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Browse 8 travel reviews, 26 travel blogs and 433 travel photos from real travelers to Swakopmund.
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Swakopmund Overview
Swakopmund is often accused of being more German than Germany. I wouldn't know, since I've never been to Germany, but the town is certainly full to the brim with colonial architecture. The coastal town faces the Atlantic Ocean, and cold winds make Swakopmund surprisingly cool compared to the rest of Namibia. For this reason, it is known as the "summer capital" of Namibia.
Swakopmund is a popular tourist destination for South Africans, and is abound with adrenaline activities and historical sites.
It's also interesting to note that Swakop, meaning 'excrement hole'… read more in the Nama language teamed with the German 'mund', means 'estuary of the excrement hole'.
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1 review Namibia at some point was a German colony and this recent history can still be felt very strongly in Swakopmund. Deutsches Haus is the ho…
1 review For two nights we say goodbye to our little camper and move into the Hotel Pension Rapmund in the small town Swakopmund. The hotel is on a g…
1 review The Open Market in Swakopmund, Namibia is where local artisans sell their products. Here, you can find handmade, unique Namibian jewelry, s…
1 review I stayed here last November 2010 whilst touring with a group. It was our first hostel after weeks of camping and it was very nice. The beds …
1 review i arrived at dunes around lunch time xmas day, and made full use of the indoor swimming pool and bar area. The staff here were great, and th…
1 review The Dunes Lodge is a wonderfully designed hostel in central Swakopmund, situated just a few blocks from the beach. The rooms and dorms a…
2 reviews Having read the guide books and always keen to stay in "old" buildings with character I was a little disappointing when I checked into this …
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