Walvis Bay Tour: Scenic Lagoon and Wildlife

Walvis Bay

Embark on a Walvis Bay catamaran tour, capturing dolphins, seals, and flamingos. Enjoy oysters and wine. Perfect for photographers and nature lovers.

Duration: 4 hours

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Walvis Bay Waterfront - The Catamaran Cruise sets sail at 09:00 from the Waterfront in Walvis Bay and returns around 12:00. Along the way, passengers can enjoy sightings of pelicans, seals, and often dolphins. On a fortunate day, there might be a chance to see the Sunfish (Mola Mola) and even whales during the whaling season. Occasionally,…

What's Included

Licensed Guide
Brunch
Tea and coffee
Carbonated beverages

What's Not Included

Bring along a windbreaker jacket and sun protection clothing
camera

Additional Information

Embark on an awe-inspiring tour of the stunning waters of Walvis Bay. Departing from Namibia’s sole deep-water harbor, this journey offers a captivating mix of traditional and modern vessels, picturesque oyster farms, and a remarkable shipwreck, with the chance to spot flamingos.
This tour is a photographer’s paradise, with the perfect morning light over…

Location

Walvis Bay Waterfront

End of Atlantic Street,

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Linda_b

Nov 18, 2025

Fun time! - Saw amazing seal colony on the dunes. Nice staff with rustic catamaran. Dolphins were swimming right by!

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Lennartdenecke

Apr 12, 2025

Beautiful tour - Had a very nice time on board with the guide and team. A seal and a pelican got on the boat. In addition, we also saw dolphins

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Sabines974

Apr 2, 2025

Top address for excursions. - Everything super organized, small group, great food and drink. Lots of animals seen. Expert guide to the city. Everything clean, blankets available.

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24thandekan

Jan 1, 2025

Must do Activity!! - What a lovely experience!!! The crew on board were so lovely and kept it all so interesting. The food was great. Weather wasn't so good and we were provided with blankets and cups of coffee/ tea. Seeing the sea gulls was the highlight for me. Highly recommend it

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Martin_w

Nov 5, 2025

Pelican, seal & dolphin Cat experience - Joining instructions from the cruise terminal were poor unfortunately. Once this had been sorted, with the help of some locals, we boarded the cat & headed out from the harbour for the trip. Thereafter experienced everything as outlined on the schedule. Pelicans arrived on-board & were up close! Similarly the seals, who were enticed with fish "treats". Why anyone would try to stroke these wild creatures on board after being warned not to, defies logic, but there you go. Saw pods of dolphins, seal colony & witnessed whale flume. Towards end of excursion had food & drink buffet including fresh oysters. Worth noting that there wasn't any shaded area on board this catamaran; this wasn't an issue for us in this instance, but could be a potential concern given different weather conditions. Overall, very enjoyable excursion & if the joining instructions could be amended/clarified then would give 5 star rating.

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Mary_s

Apr 18, 2025

Be careful as we were not... - Be careful as we were not put on the tour providers list and was sent from one operator to another before one recognised the contact person on the booking and we then had to show our booking and add our names to the list

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Claudius_f

Mar 17, 2025

Good experience, not ideal communication/organization for us - Overall a good experience, was nice having seals and pelican on board and guide was friendly and informative. We saw seals and shortly one dolphin which were shy though that day. Finger Food was good with oysters, also nice kat with toilet also there. I need to reduce one star due to not good communication & organization: Pick up was a bit confusing since it was at 08:00 from Swakopmund although it said it starts at 08:00 (clarified via WhatsApp). We then got there shortly before 09:00 and were told that the tour starts at 10:00 and to wait close to the jetty (quite far from the office). However we waited there until 10:40 since some cruise ship guests were missing (what we found out later only). I would not even have bothered too much, however without any information we just stood there for ourselves (and not others guests). Also, the end was at the same time so I presume the 45-60 minutes was just cut from the tour and we likely would have had more time out to e.g. see dolphins.

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Jamesm_w

Nov 10, 2025

Fun Trip til end. - People on the boat were fantastic and very helpful. We really enjoyed the boating experience. The transportation back to ship was disorganized and the ride back, the vehicle lost its brakes and transmission ability which we almost crashed but by the grace of God did not hit another vehicle. Then we sat for almost a half an hour waiting for another vehicle to return us. Left a very sour taste in our mouth after a good boating experience. The other complaint is about the customs and hoops you have to jump through to get into the country of Namibia and pay a fee of $19 a person. Might as well skip that destination on this cruise route from Royal Caribbean. This will be our first let down of Viators which we use all the time. I hope this isn’t things to come.

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Michael_j

Nov 8, 2025

Unfortunately, not well organized. - Unfortunately there was no coffee and tea in the morning. There was little information about the animals and not enough seats in the boat. In case of bad weather, some guests must stand/sit on the deck. The food was accessible to the people in the boat. Those who sit outside could only go badly. There were not enough champagne glasses for all guests.

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From $86

up to 5 guests

1 - Adult