The 6 Best Cape Cross Seal Colony Tours

1.Sandwich Harbour Adventure: Seals and Sandwich harbour dune drive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 165 reviews · from $195Our pick

Ride 4x4s from Walvis Bay wetlands to a seal colony and Sandwich Harbour, where Namib dunes meet the Atlantic Ocean.

“What an amazing adventure!! We saw hundred of seals and flamingos along with ostrich and springbok. The drive through the dunes was fantastic!! Beautiful and thrilling !! We had a delicious lunch in the middle of the dunes Our guide Uwe could not have been nicer and we had a wonderful time. Definitely a high light of our trip!!”

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2.Skeleton Coast Cape Cross Seal colony Tour

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

See Cape Cross seals, the Zeila wreck, desert lichens, and Skeleton Coast history on a small-group half-day trip from Swakopmund.

“Besides the Cape Cross stop, the other itinerary check points were quite shallow. Friendly and knowledgeble guide.”

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3.Pelican Point Peninsula Tour- visit the seal colony

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

Explore Walvis Bay Lagoon, salt works, shipwrecks, seals, birds, and Pelican Point Lighthouse on a private 3-hour 4WD tour.

“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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4.Pelican Point Seal Colony 4×4 Tour

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

Review of the Pelican Point Seal Colony 4x4 Tour in Walvis Bay, with seals, flamingos, salt lakes, birds, guides, food, price, and tips.

“Our guide, Michael, was very knowledgeable and personable. Enjoyed the running commentary and tour as a whole. The snack platter and drinks were great and even though the wind tried its best to spoil the occasion it was highly enjoyable and I'd recommend it to anyone in the area.”

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5.Pelican Point: Kayak with Seals Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · 4 hours · from $200

Kayak among Cape Fur seals at Pelican Point, with a catamaran ride, breakfast, birdlife, and a scenic 4x4 return across Walvis Bay.

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6.Cape Cross and Henties Bay Guided Tour SkeletonCoast Namibia

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

Review of a small-group Skeleton Coast tour from Swakopmund to Cape Cross, with seals, shipwrecks, Musical Rocks, lunch, and local guiding.

“It was a magical day. The seal colony for me was the highlight. I’ve seen seals before in many countries but never so many so close together demonstrating behaviours I’ve only seen on television. The lunch was good and at the right time. The opportunity to see and learn about other aspects of Namibia which we had not encountered on our trip so far was excellent. Chris the guide was a true local, with brilliant knowledge about what we saw and encountered, but he was also had a very warm welcoming approach to us which was much appreciated. I’ve travelled to many counties and done many tours but this was…”

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