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Skeleton Coast National Park, Namibia

Skeleton Coast Camp

This camp may best be described as 'other worldly'. This is a fascinating and rugged corner of the globe. The camp is offered in 3 or 4 day visits with twice weekly flights which make this camp a real commitment of time and money. The camp is a little stark and plain but fits the extreme environment that surrounds it. This extreme ecosystem is fascinating and delicate to some, boring and underwhelming to others.  — Mango's view

Namibia's Skeleton Coast is one of our planet's most beautiful places and is now host to one of our finest safaris. Over much of the past decade, access to this private area within the National Park has been restricted. Close to 300,000 hectares of the National Park has been set aside as an exclusive safari experience for those who want to really get away. It is wild, desolate and uninhabited - and stunningly beautiful.

Skeleton Coast Camp is a 6-roomed luxury tented camp in the heart of Skeleton Coast Park within the private concession area. It is built on an island in the dry Khumib riverbed, about 20km inland from the coastline. Each of the 6 tents is large, roomy and has an ensuite bathroom. There is a wonderful old gnarled leadwood tree which offers shelter from the elements, and makes for a shady dining room for outdoor meals.

Because of the uniqueness and vastness of this area, most activities are done in 4x4 vehicles that are closed to the elements. All vehicles have pop-top roofs and sliding windows to enjoy the fine weather. There is, however, plenty of opportunity to walk and stretch the legs too. Activities include either full-day nature drives or walks with a picnic lunch, returning to camp in the evening, or half-day nature drives or walks returning to camp for lunch and venturing out again in the afternoon.

Excursions may include visits to the clay castles of the Hoarusib River, Rocky Point, the roaring dunes, lichen fields, seal colonies, Himba villages, shipwreck sites and secret water seeps that attract wildlife like oryx, springbok, giraffe, ostrich, brown hyena, jackal and other smaller mammals. Walking also plays a part in the activities; due to the pristine nature of this area many parts are accessible only on foot, as vehicle tracks can damage the environment. Many specially adapted species of plants like lithops and welwitschia can be visited in this way.

Includes: All meals, local drinks & safari activities