Namibia's Unique Rail experience - Desert Express

Desert Express was designed and built in Namibia and has been winding through our beautiful country since 3 April 1998.

   Burnt amber upholstery, rich golden-red woods and animal motifs are just a few ways to tastefully echo the landscape through which you travel. Desert Express consists of nine coaches, which are permanently linked via a draw bar. This train is highly modern, featuring all the convenience and luxury a traveler could ask for.
Namibia’s unique rail experience offers an overnight weekend get-away from Windhoek to our coastal towns –Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. The Desert Express also offers a seven-day tour from Windhoek to Swakopmund, Etosha and back to Windhoek on selected dates. The tour includes: onboard accommodation, elegant dining and an excursion through Namibia’s magnificent landscape.

The Desert Express offers the following:
Sleeper compartments  

24 compartments in total
One compartment sleeps two adults and one child
En-suite shower, toilet and wash basin
Air-conditioned
Cabins convert into a lounge by day and bedroom by night
A small safe is available for valuables

Spitzkoppe Lounge

Full bar services
Air-conditioned
Plush leather couches
Gift shop





Welwitschia Restaurant

Three-course meal
Exquisite wine list
Special dietary requirements (by prior arrangement)

Conference facilities

Accommodates up to 40 people in the conference layout
Accommodates up to 60 people in cinema layout
Projector and screen
DVD and VCR facilities
Five-CD shuttle
Sound system
Four TV monitors
Additional services


Excursions en-route
Desert Express can be booked as a charter train
Curios are available on-board
Separate accounts are available
Vehicles can be loaded on board and offloaded at your destination (by prior arrangement) 

Desert Express Weekend Package offered by Namibia Reservations

For a weekend getaway including lion feeding and visiting the dunes, Namibia Reservations offers a wonderful package:

2 Persons - Overnight on the Train (DBB) for 2 Nights
Transfer from/to Windhoek International Airport
including return flight on Air Namibia (JHB-WHK-JHB)

For only N$ 5 960.00 per person sharing (excluding Airport Taxes)

Special offer is valid from 01.02.2011 until 30.06.2011 Terms and Conditions apply

Contact travel@namibiareservations.com for more details

Itinerary:
After landing at Windhoek International Airport you will be transported to Windhoek, Trans Namib/Desert Express. The train leaves Windhoek at 13h00 pm. The Crew will welcome you with a drink and open sandwiches. At 15h30 pm a stop is scheduled at Oropoko Ranch for a Game Drive with all guests for one hour. Thereafter the journey continues to Swakopmund. Dinner will be served on the Train that evening.
After a wholesome breakfast the train will stop at the Dunes between Swakopmund and Walvisbay for a two hour excursion. You will have time available from 10h00 am to 14h30 pm, to do shopping, sightseeing and have a walkabout on the beaches.
At 14h30 pm the train leaves Swakopmund again. You are welcomed back by the Crew with a drink and open sandwiches. A late afternoon Sundowner, Dinner and overnight in the train will be the highlight for the day.
After breakfast the train will stop at Oropoko Ranch for a Lion feed. At 10h30 pm you will arrive back in Windhoek. The shuttle will bring you back to Windhoek International Airport or you could book an additional night or two to enjoy the beautiful city of Windhoek.