Some places to go

@Janis,
Difficult to give you any must-do’s. I would say 45 days is plenty, but try not to cover too much ground, distances are huge. The lions in the pics we saw in Kgalagadi TFP, but we got as close in Kruger NP near Satara Camp. Kgalagadi is really worth it, but you would need to tailor your trip to it, because it is quite a drive. It is much wilder than Kruger and you don’t get run over by pensioners with caravans . As far as Namibia goes, enjoy the driving itself. Just get yourself on its lonely roads in the desert, get yourself out to Etosha, visit the red dunes at Sossusvlei and get a cup of coffee at Solitaire while fillling up your tank on the way. If you want the ocean winds blowing through your hair at the end of the world go to the campsite at Luderitz. Spitzkoppe is a recommended, beautiful place on the way between Windhoek and Swakopmund, though only if it hasn’t rained and taking the recommended long way round from the main road (see LP), otherwise you might get stuck in the river’s sandbed on the way (ask at Chameleon’s in Windhoek). But do not plan too much, socialize with South Africans at camping grounds and you’ll never know where you end up. Have fun!