Cruise Liner Sandwich Harbour and Swakopmund City Tour

Overview

Available languages

German

English

8 hours

Mobile ticket

This will be your most memorable dune tour and a true Namibia highlight. Journey to where towering dunes meet the Atlantic Ocean, a harsh yet serene landscape that is constantly changing, quiet and deeply relaxing. Enjoy thrilling dune drives as skilled guides take you up massive dunes to breathtaking viewpoints across the Namib Desert.

Along the way, encounter remarkable wildlife and thousands of seabirds thriving in this unique environment. Admire pink flamingos, pelicans and other birdlife in the Ramsar-listed Walvis Bay Wetlands, and pass Africa’s largest evaporation salt mine with its striking pink ponds. Feel the desert’s silence, ambience and vast beauty on an adventure that creates lifelong memories.

The journey continues to Swakopmund, a coastal town full of charm and surprises. Enjoy a relaxed city tour past colonial-era architecture, panoramic ocean views from the iconic Jetty, and a taste of the town’s rich culture and seaside atmosphere, blending nature and city sites.

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

ALL RATES EXCLUDE CONCESSION FEES. We are not yet aware how much the concession fee will be

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What To Expect

Walvis Bay Esplanade

Our first stop is at the Flamingos in the Walvis Bay lagune, we learn about them, why they are pink and about their habitat, then we drive past the enormous salt works and see the pink salt lakes. Further in the Lagune , which is a Ramsar site, we see the many waders and palearctic sea birds. The route takes us along the shore, past windswept dunes, seals and black backed Jackals, and

20 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

The route along the shore takes us past wind swept dunes, black backed Jackals, seals and an array of sea birds. We see salt pans and vast open spaces, often with nobody in sight, and the dune belt that comes closer and closer, until it meets the sea. Entry into Sandwich harbour is often difficult and tide dependent, its Unique, its beautiful. Towering dunes on the left sea on the right. A rollercoaster ride takes us up to the high dunes and spectacular view point. The ambience is quiet and relaxed, its majestic and vast. We then go on an exhilarating dune ride and game drive, searching for what life the desert has to show, from the tiny shovelnose lizard, dancing on the hot dunes, to the ever hardened Oryx struggling to survive these harsh conditions. Along the salt pans back onto the shore to Walvis bay

4 hours • Admission Included

What‘s Included

Soda/Pop

Bottled water

Alcoholic Beverages

Lunch

Air-conditioned vehicle

Parking Fees

Wind breaker jacket

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