Skeleton Coast Safaris

When you venture on safari with Skeleton Coast Safaris, you enter a world that very few have ever seen or experienced. This unique safari program includes three distinct camps that are set in unique and breathtakingly beautiful regions of the Skeleton Coast. A three night experience allows guests to enjoy each camp, distinctively exciting and intriguing, a truly remarkable experience.

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The Skeleton Coast conjures up mysterious visions of mist-enshrouded beaches strewn with bleached whale bones and worn out, decaying shipwrecks. The Skeleton Coast and its hinterland is a landscape of haunting beauty, a vast area of rolling sand dunes, expanses of uninhabited desert plains, fossil beds, unique geological formations, desert-adapted wildlife, and strange vegetation.

The Schoeman family began this operation back in 1971, when family founder Louw Schoeman, a lawyer by profession, became actively involved in preserving this fragile ecosystem. He led the fight to conserve the land and was an active participant when the Skeleton Coast National Parks were established. He began the well-known Skeleton Coast Safaris, the enterprise that his children now share, and this legacy has enabled the Schoeman’s to continue to expand and spread the voice of conservation, while retaining high standards and attention to detail.

The Schoeman children, now all adults, have grown up here on this craggy shoreline and hold the very secrets of the Skeleton Coast. It is, you might say, “etched into their souls”, and all family members are heavily involved in the eco-tourism side of Skeleton Coast Safaris. This legacy of love for the land is what makes this experience so unique and unforgettable.

Using their own aircraft as a safari vehicle, you will find yourself transported from one place of special interest to another, flying at “see” level to give the traveler a breathtaking view before landing and departing via Land Rover or on foot.

A few of the highlights of this experience include:

• A desolate coastline with adjoining roaring dunes
• Ugab rock formations
• Colorful red lava and yellow sandstone of the Huab environment
• Ancient bushman rock engravings
• The living “fossil” tree, Welwitschia mirabilis
• A visit to a settlement of the nomadic Himba people
• Panoramic vistas of the Hartmann Valley, which extends to the Kunene River on the Angolan border

Accommodation consists of three, fully-equipped tented desert camps, which nestle into the natural environment. The first of these is in the lower reaches of the Huab River in the Erongo Region (Damaraland), the second is located under the camel thorn trees and the makalani palms in the Hoarusib Valley in the Kunene Region (Kaokoland), and the third is located on the northwestern Namibian border overlooking the Kunene River.

The camps are all tented and extremely comfortable. Well-equipped, each is situated in a location chosen for its unique beauty and low impact to the environment. Comfortable tents with en suite bucket showers and flush toilets will delight the traveler with the essence of adventure. All equipment such as bedding, lamps, torches, mirrors, towels, soaps, etc., are provided. In addition, the camp chef will delight you with freshly prepared, exquisite meals including fruits, vegetables, soft drinks, juices, and a wide assortment of beers, wines, and house spirits are provided.

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