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  NamibWeb.com - The online guide to Namibia: Skeleton Coast Park
Mammals along the coast are mainly limited to fl-backed jackal, brown hyena and the Cape fur seals.
The Skeleton Coast Park offers you experiences that are not available anywhere else in the world, but the desert is subtle and to be able to appreciate it fully you must be prepared to walk and search out the unique elements that make it a place you will remember for the rest of your life.
The nearest towns to the Skeleton Coast Park are Khorixas in the east and Henties Bay to the south.
www.namibweb.com /skeleton.htm   (3390 words)

  
  Skeleton Coast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Skeleton Coast is located on the west coast of Namibia, where the upwelling of the cold Benguela current gives rise to dense ocean fogs for much of the year.
The Coast has been the subject of a number of wildlife documentaries, particularly about adaptations to extreme aridity.
Many of the plant and insect species of the sand dune systems depend for their moisture on the thick sea fogs which engulf the coast and windblown detritus from the interior as food.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Skeleton_Coast   (318 words)

  
 African Specialist Features and Articles - Skeleton Coast - Namibia
The Skeleton Coast, a remote desert region situated in the north-western corner of Namibia, is undoubtedly one of the world’s most pristine and remarkable wilderness areas.
A narrow strip of coast, bordered in the west by the Atlantic Ocean and in the east by a mountain escarpment, was formed on the south-western seaboard of Africa.
The Skeleton Coast comprises the northern Namib Desert, extending from the Kunene River in the north to Cape Cross in the south.
www.africaguide.com /features/trvafmag/025.htm   (1887 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast Camp; Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Namibia
The Skeleton coast is one of the most remote and unspoilt areas of Africa, offering an incredible diversity of experiences.
The Skeleton Coast Park is one of our planet's most inhospitable, but hauntingly beautiful places - it is wild, desolate and uninhabited by humans.
The Skeleton Coast area is so vast, and there is so much to see and experience, that activities last the whole day - the Skeleton Coast Camp enjoys exclusive use of an enormous 660,000 acre concession within the National Park (with a further 400,000 acres in the adjoining tribal land).
www.classicafrica.com /portfolio/skeletoncoastcamp_1.htm   (555 words)

  
 The Skeleton Coast Park in Namibia
The Skeleton Coast Park in Namibia stretches from the Kunene River in the north for approximately 500km to the Ugab River in the south.
Skeleton Coast, Dunes, Game and Coast Fly-In Wilderness Skeleton Coast Fly-In Springbok, oryx, ostrich, hyaena and ostrich are fairly common, while Namibia's famous Desert Elephant, fl rhino, lion and giraffe are found in the dry river beds which flow from the interior of Namibia, through the Namib Desert to the Skeleton Coast.
The fishing along the Skeleton Coast is spectacular and during the December vacations the campsite at Torra Bay is packed with fisherman.
www.namibian.org /travel/namibia/skeleton.htm   (474 words)

  
 GORP - Animals of the Skeleton Coast - Adapted to a Desert Habitat - Fauna of the River Courses
The animals which frequent the dry riverbeds of the Skeleton Coast are not necessarily typical desert fauna, in that they have regular access to water from spring-fed water holes and feed on vegetation which also occurs in the interior.
The elephant, Loxodonta africana, of the Skeleton Coast decreased considerably in numbers after the implementation of the Odendaal Plan, designed by the South African government to implement its homeland policies in Namibia, resulting in the reduction of the Etosha National Park by 77 percent.
The western population, which is now more or less confined to the western Kunene Region and lower reaches of the Skeleton Coast rivers, on the other hand, decreased in numbers as a result of inadequate protection and consequent poaching and trophy hunting, compounded by the extreme drought conditions of the early 1980s.
gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/menasha/skeleton.htm   (1473 words)

