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Swakopmund and Walvis Bay
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April 2007 | ||
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Swakopmund, a small town on the Atlantic has a great deal of charm, albeit of a slightly bizarre (for Africa) German flavour, a relic of its colonial past - a real Brauhaus staffed with German-speaking waiters is only one example. Only half an hour down the road lies Walvis Bay (pronounced Valfish Bay), the only deep-water port between Luanda, Angola and Cape Town, South Africa. It is also an excellent place to go visit the massive bird and seal colonies which dot the coast. I had a great day on a privately-chartered boat with Aquanaut Tours visiting the massive Cape Fur Seal colony - my guide claimed there were around 5000 permanent residents, but at I estimated at least four times that many - and then a perfect encounter with a playful pod of Heaviside Dolphins. | ||
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Current Comments2 comments so far (post your own)
I just love Walvis Bay and Swakopmund having spent time there when I had family living there. Posted by Al Haggar on  My husband and I love the tranquility of Walvis Bay, love arriving at the desert airport, wish we could visit more often. Fantastic place. Posted by Martha Thompson, UK on |
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