The Swakopmund City Guides answer the questions every trip here raises: where the oysters from the bay arrive fresh and which beer hall still serves a proper Eisbein, how to fit the dunes, the Walvis Bay flamingos and the Moon Landscape into a few days, and why desert outings belong in the morning before the wind gets up. Each guide is a short, honest list that tells you why a place is worth it, what to order or look for and one useful tip, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the Swakopmund City Guides
- 61 places
- 3 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The three Swakopmund guides
Food guide
20 places
Fish and oysters from the cold Atlantic, German beer halls with schnitzel and game steaks, cake and coffee in old cafés, Namibian food in Mondesa, and lunch stops from Walvis Bay to the Skeleton Coast.
Things to do guide
21 places
Colonial buildings and museums in the old town, the lighthouse and the jetty, dune tours, sandboarding and skydiving, the Moon Landscape and the welwitschias, then Walvis Bay and the Skeleton Coast.
Day trips guide
20 places
The Walvis Bay lagoon, seal kayaking and Sandwich Harbour, Dune 7 and the dune adventures, Welwitschia Drive and Spitzkoppe, then north to the Cape Cross seals, with honest drive times.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
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Works offline
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Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
The Fish Deli
Sam Nujoma Avenue, town centre
A fishmonger with a few tables of its own, so the catch has barely moved before it lands on your plate. Locals order calamari, prawns or sushi, and the fish platter for two costs a fraction of what the seafront restaurants charge. From the food guide.
Living Desert Adventures
Sam Nujoma Avenue office, tours in the dunes south of town
Half a day by 4×4 in the dune belt, where the guides find and show you the Little Five: a sidewinding adder, a see-through gecko, a chameleon, a shovel-snouted lizard and the dancing white lady spider. You come back knowing how each one lives on sea fog. From the things to do guide.
Sandwich Harbour
About 55 km south of Walvis Bay, guided 4×4 only
Dunes as tall as 100 m fall straight into the Atlantic, with a lagoon at their foot. Only licensed operators can take you, along the beach at low tide and then over the sand, with snacks and bubbly on the way; jackals, oryx and seals often appear. From the desert and coast day trips guide.
Plan your days in Swakopmund
Day one: stay in town. Climb the Damara Tower of the Woermannhaus for the view over the roofs, walk past the Hohenzollernhaus and the old railway station, browse the craft market by the lighthouse and walk out along the jetty at sunset, then eat at the Brauhaus, booked a day ahead. Day two: spend the morning in the dunes with Living Desert Adventures or on a sandboard, before the afternoon wind, then drive to Walvis Bay to watch the flamingos on the lagoon and have oysters at The Raft. For a foggy or slow day, head inland, where the sky is usually clear, along Welwitschia Drive to the Moon Landscape, have lunch at Goanikontes Oasis and come back for cake at Cafe Anton, or join a Hafeni tour through Mondesa.
Questions about the Swakopmund guides
What do the Swakopmund City Guides include?
Three guides with 61 places in total: food, things to do, and desert and coast day trips. Every entry tells you why it is worth going, where it is, notes on opening times and one tip you can put to use.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the Swakopmund guides without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline after that, ticks and notes included. Only opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Swakopmund guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Dutch. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99 and all three together are €13.98.
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