Golden dunes approximately 30km long line the coastal road that leads to the enclave of Walvis Bay.

Barthomeu Dias first encountered this natural harbour in 1487 and over subsequent centuries control passed
from one European power to another. Today this thriving fishing centre is the main entry port for Namibia.

The town, with its beautiful coastline, moderate climate and abundance of natural bird life, offers holiday resorts and a thriving business centre.

The bay is seperated from the Atlantic by a hook of sand, guarded at its northern tip by the Pelican Point Lignthouse. the deep water of the bay grows shallow towards the southern end and forming a lagoon