SWAKOPMUND IS ONE OF THE FEW NAMIBIA SEASIDE TOWNS WHERE MANY NAMIBIANS (AND VISITORS FROM ELSEWHERE) PREFER TO ESCAPE FROM THE HEAT DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS. SEASIDE ACCOMMODATION ALSO INCLUDES HOLIDAY RESORTS THAT WERE DEVELOPED ALONG THE COAST BETWEEN HENTIES BAY AND WALVIS BAY.
DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO THE OCEAN AND THE COLD BENGUELA CURRENT WITH THE FREQUENT FOGGY DAYS THE TEMPERATURES ARE MILD IN COMPARISON TO OTHER PARTS OF NAMIBIA DESPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE CITY IS RIGHT IN THE NAMIB DESERT. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RANGES BETWEEN 15°C (59°F) TO 25°C (77°F)
SWAKOPMUND ARCHITECTURE SHOWS A STRONG GERMAN INFLUENCE AND SINCE WE DID NOT HAVE MORE TIME TO EXPLORE THE OTHER TOURIST ATTRACTIONS I JUST ENJOYED THE BUILDINGS AS WE SAW THEM FROM THE CAR. NEW AND OLD APPEAR TO MERGE IN A DELIGHTFUL COMBINATION OF STYLES. A LARGE SECTION OF THE INHABITANTS ARE STILL SPEAKING GERMAN
SWAKOPMUND HAS LOTS OF HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND EVEN A CASINO. ANIMALS LIKE SEALS AND SHORE BIRDS ARE THERE TO WATCH - EVEN WHALES - AND THE MAIN HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE OFF SHORE AND DEEP SEA FISHING. THE WATER TEMPERATURES ARE TOO COLD FOR SWIMMING BUT NATURE MAKES UP FOR IT WITH LOTS TO SEE IN THE NAMIB DESERT AS WELL AS HAVING FUN IN THE DUNES WITH QUAD BIKES OR SAND BOARDING OR JUST TO ENJOY THE WONDERFUL SUNSETS AND SCENERY
THE PHOTOS WILL SHOW YOU HOW I OBSERVED SWAKOPMUND...HOPING THAT BY SOME MIRACLE I MAY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY SOME DAY IN THE FUTURE TO VISIT THIS TOWN AGAIN..
THE SLIDE SHOW HAS THE SAME IMAGES TO ALLOW YOU TO JUST SIT BACK AND ENJOY:-)
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