Swakopmund is the gateway to the Skeleton Coast Park, Kaokoland and Damaraland – and the northern Namib-Naukluft Park. Climatically, the town enjoys mild temperatures and negligible rainfall, with coastal fog that penetrates the hinterland and provides moisture for desert-dwelling plants and animals.

Key highlights are...

• Historically rich Swakopmund
• Aquatic bird paradise
• Welwitchias and Moon Landscape
• Dolphin and Seal tours
• Living desert tours

Swakopmund can be a welcome retreat from the stifling heat of the summer inland. It has a laid-back relaxed atmosphere and is the starting point for a multitude of activities both in the water and in the immediate hinterland – the Namib. Swakopmund also offers an excellent selection of accommodation.

Enjoy bird watching, outings on boats watching seals and dolphins at close quarters while enjoying oysters and champagne..... OR head out into the Namib on a guided tour and discover the myriad of life forms that manage to survive in this harsh environment.

Explore the “moon landscape”  and get close up to the prehistoric Welwitchia Mirabilis. Some of these plants are thousands of years old. Small reptiles such as specially adapted skinks, chameleons and snakes are fascinating, but be kind to the ecologically sensitive dunes.