The 4 Best Cape Cross Seal Colony Tours

1.Skeleton Coast Cape Cross Seal colony Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 11 reviews · from $140Our pick

Leave Swakopmund at 7:30 am for Cape Cross with a guide such as Hannes, Winton, or Norman. See the Zeila wreck, desert lichens, vacation houses, the Gallows monument, and thousands of noisy Cape fur seals. A light brunch platter in Henties Bay is included.

“A full day of diverse scenery and experiences. Our knowledgeable guide Hannes was able to adjust our schedule and experience with our interests. An excellent tour combines the coast, desert, history and of course the very loud and smelly seals!”

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2.Pelican Point Peninsula Tour- visit the seal colony

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 10 reviews · from $114Top rated

Ride a private 4WD from Walvis Bay to the lagoon, salt refinery, shipwreck, and Pelican Point Lighthouse. You’ll watch Cape Fur Seals, flamingos, pelicans, jackals, and coastal birds, with light refreshments, park fees, and Walvis Bay hotel transfers included.

“An amazing guide, Andre and a truly remarkable tour covering contrasting areas around Walvis Bay. Firstly the Pelicans and Flamingos, the Salt Works mining and the peninsula with all the seals before turning off to the Delta, being treated with a lovely bottle of bubbly, home baking. Was truly great”

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3.Pelican Point Seal Colony 4×4 Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 7 reviews · from $85Best value

Ride a 4x4 from Walvis Bay to Pelican Point with guides such as Leon, Michael, or Corbus. Stop for seals, flamingoes, waders, pelicans, pink salt lakes, dunes, and the old lighthouse lodge. The tour lasts about three hours and includes pickup, food, drinks, and plenty of photo stops.

“Great bird life including waders and thousands of flamingoes. plenty of stops to get a proper look at everything. Nice lunch, enjoyable few hours. It would have been helpful to have bird book in the car to help us identify some of the smaller waders.”

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4.Cape Cross and Henties Bay Guided Tour SkeletonCoast Namibia

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · 9 hours · from $202

Join Chris or another Paparazzi Namib Trails and Safaris guide for a small-group, nine-hour drive from Swakopmund to Cape Cross and Henties Bay. Expect flamingos, salt works, Musical Rocks, thousands of fur seals, Dias Cross, the Zeila shipwreck, Doughnut Rock, and a surprise stop.

“Chris unser Guide hat uns auf eine ganz persönliche Tagestour mitgenommen und die Küste Namibia in vielen Facetten und tollen Geschichten gezeigt. Diese Einblicke bleiben unvergesslich und machen unsere Namibia Reise dadurch besonders wertvoll. Perfektes Picknick in der Wüste, er bringt die Steine zum klingen, wie von Zauber ändern sie ihre Farbe. Bei Chris lebt die Wüste. Mit ihm gemeinsam finden wir die besten Fotomotive. Lebenserfahrung pur, einfühlsam vermittelt. Wir waren begeistert und können ihn mit gutem Gewissen weiterempfehlen.”

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