"Completing your Namibian experience
with local flava"

Drive Namibia - Driver Training

Namibia, land of sandstorms, searing heat, towering dunes and hostile scenery. Survival is a way of life here. Careful expedition planning and 4x4 experience is essential. Your adventure could include awesome scenery, deep sand, jagged peaks and rare, incredible animals such as the desert elephant. Once you leave the city of Windhoek you are on your own with the craggy mountains and endless miles of dust and dirt. Namibia is the place where your 4x4 fantasies become reality.

Not enough emphasize can be placed on the real dangers tourists face when travelling through the unfamiliar Namibian countryside. Even if you do not plan to venture into the more remote areas, you will still have to negotiate long stretches of dangerous gravel roads. To prepare you for your journey, we offer basic off-road driving techniques for 4x4 as well as sedan vehicles. Our 4x4 instruction will get you accustomed to your vehicle and its accessories. A basic survival course and optional survival box is offered to aid you in case of emergencies. Satellite Telephones are highly recommended for all self-drive safaris.

Sedans

Cost: N$400 per vehicle. 45 Minute course includes: Technical driving skill in various road surfaces. Using Namibian roads. Practical instruction such as changing a tyre. Lecture on basic survival techniques in case of emergency.

4x4

Cost: N$630 per vehicle. 1.5 Hour course includes: Correct application of the 4x4 high and low ranges. Use and implementation of hub locks and differential locks. Technical driving skill on various terrains. Using Namibian roads. Vehicle recovery. Practical use of equipment such as high-lift jacks, changing tyres, etc. Lecture on basic survival techniques in case of emergency. 4x4 quick reference card.