Pitched at every camp
The sauna tents ride with the convoy and go up wherever we stop for the night.
The sauna ritual · Guided 4x4 convoy · Namibia
You know the ritual.Now do it in the Namib.
Sauna at sunset. Sauna at sunrise.
A wood-fired sauna tent travels with the Herd convoy, pitched fresh at every camp we make. Every evening before bed and every morning when you wake up, the stove is lit and the tent is hot — a proper sweat in the middle of nowhere, a step out into the cold desert air, and a different view from the sauna door every day of the eleven.
Next departure11–21 Feb 2027
The ritualEvery evening · every morning
Group16 guests · 4 trucks
All-inclusive priceEUR 4,495 per person
The sauna tent, pitched at camp as the light goes
The ritual
Twice a day, every day.
Most trips have a highlight. This one has a rhythm. The sauna is not a stop along the way — it is how every day on the road ends, and how the next one begins.
The evening session
The convoy rolls into camp in the late afternoon. While the rooftop tents go up and dinner goes on the fire, the sauna stove is lit. Sweat out the day's dust and driving under a sky full of stars, step out into the cold night air, and sleep the way you only sleep out here.
The morning session
Desert mornings are cold, in every season. The stove is lit before the day starts, so the first thing you do is get properly warm — a short, hot session while the light comes up, then breakfast and wheels rolling. It is the best alarm clock we know.
Where the sauna goes
A different view every day.
The tent is pitched wherever the convoy sleeps, so the ritual moves with the route — dunes, granite, coast and waterholes, each with the sauna waiting at the end of the drive.
How it works
Firewood, canvas, heat.
No spa building, no plumbing, no fixed address. The sauna is a canvas tent and a wood-fired stove, and it works the same way at every camp on the route.
Wood-fired stove
A wood-burning stove heats each canvas tent. No power, no plumbing — just firewood and heat.
Hot in about 30 minutes
The stove is lit as camp is made, so the tent is ready when you step in.
Two tents, one herd
Two tents run side by side and the group rotates through, so all sixteen guests get every session.
Part of the trip.Not an add-on.
The sauna ritual is included with every Herd convoy. The tents, stoves and firewood travel with the group, and there is nothing extra to book or pay for.
- 11 days
- Windhoek round trip
- 16 guests
- 4 automatic 4x4s + guide vehicle
- 4 + 6 nights
- Lodge nights + camping nights
- EUR 4,495
- All-inclusive
The route
Eleven days, day by day.
The same 11-day route as every Herd convoy — and the sauna is pitched at every overnight stop along it. This is where the group drives, day by day.
Days 1–4 of 11
Day 01Airport → Windhoek
Casa Blanca Boutique Hotel Pension
Airport pickup is included, then a free afternoon before the 19:00 group dinner, route briefing and radios.
Day 02Windhoek → Waterberg
Waterberg Wilderness Plateau Campsite, rooftop tent
Meet your vehicle, run the full kit walkthrough, then drive north to camp beneath the Waterberg cliffs.
Day 03Waterberg → Sachsenheim
Sachsenheim Guest Farm
Drive north via Otjiwarongo, Otavi and Tsumeb, then settle near Etosha’s eastern gate.
Day 04Sachsenheim → Etosha
Okaukuejo, rooftop tent inside the park
Start at sunrise, spend the day crossing Etosha waterholes and join the included guided night safari before camping inside the park by a floodlit waterhole.
Day 05Etosha → Ozongkaka
Ozongkaka campsite, rooftop tent
Take a second Etosha morning at new waterholes, then drive west into mountain country for a high camp sunset.
Day 06Ozongkaka → Spitzkoppe
Spitzkoppe Rest Camp / Bushman's Paradise, rooftop tent
Stop at Vingerklip and the Petrified Forest, then camp among Spitzkoppe’s granite boulders under dark skies.
Day 07Spitzkoppe → Swakopmund
The Delight Swakopmund
Take a slow Spitzkoppe morning, then cross the Moon Landscape to the Atlantic and a hotel night in Swakopmund.
Day 08Swakopmund → Sesriem
NWR Sesriem Campsite, rooftop tent inside the gate
Choose your included coast experience: a Sandwich Harbour 4x4 excursion or kayaking with seals at Walvis Bay. Then transfer south to camp inside the Sesriem gate.
Day 09Sossusvlei → Mariental
Africa Safari Lodge
Start before sunrise for dune light at Sossusvlei, then cross east to a Kalahari lodge for a bed and dinner.
Day 10Mariental → Zania
Zania Farm, rooftop tent, on our own land
Leave early, reach Zania by mid-morning, then spend the day on a working Kalahari family farm.
Day 11Zania → Airport
Departure day · No overnight
Breakfast and a final farm morning, then lunch and the drive to Hosea Kutako with mid-afternoon airport arrival.
See every drive time, sleeping arrangement and overnight stop.
Open the full itinerary →2027 departures
Choose your Namibia.
February is Green Season: greener landscapes, migratory birds and dramatic weather, with real rain variability. Later departures move into drier months.
Live departure · applications openEUR 4,495 per person
Green Season Edition
Fewer crowds and a more changeable Namibia.
EUR 4,495 per person
Autumn Departure
Cooling days and the start of the dry season.
EUR 4,495 per person
Early Winter Departure
Dry roads, cool mornings and clear nights.
EUR 4,495 per person
Late Winter Departure
Peak dry-season wildlife conditions.
EUR 4,495 per person
Spring Departure
Warmer days before summer rains.
Good to know
Sauna questions, straight answers.
I've never used a sauna. Is it for me?
Yes. There is nothing to learn and nothing to prove. Sit for a few minutes or stay for the full session, step out whenever you like, and go back in when you are ready. Most guests have never had a sauna in the desert before — by the third evening it is simply what the group does at the end of the day.
What do I need to bring?
Just swimwear — it is already on the trip packing list. Everything else travels with us: the tents, the stoves, the firewood, and the crew who pitch camp and light the stove.
Is there a cold plunge?
Yes — cooling off is part of the ritual. There is an ice bath at camp for a proper cold plunge straight after the heat, and showers when you want to rinse off. And on top of that, the desert itself does its share: step out of the tent at night and the cold air under the stars is a contrast you will not forget.
When exactly do the sessions happen?
Twice a day on most days: once in the evening before bed, and once in the morning before the day starts. The tents are pitched wherever the convoy is sleeping that night, so the ritual holds from the first camp to the last — with a few early-start exceptions, covered in the next answer.
Do we sauna twice every single day?
Almost — but not quite, and we would rather tell you now than surprise you later. Some mornings the convoy leaves early, to be at the Sossusvlei dunes for sunrise, for example, and on those days there is no morning session; the evening sauna still runs. On a few days the sauna runs once, not twice. The guide runs through the next day’s plan every evening, so you always know what is coming.
Do I have to join every session?
No. Twice a day is what is on offer, not an obligation. Join both, join one, or take an evening by the campfire instead — the stove will be lit again tomorrow.
The stove is lit.
Eleven days across Namibia, sixteen guests, and a sauna waiting at the end of every drive. Applications are open for the 2027 departures.