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Namibia's
Skeleton Coast is one of our planet's most beautiful
places and is now host to one of our finest safaris.
Over much of the past decade, access to this private
area within the National Park has been restricted.
However, in April 2000 we opened our 12-bedded, luxury
tented camp and we can now offer superb 4 or 5 day
fly-in safaris to this incredible area, with guaranteed
departures every Wednesday and Saturday.
Close
on 300,000 hectares (660,000 acres) of the National
Park has been set aside as an exclusive safari experience
for those who want to really get away! It is wild,
desolate and uninhabited - and stunningly beautiful.
The Benguela Current brings cool, plankton and fish~rich
waters all the way from Antarctica and moderates the
temperatures in the region. Mean temperatures year
round vary from a high of 28° C (82°F) to
a low of 10°C (50°F). Summers are incredibly
mild, even though we are in the desert!
The cool ocean air meets the warm desert air and nearly
every morning mists cover the coastline, bringing
life~sustaining moisture to the desert's fauna and
flora.
This
is a safari that will rival anything in Africa for
those who enjoy the excitement of wild and remote
places.
ACCOMMODATION
• This is a tented camp built up on wooden decks
on an island in the Khumib River
• Central lounge, bar and dining area with views
of the desert
• Library
• Outside eating area for fair weather under
old Leadwood tree.
ACTIVITIES AT
SKELETON COAST CAMP
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 Elephants
• Visit to the clay castles/roaring dunes/lichen
fields as well as other areas of amazing geographical
diversity.
GAME VIEWING
Area mainly renowned for physical beauty and not for
game viewing. The stark contrast between the harsh
environment and the animals that inhabit it make this
area spectacular. Possible wildlife one can see include:
Oryx, Springbok, Giraffe, Ostrich, Cape Fur Seals,
Brown Hyena, Jackals, Cape Fox, Bat Eared Fox, Honey
Badger and Genet as well as Cheetah and Desert Elephant.
Many fascinating desert species of plants. Bird watching
also good with many of the Namibian endemic species
occurring in the area.
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