Skeleton Coast

The Skeleton Coast is the northern part of the Namib Naukluft Park, the worlds oldest desert. Skeleton Coast, a strange name. It is called that way because there are a lot of skeletons of shipwrecks and of human beings. Because of the rough sea, a lot of ships ran ashore. The shipwrecked man who reached the shore thought that they were saved. Unfortunately they landed on one of the driest places on earth with the nearest village over 200 km away. They all died of thirst. The park stretches from north to south a few hundred km and 50 km from east to west. It is very dry and nothing will grow here. Sometimes you see a Welwitschia. The southern part is open to the public while the northern part is unspoiled wilderness and visitors are not allowed there. In the northern part live some desert elephants, a very very rare and threatened species.

Lodges and Camps in Namibia: Beach Lodge - Casa Piccolo - Mahangu Safari Lodge - Mazambala - Oase Guest House - Phantom Farmhouse - The Desert Homestead

Botswana Destinations: Chobe National Park

Zimbabwe Destinations: Victoria Falls

Animals of Namibia: African Wild Dog - African Elephant - Cheetah - Flamingos - Giraffe - Hartebeest - Hippo - Leopard - Lion - Red Lechwe - Roan Antelope - Sitatunga -Spotted Hyena - Springbok - Wildebeest - Zebra