Namibia: Dune 7 in the Dorob National Park temporarily closed for renovations! [update]

update (19 January 2023): Dune 7 reopened to the public on 24 December 2022!

The Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has announced that Dune 7 in the Dorob National Park in Namibia's Erongo Region is temporarily closed until 15 December 2022. According to the Ministry the closure of the recreational area is to allow for upgrade and renovation of ablution facilities and other tourism infrastructure of the area. The closure will also allow the Ministry to clean up the area ahead of the expected influx of people to the coastal areas of the country during the festive season 2022/23.
Dune 7 is the highest dune in Namibia with a height of over 380 meters. The dune is located in the Dorob National Park, which forms the link between the Skeleton Coast National Park in the north and the Namib Naukluft Park in the south along the Namibian Atlantic coast.

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Namibia introduces entry fees for Dune 7 in the Dorob National Park!

The Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has announced that it is currently upgrading recreational facilites and the infrastructure at Dune 7 in the Dorob National Park in Namibia's Erongo Region. The exisiting ablution facilities and braai facilites are getting renovated, while two new ablution facilities and five new braai facilites are getting contructed. A cable fence around the recreational area is getting erected and an entrance gate and reception office is getting constructed. The upgrade of the facilites and infrastructure at Dune 7 will enable the Ministry to implement and charge park entry fees (as approved and gazetted in 2021). The envisaged entrance fee will assist in ensuring that the standards of the facilities at Dune 7 is maintained. In accordance with the approved park entry fees, the fee structure will be as follows from 01 December 2022:

• No charge for Namibians under the age of 16 years
• No charge for children under the age of 8 years for all nationals
• Namibias over the age of 16 years will be charged N$50
• Visitors from SADC countries over the age of 8 years and not exceeding 16 years will be charged N$50
• Visitors from other countries over the age of 8 years and not exceeding 16 years will be charged N$100
• Visitors from SADC countries over the age of 16 years will be charged N$100
• Visitores from other countries over the age of 16 years will be charged N$150

In a long term, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism will offer the recreational area at Dune 7 as a tourism concession in accordance with the Tourism Development Plan for Dorob National Park.

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Dune 7 is the highest dune in Namibia with a height of over 380 meters. The dune is located in the Dorob National Park, which forms the link between the Skeleton Coast National Park in the north and the Namib Naukluft Park in the south along the Namibian Atlantic coast.

Namibia: NWR has upgraded the camping facilities at Mile 108!

Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), the state-owned enterprise mandated to run the tourism facilities within the protected areas of Namibia, has announced that it has done significant upgrades to its camping sites at Mile 108. The camping site now has new ablution facilities and the first sixteen camping sites have access to seperate bathroom facilities such as a toilet, shower, storage space and hot water. The newly constructed self-contained camp sites at Mile 108 cost N$ 400 per site per day for four people staying less than ten days. Campers staying more than ten days must pay N$ 300 per site per day. The ordinary camp sites at Mile 108 have been reduced to N$ 240 per campsite per day for four people. Mile 108, which is is located on Namibia's coastline in the Dorob National Park, will be open throughout the year from January 2020. 

Namibia: Jakkalsputz, Mile 72 & Mile 108 to reopen in December 2017!

Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has informed the public that the Jakkalsputz camp site, the Mile 72 camp site as well as the Mile 108 camp site are now managed by them, are currently undergoing renovations and will start welcoming guests again from 01 December 2017. All three camp sites are located on Namibia's coastline in the Dorob National Park. While Mile 72 and Mile 108 will only be open during major holidays in Namibia, Jakkalsputz will be open throughout the year. 

Namibia protects its entire coastline as one National Park

With the declaration of the Dorob National Park on 01 Dec 2010, Namibia became the first continental country to have its entire coastline (with the exception of town lands) protected as a conservation area. The Namib-Skeleton Coast National Park stretches from the mouth of the Kunene River in the north to the mouth of the Orange River in the south, along the total length of the Namibian coastline of 1570 km. The National Park is the 8th largest protected area in the world, the 6th largest terrestrial protected area, and the largest park in Africa, covering an area of 107,540 km².
The park comprises four main terrestrial management areas:

• Sperrgebiet National Park
• Namib-Naukluft Park
• Skeleton Coast Park
• Dorob National Park

The name Dorob National Park derives from the word "Doro-!Hub", meaning "Dry Land". According to oral history this was the name the area between Lüderitz and Walvis Bay and up to the Kunene River during the 16th century.


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INFO - the areas around & to the north of Swakopmund now require permits to visit. If you intend to stop and explore the environment along the C34 coastal road, a permit is required. These are inexpensive and can be obtained easily in the coastal towns. If you intend just to drive the C34 without stopping, no permit is required.