  
 The Skeleton Coast of Namibia
Later it became better known as the Skeleton Coast, because of the dismal fate of castaways from ships that were wrecked here through the centuries, doomed to endure searing heat, clammy mists, total solitude and little drinking water or shelter.
The Skeleton Coast Park extends nearly 500 km to the Ugab River in the south to the Kunene in the north and covers an area of around 16,000 sq.km.
The landscape of the Skeleton Coast ranges from huge sand dunes to deep canyons and mountain ranges, whose slopes are covered by a variety of plants which have adapted to the environment, such as the peculiar elephant foot plant.
www.encounter.co.za /article/120.html   (635 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast and National West Coast Tourist Recreation Area in Namibia
This marks the start of Namibia's Skeleton Coast and since 1971, it has been protected as the Skeleton Coast National Park, which stretches up to the Kunene River at the Angolan border.
Those who were shipwrecked and managed to swim through the roaring surf and reach the coast, still didn't stand a chance of survival because of the waterless, hostile, 300km wide coastal desert.
The most attractive stretch of the Skeleton Coast Park lies north of Terrace Bay, but it is closed to individual visitors.
www.namibia-travel.net /centralnamibia/skeletoncoast.htm   (314 words)

  
 Skeleton coast safaris - Namibia tours & travel
Tamba Africa specialises in Skeleton coast safaris and accommodation on the skeleton coast and in Swakopmund, Namibia, including photographic safaris, in Sossusvlei, Swakopmund and the skeleton coast, including the desert express train.
Skeleton tours: fly in to experience this desolate coast, view the shipwrecks and admire the unusual landscape.
Safari camps and accommodation on the Skeleton Coast.
www.tamba-africa.co.za /nmb_skeleton.html   (535 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast | Namibia Travel
Named after the ill-fated seafarers and inattentive whales, this coast is a graveyard for the skeletons of whales, as well as shipwrecks cast up on this remote, misty, gem-rich coastline.
Skeleton Coast Camp is a six-roomed luxury tented camp in the heart of the reserve.
The primary wildlife attraction of the Skeleton Coast is Cape Frio, which harbours a seal colony numbering in the tens of thousands.
www.gilt-edge.com /destination.jsp?name=Skeleton_Coast&destination_id=2034   (532 words)

  
 Namibia - Skeleton Coast
Skeleton coast is located on the Atlantic coast of Namibia at the southern border of Angola.
The Skeleton Coast is named because of the skeletons of numerous ships that were wrecked along the coast line as well as bones scattered on its beaches.
The Skeleton Coast Park which covers more than a million and a half hectares, extends from the Ugab River in the South to the Kunene River on the Angolan border.
www.saveourscreen.com /Info/Skeleton_Coast.htm   (232 words)

  
 Africa Travel Centre : Safaris : 6 Day Skeleton Coast - Damaraland Extension   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
One of the world's most treacherous and barren shorelines, the Skeleton Coast is the product of dense coastal fogs and cold sea breezes caused by the icy Benquela Ocean Current.
Skeleton Coast Camp consists of five luxury tented rooms with en suite bathrooms, flush toilets and hot and cold running water.
Separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Skeleton Coast, Damaraland is a land of contrasts varying between desert, grassland and high mountain ranges.
www.africatvl.com /safaris/namibia6day.html   (406 words)

  
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SKELETON COAST SAFARIS, operated by the Schoeman family of Namibia since 1977, specializes in taking its clients to the Skeleton Coast, Namib Naukluft Park, western Namaraland and western Kaokoland; undeveloped and remote wilderness areas of Namibia.
The true nature of the Skeleton Coast is borne out by the high proportion of exiting and relatively intact shipwrecks to be found along the southern coastline.Rocky outcrops at places such as Spencer Bay present a magnificent contrast against the dunes.
Due to the fact that early morning fog on the coast is nearly always present, departures by aircraft from Windhoek are arranged to arrive at the coast an hour before midday.
www.safarinzuri.com /Skelgeneral.html   (1079 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast and Benguela current   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
To gain access of the Skeleton Coast tourist concession area, permission must be given from this company, but regardless of the different sections it is all still the Skeleton Coast.
These skeletons do, amongst them, include human skeletons, however a visit to the region is not like riding the ghost train at your local amusement park, nor is it like visiting ancient catacombs under the Vatican City.
Visitors to the Skeleton Coast will often see a thick foam being washed up on the beaches and most assume that it is some form of pollution.
www.crazykudu.com /skeleton-coast.html   (1532 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
When you drive from Khorixas towards the coast, you have to drive through the Skeleton Coast Park.
It is called that way because there are a lot of skeletons of shipwrecks and of human beings.
Besides of that we ran out of time: 580 km in one day, 11 hours of light, and the gravel roads were sometimes in very bad condition.
www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Paradise/3061/eskeleton.htm   (260 words)

