Activities

Swakopmund and its surroundings offer a vast variety of different kinds of activities, be it cultural and culinary, action-packed with lots of adrenaline highs, or educational and adventurous. Our staff is ready to assist our guests with the planning and booking of their activities to make their stay over at the contrastive Atlantic coast a once in a lifetime experience.

Sand-boarding

The Namib Desert, the oldest in the world, is reputed to house some of the largest dunes on this planet, ideal for the enthusiastic sand boarder. This activity is conducted between 09h30 and 13h30

Skydiving

Free fall at 200km/h and experience the feeling of human flight, your instructor then opens the parachute and you get to fly over the oldest Desert in the world. Pure adrenaline!

Dolphin Cruise

Experience the thrill of dolphins leaping alongside the boat, seals fed by hand and have a champagne breakfast with fresh oysters on the calm waters of the Walvis Bay Lagoon. Time: 08h30

Welwitschia Full-day Tour

The tour takes you through ancient canyons of the Moon Valley, one of the most captivating regions of the Namib Desert. Time: 08h30 (requires minimum 4 adult guests).
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Welwitschia Half-day Tour

The tour takes you through ancient canyons of the Moon Valley, one of the most captivating regions of the Namib Desert. Times: 08h30 or 14h00 (requires minimum 2 adult guests).
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Fatbiking

What a thrill to be able to ride a bike up a dune, never could we have imagined it until the arrival of the fat bike! On our Scenic Desert Tour, you take in the silence and breathtaking scenery of the oldest desert in the world while feeling the fresh coastal air and enjoying the thrill of cycling up and down Namibia's famous dunes. Tours start every day from 8h30, 11h00, and 14h30

Horse Riding

Explore the desert by horseback; taking out-rides into the bush vegetation of the Swakopmund Riverbed and along the Moon landscape or along the beach or sand dunes.

Sea Kayaking

Experience the splendour of our beautiful wetlands and offshore coastal areas from the unique vantage of the sea kayak. Tours are led by an experienced, licensed guide and only certified, seaworthy kayaks are used. There is a minimum of 2 participants.

Aquarium

Enjoy an informative outing to the Aquarium which features a large transparent tank with a glass walk through-tunnel

Sandwich Harbour 4x4 Scenic Tour (Half-day)

Visit the Walvis Bay Lagoon, the Sandwich Harbour Lagoon (a RAMSAR site; weather & tide dependent) and the spectacularly high coastal dunes of the Namib Desert. Times: 08h30 or 12h30. Requires minimum 3 guests.

Quad biking

Experience the sheer thrill of riding a four wheeled motorbike through Namibia's boundless expanse of shifting sand dunes along a route of approximately 35km

Fishing

Shore or boat options are available. Good catches can be expected all year round. The following species can be caught: Kabeljou, Steenbras, Barbel, Galjoen, Garrick and various sharks. Experienced skipper and guide on board.

Camel Rides

Enjoy a fun-filled afternoon experiencing true desert automation. All rides start at the camel farm 5 km outside of Swakopmund

Living Desert Tour

A unique 4x4 adventure which specialises in bringing the desert to life while sharing its awesome beauty with travelers from all over the world. The coastal dune belt may seem barren and lifeless to many people, but in fact it is alive with a fascinating variety of little desert-adapted animals, which are able to survive on the life-giving fog which consistently rolls in from the cold Atlantic Ocean.

Scenic flights

Experience a bird's-eye view of the Namib Desert, Atlantic coastline, shipwrecks or the Skeleton Coast (weather-dependent). Requires minimum 2 guests.