Courtyard Hotel
Accommodation in Walvis Bay
The Courtyard Hotel is predominantly a business hotel in Walvis Bay, but it welcomes other travellers. It is located close to the lagoon, (Walvis Bay's special attraction) and is only a few minutes walk from the town centre.
The main building has a restaurant, bar and dining area. There is a laundry service, disabled access, Wi-Fi Internet connection and secure parking. Breakfast is included in the rates and lunch and dinner can be ordered on request. There are several well-known restaurants in the vicinity.
There are 18 rooms including 4 single, 11 double and 3 family rooms. Each unit has an en-suite bathroom, with TV, telephone, fridge, fan, tea/coffee station and an in-room safe. Some of the bigger rooms are equipped with a desk, whilst others have self-catering facilities, with a mini-stove and microwave.
The Courtyard Hotel welcomes children of all ages and are 'pet friendly.'
Worth seeing in Walvis Bay, is the local museum in the Civic Centre, the Birdlife Information Centre and the wooden Rhenish mission, church established in 1880. 'Dune 7,' at the outskirts of town, is the highest sand dune in the area, and has stunning views from the top.
The Courtyard Hotel in Walvis Bay is an ideal base to visit other locations in the region, including Arandis, Cape Cross, Henties Bay, Skeleton Coast Park, Swakopmund, (and it's coastal area) and Woltzkasbaken.
Corporate functions, braai's, birthday parties and sports events can be organized on request. The hotel also has an airport shuttle service to and from both Walvis Bay and Windhoek.
- Activities from Walvis Bay
- Activities from Swakopmund
- Catamaran Cruise
- view the lagoon from the comfort of a catamaran
- Dolphin Cruise
- A dolphin cruise around the Walvis Bay Lagoon
- Sea Kayaking
- Kayaking on the Walvis Bay Lagoon
- 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
- Minerals Half Day
- Learn about the minerals found in this part of the Namib
- 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
- Skydiving
- Leave the safety of the aircraft and join a tandem skydive. No experience required!
- 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
Directions:
The Courtyard Hotel in on the corner of 2nd Street West & 3rd Road in the Lagoon Area of Walvis Bay
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