  
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Roughly covering a third of Namibia's coastline, the legendary Skeleton Coast Park stretches from the Ugab River in the south of the Kunene River in the north.
The Skeleton Coast of Namibia is infamous for the treacherous sandbanks to which many ships have fallen prey.
The Skeleton Coast is the last true frontier and we invite you to discover it with us.
www.skeletoncoast.org   (155 words)

  
 Safaris4Africa, Africa safari tour and travel operator for the skeleton coast
Skeleton Coast Camp has exclusive use of about 600 000 acres of the Skeleton Coast national park.
The Skeleton Coat National Park, the Namib Naukluft Park, as well as parts of the interior of Damarland and the Kaokoveld.
Guests are exposed to the rugged coast, including shipwrecks, Namib dunes, geology, ecology, desert adapted fauna and flora.
www.safaris4africa.com /toskeletoncoast.htm   (1139 words)

  
 Sense of Africa - Tour operators - Accommodation in Namibia / Accommodation / Skeleton Coast
The Skeleton Coast Park is one of our planet’s most inhospitable but hauntingly beautiful places; it is wild, desolate and uninhabited.
Wilderness Safaris’ Skeleton Coast Camp is located north of Möwe Bay, in one of the region’s dry riverbed, wildlife havens.
The Skeleton Coast Camp is small and exclusive with 6 luxury tented rooms that all have bathrooms providing flush toilets.
www.kapstadt.de /sense-of-africa/accomm/skeleton.htm   (699 words)

  
 Battle over Skeleton Coast tourism ends with a whimper
Schoeman had pioneered tourism in the Skeleton Coast Park since the mid-1970s, only to see his years of experience and expertise in the area count for little when it came to awarding the concession in 1993-4.
Skeleton Coast Safaris CC's counsel, Dave Smuts, argued before Judge Sylvester Mainga that the High Court should set aside the decision of the then Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism,Tangeni Erkana, to approve this deal.
Skeleton Coast Safaris CC did not receive fair administrative treatment as guaranteed by the Constitution since it was excluded from the process in which the concession was transferred to a new holder, said Smuts.
www.namibian.com.na /2002/December/national/029D41CAEB.html   (696 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast Camp, Skeleton Coast , NAMIBIA
Namibia's Skeleton Coast is one of our planet's most beautiful places and hosts one of our finest safaris.
The Camp is located on the Khumib River, within the private concession area of the Skeleton Coast National Park.
The Skeleton Coast of Namibia, with its treacherous coastline and bone-bleaching desert wastes...
www.e-gnu.com /skeleton_coast_camp_namibia.html   (396 words)

  
 SKELETON COAST Nambia - Far & Wild Safaris
The Skeleton Coast park extends from the Ugab River in the south, for 500km to the Kunene River in the North., covering an area of 16,400km2.
Skeleton Coast Camp has exclusive use of about 600 000 acres of the Skeleton Coast Park.
SKELETON COAST CAMP FLY - IN Safaris of a longer duration are also available - 4 night\ 5 days, or 7 night \8 days.
www.africasafari.co.za /safari/skeletoncoast.htm   (1886 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast Camp - Skeleton Coast Area, Namibia
Skeleton Coast Camp has exclusive use of about 60 000 acres of the Skeleton Coast Park.
Skeleton Coast Camp is a Superior Safari Lodge accommodation, in Namibia.
The Skeleton Coast Camp is situated on the Khumib River within a private concession area of the Skeleton Coast Park, in Namibia
www.go2africa.com /namibia/hotel-lodge.asp?accommodation=Skeleton-Coast-Camp&ServiceNo=3491   (515 words)

