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Namibia lies on the West coast of Africa between South Africa within the South and Angola in the North. A scarcely populated country the place you possibly can drive for a hundred’s of kilometers without seeing a town.

Swakopmund nestles between the ocean and the dunes, a true oases in the desert. The German affect is still strongly visible within the architecture. Hotel Europahof is but one of the many examples of this European inheritance.

Even the old prison is a wonderful building.

Swakopmund is likely one of the hottest vacation towns for Namibians and quite busy over the Christmas holidays. Bordering the colder Atlantic ocean makes water temperatures relatively low. Early morning mist is a typical appearance. The mist can stay the whole day and create a fairytale image on the road between Swakopmund and Walvis Bay. On the one side you’ve got the ever altering dunes and on the other side the boats that look like something out of “Pirates on the Caribbean” far of in the haze over the ocean.

Accommodation will be present in one of the many hotels as well as self catering apartments and vacation homes. The Swakopmund Hotel and Leisure centre use to be the Old Station Building, It was superbly restored and now hosts a five star hotel with casino, restaurants, shops and a cinema.

There are sufficient restaurants to keep the hungry happy. Cafe Anton is widespread for it’s typically German pastries and biscuits. The Lighthouse Pub & Restaurant has a pleasant outside space with views over the ocean. On a clear day sununits over the ocean are spectacular.

The Naukluft Park just outside Swakopmund is among the must see places in the area. It is advisable get a entry permit on the internal affairs office before you enter. It costs N$40 (less than $4) per particular person and N$10 per vehicle. The big points of interest, aside from the desert dunes, are the moon landscape and the Welwitschia plants. While these plants will not be significantly fairly, they definitely have a charm of their own. Some of them are over a 1 000 years old. They develop very near the ground and have only two leaves. You won’t think this when you see them, as the leaves are torn from many years of exposure to the weather of nature. They’re endemic to Namibia and a wonderful picture opportunity.

Dune 7 is the opposite should do when in Swakopmund. It’s a few kilometers outside Swakopmund close to the Walvis Bay airport. Eachbody that has been to Namibia is asked the same question ” Did you climb Dune 7″ From the bottom it looks relatively straightforward, till you start sliding back more than you go forward. Should you don’t feel like climbing you can strive sand boarding. You’re taken up with a quad bike and you then just slide down, again and again. Sunscreen is a necessity for this activity in the event you do not need to look like a prawn after a few minutes. It’s said to be the highest sand dune in the world.

English is the official language of Namibia. Afrikaans and German are additionally heard so much as well as the many local languages. The currency is the Namibian greenback which is equal in worth to the South African Rand. Rands are accepted by most companies in Namibia. Eating places and hotels in tourist areas settle for most credit cards for payment. Visa seemed to be probably the most widely accepted.