10 Things to do Adventurous in Swakopmund That You Shouldn't Miss

The original Living Desert/Little 5 Tour! 08h00 to 13h30 from Swakopmund in our 4x4's: we go into the dune/gravel plains area to track the little creatures - snakes, chameleons, geckoes, lizards, scorpions, insects, etc - and also give info on the desert in general, the area's plants and minerals. Dune drive through to the sea. Scenic and educational.

Ground Rush Adventures / Skydive Swakopmund was founded in 1997 and operates in Swakopmund and surrounding. We work in close harmony with booking agencies, hotels, guest houses and tour operators. We offer Tandem Skydiving as well as courses in Accelerated Freefall and Static Line jumps. Experienced Tandem Masters are always around to attend to the adrenalin seeking tourist. Accelerated Freefall Instructors and Static Line Instructors are always available for coaching or presenting skydiving courses. We are open seven days a week all year round and skydiving happens daily Students and spectators are collected with our courtesy vehicles and brought to the office for paper work, where after they are taken to the Drop Zone which is in the beautiful Namib Desert, adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean for tandem skydiving. After the experience of a lifetime the students are taken back to their accommodation.

Namibia Tours & Safaris (aka NTS): we are a family-owned tour operator based in Swakopmund with 30 years' worth of knowledge and experience creating tailor-made holidays to Southern Africa.

Enjoy the thrill of cycling up and down Namibia's famous dunes on a fat bike. Feel the fresh coastal air, take-in the silence and breathtaking scenery of the oldest desert in the world in the most ecological way. An unforgettable and unique Namibian cycling experience in and around the charming, historic town, Swakopmund. We also offer Historic City Tours, Sandwich Harbor Fat Bike Tours, and bicycle rentals.

Eco-Glding Tours is Namibia’s first guided Segway tour company situated in Swakopmund. We use segways as a means to take guests on a guided tour of Swakopmund. No prior experience needed.

We offer daily sandboarding trips from Swakopmund. Trips depart at 9:30 am and includes transport from your accommodation, equipment, a DVD and a light lunch. We are back in town before 2 pm. Stand up boarding done on snowboards with soft boots and bindings. No experience necessary. 500N$ Lie down boarding zooming head first down the dune reaching speeds of 70kph. 400N$

Brief Description of Ultimate Sandboarding: - Morning (9.30am) and afternoon (2.30pm) sessions - Light lunch/Snacks and drinks included - Pick up/drop off at your accommodation - Stand-up and lie-down boarding offered - No experiences needed - Beautiful view over the sea and the Namib desert - Fun and easy to learn - All ages welcome

Turbine Aircraft, Longer free fall, much quicker up and down, no more long wait to skydive. The best bang for buck skydiving experience. Jumping from the best altitude possible in Namibia, the 12,000 ft skydive is a pulse-racing-free fall of up to 45 seconds!

Eagle Eye Aviation is a Swakopmund, Namibia based aircraft operator that specialises in Scenic Flights accros the Namib Desert to Sossusvlei and along the Skeleton coast of Namibia.