  
 Wydah Tours Skeleton Coast Safaris
The concept of ecotourism on the Skeleton Coast originated with Louw Schoeman, one-time lawyer turned full-time conservationist and tour operator in 1977, the year in which Skeleton Coast Safaris was born.
Over the next seventeen years Skeleton Coast Safaris developed and grew, acquiring a reputation as an undertaking which practised ecotourism in the true sense of the word.
The Schoeman children, who in the intervening years acquired and expanded on their father's expertise and vast knowledge of the Skeleton Coast and adjacent regions, took over management of this enterprise in 1994.
www.wydahtours.com /skeletoncoastsafaris   (210 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast, Namibia - Safari Parks & African Wildlife.
Sand dunes come in a variety of guises and the Skeleton Coast Park has hummock dunes, transverse dunes and crescent dunes - given to roaring when millions of tiny granules slide down the steep surface.
Such isolation as is found here, is not the usual domain for humans, but those that visit are privilege to one of the few places on earth where you can experience fearless solitude and become attuned to ocean echoes and desert silence.
Winter: in May to September the coast becomes shrouded in mist from mid afternoon to mid morning and a strong westerly wind blows.
www.game-reserve.com /namibia_skeleton-coast.html   (752 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast safaris, lodges and wildlife tours
The Skeleton Coast in northern Namibia is home to thousands of Cape Fur Seals, a golden sea of endless dunes and a treacherous coastline with crumbling shipwrecks and ghostly fog.
The Skeleton Coast Park, which covers more than a million and a half hectares, is a strange landscape of fog-bound coast, gravel plains and mirages.
The appeal of the Skeleton Coast lies essentially in the colour, vastness, changing moods and untouched quality of its landscape and its diversity of desert-adapted plants, animals and birds.
www.ecoafrica.com /african/travel/SkeletonCoast.html   (391 words)

  
 Wydah Tours Namibia Accommodation Skeleton Coast Camp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Skeleton Coast Camp is located in the only private concession area within the park, ensuring a truly tranquil, uplifting and private experience.
Wilderness Safaris Skeleton Coast Camp, an up-market camp consisting of six tents all with en-suite bathroom, is located 20km from the coast.
As the Skeleton Coast elemants are notoriously unpredictable and the terrain harsh, rough and rugged, our staff will ensure that your safari experience is comfortable and unforgettable.
www.wydahtours.com /accommodation/namibia/namibia_accommodation_skeleton_coast_camp.asp   (174 words)

  
 Skeleton Coast Safaris - Namibia - About
Louw Schoeman, an attorney by profession, initially came to know the Skeleton Coast through his clients who were involved in prospecting, and researching the feasibility of a new harbour in the area.
She was the last one of the Schoeman offspring to join Skeleton Coast Safaris in 1995.
She represents Skeleton Coast Safaris at most of the major trade fairs in Europe, and visits the USA for trade and/or road shows on an annual basis.
www.africanadrenalin.co.za /skeletoncoastsafaris/about.htm   (556 words)

  
 The Skeleton Coast Safari (Namibia) includes The Kaokoland - Skeleton Coast Safaris   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Day 1: 10h00 departure to the Skeleton Coast via Conception Bay, the Kuiseb canyon (adjoining red dunes are a spectacular view from the air).
Refuelling at Swakopmund, continue with a low-level flight north along the Skeleton Coast past the seal colony at Cape Cross for a light picnic lunch near the beach.
Continue north along the Skeleton Coast by aircraft to the Kunene River on the Angolan border.
www.bushcamps.com /tours/details-1-modulesId-2-23   (658 words)

  
 Sense of Africa - Tour operators - Namibia, Skeleton Coast Fly-In Safari
This camp is built in a sheltered bend on the dry Khumib watercourse, within the private concession of the Skeleton Coast National Park.
The concession stretches from south of the Hoarusib River to Cape Fria in the north and covers the width of the National Park.
Situated on the south-western Atlantic Coast of the African sub-continent, Namibia derived its name from the Namib Desert, renown for the pristine and haunting quality of its landscape.
www.kapstadt.de /sense-of-africa/fly_in/skeleton_fly_in.htm   (481 words)

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