Skeleton Coast Safari
FROM PRICE: $ 4335
Skeleton Coast, Namibia - 5 days/4 nights
This safari has to be one of the most privileged on earth simply because its so unique and takes place is such a special setting. Just one camp lies in this spectacular, uninhabited (by humans) private concession stretching along the Skeleton Coast. Full days out in the vehicle with a highly professional guide and picnic lunches, are the only way to explore this fascinating area with its roaring dunes, shipwrecks, quick sand and colonies of seals.
Where is it?
North west coast of Namibia on the Skeleton Coast, Southern Africa.
What is the best time of year to go?
There are three main climatic periods; the cool dry season is from May to October, when the days are cool, clear and sunny. Night time temperatures can be near freezing. At the end of the dry season it warms up dramatically, giving some uncomfortable temperatures in the Kaokoveld and Etosha National Park. The Caprivi Strip is affected by floodwaters from the north between May and August, as water flows into the Okavango water systems.
There are ‘little’ rains from October to December, which are characterised by high temperatures and sporadic showers, whilst January to April is the main rainy season. Mid-summer is extremely hot and there are often violent thunderstorms accompanied by flash floods, especially in the north.
The best time for game viewing is from May to October, and for bird watching, November to March.
How to get there
By scheduled private charter from Windhoek although we can customise a pick-up for another location within Namibia if required. We will take care of all arrangments "on the ground" in Africa or we can arrange your international flights from UK, USA or elsewhere in Africa if required.
Tips and Notes
This safari is unlike any other of our safaris. The area is so vast and there is so much to see and experience that we abandon our traditional early morning and afternoon activities. We leave camp after breakfast and spend the full day exploring the park. A picnic lunch is enjoyed out in the wild and we return to base camp in the late afternoon. We travel in 4 x 4 Land Rovers and cover an extraordinary variety of terrains.
Activities include the following:
- Full day nature drives with walks
- Excursions to seal colony and natural springs
- Coastal ecology
- Visit to a working Himba village and tracking desert-adapted elephants (if either people or elephants are present in the area)
- Visit to the clay castles/roaring dunes/lichen fields as well as other areas of amazing geographical diversity.
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Other Options
This safari is ideally matched with visits to other locations within Namibia such as Etosha Pan, Damaraland and Sossusvlei Dunes. Alternatively a combination of a trip to Cape Town for a week coupled with the Skeleton Coast offers one of the most unique safaris anywhere in Africa.
