Namibia is one of the few countries on Earth to write the protection of its wildlife and wild places directly into its constitution — and the results show. Community conservancies now cover close to a fifth of the country, and species that were once vanishing are recovering here.
Our conservation safaris take you inside that story. These aren’t ordinary game drives with a conservation label attached — they’re behind-the-scenes journeys to the sanctuaries, research projects and reserves doing the real work. Whether you join a classic small-group safari that goes behind the scenes at leading wildlife sanctuaries, track black rhino on foot, walk with desert-adapted elephant, or spend time with the conservationists protecting the pangolin — the world’s most trafficked mammal, and one of the rarest animals to ever see — every journey puts you alongside the people leading the work.
Run together with Nature Travel Conservation, the dedicated conservation specialists in our group, each trip also gives back: a share of every safari goes straight to the organisations you visit.
Below are our current conservation safaris. Each balances genuine fieldwork with the landscapes and wildlife that make Namibia unforgettable — choose one to see the full itinerary.
A Namibia Safari with a difference.
Namibia Conservation Safari
From the towering red dunes of Sossusvlei to the wildlife-rich plains of Etosha, this journey pairs Namibia’s most iconic scenery with genuine behind-the-scenes access to the country’s leading conservation projects — including N/a’an ku sê and the AfriCat Foundation. Track free-roaming desert-adapted black rhino and elephant, meet the people protecting them, and travel knowing a share of your trip goes straight back to the work you witness.
Duration: 14 Days
Departure date: Book as private safari
Type: Private guided
Track free-roaming black rhino on foot — one of Africa’s rarest wildlife encounters.
Rhino Walking Safari
On foot and up close, trek desert-adapted black rhino through the remote wilderness of Namibia’s northwest — home to the largest free-roaming population on Earth, thriving on community land.
Camp three nights under some of the darkest skies anywhere, with expert trackers and desert-adapted elephant, oryx and mountain zebra along the way.
Duration: 4 Days
Departure date: June 2027
Type: Private guided
Explore the desert alongside Namibia’s elephants — evolved to survive where few animals can.
Elephant Walking Safari
Cross the raw, remote wilderness of the Kunene Region — home to Namibia’s famous desert-adapted elephants, smaller and longer-legged than their savannah cousins and built to roam vast dunes for water.
Track these giants through ephemeral riverbeds and gravel plains, camping in some of the country’s wildest country. And you set the pace: walk the mornings, then travel by support vehicle in the afternoons.
Duration: 9 Days
Departure date: Book as private safari
Type: Private guided
Meet the world’s most trafficked mammal — one of the rarest wildlife encounters on Earth.
Pangolin Conservation Safari
Few travellers ever see a pangolin — this once-in-a-lifetime safari takes you behind the scenes with the Pangolin Conservation and Research Foundation, the team working to protect the shy, scaly mammal now trafficked more than any other on Earth.
Spend time in the field alongside the researchers tracking and studying Temminck’s pangolin.
Duration: 6 Days
Departure date: June 2027
Type: Private guided