Itinerary 1: Two Nights. The Essential Coast
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Day 1: Arrive Swakopmund. Living Desert tour (morning or afternoon). Town walk; dinner at The Tug.
Day 2: Walvis Bay day, kayaking with seals (morning departure 08:30); Sandwich Harbour 4×4 tour (afternoon; tide-timed by operator). Return to Swakopmund; dinner.
Day 3 (morning departure): Sandboarding or quad biking (08:00 to 12:00). Depart after lunch.
Best for: Most visitors; covers the essential coast experience.
Itinerary 2: Three Nights. The Full Coast Programme
Day 1: Arrive. Living Desert tour (afternoon). Swakopmund town walk; dinner.
Day 2: Walvis Bay, kayaking with seals (morning); catamaran cruise (afternoon, includes oysters and seals). Dinner at The Raft in Walvis Bay.
Day 3: Cape Cross seal reserve day trip (150km north; full day; 100,000+ seals). Return to Swakopmund; dinner.
Day 4 (morning departure): Sandboarding or quad biking (early). Depart midday.
Best for: Wildlife enthusiasts; those who specifically want Cape Cross.
Itinerary 3: Three Nights. Photography Focus
Day 1: Arrive. Living Desert tour (afternoon; chameleon and sidewinder photography).
Day 2: Lagoon morning, kayaking with seals (best light; 07:30 departure); afternoon Sandwich Harbour (operator manages tide timing; drone photography on the dune crest).
Day 3: Cape Cross (early morning for the sea mist and arrival light on the seals; 05:30 departure; arrive 07:30). Afternoon: lagoon road drive for flamingo in afternoon light.
Day 4: Sandboarding for abstract dune photography (dawn start for raking light on dune faces).
Best for: Photographers across multiple subjects.
Itinerary 4: Six Nights. Coast, Desert, and Skeleton Coast
Days 1 to 3: Swakopmund and Walvis Bay programme as Itinerary 2.
Day 4: Drive north on C34; Terrace Bay (200km; the southernmost Skeleton Coast national park access); overnight at Terrace Bay NWR camp.
Day 5: Skeleton Coast south; stop at Cape Cross on return. Arrive Swakopmund late afternoon.
Day 6: Sossusvlei departure via C28/C14 south (350km; 4 hours to Sesriem Gate). Arrive Sossusvlei.
Connects to: Swakopmund to Sossusvlei
Contact Mat-Travel to plan and book any of these programmes.