Swakopmund - the activity town of Namibia

Just two hours drive from the capital of Namibia along a straight tarmac road you begin to enter the desert and out of nowhere the town of Swakopmund suddenly appears.

This small, German town is the gateway to the sand dunes sits right on the Atlantic coast. Swakopmund is an experience, where you can easily forget that you are actually in Africa. The main reason for visiting this unusual town is to experience the activities on offer – of which there are many.

For the adrenaline junkie, the opportunity to sky dive from 10,000 ft over the dunes is a must! The experience is over in a few minutes but one that will stay with you for ever – how better to view the sand dunes and desert than by free falling at 220mph and to then glide, silently taking it all in until you land safely on solid ground!

For the energetic, try sand boarding down the dunes. The guides will take you into the heart of the dunes and provide the ‘sand boards’ – either stand up (sand version of the snow board) or a flat lye down version (a well waxed wooden tray). The walk up the dunes is hard work in the heat but is well worth it for the couple of minutes speed boarding back down to the bottom. Certainly not for the faint hearted or the unfit!

Try a few hours quad biking in the dunes – depending on your experience you can choose an automatic of manual bike and then head off into the dunes with a guide. The scenery is spectacular and powering up & down the dunes is great fun!

The above activities have been tested recently by our commercial manager and we can personally recommend them. We can book all of the above activities before you travel so please do call for a tailor made quote or click here to see a selection of our available hotels to stay at in of Swakopmund