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    Adding Cape Town to a Namibia Self-Drive

    29 December 20256 min read
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    The classic 3+1 week combo. How to sequence it, where to fly, and what changes when you cross the Orange River.

    The sequence

    Namibia first, Cape Town second. The pace flips well — wild emptiness for 14 days, then cosmopolitan recovery in Cape Town for 5–7. Reverse order feels anticlimactic.

    How to connect

    Fly Windhoek → Cape Town direct (Airlink, daily, 2 hours). Cheaper and easier than driving down through the Northern Cape. Drop the rental at WDH on the last morning.

    Cape Town minimum

    5 nights to do Table Mountain, the Cape Peninsula day, a wine-day in Stellenbosch, the V&A Waterfront, and one beach afternoon. 7 nights adds a hermanus or whale-coast night.

    When to do it

    Cape Town is best November–April (Namibia's green season). Reverse Cape Town May–September (Namibia's peak). Plan around your priority region.

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