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Wilderness Skeleton Coast Camp

Accommodation on the Skeleton Coast - Namibia

Skeleton Coast Camp is a 12-bedded camp, built up on wooden decks on an island in the Khumib River. We have six luxury tented rooms on raised wooden decks with en-suite bathrooms providing flush toilet, hand basin and shower. The rooms are attractively furnished incorporating locally found natural materials and all rooms have overhead fans and 12v lighting. The main area incorporates a dining room, lounge and bar area surrounded by glass concertina doors to allow for uninterrupted views of the desert beyond. In fair weather we dine alfresco under an ancient leadwood tree, around the camp fire under the stars.

This is not a pure game viewing safari. Freshwater springs permeate through the barren sands to create rare oases in the desert that sustain pockets of wildlife. Springbok, oryx, the rare desert elephant, Cape fur seals, brown hyaena, jackal, ostrich and occasionally even cheetah eke out an existence in this rugged terrain, alongside desert-adapted vegetation such as Welwitschia and Lithops, the succulent "flowering stones".

The routine here is quite different from that of other safari camps. There is an incredible amount to see and do. Breakfast is enjoyed in camp and then we head out all day into the Skeleton Coast Park. We take along a picnic lunch and only return at sunset. The days are full, rewarding and enriching. This area has everything from soaring sand dunes that roar; wonderful, vast, pastel-coloured plains; towering canyons and mountains; salt-pans to seal colonies and shipwrecks. Add to that the game viewing! We are also able to visit authentic Himba settlements, just outside the park, for an incredible cultural experience.

The Wilderness Skeleton Coast Camp can only be reached if booking the Skeleton Coast Safari.

Scheduled departures from Windhoek Eros Airport:

• 4 Day / 3 Night Safari departs every Wednesday, return to Windhoek every Saturday
  
• 5 Day / 4 Night Safari departs every Saturday, return to Windhoek every Wednesday
  
• 8 Day / 7 Night Safari departs every Wednesday to Wednesday or every Saturday to Saturday

Details: All Rooms | Some Rooms | Not Available Number of tents: 6 tents Check in time: 12.00 Check out time: 10.00 Hotel / Lodge Facilities Room Facilities Children Restaurant Fitness Centre Swimming Pool Laundry Service Non Smoking Rooms Spa Lounge Disabled Access Internet Secure parking En-suite bathroom Television Telephone Room Service Mini Bar Air- Conditioning Fan Mosquito Nets Tea / Coffee Making In room safe High Chairs Cot Babysitting Location: The camp is located on the Khumib River within the private concession area of the Skeleton Coast Park. Accommodation: Large luxury "Meru" style tents Tents have doors and wooden floors En-suite bathrooms with shower, wash basin and toilet inside the tent. Guests are requested to keep water usage to a minimum. Soaps, shampoos and insect repellents are supplied in each room. Each tent has a solar powered overhead fan

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Camp description:

• This is a tented camp built up on wooden decks on an island in the Khumib River
  
• Central lounge, bar and dining area with views of the desert
  
• Library
  
• Outside eating area for fair weather under old Leadwood tree.
  

Game viewing:

Area mainly renowned for physical beauty and not for game viewing. The stark contrast between the harsh environment and the animals that inhabit it make this area spectacular. The possible wildlife one can see in this area include: Oryx, Springbok, Giraffe, Ostrich, Cape Fur Seals, Brown Hyena, Jackals, Cape Fox, Bat Eared Fox, Honey Badger and Genet as well as Cheetah and Desert Elephant. Many fascinating desert species of plants. Bird watching also good with many of the Namibian endemic species occurring in the area.

Activities:

This safari is unlike any other of our safaris. The area is so vast and there is so much to see and experience that we abandon our traditional early morning and afternoon activities. We leave camp after breakfast and spend the full day exploring the park. A picnic lunch is enjoyed out in the wild and we return to base camp in the late afternoon. We travel in 4 x 4 Land Rovers and cover an extraordinary variety of terrains.

Activities include the following:

• Full day nature drives with walks
  
• Excursions to seal colony and natural springs
  
• Coastal ecology
  
• Visit to a working Himba village and tracking Desert Elephants
  
• Visit to the clay castles/roaring dunes/lichen fields as well as other areas of amazing geographical diversity.
  

Suggested daily schedule:

Below is only a suggestion as to what may happen in camp.

• 07h00 - Early morning breakfast
  
• 08h00 - Depart camp with picnic lunch for a full day excursion
  Winter/summer
  
• 18h00/19h00 - Return to camp in the evening
  
• 19h00/20h00 - Dinner - local Namibian game dishes and fresh cape salmon caught by the guests and cooked on an open fire.
  

Electricity & water:

• Solar power for lighting and hot water
  
• 12v battery power (charged by solar power) is used for lighting in each guest tent.
  
• Video battery can be charged, but please bring lots of spare batteries as this facility is limited.
  

Drinks:

All local drinks are included in the nightly tariff.

Laundry:

No laundry service is possible due to water shortage.

Pricing / child policy:

• Low Season: Jan - June and November to December
  
• High Season: July to October
  
• Children over the age of 8 years are welcome