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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)

DOWNLOAD the Desert Express tour and rate packages in PDF-format or go to our rates.

Contact us
For enquiries and bookings, contact our reservation office at:

Tel: +264 61 298 2600
Fax: +264 61 298 2601
E-mail: dx@transnamib.com.na or complete an online enquiries form.