The Skeleton Coast

3 days

duration

All Year

Season

Unveil the mystery behind the dense fog

The Skeleton coast is a section of the west coast of Africa, in Namibia, where the arrival of the cold Benguela current produces dense ocean mists most of the year and the desert sands of Namibia literally fall into the South Atlantic Ocean. In addition, the winds blow from the interior towards the sea, it rains very little and the climate is totally inhospitable.

In past centuries, when there were only rowing boats, it was possible to disembark, after crossing the tide and the fog but then, because of the current you could not depart again and the only way out was to make hundreds of kilometers through the arid desert.

This fact and the numerous shipwrecks caused by the fog and the constant and intense waves, have given name to this area: The Skeleton coast

DEPARTURE PLACE

Damaraland

ARRIVAL PLACE

Swakopmund

ARRIVAL TIME

5 hours in 4×4

TRAVELLER PROFILE

Inclusive Families with children

INCLUDED

Internal flight	Hotel and meals
Local transportation	Professional guide

NOT INCLUDED

Bebidas alcohólicas

Propinas

DEPARTURE PLACE

Swakopmund

Since 1971, the area that goes from the Ugab river in the south to the Kunene river in the north has been declared a National Park of almost 17,000 km2. It remains one of the most virgin places in the world.

The northern part of the park is declared an intangible area. Among the highlights of this area are the clay castles of the Hoarusib River, the Agate Mountain, the salt pan, and the great pinniped colony (seals, sea lions, …) in Cape Cross.

Departure Day

We will start the tour, with our private guide, visiting the Coast of the Skeletons on the way to the city of Swakopmund. It is a journey of about 5 hours. Parallel to the coast, on the C34 road that begins in Swakopmund and reaches 70 km north of Terrace Bay. Although this road is sandy, driving is very simple, even though the fog can make the surface slippery. The maximum speed allowed is 80 km / h. We will drive in the opposite direction going from north to south. Terrace Bay, Cape Cross and finally Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, where we will visit the lagoon. There will be time to see the salt pans, lots of boat wrecks stranded in the sand on the beach, the Kuiseb River Delta and the Sandwich Harbor. After the tour, your guide will bring you to your chosen hotel to check in. At night we will enjoy the city. If you like oysters, lobsters, etc … this is definitely your city.

Surrounded by the Namib Desert on three sides and the cold waters of the Atlantic to the west, Swakopmund enjoys a mild climate. It is a coastal city with several important colonial monuments, with its unique charm the city makes you return to the past. Huge palm trees, hundreds of flowers, white sand and the Atlantic Ocean make this destination a very special place. It is known as the first spa in Namibia and is one of the best preserved examples of German colonial architecture in the world and also one of the few sites outside the US and Europe where a significant minority of the population speaks German and has German roots.

Day 2

Breakfast at the lodge. Today we will visit the Harbor Sandwich Lagoon. One of the places with the greatest diversity in birds. pink flamingos and also seals, jackals and small reptiles. In the afternoon, in the area of Sandwich Harbor we will make a trip in a special 4 × 4. It’s a half-day tour, between the dunes, and we’ll see how the dunes literally end up in the sea. Something you can not imagine until you see it in person.

Day 3. Return

At the scheduled time, we will be taken to the Swakopmund airport to enjoy a panoramic flight over the southern side of the skeleton coast. We will land at the Windhoek airport, from where we will have booked an international connection to return home.

If we have chosen to continue our journey and go to a new destination, we will land in Sossusvlei first hour, we will be taken to the airport and we will take the plane and land at the Sossusvlei airfield.