Cruise liner Special: Swakopmund and Namib Desert Highlights
This is a coastal highlight tour, touching all the interesting sites in the Desert area in one tour. You get to experience this beautiful little Sea resort and all the unique features in the Namib Desert, as well as learning about the harsh History and Geology of this area. This is a Walvis Bay Tour going to Swakopmund and back to Walvis Bay. This tour is not a private tour. If you wish to have a private tour, you will be required to pay for the extra seats in the car.
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Cruise liner Special: Swakopmund and Namib Desert Highlights
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What's included in Cruise liner Special: Swakopmund and Namib Desert Highlights
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Swakopmund Jetty
Our Walvis Bay tour starts in the Walvis Bay Harbor or Walvis Bay Port, then we drive north towards Swakopmund, past the Bird Island, the only manmade Guano Island and into Swakopmund. At the Jetty we go for a walk on the Jetty and the Mole and share the history of this small German colonial town. We walk around and see some old buildings
We see old Hotels and Stations as we drive through the little town then we drive onto the gravel Plains of the Namib desert and our first stop is the Lichen field. This tiny plant is a joint venture between a mushroom and an algae, we learn how they compliment each other and how they survive
The gravel road takes us to various view points along the Moonlandscape. Traces of lava flow periods and ice ages are apparent all around you. You feel like you are on another planet, walking on the moon... We some Uranium exploration sites, and maybe some desert animals like Zebra or Springbuck
Inclusions
- Bottled water, Cola , Juice, Beer and cider
- Brunch
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- This is not a private tour. If you want a private tour then rest of the seats in the vehicle must be paid locally. Please tell us on booking
- We need at least two people to start the tour.
- This tour is ideal for Cruise liner guests
- We structure our pick up times along with the arrival times of the ship
- Should the ship dock late we will be waiting. for you to disembark
- German speaking guides are very scarce. These will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
- Please note due to the scarcity of German guides we cannot guarantee a German speaking guide, in peak season or when a cruise liner is in the Harbour and 2000guests disembark.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 10 minutes before departure time.
Additional Information
Cruise Liners often come earlier or later than anticipated. We will be ready at the Harbour at the original time if Cruise liner comes early. We will WAIT FOR YOU if Cruise Liner comes in later. We normally have many guests on Cruise Liners, and you are very important to us.
Meeting / End Points
- We collect you at the Pier you disembark on at the Walvis Bay harbor with a name board please advise Ships name and docking time. Our booking will then adapt to your time. We will wait for you at the Pier
