Walvis Bay & Swakopmund 🦎🌊

It was a big drop in temperatures as we arrived compared to Sossusvlei, due to the proximity of the icy cold Atlantic Ocean.🌊 

Walvis Bay means “Whales Bay” as hundreds of whales 🐳 can be found here every year. There’s plenty to do and to see in this leisure town as it is home to many animals like seals, 🦭 whales 🐋 and pink flamingos.🦩 

Our 4x4 driver took us on an exhilarating drive of the famous “Sandwich Harbour” in the Namib Naukluft National Park, which is bigger than Switzerland, boasting kilometres of desert 🏜️ sand dunes that fall into the ocean.

We also had the privilege to be taken in the desert early morning by another knowledgeable guide to look for living animals like chameleons, lizards 🦎, snakes, 🐍 and many other cute animals. 

Our favourite was definitely the web-footed gecko, 🦎 which can only be found in this part of Namibia. Can you believe it manages to survive in the desert by licking water that condenses on its eyes from its eyes, when fog rolls in from the ocean? Nature is just so incredibly clever! 

For more information about Swakopmund, visit us here.