Ghost Town: Kolmanskop 🏚️🏜️

Destination 3: Kolmanskop. Ghost towns, fields of diamonds and Champagne by the gallon.

Driving through the vast desert landscapes from Fish River Canyon to Lüderitz is an experience like no other! 🏜️

After spending the night at the Shark Island Light House in Luderitz on the Atlantic coast, where the views were incredible, we visited Kolmanskop Ghost Town. 

At one point home to 300 miners during the diamond rush in the early 1900s, the town was abandoned when mining moved elsewhere. Now, the old house are buried by sand, as Mother Nature slowly reclaims the area. 

At its heyday, when diamond fever reached its peak, Kolmanskoppe was buzzing with life, opulence and decadence. Our guide shared stories of what was at its time one of the most advanced towns in the world. Electric lights and telephones were installed in all buildings long before that was common elsewhere in the world.

Shop ledger entries tell of caviar, Champagne and exotic meats. The miners certainly knew how to live it up!

Walking through this ghost town, we saw how time has frozen the area, leaving behind stories of its diamond-rich past. The mix of history and sand was unforgettable

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