The Namib desert, the oldest desert in the world, houses some of the largest sand dunes on this planet. There is no better way to experience these wonders in an environmentally friendly way than to zoom down them head first on a traditional Swakopmund sand board. Over the years the equipment used to whizz down the dune slipfaces has advanced from a simple piece of cardboard to snowboards especially adapted for speeding down the sandy surfaces.

There are two styles of sand boarding, 'stand up' and 'lie down'. For the lying down style you use a specially polished board to slide headfirst down a dune, reaching speeds of up to 80 km per hour. No experience is necessary to try this out.

For the standing up style you use standard snowboarding equipment and you 'surf' your way down the dunes. It is advisable to have some snowboarding or surfing experience to get the most of the day but it isn't necessary. After you've worn yourself out trying not to scrape your skin of on the sand, it's time to relax while someone feeds you some lunch and a few drinks.

Safaris around Namibia which visit Swakopmund generally have time for you to join a morning of sandboarding, and the activity can easily be included into your self drive safari around Namibia.

Includes:

Transport

Cape Cross Tour

A half day tour (with morning and afternoon departures) to the seal colony at Cape Cross

Cape Cross & Messum Crater Tour

Visits the seal colony at Cape Cross and the Messum Crater which is best known for it's desert adapted plants such as the Welwitschia Mirabilis

Fishing

Everything from sharks to pilchards

Living Desert Tour

A half day tour into the Namib Desert

Namib Desert Day Trip

A day trip from Swakopmund into the Namib Desert

Quad Biking

2 hour guided trip into the dune belt near Swakopmund (50km) - you enter an area where you cannot get to by car or foot. No experience necessary...

Sandboarding

Skitter down the slip faces of a tall star dune near Swakopmund at 80km/h on a lie-down board, or enjoy the style and grace of a stand-up board. No experience necessary.

Sandwich Harbour Tour

A day trip from Swakopmund down the Skeleton Coast to Sandwich Harbour

Spitzkoppe Day Tour

Full day tour to the Spitzkoppe Mountains - you will meet the Damara people and be introduced to the Bushman rock art of the area.

Swakopmund & Walvis Bay Sightseeing

A half day your of these two coastal towns includes visits to historical buildings & monuments as well as the teeming birdlife of the Walvis Bay Lagoon

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