Soulful Safari
A healing journey through ancient lands.
4-14 April 2025
Experience a unique blend of wellness and adventure with Marcel Vosloo, founder of Namaste Yoga Safari, and Cat Kabira, an acclaimed energy healer and yoga teacher. Set in Namibia’s tranquil wilderness, this retreat offers an ideal environment for deep healing and transformation. Namibia’s vast, untouched landscapes, profound silence and grounding energy, create the perfect backdrop for reconnecting with yourself and the natural world.
Marcel’s expert guidance through Namibia’s stunning scenery and wildlife invites a sense of awe and grounding, while Cat’s intuitive energy healing, yoga, and meditation sessions help release emotional and energetic blockages. The synergy of energy healing and Namibia’s serene, open spaces amplifies the effects of mindfulness and restoration, offering clarity and balance. Together, Marcel and Cat will guide you through an experience that harmonizes the healing power of nature with inner renewal, leaving you deeply restored and inspired.
This journey is a sanctuary for those seeking growth, connection, and holistic wellness.
HIGHLIGHTS
Moderate 3-day hike in the NamibRand Nature Reserve - walk along the secluded Tok Tokkie Trails, embracing the stillness and the restorative power of unspoiled nature, far from distractions.
Explore the highlights of Sossusvlei in the Namib Naukluft Park - Connect with the energy of the world’s oldest desert, meditating amidst its timeless sands and soaking up its grounding, ancient vibrations.
Climb Big Daddy dune which is about 325m high, admiring Deadvlei from above.
Adventurous activities along the Skeleton Coast - Experience the Skeleton Coast’s wild energy, where the raw beauty of the ocean and dunes invites transformation and release.
Hike the Spitzkoppe’s granite peaks - Tap into the sacred vibrations, exploring ancient Bushman engravings that hold the wisdom and energy of those who walked before us.
2 Days of Safari in Etosha National Park - a wildlife sanctuary that is home to over 114 mammal species, including majestic elephants, powerful lions, elusive leopards, graceful giraffes, and both black and white rhinos. This park offers a unique opportunity to reflect on the intricate balance of nature as you witness these animals coexisting in their natural habitat. Their presence serves as a reminder of the cycles of renewal, teaching us lessons in harmony and the resilience of life.
Indulge in relaxation and holistic healing at serene wellness lodges, where mid-market to luxury accommodations blend seamlessly with the restorative energies of your journey. Here, deep relaxation meets mindful rejuvenation, allowing you to recharge and reconnect with your inner self, surrounded by nature’s calming embrace.
Your days will be a balanced blend of wellness, adventure, and energy healing, with yoga practiced in open-air settings, deepening your connection to the land.
Healing, Yoga & Meditation
Cat Kabira (E-RYT500) is an internationally renowned yoga teacher, energy healer, and trainer with over 22 years of experience. A founding teacher at The Yoga Barn in Bali, Cat has trained thousands of yoga teachers and students worldwide. She created Yoga Energetics and the Kabira Energy School, helping people harness their energy to live fully and thrive. Specializing in trauma healing and empowerment for highly sensitive individuals, Cat blends yoga, meditation, craniosacral therapy, and energy healing. Her "Living Therapy" approach combines ancient practices with modern psychology, inspiring transformation and resilience. Based in Bali, she tours globally, sharing her expertise and passion - more about Cat, your yoga teacher.
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Cat’s known for her lightness, humor, presence, multi-dimensional intelligence, sensitivity, and depth. You’ll get personalized attention in all of our practices. Cat’s gift is being able to read your needs. This is your opportunity to understand your body more and refine your alignment, and you’ll leave the retreat standing taller, moving more fluidly, and embodying yourself on a whole new level. All levels of experience are welcome; with such an intimate group, you’ll learn and receive a lot. Cat’s known to teach fun, engaging, and empowering practices that will transform you physically, mentally, and emotionally. With her extensive training in yoga, Gyrotonic, pilates, dance, Feldenkrais, somatics, and yoga therapy, she offers many possibilities that will empower you to enjoy being in your body even more. Her high-sense awareness makes her sense your energy and offers energetic adjustments and healing as needed. You’ll practice dynamic, inspiring, deeply nurturing, and restorative practices to reach a level of rest and self-healing you didn’t know existed.
