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SANDURA.
Spitzkoppe's granite peak above the Namib plains, Namibia

About Sandura Tours

We are a small, family-run travel company in Windhoek, registered with the Namibia Tourism Board. We plan private self-drive, privately guided and fly-in journeys across Namibia, on routes we know first-hand and at prices we publish.

Sandura Tours at a glance

Registered with
Namibia Tourism BoardTFA01563
Company
Sandura Tours CC
Windhoek, Namibia
Founded by
Roux-Han Basson
Louis Lombaard
We plan
Self-drive, privately guided and fly-in journeys within Namibia
Prices
Published on every route. No payment is taken online.
Talk to us
+264 81 621 2695 (WhatsApp)
hello@sanduratours.com

Who we are

Sandura is a Namibian travel facilitator, built on two decades of travelling the country's most intimate corners. We are not a call centre with a map on the wall. We are a small, family-run team of guides, planners and fixers who know these gravel roads, riverbeds and campfires first-hand.

The person who shapes your route is the same person who answers your WhatsApp at ten at night when your flight changes. The places we recommend are places we have slept, eaten and broken down near, not entries copied from a directory.

We purposefully take on only the trips whose quality and experience we can stand behind. In a country this size, being personally known at every place we send our guests is what we work towards.

Roux-Han Basson, founder of Sandura Tours, on the Namibian coast
Our founder, Roux-Han Basson, on the Namibian coast

What we stand for

Our vision

To see a thriving Namibia carried forward by responsible tourism — building conservation initiatives of our own, and joining hands with those already doing the work.

Our mission

To bring the heart of Namibia to the world. Most of the country never makes it into the easy-sell, off-the-shelf brochure, and that is where we want to take you. Where we do include the famous places, we go deeper than the standard circuit and shape each visit ourselves, so the quality never slips.

How we work

Every journey is private, deliberate and unhurried. We don't simply point you at the landscapes; we immerse you in them and connect you with the people who are their soul. And we are intentional about the company we keep: we aim to work with businesses, lodges and communities that hold giving back as a core value.

What we do

Everything we plan is in Namibia. This is what that covers.

Journeys

  • Five set routes of 6 to 15 days, each one self-drive or privately guided, with the day-by-day itinerary, distances and from-prices published.
  • Two Signature Journeys: Captivated by Namibia, 12 days privately guided from Windhoek to Etosha, and Lavished by Namibia, a fly-in safari for two by private charter.
  • Tailor-made routes, built stop by stop in our trip planner and costed by our own team.
See our journeys

Where you stay

  • Every night booked for you, in lodges, guest farms and camps matched to the travel style you choose.
  • The lodges we use are written up on our destination pages, so you can see where you will sleep before you decide.
  • We aim to work with lodges and communities that give back to the places they stand in.
Browse the Destination Guide

On the road

  • On our routes, a 4x4 for the whole journey, with unlimited kilometres, insurance and cross-border papers.
  • A private guide throughout, if you travel guided.
  • Park and reserve entrance fees for the stops on your route.
  • 24/7 support from our team while you are on the road.

Guided 4x4 expeditions

  • Sandwich Harbour: a guided 4x4 half-day that we always book ourselves, with a guide we have vetted.
  • Multi-day expeditions from Meob Bay to Walvis Bay, along the Skeleton Coast to the Kunene, and into Angola. These run in convoy with NTB-registered operators who hold the permits; we share the dates and help fill the group.
  • Join a trip: departures already on the calendar, for solo travellers and pairs.
See open departures

What you can expect

One team, start to finish

The people who plan your route are the people you message from the road. No call centre and no hand-offs.

Places we know

We recommend roads, stops and lodges we have been to ourselves, and we tell you plainly what each one is like.

Prices in the open

Every route shows its from-price, what is included and what is not. Nothing is paid online: we come back to you personally with availability and a firm quote first.

Meet the team

A small team, and the people you will actually deal with.

Roux-Han Basson, founder and director of Sandura Tours

Roux-Han Basson

Founder and Director
Louis Lombaard, co-founder of Sandura Tours

Louis Lombaard

Co-founder, Legal
Mariana Basson, operations and administration at Sandura Tours, at the Swakopmund jetty

Mariana Basson

Operations and Administration
Armand Basson, NTB-registered guide, on the Namibian coast

Armand Basson

Guide · NTB registered

Twenty-five years of quality experiences through raw nature

Armand has spent more than twenty-five years driving the remote corners of southern Africa, and he is known across Namibia for his skill and professionalism in deep sand and far off the tar. He leads the Skeleton Coast expedition and is our go-to guide.

Tommy Jarman, NTB-registered guide based in Walvis Bay

Tommy Jarman

Guide · NTB registered

Born and raised in the Erongo region, based in Walvis Bay

The coast and the desert behind it are Tommy's home ground. A careful driver and easy company, he puts safety, comfort and a personal touch first, from the red dunes of Sossusvlei to the Atlantic shore.

What guides us

We want to be good stewards of the communities, conservation and environment of our country.

Communities

Our aim is for every trip booked through Sandura to leave a positive mark on the people who live here.

Conservation

We want to build conservation initiatives of our own, and to join hands with those already doing the work.

Environment

Private, unhurried travel that respects the wild places that make Namibia worth the journey.

Verify us

Before you send money to anyone, check who they are. Here is where to check us.

Plan your Namibia journey

Start from one of our routes, or tell us what you have in mind. We reply personally.