Sandwich Harbour Tour: Drive Between Ocean and Ancient Sand Dunes

Experience driving between the crashing ocean and ancient sand dunes of the Namib, and get to the top of the dunes to see endless view of sand and the sea.

Sandwich Harbour is part of Namib Naukluft Park, this place is a magical place where a dune meets within the sea.

This tour is for the most energetic people and with a love of photography.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Walvis Bay - Our vehicles are adorned with our company logo.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Park Permit
  • Snacks
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
Location
Sandwich Dune Tours and Safari
Atlantic Street
Altantic Street, 2nd Building (Boardwalk - Dockside Restaurant), Waterfront, Walvis Bay
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ntando
Apr 29, 2025
Must do activity - The guide was very informative and funny. We learnt a lot and spotted a few animals. The drive on the dunes was a fun brought out an inner child in us.
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John_s
Apr 1, 2025
Great Fun, Good food. - Mossy was the best. Great tour. Pick up from cruise terminal could have been better. Good food. Great company
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W1451pkchristellec
Mar 26, 2025
Are you readyyyyyyyy? - The foot, a superb driver as well as being a great guide. What a change of scenery. Unreal. Not even afraid😅. This is one of the best memories of my stay in Namibia 🥰 don't miss out on that.
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Kwanghee_l
Mar 23, 2025
Great fun. - It was extreme experience and great fun. Our guide, Obie(?), was an one of the best driver and had a knowledge of sand dune. We experience two flat tyres and one rescue another vehicle. But came back safely on time. Highly recommend. 🤣
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Guide48287518117
Mar 12, 2025
A memorable trip - My Sandwich Harbour half day excursion started early morning at Sandwich Dune Tours & Safari office, with warm greetings from Ester at reception and Denis our tour guide. Truly this was one of best experiences of my life. The breath taking landscapes of Namib Desert, the symphony of the ocean waves and the crisp clean morning breeze was just exquisite. Not to mention the excellent and professional service delivery from the tour guide. All in all, a memorable trip, a must.
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K1200abjuliaf
Mar 9, 2025
Perfect half day experience - Amazing experience for my mother who did a last minute booking as a solo traveller and joined a tour. As a non-native English speaker, she was a bit worries at first but the guide Dennis made her feel welcome immediately and she enjoyed the whole trip. Pick up and drop off at the hotel in Swakopmund was very comvenient as well.
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Manoccc
Aug 20, 2024
Sensations guaranteed - Sandwich harbor activity, 4×4 rodeo on Harbor sandwich dunes. Activity we added not foreseen in the original program and which cost us 500 € for 4. Our driver's name is Christian and he's an Afrikaner. We are a convoy of 7 vehicles with plenty of tourists. We make a first stop to see the flamingos. Then the salt marsh basins and that pink water. We then drive on the sand, first on the beach, then on small dunes, then medium and finally large ones. It's like doing the Paris Dakar! Very impressive when the drivers take straight on steep descents! Arriving at the Sandwich Harbor site which is a very high dune falling to the sea, we stop for a photo shoot. On the way back, we stop in a toilet and the drivers set up tables for a picnic in the dunes. Unmissable activity not to be missed. We left at 1pm for a return at 6pm
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Grant
Aug 30, 2025
Sandwich Harbour & Dunes - My friends & I enjoyed this scenic & fun experience. The lunch, with bubbles, was very nice. The drivers are very professional & experienced. The return trip through the dunes is quite thrilling. To note for future people booking the afternoon trip, is that the "lunch" isn't until about 3:30pm. Also check on tide times, because at near high tide, the vehicles can't get all the way along the beach and the tour stops short of Sandwich Harbour. The other important thing to note is the seating arrangement of thier Toyota Fortunars. They carry up to 7 passengers. The primo seat is up front, next to the driver. Obviously, you have way better views & photo opportunities here. The next best are the outside seats in the next row, where you're by a large window that opens. If you're in the back row or middle seat of 2nd row, your experience isn't as good (if I'd been seated here for whole time my rating would have been 2-3). You & your companions need to set up a roster to take turns & swap around at stops.
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Lieve
Sep 1, 2024
Nice experience but they do not live up to what they promise. - The tour was a nice experience. The guide and driver was a nice guy. He did his outermost best to make it a nice experience. Driving to the best viewpoints, gives us enough time to make pictures and looking for wildlife along the way. So why then only an average rating? They promise on their website and by the confirmation of the tours that fresh oysters and champagne is included within the trip. However, they were not offered. After the trip, we went to the office and they told us that there are none. Even when we told them that we saw that others tours offered it to their guests, they told us it is because they had a stock while theirselves were out of stock. That can happen, but then you have to communicate this and also give a refund or reduction on the tour price. The women at the office called the owner to ask if she could do this, but it was refused by the owner. So, after all it was a nice experience but live up to what you promise.
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Markus17111977
Jul 29, 2025
Reckless Driving - Unfortunately, my experience was apparently different, very different from most others, and although I don't like to give bad reviews, I'm making an exception here for the following reason (which in my opinion merits one star): Our driver was driving (I looked at the speedometer) at over 110 km/h on wet sand, which is completely reckless, possibly - but this is speculation on my part - because we were running late (we were supposed to be at the office at 7:40 a.m., but it didn't open until 8:30 a.m.) and had to arrive at Sandwich Harbour in time for low tide. No one in the vehicle felt safe, and in my opinion, he almost caused the vehicle to tip over at one point, or maybe he just wanted to scare us in a dangerous prank. I had to yell at him to slow down shouting there were (our) kids on board and I was serious. Either way, it's not acceptable or professional behavior. I signed up for a Namib desert tour and not Paris-Dakar. The other driver, who drove as fast as our driver, only wore flip-flop sandals while driving, again not something that inspires confidence. Just to add (pre-empting comments that I might be too timid): As an avid downhill mountain biker and freeride skier, with the accidents and injuries to match, I'm not easily scared especially not by speed. In addition, but for this I would not have bothered to write a review, 15 years ago, my wife and I took a similar tour (without children at the time) from Swakopmund to Sandwich Harbour, where we had a professional wildlife guide who told us a lot about the wildlife in the Namib and showed and described various animals and plants to us. There was nothing comparable here. There were hardly any explanations, just more or less standard phrases.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).