We left Ongava in the morning hours as we had a) a bit of a journey ahead of us and b) wanted to look around at the Skeletton Coast. The way from there is amazing. Open desert (not hot but dry) and amazing colours everywhere. The wind formed the dunes into brathtaking forms. It is worth to stop every now and then and to take pictures. Be careful when you drive with your 4x4 (mandatory) on the beach. The sand is soft and one need to drive in the 2nd gear full steam ahead spinning like crazy shaking like anything. If not the car will get quickly slower and end up being stuck. That’s what happend to us certainly. The vehicle was burried quite a bit. We used our hands to shovle it out which worked somewhat but then one is still not in motion. Go a bit downwards towards the water and once one is moving a bit, full power! Cape Cross is dreadful only worth stopping for the thousands of sealions. They sink to hell but are funny and the males are continiously fighting their territory.The lodge Cape Cross is sole-less. The food tasteless or if it tastes of anything its terrible. The personal totally unexperienced and try to pretend that they offer first class something. We were booked in for 2 days but left after one. There is not much more to do then checking the sealions out. Swakopmund is much nicer! Don’t stay there as Swakopmund is near by.The Assessment below:Assessment CriteriaSatisfaction in %CommentsPoolnaTent/ Room60clean but like coldRestaurant atmosphere30there is a fireplace but thats really allFood 30Management & Staff 30they just look sorryCamp/ Lodge40build without emotionsOriginality of reserve0its not at all fitting into the environmentDiversity of reserve70in the desert, landscape greatVehiclenaGuide - communicationnaGuide - informationnaGuide - cust. orientationnaWildlife - quantity 80big numbers of sealionsWildlife - diversity20sealions, jackels, hynias (brown)Wildlife - extraordinary occurrencesnaclick here: BACK TO NAMIBA-START-PAGE