Description
The Skeleton Coast is one of the planet’s most inhospitable yet hauntingly beautiful places - wild, desolate and uninhabited. It has everything from roaring sand dunes, windswept plains, towering canyons, salt pans, seal colonies, shipwrecks and even one of the most productive fishing grounds anywhere. Fresh water springs permeate barren sands to create rare oases in the desert that sustain pockets of wildlife.
Skeleton Coast Safaris is a truly unique and once in a lifetime experience. The major feature of the safaris is the use of an aircraft as a "safari vehicle". Landing at regular intervals guests are provided with outstanding bird’-eye views of some magnificent and breathtaking spectacles including shipwrecks along the coast, diverse and ever-changing geological formations and the refuges of desert-dwelling animals such as the endangered black rhino and desert-adapted elephant. In addition, guests are taken on excursions by Land Rover to introduce them to the scenic and ecological aspects of the environment with its wide diversity of flora and fauna.
Discover the desolate coast with its roaring dunes, encounter Ugab rock formations made up of numerous black ridges that stand out in stark contrast to the white desert surface, see the colourful red lava and yellow sandstone of the Huab environs, observe ancient Bushman rock engravings and the living "fossil" tree, Welwitschia mirabilis and visit a settlement of the nomadic Himba people, who still live and dress according to ancient customs and traditions.
Guide price
£5,248
per person
£5,248 Including economy class flights and taxes, overnight stay in Windhoek and 3 nights with the Schoemen on Skeleton Coast Safaris.
Accommodation
Accommodation consists of three fully equipped tented desert camps, which nestle into the natural environment. The first of these is in the lower reaches of the Huab River in the Erongo Region (Damaraland), the second under Camelthorn trees and Makalani palms in the Hoarusib Valley in the Kunene Region (Kaokoland), and the third on the north-western Namibian border overlooking the Kunene River.
Childcare
Due to the mobile nature of these safaris they are really not suitable for young children.
Activities
Guests are flown at low level to provide a fascinating bird's-eye views of shipwreck remains along the coast, diverse and ever-changing geological formations and the refuges of desert-dwelling animals such as the endangered black rhino and desert-adapted elephant. Guests are also taken on excursions by Land Rover to be introduced to the scenic and ecological aspects of the environment with its wide diversity of flora and fauna.
When to travel
The Skeleton Coast is a year-round destination: moderate temperatures with mist, wind, and hardly any rain. For angling, November to March is the best time to visit the Skeleton Coast.
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Location and directions
Skeleton Coast, Namibia
Skeleton Coast, Northwest Namibia
How to get there
10 hour international flight followed by aprox 2.5 hours by light aircraft to the first camp.
