The two-night, three-days trek is offered only during the cooler months from April to October.
Groups of 6-8 are allowed and all participants must present a medical certificate of phisical fitness issued within 40 days from your healthcare provider or a doctor in Windhoek.
Also a good backpack is necessary, as you will be carrying all of your own equipment and supplies.
Every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, groups depart from the Ugab Mouth; the starting and finishing trailhead.
The trek is 50 km and it is important for groups to report at the Skeleton Coast Park entrance gates before 9h00 on their particular Tuesday.
Many groups choose to camp at Mile 108 the previous night.
Bookings should be made well in advance at the NWR Central Reservations Office in Windhoek.
For further details contact the Swakopmund Resorts Office at the Woermann Haus on Bismarck Street in Swakopmund.
The trek is not as demanding as Fish River Canyon Trail, however still provides amazing scenery and allows more choices of where to go because you are not confined to the course of the river.
Also popular with anglers, Terrace Bay is the furthest north one can drive up to Skeleton Coast.
The place is remote and that's exactly the feeling you get.
If you are interested in doing some coastal fishing, remember to obtain your fishing license at the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, in Windhoek or Swakopmund before coming to this isolated bay.
If you have the time, this is a great place to relax, feel one with nature, and explore its nearby areas including the Uniab River Delts.
Take a day trek, birding, or try your luck with game viewing.
There is also space for 50 campsites, however the place rarely ever fills to capacity.
Make your reservation with NWR:
www.nwr.com.na
Before the C39 road splits towards Palmwag, when coming from Khorixas, it continues until reaching the Skeleton Coast National Park.
Torra Bay is a popular fishing retreat with several clearly marked areas for camping.
There is a petrol filling station and small shop, however like most places, it's better to replenish your supplies well in advance and expect nothing.
It is only open from the 1st of December till the end of January.
Book your reservation with NWR at their main office in Windhoek, or online at:
www.nwr.com.na
According to archaeologists, pieces of pottery found near Walvis Bay had thick layers of soot believed to have come from cooking
!Nara melons.
This is how it is done: the flesh of the melon was removed with bone knives and stewed over a lowfire until it became a thin soup, when the seeds were separated from the concentrate.
When cooked, the melon concentrate was tipped from the pot into a thin puddle on the sand, where it was left to dry before being stored.
The dried concentrate remains edible for more than a year.
The food energy value of dried concentrate is more than three times as high as that of the fresh melon.
Namibia's only Marine Reserve and one of Namibia's four Ramsar sites, Sandwich Harbour was once a natural harbour for whalers and fishermen who used the natural cove to gain easy access to the fresh waters.
Sandwich Harbour is a natural lagoon on the Namib Deserts coast approximately 55 km south of Walvis Bay.
It is one of southern Africa's most recognized wetlands because of its ability to attract and support thousands of birds throughout the year.
Since 1969, the harbour has been without any kind of permanent human settlement, although you can still see remnants of an old whaling station at the foot of the dunes along with other buildings slowing being engulfed by the blowing sands.
The entire area is a Marine Reserve and is within the boundaries of the Namib - Naukluft Park.
It's beauty and serenity is comparable to the rest of the park, as well as the Skeleton Coast.
