Uniquely designed around the enigmatic shipwrecks that line Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, there’s nowhere on the continent quite like Shipwreck Lodge.

In fact, there’s nowhere on the continent quite like the Skeleton Coast.

It’s a raw, rugged and impossibly remote slice of African wilderness, where towering dunes and wind-swept plains roll as far as the eye can see, buffeted by the icy Atlantic seas.

But there’s much more to the area than simple isolation. Stay at Shipwreck Lodge and game drive amongst desert-dwelling elephant and track elusive desert lion; discover the enchanting desert flora (succulents and lichens); sit atop the dunes as the sun sinks below the horizon; spend the day beach-combing for whale bones and debris from centuries of shipwrecks, or marvel at the geologically-remarkable Clay Castles.

Really, there’s nowhere like it on earth.

Why Book This Lodge

  • The chance to explore a raw and rugged slice of true African wilderness, unlike any other on the continent.

  • Stay in some of the most unique and dramatic accommodation on the continent - not many can say they’ve slept in a shipwreck after all!

  • Explore the interior dunes and dry riverbeds, and spot the unique desert-dwelling animals, from elephant and lion to brown hyena and baboon.

  • Learn about the history behind the dramatic shipwrecks that line the mist-enshrouded coastline.

  • Look for tok-tokkie beetles and the oldest (and strangest) desert plant in the world, the Welwitschia, on a walk across the lunar landscape.