Energy Work and Vision Quests with Cat Kabira:We’ll practice meditation to help you connect to yourself and refine your ability to focus and ground. You’ll receive energy work in our group energy healing. You’ll also learn self-healing techniques that will be game-changing practices you can take home with you and use daily. We focus on grounding, keeping your energy flow strong, working with individual chakras, and how to respect and master your intuition. You’ll also refine your awareness of your boundaries and what space you need to thrive. Practicing energy work in such a sacred and powerful land will level your senses and experience.
Vision quests are Yoga Nidra+, which helps you drop into the theta state, connect to your subconscious, rewire negative beliefs, and access your own wisdom, power, and self-healing state. This is also a great way to reclaim your creativity and imagination. Students love it because they feel like they're starting as a kid in storytime and then going on a very deep journey where they can safely rewire deep-seated beliefs and transform old pain.
All yoga, meditation and healing sessions will be out in nature amongst the most magnificent scenery, sunsets and sunrises - more about Marcel, your guide.
Itinerary & Lodging
At the Tok Tokkie Trail we will be sleeping on stretchers, surely an unforgettable 2 nights of sleeping under the stars. If the sky is clear and moonless, you will quickly understand why NamibRand Nature Reserve is one of the few International Dark Sky Reserves in the world. At the rest of the locations we will be staying at mid-market/luxury lodges, all with amazing natural surroundings.
Meals: Namibian cuisine offers a delightful blend of traditional African flavours and a touch of European influence. Meals at the lodges will be a variety of local and international cuisine. Catering for all dietary requirements.
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On arrival at Windhoek International Airport, you will be met and your Namibian adventure begins.
Our first stop is Windhoek, Namibia’s Capital. After a city tour we will have dinner and discuss what the next 10 days have in store for us.
Accommodation: The Weinberg
Includes: DBB (Welcoming dinner, bed and breakfast) + City Tour
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Day 2: Today we head south to the NamibRand Nature Reserve. The drive is about 6 hours along scenic landscapes.
Arrival at the Tok Tokkie Trails base by 14h00, where their friendly team will welcome you with some refreshments. You can refill water and pack your small daypack for the personal items you would like to take along on the walk. Your luggage will be transferred to the overnight camp by vehicle.
The trails starts with a visit of the Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET), a non-profit, donor sponsored trust, which aims to develop environmentally responsible citizens of Namibia. (www.nadeet.org).
A short scenic drive takes you to the starting point of the Tok Tokkie Trail. Today, you will walk over a slope strewn with mysterious “fairy circles” and over rolling sand dunes to the first overnight camp. The dunes are not the massive ones encountered at Sossusvlei, but small, vegetated dunes that have a unique beauty of their own.
At camp, take in the the magnificent scenery while immersing yourself in yoga, breathing in the freshness of nature… This will be an unforgettable first night sleeping under the stars. If the sky is clear and moonless, you will quickly understand why NamibRand Nature Reserve is one of the few International Dark Sky Reserves in the world.
Walking time: 1 – 2 hrs, sleeping out in the open on stretcher beds
Day 3: Early morning tea or coffee is served before sunrise yoga, followed by a light breakfast so that you can set off in the cool of the early morning. The highlights of the walk are the breath-taking views of the dunes and plains as well as the “coming alive” of the desert as the guide allows you to feel, smell, taste and see the oldest living desert in the world. The “morning news”, as written in the sand is always fascinating and with some luck and the guide’s trained eyes, you may spot some of the desert specials (golden mole, dancing white lady, barking gecko, dune lark, flightless wasp just to name a few). You walk over a mountain saddle before descending gently to a dry riverbed.
During the course of the day your guide will explain some wonders of the Namib to you - how the fascinating desert flora survives, how insect and reptile life adapts to the harsh environment and how mammals can survive here without water. Birding is surprisingly good and you may be lucky enough to see one of Namib endemics, the dune lark. Larger animals you might come across include bat-eared fox, oryx, springbok and ostrich. As we realize that our survival depends on the water that has been deposited for us, this will probably heighten our admiration for the plants and animals that dwell here.
For lunch we will stop at a shady spot where you can enjoy the treats prepared by our chefs and fill up your water bottles. There is plenty of time to relax, have a siesta and reflect on all you have seen. As the heat recedes you start walking again up and over the dunes to your second overnight spot. The scene in front of you is a sea of endless dunes and “fairy circles” against a backdrop of magnificent mountain scenery. Photography is spectacular! The shadows on the dunes create an ever-changing palette of colors shortly before sunset. Sundowner yoga and a delicious dinner after a long and enjoyable day. You might just hear some barking geckos, owls or just deafening silence.
