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Wilderness Safaris Hoanib Camp

Skeleton Coast, Namibia

8 Rooms

18 Guests

Children 12+ Years

Bathtub: No

Air Conditioning: No

Pool: Main Area

Spa: Masseuse

Gym Facilities

Currency: Namibian $

Travel: October – March

R10,230 to R15,050

Per Person, Per Night – Fully Inclusive

DRY RIVERBED YIELDS GOOD DESERT ADAPTED GAME: LION, ELEPHANT AND BROWN HYENA
ACCESS TO SKELETON COAST AND ITS HUGE COLONY OF CAPE FUR SEALS
GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO MEET RESEARCHERS BASED AT THE RESEARCH CENTRE

In a remote area of the Kaokoveld, in a land of bare mountains, gravel-strewn plains and dry riverbeds that draw fascinating wildlife, lies Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp. Both the eight large en-suite tents (including one family unit) with shaded outdoor lounges and the main area and swimming pool look out over rugged scenery: a wide valley that slopes down to the almost-always dry Hoanib River.

Explorations of this isolated yet diverse area take place via game drives along the riverbed’s narrow ribbon of vegetation, where a surprising wealth of desert-adapted wildlife can be found: elephant, giraffe, gemsbok and springbok, with glimpses of lion and brown hyaena. The Skeleton Coast with its desolate rocky coastline, noisy colonies of Cape fur seals and remains of shipwrecks is accessed either by a fascinating drive or scenic flight, depending on the weather.

The camp is fully solar powered and a joint venture with the neighbouring Conservancies of Anabeb, Torra and Sesfontein.

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WHY WE LIKE IT? It’s a vast, remote, isolated wilderness offering excellent viewing of Namibia’s distinctive desert-adapted wildlife!

HOW TO GET THERE? Daily flights from Johannesburg to Windhoek. Frequent flights from Windhoek into the Skeleton Coast.

SPECIAL INTEREST: Seal colonies that line the endless dramatic shores of the Skeleton Coast are a fascinating sight and if you’re lucky you might see a Brown Hyena or Jackal trying to scavenge a young seal pup.

The Skeleton Coast can be visited throughout the year, but the ideal time is during the warmer months from October to March.

Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp’s location – close to the Skeleton Coast and within the true Namib Desert – is home to a rich diversity of wildlife, boasting the Kaokoveld’s best viewing of desert-adapted wildlife and access to vast, remote and isolated wilderness.

Almost miraculously it seems, in this stark environment, enormous elephant thrive along with giraffe, lion and brown hyaena. Gemsbok (oryx), springbok, steenbok, scrub hare, and inquisitive ground squirrel are also seen. Entirely different to the rugged mountains and valleys inland, the Skeleton Coast hosts Cape fur seals in their thousands along with black-backed jackals and brown hyaena.

Birds are equally diverse, with regular endemics like Rüppell’s korhaan, Benguela long-billed lark and lark-like bunting. Towards the coast, the bird community changes and tractrac chat can be seen, as well as jaegers and skuas found around the seal colonies..