Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp
Palmwag Concession, Kaokoveld, Namibia
Location
The northern Palmwag Concession
The camp sits in the private northern Palmwag Concession in the Kaokoveld of north-west Namibia, at the confluence of two dry Hoanib River tributaries, bordering Skeleton Coast National Park — one of the country's most remote camps.
Transfer
Fly-in only
Fly-in only, by light aircraft — this is not a self-drive camp; luggage is soft-bag and weight-limited.
Villas
Eight tented suites
Eight solar-powered Meru-style tented suites — seven twin and one family — each with desert views through glass doors, a desk and sitting area, and a private shaded veranda.
Best For
Who it suits
Serious safari-goers, photographers and remote-wilderness adventurers after desert-adapted lion and elephant and a full day on the Skeleton Coast — Wilderness's most remote Namibia camp, fly-in only, with a family tent, and malaria-free.
Board Basis
All-inclusive
All-inclusive — meals, drinks and activities, including the full-day Skeleton Coast excursion — from an open-plan lounge and dining area, with beach lunches on the coast.
About the Resort
Desert-adapted lion, and a day on the coast
Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp is Wilderness's most remote camp in Namibia — eight tented suites in the private northern Palmwag Concession, deep in the Kaokoveld, at the confluence of two dry Hoanib River tributaries, bordering Skeleton Coast National Park. The wildlife is the draw, and it is desert-adapted — not classic Big-Five: this is prime country for the desert-adapted lion — lions that range vast distances and feed on the coast — and for one of Africa's greatest concentrations of desert elephant, alongside brown hyena, giraffe, gemsbok and Hartmann's zebra on twice-daily game drives. The signature day is a full-day Skeleton Coast excursion to Cape fur seal colonies, shipwrecks and dune fields, with a beach lunch. Each solar-powered Meru-style suite has desert views through glass doors, a sitting area and a private veranda, with one family tent. The camp is fly-in only, by light aircraft, and malaria-free, and it suits serious safari-goers and photographers — with the chance of Himba cultural contact and zero-light-pollution skies.
Accommodation
Tented suites
Eight solar-powered Meru-style tented suites — seven twin and one family — each with desert views through glass doors, a desk and sitting area, and a private shaded veranda.
Entry
Tented Suite
Sleeps two. A twin or king solar Meru tent with glass-door desert views and a private deck.
Glass doorsRiverbed outlook
Family
Family Tent
Sleeps three to four. A larger tent for families.
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Food & Drink
Dining
Dining runs to an open-plan lounge, bar and dining area, with beach lunches out on the Skeleton Coast excursion and meals set out in the desert.
Signature
The lounge & dining
An open-plan lounge, bar and dining area.
Coast
Beach lunches
Beach lunches on the Skeleton Coast excursion.
Desert
Desert dining
Dining out in the desert.
Wellbeing
The setting
There is no pool at this remote desert camp — the setting is the draw: the desert-adapted wildlife of the Kaokoveld, the dry Hoanib River ecosystem, and zero-light-pollution skies at night.
Desert wildlife
The desert-adapted wildlife of the Kaokoveld.
The Hoanib River
The dry Hoanib River ecosystem.
Stargazing
Zero-light-pollution stargazing.
Activities & Experiences
Signature Experiences
Desert-adapted wildlife and a full day on the coast. Track desert lion and elephant, drive out to the Skeleton Coast, watch for hyena and zebra, and stargaze far from any light.
Desert-adapted lion
Tracking the desert-adapted lion — Hoanib's prized sighting, lions that range vast distances and feed on the coast.
Desert elephant
Desert elephant, in one of Africa's greatest concentrations.
The Skeleton Coast excursion
A full-day Skeleton Coast excursion — Cape fur seal colonies, shipwrecks, dune fields and a beach lunch.
Brown hyena & zebra
Brown hyena, giraffe, gemsbok and Hartmann's zebra, on twice-daily game drives.
Stargazing
Stargazing, with possible Himba cultural contact.
Getting There
Location & transfers
By air
Fly-in only
Fly-in only, by light aircraft — not self-drive.
In the Kaokoveld
Palmwag Concession
In the northern Palmwag Concession, in the Kaokoveld.
Guest Reviews
What Our Clients Say
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“We’ve stayed here three times now. The house reef has no equal. The stargazing was, genuinely, one of the most moving experiences of my adult life.”
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“I had stayed at Four Seasons, One&Only and Velaa before visiting Hoanib Skeleton Coast Camp. They are all magnificent. But this is different in a way that is hard to articulate.”
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Good to know
Board basis
- All-inclusive — meals, drinks and activities, including the Skeleton Coast excursion.
Made for safari-goers
- A remote camp for serious safari-goers and photographers, with one family tent; malaria-free.
Setting
- In the northern Palmwag Concession in the Kaokoveld, at the confluence of two dry Hoanib River tributaries, bordering Skeleton Coast National Park.
Getting there
- Fly-in only — by light aircraft, not self-drive; luggage is soft-bag and weight-limited.
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