Walking time: Morning: 4 – 4.5 hrs / Afternoon: 2 – 2.5 hrs. Sleeping out in the open on stretcher beds.
Accommodation: Tok Tok Tokkie Trails Trails
Includes: 2 Nights accommodation under the stars, all meals and hiking
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Day 4: Once again you are woken in the soft light shortly before sunrise. Yoga, coffee and breakfast before you set off through the dune field. The soft and rolling dunes are interspersed by camel thorn trees, which provide welcome shade for a rest. Today’s walk is easy and you arrive at Tok Tokkie farmhouse at approximately 11:30.
Walking time: morning: 3 – 3.5 hrs
Please note! Sometimes the trail is walked the other way around and the landscape will be seen at different times of the day than described above.
Once back at the main camp, we will head to our next destination - Sossusvlei. Relax at the pool for the rest of the afternoon. Tomorrow morning calls for an early start to visit Sossusvlei and Deadvlei. A visit to Namibia is not complete without experiencing this incredible white salt pan and the red dunes that make it so popular. After all, these monstrous dunes are some of the largest that can be found in the world, reaching heights of 400 meters. We will explore this area and perhaps even climb one of the highest dunes in the world… if you are up for it. Breathe and simply take in the peacefulness of all that surrounds you. Dinners will be around the campfire.
Accommodation: Desert Homestead Lodge
Includes: DBB (Dinner, bed and breakfast) + Sossusvlei excursions
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Day 6: Onwards to the Skeleton Coast for some fun activities and of coarse the fresh ocean breeze of the Atlantic Ocean.
Swakopmund with its laid back feel, palm trees, great restaurants and german-colonial architecture, has various activities to choose from. Whether you want something active or more relaxed, or even a combination, this coastline will surprise you with what it has to offer.
Here we will be staying at Desert Breeze Lodge, offering peace, tranquility and the ultimate desert experience. The luxury bungalows with their creative atmosphere and the friendly staff will make your stay one to remember. Breakfast will be at Desert Breeze, lunch and dinner at one of Swakopmund's many cafes’s and restaurants. Yoga sessions will be held either in the desert or on the beach, even both at the same time! Imagine… your toes in the warm desert sand as you breathe in the freshness of the Atlantic Ocean. I bet you won’t ever see a view like this anywhere else in the world.
Day 7: Choose one of the activities below - Today is all about adventure!
Optional Activities: Dune boarding, Quad biking, Camel riding, Horse riding, Ocean Safari with champagne breakfast, Surfing, Kayaking, Fat wheel biking, Cultural tours, Living Desert tour, Cape Cross/Seal tour, Spitzkoppe tour, Scenic flights and Sandwich Harbour 4x4 Tours
Accommodation: Desert Breeze
Includes: BB (Bed and breakfast)
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After our morning yoga session we will head along the coast to visit the Zeila wreck and then onwards to Spitzkoppe. The drive will take about 2 hours. We will head out for a hike up the mountain in search of the Bushman engravings. Dinner tonight will be alound the campfire.
Acommodation:Spitzkoppe Bush Cabins
Includes: DBB (Dinner around the campfire, bed and breakfast), hiking up and around Spitzkoppe
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Day 8: After our morning yoga session we will head to Etosha National Park for an afternoon wildlife game drive.
Accommodation: Etosha Safari Lodge
Day 9: Rise early for an exciting adventure through Etosha National Park, driving from the southern gates to the eastern side. The journey, spanning 6-8 hours, will take you on a thrilling exploration, with stops at several waterholes and the iconic salt pan, where you'll witness the park's vibrant wildlife and vast, dramatic landscapes.
Once at our lodge, relax at the pool, go for a massage or observe graceful antelope coming to drink at the waterhole,, offering a peaceful space for reflection, connection, and renewal in nature's embrace.
Accommodation:Onguma Bush Camp
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Today we journey to the luxurious Habitas Lodge, a sanctuary of wellness and connection nestled in Namibia's stunning landscapes. Upon arrival, unwind in this serene retreat that seamlessly blends with its natural surroundings. Here, you'll enjoy yoga sessions on a deck overlooking the breathtaking expanse, immersing yourself in the tranquility of nature.
