met some nicest people on the road. Overall, this is a unforgettable adventure in my life.

My friend organized this wonderful trip in Namibia, I never expected that the experience would be such a wonderful trip with nature, wild animals and above all, meeting the genuinely kind Namibian people wherever we went. Actually before I went on our trip to Africa, I was warned with lots of negative comments about how dangerous it would be traveling in Africa, To my surprise, it is so safe to travel in Namibia either in the city or in the wildness. It is also very clean everywhere we went. Our two guides are young and energetic, they showed very strong working ethic, I was very impressed. One of the guides the driver he is young and mature and showed leadership in situations, very impressive. The other young guide he was always so cheerful and considerate, doing lots of things and very organized on tents inventory items etc. Every day they drove, setting up tents, preparing meals, lots of work non stopping, sometimes I worried that they worked too much. And they were always so cheerful and positive, such inspiration to me. On the first day on our tour, I took a photo that a female lion just made her kill, with blood still on her face and mouth and her jaw, her eyes were still electrified due to the intensity of hunting and fighting, and she walked by our car so closely , completely ignoring our existence and walked her way out. I was in awe seeing my first and yet the best photo I took on this tour. It reminded me of one of the Time Magazine cover photos, " The Afghan Girl" the famous photo with a girl with intense beautiful green eyes but without realizing how beautiful she herself was and didn't even care about it.

Past weeks with our tour was such a relieve from the society and world, completely unplugged, food and fruits were fresh, I ate less and healthy, feel really refreshed, I really needed this escape.

This was the first time I went on with a tour group, before this I always prefer self driving such as in US my country, New Zealand, Australia, London, etc. I like to be flexible and free, but this trip proved that with the group activities it went better than my own self driving, the tour was designed so nicely everyday we were super happy with what we saw, I don't think with ourselves we would know where and when to go and to do what. I also met others the amazing people from our group and learned a great deal from each of them. I always think that it is not random that I just met people in my life, each person appeared in my life, there is a purpose behind it, it meant to teach me something, good or bad, to make myself realize what a person myself is, to rediscover myself. I learned that I should not cross toasting from our group sweetheart an Italian girl, and another Italian guy taught us what a real pizza is. So now after I am back in US, whenever people serve me pizza with Pine Apples on top I knew these are not real authentic Italian pizza.

I really missed them on our way back on the airplane I searched all the Italian movies and watched them and I liked it.

I especially like the small hidden gem in the mountains , the German Hideout cabin built after world war one , it was such a wonderful surprise, the cabin was so nice and comfortable, in the evenings we took Milky Way sky shots, at Sunrise and Sunset we took other nice photos. I was able to take Sunset photos with four Ostriches walking in the red sun light in the vast valley field. The view was just breath taken.
we also visited Ghost town a historic place where we listened and learned a lot about Namibia history, it was a wonderful place for photography too.

There are three levels of living, 1. Materials 2. Art and Literature 3. Spiritual and souls. I feel we lived on level 3 when we were there. I really enjoyed it and liked it.
People I met in Namibia , wherever we went, it is hard to find anyone not nice and not helpful, from Hotel, restaurant staff to Airport counter, everyone was so nice and helpful , I really miss Namibia, a clean place with kind people. I highly recommend to everyone who never visited Namibia should come here and visit this unique beautiful country.

I don't usually do group or multi-day tours, and I thought this was one of the most remarkable, epic journeys I have taken in many years of traveling. It's excellent value for money.

This trip will take you around almost all of the places that make Namibia special. Our group traversed so many diverse and stunning landscapes - rocky mountains, low scrub desert, sand dunes, beaches, mountain passes, canyons, a forested game reserve and the mighty Etosha pan to name a few. I also enjoyed the mix between natural, wildlife, cultural and historical sites. There were numerous specific highlights - Etosha, Kolmanskop, Sossusvlei and Deadvlei, Fish River Canyon, Palmwag, Mt Ejo reserve, visiting a Himba village, Sandwich Harbour, Klein Aus, Giant's Playground.

Each day was superbly planned and executed by our amazing guides/camp leaders, Cheelo and Smith. These guys are a real credit to Namibia and the country's tourism industry - generous, helpful, patient, fountains of knowledge, great motivators and always cheerful and easy going. In addition, the food they prepared was incredible, and I think a highlight of each evening in our camps.

I definitely recommend this tour if you are looking for a fun, educational and exhilarating journey that touches on the best of Namibia in a short time.

I was in Namibia for only 16 days so I figured this trip would make the most of it, and it did not disappoint. It hits all the major tourist locations and is very accommodating in each location with clean well maintained camp sites, cabins and an over night hotel stay in Swakopmund. The tour guides Gregory and Bronihel clearly loved what they did and gave a very good idea of what the culture and way of life is like in Namibia and that’s not to mention their wealth of knowledge everywhere we went, tasty home cooked meals, and of course good friendly company.

Mount Etjo was a blast as I found a quick hiking trail that lead to fossilized dinosaur tracks and we spotted tons of wildlife such as elephants and rhinos on the game drive later that day. The Etosha did not disappoint we saw a lion hunt some zebras as we entered the park, and saw more wildlife than I ever imagined.

The way to the Skeleton coast was very scenic as was the skeleton coast its self the seal colony was quite the experience one I’ll never forget that’s for sure. Swakopmund was a very happening place with lots to do the sandwich harbour was a big hit in my books, I would recommend quad biking in the sand dunes as well. Sussusvlei was also a blast with beautiful sun rises and sets over the sand dunes and climbing “big daddy” is something I’d do again given the opportunity.

Although the trip was full of memorable moments the next and final one that sticks out the most was at Aus where the trails where never ending and was probably the most scenic with history dating back to WW1 splashed all over the desert, and the wild horses was a real treat. I would definitely recommend this trip to anyone who has never been to Namibia and just want to have a cool time with some good company. Big thanks to chameleon safaris and their energetic guides.

This was an absolutely first rate tour covering pretty much all of Namibia. Each day was a memorable experience and the tour was well organised and scheduled to perfection. Communications leading up to the tour were excellent.

The tour guides, Namibians Taimi and Michael, were as good as it gets and so much better than the all too usual egotistical bullying western guide who is primarily out for a free trip. They were knowledgeable, engaging, excellent company and were absolutely committed to ensuring that I had a great time. It doesn’t get any better.

Prior to the tour I had a very enjoyable Windhoek city tour with Simon who was equally good and customised the tour to match my interests. A really good committed guide with great knowledge and an engaging personality.

I’m so pleased that I chose to see Namibia with Chameleon and they have further motivated me to avoid the western companies for such future travels. I can, without hesitation, highly recommend them to anyone who wishes to see the best of Namibia.