4x4 The Skeleton Coast

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The white beaches of the haunting coastline are awash with the battering of the cold Atlantic sea that brushes the warm western Namibian coastline, creating an eerie fog that looms over the desert. Hunks of iron, the empty shells of shattered dreams and the cocoons that spawned many a nightmare of shipwrecked sailors litter the beach. Punctuated only by the haunting bones of whales and seals from the days of whaling on this coastline, restlessness pervades the silence; a haunting beauty descends, like the fog, and permeates the mind. The skeleton coast, stretching 500 kilometres along Namibia's coastline is a portal to the lonely beauty of Namibia. 4x4 the skeleton coast to enjoy the surreal beauty of this untouched, nightmarish landscape, known to the Portuguese sailors as 'The Gates of Hell'.

A kaleidoscope of sights and sounds awaits. Massive sand-dunes carved smoothly by aeons of wind shuffle alluringly on the dreamy horizon. The empty hulls of many ships lie strewn by the merciless conditions on the beach, bespeaking tales of stranded, desperate sailors that walked hundreds of kilometres through violently harsh conditions in search of food and water while the flamingos, seals and penguins looked on from rocky outcrops at sea and the chilling call of brown hyenas disturbed the silence at night. 4x4 the Skeleton Coast to experience the grandeur of what has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. Rhinos and elephants inhabit the dried up river beds in the unforgiving landscape. 4x4 the Skeleton Coast and camp out at night, or drive on to the Etosha Pan to explore a region teeming with game.