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Day 19 of 28 · Walvis Bay · The Great Southern Loop & Namib Desert Explorer

Day 19 — Walvis Bay

TRANSFERsea kayaking

An easy day to your new base in Walvis Bay, with a short drive (1 h 14) and plenty of free time.

Walvis Bay
Wide view of Bird Island from Namibian coast near Walvis Bay © photographed on 9 September 2009 by John Zwinck — CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 16 · Walvis Bay · Namibia

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day 19 2 nights 1 h 14 on the road96 kmclimate favourable

programme
3 h 30
road
1 h 14
usable window
11 h

To add if time allows: Seafood lunch at the Walvis Bay yacht club (2 h)

“Kayaking with Cape fur seals at Pelican Point” is not kept — deliberately lighter day.

Bad-weather option — something else that day — Seafood lunch at the Walvis Bay yacht club

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On the way

Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

  • Dune 7

    Dune 7

    Climb one of the highest sand dunes in the world located just before reaching the coast.

    60 min there · detour +3 km · View on Google Maps

    © photographed in 2014 by Domenico Convertini from Zurich, Schweiz — CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons