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

Swakopmund nestles between the sea and the dunes, a real oases in the desert. The German influence is still strongly visible within the architecture. Hotel Europahof is however one of many many examples of this European inheritance.

Even the old jail is a beautiful 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 comparatively low. Early morning mist is a common 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 could have the ever changing 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.

Lodging might be found in one of many many hotels as well as self catering residences and holiday homes. The Swakopmund Hotel and Leisure centre use to be the Old Station Building, It was superbly restored and now hosts a 5 star hotel with casino, eating places, shops and a cinema.

There are enough restaurants to keep the hungry happy. Cafe Anton is common for it’s typically German pastries and biscuits. The Lighthouse Pub & Restaurant has a nice outside space with views over the ocean. On a transparent day sunsets over the ocean are spectacular.

The Naukluft Park just outside Swakopmund is one of the must see places in the area. You could get a entry permit on the inner affairs office earlier than you enter. It costs N$40 (less than $four) per individual and N$10 per vehicle. The big sights, apart from the desert dunes, are the moon landscape and the Welwitschia plants. While these plants aren’t significantly pretty, 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 once you see them, because the leaves are torn from many years of publicity to the weather of nature. They’re endemic to Namibia and a wonderful photo opportunity.

Dune 7 is the opposite must do when in Swakopmund. It is a few kilometers outside Swakopmund close to the Walvis Bay airport. Eachbody that has been to Namibia is asked the same query ” Did you climb Dune 7″ From the underside it looks relatively simple, till you start sliding back more than you go forward. If you happen to don’t feel like climbing you’ll be able to attempt sand boarding. You are taken up with a quad bike and then you just slide down, again and again. Sunscreen is a necessity for this activity in case you don’t want to look like a prawn after a couple of minutes. It’s said to be the highest sand dune within the world.

English is the official language of Namibia. Afrikaans and German are additionally heard a lot as well as the many native languages. The currency is the Namibian dollar which is equal in value to the South African Rand. Rands are accepted by most businesses in Namibia. Eating places and hotels in tourist areas accept most credit cards for payment. Visa appeared to be probably the most widely accepted.