Pamper yourself with indulgent spa treatments designed to rejuvenate your body and mind, and take time to explore the lodge's thoughtful spaces, where every detail is crafted to inspire relaxation and harmony. Habitas is more than a destination—it’s an experience of renewal and mindful living.
Accommodation: Habitas
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Today marks the end of your wellness holiday in Namibia. You will be transferred to the airport in time for your departure flights back home. Not only will it be a memorable drive back to the airport, but an unforgettable trip never to be forgotten...
Dates & Rates
4-14 April 2025
Shared Rooms: USD 5,750 p/p (2 guests max per room)
Private Rooms: USD 6,350 p/p
Spaces are limited to 6 guests for the perfect experience in hiking, yoga, healing and safari.
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10 Nights accommodation in mid-market/ luxury lodges
All healing, yoga and meditation sessions
Tok Tokkie hike
1x Guided nature drive to visit the iconic Deadvlei in Sossusvlei & Sesriem Canyon visit
Bushman painting hike at Spitzkoppe
1x pm & 1 full day game drive through Etosha National Park.
Meals as indicated (BB: Bed and breakfast / DBB: Dinner, bed and breakfast / FB: Full board)
Water on hikes and in vehicle (water bottles will be supplied)
2x Airport transfers (on first and last day)
All park fees
Passenger liability insurance
Welcoming gift
Road transport in safari converted vehicle + fuel
Professional Namibian guide
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International flights
Visa fees
Gratuity
Travel Insurance
Optional activities
Local/alcoholic beverages
All lunches (except for Tok Tokkie hike )
Lunches & dinners in Swakopmund
A 20% deposit is required to secure your spot.
Optional pre-and post packages
Since you have already come such a long way from home, why not visit one of Namibia’s neighbouring countries for a very different experience all together. Your entire trip will be planned from your arrival to your departure, all you need to do is arrive and have an adventure!
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4 Night Combo: 2 Nights Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe + 2 Nights Chobe National Park in Botswana
2 Nights Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe is one of World’s 7 Natural Wonders and an obvious must visit and must see destination. Victoria Falls town boasts a multitude of activities which make it a great place to visit. Besides the roaring falls that stand before the raging Zambezi River which in themselves are the true reason for the visit, there are a number of other exhilarating activities that one can partake in. Bungee jumping, white water rafting, abseiling and of course the luxurious river boat cruises are all available in one place.
2 Nights in Chobe National Park, Botswana
Chobe National Park is in northern Botswana near the vast, inland Okavango Delta. It's known for its large herds of elephants and Cape buffalo. Lions, antelopes and hippos inhabit the woods and lagoons, the floodable grasslands attract numerous bird species, plus migrating zebras. The wildlife here are different than what you would experience in Namibia, as here you also get the chance to see buffalo, hippos, crocodiles and various different bird and antelope species.
If you are interested in this package, click this link and lets start planning!
Please not that this will be a private trip booked with a reputable travel company and there will be no yoga on this part of your holiday.
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5-Days of exploring Cape Town, South Africa.
Visit Cape Town and its natural attractions for a very different experience all together. This city is a colourful hub of history, culture, music, flavour and beautiful scenery, situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Table Mountain - one of the world's Seven Wonders of Nature. If you are up for some more adventure, this trip is for you! Explore the city, hike up Table Mountain, feel alive as you snorkel in the cold Atlantic Ocean and visit the penguin colony - you just can’t resist these cute birds needing your attention for a good cause - Experience the winds at Cape Good Hope - one of the world’s great centres of terrestrial biodiversity – E-mountain bike through the winelands ending it with some wine tasting in the Stellenbosch Winelands.
“Thank you for another wonderful retreat. I love the experiences that come each day. A colleague asked why I like going to Africa, and for me its easy. I love that I can lie in bed at night and hear lions, hippos, hyena, jackals etc, that is why I love being out in the bush. I love your Namibia, and hope to return again for another visit. The tented lodge was amazing, and I would love to go back, especially when the elephants were passing through, what a life experience that would be. Victoria Falls was both soul cleansing and heart opening for me. I was so drawn into the beauty and power it brought me to tears! Thanks again and keep me on your mailing list. I would love to see more and experience more of Namibia. Blessings and many thanks” - Jill, Australia