Stretching along the legendary Skeleton
Coast
from the Ugab
River up to the Kunene River. The Skeleton Coast of Namibia
is notorous for its treacherous sand banks to which many
ships have fallen prey. A number of shipwrecks are testimony
to past tragedies - hence the name Skeleton Coast.
Park usage and entrance fees:
Day Visitors Fee:
Children (6 - 16)
N$
2-00
No day visitors allowed
Adults
N$
20-00
Vehicle (up to 10 seats)
N$
20-00
Bus (11-25 seats)
N$
60-00
Bus (26-50 seats)
N$
160-00
Bus (51 and more seats)
N$
240-00
Day visitors, who only want to drive through the park, may obtain the necessary transit permit at the parks entry points at Ugabmund or Springbokwasser. Day visitors are not permitted to visit Torra Bay or Terrce Bay, and are not allowed to enter the park later than 15:00h and have to leave the park by 17:00h. Overnight visitors must be in possession of a valid reservation advice for Terrace Bay or Torra Bay. Overnight visitors to Terrace Bay or Torra Bay must reach the checkpoint at Ugabmund not later than 15:00h, or the checkpoint at Springbokwasser not later than 17:00h to ensure their punctual arrival at the resorts. No camping (except at the Torra Bay Resort) or deviation from designated routes allowed. No pets allowed (also not enroute through the park), no motorcycles.
ACCOMMODATION
Terrace Bay .
Open throughout the year. Shop, restaurant and fuel available;
no banking facilities. No camping. Angling permitted only within
the demarkated angling area.
Torra Bay:
Only open from December1 to January31 (Namibian school
holiday season). Only basic amenities and communal ablution
facilities are available, as well as water, fire wood, a
shop and a fuel station. Visitors have to bring all
equipment along. No banking facilities.
Ugab River Hiking Trail:
A group of 6 to 8 people leave on this guided trail every
second and fourth Tuesday of each month, from April to October.
The trail is 50 km long and is
completed in 3 days. The hike commences at Ugabmund (southern
entrance to the Skeleton Coast Park, approx. 200 km north of
Swakopmund) at 09:00h and also ends there; it is recommended
that hikers spend the previous night at Mile 108 (a camping
site about 40 km south of Ugabmund - see National West Coast
area). Hikers must provide own hiking equipment and food.
Bookings to be made well in advance and only through the
Central Reservations Office in Windhoek. Medical certificates
of physical fitness, issued within the preceding 40 days, must
be provided at commencement of the hike. More information can
be obtained at the Swakopmund Resorts Office situated at the
Woerman Haus (23-26 Bismarck Street).
