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Skeleton Coast

What To See and Do

The barren windswept Skeleton Coast is among the most unusual and dramatic coastlines in the world. Stretching 313 Miles along the northern Namibian coastline, it is named after the numerous shipwrecks and giant whale skeletons that litter the wild, misty and desolate landscape. There is rich bird and sea life including Cape Fur Seal colonies and inland Desert Elephants, Oryx, Giraffe, Brown Hyena and Lion can all be seen. Fishing along the coast is excellent and there are many rudimentary fishing camps in the recreation area up to the Ugab River, which marks the southern boundary of the Skeleton Coast Park. Copper and Cow Sharks provide the sport - on tag and release - while delicious line fish include Kob, Steenbras, Blackfish and Blacktail.

The climatic conditions are not necessarily what you would expect in a desert country like Namibia, due to dense fog and cold sea breezes, this is caused by the cold Benguela Current which flows offshore meeting with the extreme heat of the Namib Desert. Day visitors to the Skeleton Coast Park are only allowed in the park between sunrise and sunset, and permits are available at the two entry gates.

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Skeleton Coast Camp ^Featured

Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Skeleton Coast Camp lies within the Skeleton Coast National Park in a 16 400km² private concession and calls to those seeking a truly remote wilderness experience. With its stark shoreline strewn with bleached whalebones and other skeletal remains, the Skeleton Coast is well named. It is wild and desolate, a place of stark, harsh beauty that yet sustains unusual life, from enormous colonies of Cape fur seals to the ancient welwitschia plant.

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Serra Cafema ^Featured

Skeleton Coast, Namibia

Hidden within the enormous Hartmann Valley, looking onto the Kunene River and surrounded by the lunar-like infinity of the Namib Desert, Serra Cafema is one of the most remote and surreal destinations in all Africa. A visit here is a journey into the latent elements of the soul, a pathway of discovery and re-discovery and a winding track of rejuvenation at every turn.