Skeleton Coast Holidays
Fly to
Windhoek
flying time
12 hours 30 minutes via Johannesburg
time difference
GMT +2 hours
Visas
Not required for UK passport holders
Health Requirements
Yellow fever certificate required if arriving from an endemic area
Best time to travel
April - October
Weather
The best time to visit Namibia is between April and October, the days are warm and sunny and rainfall at a minimum. The wet season arrives in December and generally runs through until March.
Itineraries
The Great Namibian Journey
Highlights - Interaction with the Himba people; Damaraland; Etosha National Park; Maximum of 8 guests. Read more ...
Skeleton Coast Flying Safari
Highlights - Explore the colourful red lava and yellow sandstone of the Huab River;visit the beach with its profusion of multicoloured pebbles consisting of agate, lava, granite and quartz;Take an early morning boat trip on the Kunene River... Read more ...
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The barren windswept Skeleton Coast is amongst the most unusual and dramatic coastlines in the world. Covering an area of two million hectares along the northern Namibian coastline, it is named after the numerous shipwrecks and giant whale skeletons that litter the wild, eerie and desolate landscape. There is rich bird and sea life including cape fur seal colonies and inland desert elephants, oryx, giraffe, brown hyeana and lion can all be seen.
Suggested Skeleton Coast Accommodation
Serra Cafema Camp
Located with views of the Kunene River, Serra Cafema is a special place hidden within the colossal Hartmann Valley. Perhaps one of the most remote and starkly beautiful destinations in southern Africa...
Skeleton Coast Camp
Situated within a private concession of the Skeleton Coast National Park among striking sand dunes and windswept plains, Skeleton Coast Camp will suit those seeking the ultimate in remote wilderness...
Skeleton Coast Safaris
The Skeleton Coast conjures up mysterious visions of mist-enshrouded beaches strewn with bleached whalebones and rusted shipwrecks. Stretching from the south of Namibia up into Angola...
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Guest Testimonial
Our consultant (Annie Jensen) really was excellent designing a great itinery minimising our time waiting around for transfers and both hotels, Four Seasons Bali and Oberoi Lombok exceeded our expections.
- SL, Hertfordshire
World Travel Awards
World Travel Awards
World's Leading Luxury Tour Operator 2011
A&K Philanthropy
Peninsula School Feeding Association
Aims to reduce short-term hunger and increase attendance of school children, with daily lunches for children who may otherwise not have a meal that day.
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