Shipwreck Lodge

Highlights

• The only lodge inside Skeleton Coast National Park
• Awarded two MICHELIN Keys in the 2025 inaugural Global Keys Selection
• Ten cabins designed to resemble the shipwrecks that line the coast
• Desert-adapted elephant, lion, giraffe and brown hyena in the concession
• Guided quad biking, sandboarding and nature walks along the Atlantic shore
• Cape fur seal colonies and prolific desert and marine birdlife

You Should Know

• Children of all ages are welcome
• Two cabins can take extra beds for families travelling with children
• Families with children aged nine and under must book a private vehicle
• Disabled access is limited, please enquire before booking
• Wildlife sightings are rare by safari standards, the appeal is landscape and solitude
• Desert temperatures swing quickly, pack warm layers year-round

The Details

Location

Shipwreck Lodge sits in the Skeleton Coast Central Concession Area, inside Namibia's Skeleton Coast National Park, the least visited of all the country's parks. The park runs for roughly 310 miles along the Atlantic, a coastline littered with shipwrecks, whale bones and wind-sculpted dunes.

The lodge is a joint venture between Natural Selection, Namibian operators Trip Travel and Journeys Namibia, and the communities bordering the park. Proceeds support the conservation of desert-adapted brown hyena and lion, alongside black rhino relocation in the Kunene region and giraffe research in the north-west.

Accommodation

Ten cabins are strung along a sand dune facing the Atlantic, each built to resemble the shipwrecks that gave the coast its name. Eight are twin or double rooms and two are family cabins that can take extra beds. All are en suite with indoor showers, solar-powered, and warmed in the chilly mornings by a wood-burning stove. Wi-Fi is available, hairdryers on request, and laundry is included.

Dining

At the centre of camp, an innovatively designed lounge and restaurant share a wraparound deck with uninterrupted views across the dunes to the ocean. Meals and beverages are included, served alongside a library and fireplace that make this the gathering point of the lodge.

Activities

Days are spent on nature drives across the dramatic concession, guided walks from the lodge to the seashore, and quad-bike runs over shifting dunes. Sandboarding offers a faster way down the slip faces. Wildlife sightings centre on desert-adapted elephant digging for water, occasional lion and brown hyena, Cape fur seal colonies and a long list of specialist birds including Rüppell's korhaan, Benguela long-billed lark and tractrac chat.

Price Includes

• Accommodation
• All meals and beverages
• Wi-Fi
• Guest laundry
• Daily activities
• Airstrip transfers
• Guiding
• Park entry fees
• VAT