Swakopmund Guest House
Accommodation in Swakopmund - Namibia
Situated in Swakopmund town centre and only a 5min walk from the beach and main shopping area, is the Swakopmund Guesthouse, owned and run by the Borg family. Previously used as a holiday home it has been completely revamped, in a very elegant and modern style. This particular bed and breakfast establishment caters for the more upmarket traveller. Most of their guests stay here because of high comfort levels, personalized service and the short distance to the beach! It an ideal place for families as well.
There is a breakfast room where the scrumptious buffet is served, a lounge area, Internet connection, secure parking, town and airport shuttle service, and is wheelchair-friendly. Children are welcome here and a high chair, cot and child-care are available on request.
Accommodation is in either 11 rooms (4 standard and 7 luxury) and 1 family suite. The luxury rooms are slightly bigger than the standard, but they all have the same facilities.
- The 11 rooms have a shower, toilet and wash-basin, satellite DSTV, a mini-bar/fridge, tea/coffee station and an in-room safe. The beds are made-up with crisp, white linen sheets.
- The family suite has two rooms, a master bedroom, with a double bed and 1 double bed with a single bed on top and an open-plan kitchen and sitting room, with comfortable chairs and settees. The bathroom has a shower and a bath.
The Swakopmund Guesthouse is run with an eco-friendly approach, and makes good use of solar energy and recycled water.
- Activities from Swakopmund
- Activities from Walvis Bay
- 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
- 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
Directions:
- Coming from Walvisbay:
- Coming into Swakopmund over the bridge, you will turn left into Rhode Allee (this is the first stop street). At the next intersection (around 80 meters) you will find the Swakopmund Guest house on your opposite right hand side. Hendrik Witbooi 35.
- Coming from Windhoek:
- Coming into Swakopmund on the B2 turn left at the first set of traffic lights into Moses Garoeb Street. Continue until it becomes Rhode Allee (road makes a sharp turn to your right with the cemetry on your left). At the next stop street, cross over Nathanael Maxuilili Street until the next stop street (around 80 meters) at Hendrik Witbooi. The Swakopmund Guesthouse is on your opposite right hand side.
- Coming from Henties Bay:
- Coming into Swakopmund on the C34 you continue straight all the way. Past roundabouts, traffic lights and stop streets. the C34 becomes Moses Garoeb Street and then becomes Rhode Allee (road makes a sharp turn to your right with the cemetry on your left). At the next stop street, cross over Nathanael Maxuilili Street until th