{"id":10495,"date":"2026-05-24T06:17:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/?page_id=10495"},"modified":"2026-05-24T06:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T06:17:48","slug":"how-to-get-there","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mat-travel.com\/de\/namibia\/skelettkueste\/anfahrt\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to the Skeleton Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6f9420d1 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<p>The two sections of the Skeleton Coast require completely different access approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Southern Section (Self-Drive)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From Swakopmund:<\/strong> C34 north; tar to Henties Bay (70km); good gravel to Terrace Bay (280km). 2WD throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From Windhoek:<\/strong> Drive to Swakopmund first (360km on B2; 4 hours); then proceed north on C34.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From Damaraland (via Uis):<\/strong> D2303 west from Uis to the coast (approximately 150km on gravel); joins the C34 between Henties Bay and Cape Cross. This approach suits visitors connecting from the central Damaraland circuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Northern Wilderness (Fly-In)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From Windhoek (Eros Airport):<\/strong> The primary departure point for northern wilderness fly-in safaris. Flight time approximately 2.5 hours to Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp airstrip. Charter aircraft are arranged by the lodge operator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>From Swakopmund:<\/strong> Shorter flight (approximately 1 to 1.5 hours) to the northern camps. Some operators offer Swakopmund departure for guests who are basing on the coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Logistics:<\/strong> The lodge operator manages all flight logistics. Guests are responsible for reaching Windhoek or Swakopmund; the operator handles everything from there. Soft bags only (45 to 55 litres maximum per person).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two sections of the Skeleton Coast require completely different access approaches. Southern Section (Self-Drive) From Swakopmund: C34 north; tar to Henties Bay (70km); good gravel to Terrace Bay (280km). 2WD throughout. From Windhoek: Drive to Swakopmund first (360km on B2; 4 hours); then proceed north on C34. From Damaraland (via Uis): D2303 west from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10447,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"slim_seo":{"title":"Getting to the Skeleton Coast","description":"How to reach the Skeleton Coast from Swakopmund, Damaraland, and Windhoek. 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From Windhoek: Drive to Swakopmund first (360km on B2; 4 hours); then proceed north on C34. 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