Skeleton Coast

Namibia's haunting desert coastline where shipwrecks and dunes meet the Atlantic.

The Skeleton Coast is Namibia's most dramatic and inhospitable stretch of coastline, a hauntingly beautiful wilderness where the Namib Desert's towering dunes crash into the cold Atlantic, littered with bleached whale bones, rusting shipwrecks, and enormous seal colonies in a landscape of raw, otherworldly power.

Highlights

• Dramatic desert-meets-ocean landscape
• Historic shipwrecks along the coast
• Cape Cross seal colony (200,000+)
• Towering sand dunes to the waterline
• Desert-adapted elephant and lion sightings
• Fly-in wilderness safaris
• One of the world's most remote coastlines

Best Time to Visit

May through October for dry winter season with clearest skies. Fog is common year-round along the coast. November-April brings warmer temperatures but occasional rain inland. Seal colony peaks November-January.

Language: English, Afrikaans, German · Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD, N$), South African Rand accepted