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Namibia
Swakopmund & Walvis Bay
Erongo region, central coast
- Mid-range
- beach
A Bavarian seaside town dropped onto the desert’s edge: Art Deco and fachwerk streets, 16 °C fog mornings, and the adventure menu that made it famous — sandboarding, quad trails, skydiving over dune-meets-ocean. Next door, Walvis Bay adds the flamingo lagoon, Pelican Point kayaking and Sandwich Harbour 4×4 excursions.
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