The Swakopmund Hotel is a converted turn of the century railway station in the centre of ... more
Swakopmund, Namibia's popular seaside resort. The 90 air conditioned rooms are decorated in simple, light colours and have blackout drapes. Furnished in light wood...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Swakopmund Hotel is a converted turn of the century railway station in the centre of ... more
Swakopmund, Namibia's popular seaside resort. The 90 air conditioned rooms are decorated in simple, light colours and have blackout drapes. Furnished in light wood...
Information:
Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Beautiful, peaceful, friendly, an oasis in the dessert Disadvantages: You don't want to leave.
When a friend of mine heard that I'm going to Namibia, he asked" What on earth do you want to go do in the dessert, it is just sand."
What a suprise!!! Yes there is lots of sand but it is the most amazing dunes I've ever seen.
I have a picture in my mind of the road between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund that will stay there until I'm a 100 years old. On the one side are these amazing golden dunes on the other side the sea with the mist still lying over it at 3 in the afternoon. Just visible a few ships in the mist.
From afar you see the oasis in the middle of the dessert.
ARCHITECTURE
Lots of old buildings reminding you of Germany and Switserland, Hotels with balcony's full of flowers.
CURRENCY
In Namibia the Namibian dollar is used. It is equal to the South African Rand and South Africans can buy with rands in ...
Advantages: strange and atmospheric landscapes, sense of adventure Disadvantages: isolated and remote, very few places to stay on coastline
Swakopmund is Namibia's famous seaside resort and is located between the Namib Desert and the Atlantic coastline. The town is picturesque with many graceful turn-of-the century buildings and feels reminiscent of a small Bavarian village. The town has a number of curiosities such as the steam engine which arrived in 1896 to provide a rail link with Windhoek. After a few months it got bogged down on the spot where it still stands today as a national monument. It was named 'Martin Luther' after the evangelist's famous statement "here I stand, God help me, I cannot do otherwise".
Swakopmund is a place where people from Windhoek will come for a short break or holiday by the ocean. There are many hotels and restaurants in the town. One of my favourites is Fagin's Restaurant.
Near to Swakopmund, in the northern part of the Namib ...
