The Skeleton Coast National Park, named so due to the numerous,dramatic shipwrecks along its rugged coastline and the resulting scatterings of skulls and crossbones. Even the weather is sinister here, as the harsh sun is rivalled by the chilly sea breezes and dense, eerie fog that blows in across the cold Benguela current.
Camps and safari lodges in the Skeleton Coast National Park offer remote and enriching experiences, and some insight into the customs of the local Himba tribe. Due to the inaccessibility of many of these camps, fly-in Skeleton coast safaris are generally preferred.
Skeleton Coast safarisare highly rewarding safari experience even though it is hard to imagine a more hostile environment. Here you will encounter magnificent landscapes, ranging from windswept dunes, to rugged canyons and extensive mountain ranges, not forgetting the sandy beaches along the coastline itself, broken only by huge, formidable rocky…
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The Skeleton Coast National Park, named so due to the numerous,dramatic shipwrecks along its rugged coastline and the resulting scatterings of skulls and crossbones. Even the weather is sinister here, as the harsh sun is rivalled by the chilly sea breezes and dense, eerie fog that blows in across the cold Benguela current.
Camps and safari lodges in the Skeleton Coast National Park offer remote and enriching experiences, and some insight into the customs of the local Himba tribe. Due to the inaccessibility of many of these camps, fly-in Skeleton coast safaris are generally preferred.
Skeleton Coast safarisare highly rewarding safari experience even though it is hard to imagine a more hostile environment. Here you will encounter magnificent landscapes, ranging from windswept dunes, to rugged canyons and extensive mountain ranges, not forgetting the sandy beaches along the coastline itself, broken only by huge, formidable rocky outcrops.
Here, survival is definitely for the fittest. Desert elephants, black rhinos, brown hyena and numerous other subspecies all compete for the available food, whilst the marine species thrive on the Benguela current’s highly nutrient rich waters.
The Skeleton Coast National Park
The Skeleton Coast National Park stretches from the Ugab river on its southern boundary to the Kunene river, which marks its northern limits. Other attractions on a skeleton coast safari include theclay castles of the Hoarisib, the salt pans near the Agate mountain, and one of the largest seal colonies in the world numbering tens of thousands of Cape fur seals at Cape Cross.
Running inland alongside the Skeleton Coast is Damaraland, another one of Namibia's most beautiful and scenic areas.
our top 10 Skeleton Coast Safari activities
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Scenic flights over the coast, viewing the shipwrecks
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Desert black rhino tracking in Damaraland
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Fishing the Atlantic from the shore
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Bird watching, particularly pelagic species
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Full day nature drives with a picnic lunch
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A cultural visit to a Himba village
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Ecological walking trails
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Night drives in search of the aardwolf
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Watching huge colonies of Cape fur seals
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Beachcombing the endless, windswept shores
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Spotting the elusive Desert Elephant
When to travel for a sleleton coast safari
Summer: October to April: Dry but cool to warm along the Skeleton Coast. Temp: 7 and 35 Deg C
Winter: May to September: More pleasant further inland towards Damaraland, but very chilly on the coast. Temp: 5 to 25 Deg C
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