Luderitz: all 10 tours and excursions for your cruise

After a wet landing onto a sandy beach we will have a beach day in Shark Island, where we will also have the chance to do some beach combing and enjoy the coastal vegetation and the rainforest behind the beach. While we look for some of the local wildlife, we could encounter Crab-eating (long-tailed) Macaque, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Brahminy Kite. Collared Kingfisher and Hornbill.NotePLEASE NOTE:Activity level and duration of this activity are approximate. More specific information and logistic...

NotePlease note: Activity level and duration of this activity are approximate. More specific information and logistics will be communicated by the Expedition Leader on board. This activity is recommended only for guests in good physical condition and with good swimming skills; some snorkeling experience might be needed in certain areas. Snorkeling will take place from either a beach or a Zodiac platform dependent on the conditions of the day. We will have equipment available for all our guests, though...

The Lüderitz Peninsula is located on the western shore of the Lüderitz Bay, offering beautiful views and serving to keep the fog out at sea. The area is very dry, with an average rainfall in the area of less than 22 mm a year.  In May of 2018 this area experienced rain for the first time in 5 years!  Because of the dryness, plant life is sparse, but after these rains some very interesting specimens can be found along the hiking route. Depart the quayside and drive to Grosse Bucht,...

Depart the quayside and drive into the Namib Desert to see the Wild Horses of the Namib. It is not known how long the Namib Desert Feral Horses have lived on an area covering approximately 350 square kilometers in the Namib Desert, but locals speculate they have been there since 'German times'. As there are no written records about their provenance, their origins remain unclear, but there are, of course, quite a few theories. Wild Horses of the Namib DesertViewing the wild horses in this...

Depart the quayside by foot for the Lüderitz Waterfront jetty.Two-hour Catamaran Cruise to Halifax IslandDepart for your 2-hour cruise to Halifax Island, and see African Penguins in their natural habitat and also get the opportunity for stunning photography and sea bird watching. It is the third most important breeding site for African penguins in Nambia.The catamaran passes two islands and heads towards the Agate Beach for beautiful views of the dunes and sea. On your way back, you will see...

Lüderitz is an isolated town built on a windswept, rocky hillside beside the bay, and is located on the only part of the Namibian coast with a rocky shore. A peninsula with numerous coves juts out of the coast to form the bay. Three small islands - Penguin, Seal and Flamingo - lie within the bay. Shark Island was also once an island in the bay, but the new harbor development now joins it to the mainland. Twelve islands, collectively known as the Penguin Islands lie in Namibian waters north...

The Lüderitz Peninsula is located on the western shore of the Lüderitz Bay, offering beautiful views and serving to keep the fog out at sea. The area is very dry, with an average rainfall in the area of less than 22 mm a year.  In May of 2018 this area experienced rain for the first time in 5 years!  Because of the dryness, plant life is sparse, but after these rains some very interesting specimens can be found along the hiking route. Depart the quayside and drive to Grosse Bucht,...

Lüderitz is an isolated town built on a windswept, rocky hillside beside the bay, and is located on the only part of the Namibian coast with a rocky shore. A peninsula with numerous coves juts out of the coast to form the bay. Twelve islands, collectively known as the Penguin Islands lie in Namibian waters north and south of Lüderitz. The most recent name for this bay, Angra Pequena (Narrow Bay), describes the locality well, a narrow bay dotted with little islands. For nearly 400 years...

Lüderitz is an isolated town built on a windswept, rocky hillside beside the bay, and is located on the only part of the Namibian coast with a rocky shore. A peninsula with numerous coves juts out of the coast to form the bay. Twelve islands, collectively known as the Penguin Islands, lie in Namibian waters north and south of Lüderitz. Behind the town, a road runs into the interior. It passes Kolmanskop, now a ghost town, where diamonds were first mined. Kolmanskop is Namibia's...

Kolmanskop is Namibia's most well-known ghost town, situated in the Spergebiet, (forbidden territory), just a few kilometers inland from Luderitz. Kolmanskop 'Ghost Town'In 1908, the railway worker Zacharias Lewala found a sparkling stone amongst the sand whilst he was working in a railway maintenance team near Kolmanskop. His supervisor August Stauch, was convinced it was a diamond and when this was confirmed, the news spread like wildfire, sparking a “Diamond Rush”...