On the northwestern side of Namibia along the Atlantic coast, home to the Swakopmund City, west of Namibia’s capital, Windhoek. Swakopmund is a seaside resort making it the premier holiday getaway in Namibia. The interior of Swakopmund has intense heat during the summer months therefore making the coast the perfect December getaway for that real holiday feel and offering relief from the heat. Another relief to the heat is the cold early mornings and evenings in Swakopmund throughout the year, because of the cold Atlantic Ocean meeting the Namib Desert creating a fog bank.
In 1892 Swakopmund was founded by Captain Curt von Francois as the main harbour of German South West Africa, creating a lot of attention to the harbour. The city is home to Swakopmund Airport, lying on the B1 road and the Trans-Namib Railway from Windhoek to Walvis Bay. Other historic attractions in Swakopmund are the buildings such as the Altes Gefängnis prison, designed by Heinrich Bause in 1909 and the Wörmannhaus which was built in 1906 with a prominent tower, but now is known as the public library.
In Swakopmund you have many different activities to do and attractions to see to keep you busy, these include a transport museum, the National Marine Aquarium, a crystal gallery and south of the Swakop River near Langstrand you can experience the beauty of the sand dunes. Broaden your experience by stepping foot outside the city to enjoy a game of golf at the Rossmund Desert Golf Course (one of the only 5 world renowned all-grass desert golf courses). For the adrenaline junkies the city has many extreme sports such as sand boarding, quad biking, dune carting, parachuting, hot air ballooning, shark fishing, deep sea fishing and beach angling just to point out a few. For the more laid back tourist Swakopmund offers an array of restaurants, cafes, art galleries, museums and a snake park.
Swakopmund has a range of different types of accommodation from those lying in the heart of Swakopmund offering that home away from home, or something smaller, private and peaceful not far away from the attractions, or for the more historic lovers wanting to stay in a place that’s more refreshing and still has that historic look and vibe, or last but not least for those that like that up beat city life feel there’s accommodation that comes to life with a casino, cinema, restaurants, luxury and family rooms, heated pool and more.
The German village architecture combined with today’s modern tourist life still manages to create that special timelessness to create the perfect holiday. |
