Skeleton Coast Camp
Hotel
The exclusive Skeleton Coast Camp is situated in a private concession in the northern parts of the awe-inspiring Skeleton Coast National Park.
For decades, tourists were barred access to the stunning park; conservation policies were strictly enforced. In the year 2000, however, Wilderness Safaris successfully procured a concession for a small part of the park and now offers excellent four to five day programmes.
A visit to the Skeleton Coast Camp, the only lodge and licensed tour operator in read more » the park, thus presents a unique occasion, certainly Namibia’s, if not the world’s, most exclusive desert experience.
Set amidst the sand dunes, the camp offers luxurious accommodation for a maximum of twelve guests. The tent camp was constructed atop wooden platforms on an island rising out of the mostly dry Khumib River.
The lodge’s facilities include a spacious lobby, a tastefully furnished library, well-stocked bar and a restaurant commanding a breathtakingly beautiful view of the surroundings desert landscape. On a fine day, meals are generally served open-air beneath the large Leadwood Trees.
Living
The Skeleton Coast Camp’s six luxury tents have also been placed on raised, wooden platforms which have been built into a gentle slope. The carefully selected position affords the units with a spectacular
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view out over the camp and the rugged landscape.
The spacious and finely appointed tents feature en suite bathrooms complete with a shower and toilet.
Tastefully furnished, the tents are highly comfortable and cosy, offering a different style of camping. A private veranda allows you to settle down outside your tent and admire a stirring desert sunset – a beauty so overwhelming and mysterious that words can hardly do it justice.
Activities
The Skeleton Coast Camp’s activity options are centred on exploring the bizarre desert and coastal region. Scale soaring sand dunes and tumble down in a cloud of flying sand.
Not far from the camp, read more » a few mostly dry rivers have formed small oasis where rare fresh water is available and the wildlife gathers: springboks, elands, the endangered desert elephant, brown hyenas, jackals, ostriches and occasionally even the sleek cheetah can be observed with a little luck.
In sharp contrast to the harsh environment in the desert, the ocean provides plentifully. A large seal colony feeds on the prolific fish population and only appreciates the endless beaches for lazy rest.
We would like to recommend a last highlight: a scenic safari flight along the coast’s sand dunes. Even the most travel-savvy globetrotters esteem the flight as one of the most spectacular experiences to be made on earth.
