Travel along Africa's great open space in comfort and style, on the Desert Express. This modern, uniquely African train started winding through the magnificent Namib Desert in 1998. A journey on board this train provides a unique opportunity to explore the natural wonders of Namibia's wide open spaces, and also offers excursions to some of the most exotic destinations en route, including a stop at beautiful Okapuka Ranch, where you will witness lions feeding. Enjoy unique desert scenery as you travel in luxury and comfort through the acient Namib Desert.

Journeys available include:

Windhoek to Swakopmund and Vice versa

There are 24 fully air-conditioned compartments, in 4 sleeper coaches (named Kokerboom, Oryx , Springbok and Meerkat), each with its own en-suite facilities. Each compartment converts to a private lounge during the day. All rooms are stylishly decorated, and reflect the name of the coach it is located in with a matching carpet and sandblasting on the doors.

The en-suite bathroom is cleverly designed to make maximum use of minimum space. Amenities such as body wash/shampoo, body lotion, shoe buff and a mending kit are available for the guests. Valuables can be stored in the small safe in the compartment.

Guests can relax and mingle in the popular Spitzkoppe Lounge, which like the entire train, is fully air-conditioned. The Lounge is divided into a smoking and non-smoking section, and a full bar service is offered on board, which includes specialty drinks and aptly named cocktails. A unique chess table where black and white squares have been made from the sand of the Namib desert is also located in the Spitzkoppe Lounge. The Lounge opens at 06h00 in the morning, when the early risers are welcome to enjoy a cup of freshly-brewed coffee.

Dinner and breakfast are served in the Welwitschia Restaurant, the coach adjacent to the Lounge. The overhead lights in this coach are something special - sandblasted glass panels depicting animal footprints in mud. A three course dinner, with a selection from three starters, main courses and desserts are prepared in  the adjacent kitchen by our chefs.