Castaway luxury on the Skeleton Coast.
Shipwreck Lodge stands in the dunes of the Skeleton Coast National Park, between the Hoarusib and Hoanib rivers and a short way inland from the Atlantic. Its ten cabins are built to look like the shipwrecks that line this coast.
Drives to the coast, the dunes and the dry riverbeds, where desert-adapted lion, brown hyena and elephant sometimes appear, fill the days, along with walks, sandboarding and quad biking on the dunes.
Each of the ten cabins is built to look like one of the shipwrecks that line this coast. All are en suite and solar powered, with a wood-burning stove for the cool, misty mornings and evenings, and two can take extra beds for children. The lounge and restaurant have a wide wraparound deck with views across the sand to the Atlantic.
What a day here can hold. We plan the activities around your stay and the rest of your route.
Explore the coast in 4x4 vehicles: shipwrecks, seal colonies, desert-adapted wildlife and the raw Atlantic shore.
Walk the dunes and gravel plains with a guide, reading the tracks and signs of desert life.
Ride guided quad bikes across the sweeping dunes of the Skeleton Coast.
Slide down the tall dunes near the Atlantic on a sandboard.
Visit a Cape fur seal colony and watch the jackals that patrol its edges.
Look for desert-adapted lion, brown hyena, jackal, oryx and the occasional elephant.
Strung along a dune that faces the distant Atlantic, the cabins look as though they have been washed up and wrecked. It is a design that suits this remote coast perfectly.
A stay here supports Natural Selection's conservation work in the Kunene region: moving black rhino to expand their range with Save the Rhino Trust, protecting the desert-dwelling giraffe of the north-west, and an early warning system for desert lions that reduces conflict with livestock farmers.
Sample itineraries that include Shipwreck Lodge. Each one is a starting point that we reshape around your dates and pace.
Tell us your dates, who is coming and what you would like to see. A safari specialist replies personally with a route that includes it, and we check availability for you.
Every Secret Namibia safari begins with a private Safari Concierge consultation. We set aside 30 minutes; most travellers have everything they need in 5 to 10.
