The Skeleton Coast - Namibia
4 or 5 Day Skeleton Coast Safari - Namibia - staying in a 12-bedded, luxury tented camp, a superb fly-in safari to this incredible untouched area. 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 from £1645 per person
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 fly-in safaris to this incredible area. 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. This is not a pure game viewing safari, but rather a cultural experience. Freshwater springs permeate through the barren sands to create rare oases in the desert that sustain pockets of wildlife. Springbok, Gemsbok (Oryx), the rare desert Elephant, Cape Fur Seals, Brown Hyena, Jackal, Ostrich and occasionally even Cheetah eke out an existence in this rugged terrain, alongside desert-adapted vegetation such as Welwitschia and Lithops, the succulent "flowering stones".
The Skeleton Coast is a place for true Africa lovers - not first timers who are looking for the Big Five, it is for those who appreciate the extraordinary beauty and diversity of the desert. In this over-marketed and homogenised world, discerning travelers seek adventure, solitude and pristine beauty. If you answer to the description of ‘Africa connoisseur’ Wilderness Safaris' Skeleton Coast Camp is the place to be. Nothing can prepare you for the silence of the Skeleton Coast.
4 Day Itinerary (departs on Wednesdays) - £1645 per person (April to June), £1820 per person (July to October) and £1730 per person (November and December) - single supplement £280
5 Day Itinerary (departs on Saturdays) - £1720 per person (April to June) £2020 per person (July to October) and £1870 per person (November and December) - single supplement £350
You can fly from Windhoek (flights included in price) or any of the other lodge airstrips in Namibia (for a small surcharge) so you can include the Skeleton Coast Safari into the rest of your Namibian Safari.
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