Reviews: Coast and Sandwich Harbour

"A brilliant trip with Ernest, just us and an Italian couple. I was a little disappointed not to be able to get to Sandwich harbour because of high tides, but we visited the dunes, walked along the coast and then went out on to the lagoon with a fantastic number of birds, particularly flamingoes and terns. A nice lunch also. A really exceptional full day. Ernst took us to places we would never have been able to get to and made everythng perfect with his explanations and his interest in us as well as Namibia." Read more about this whole safari

"We had a great day with Ernst, who was extremely knowledgeable about the area.

The home-cooked lunch was also absolutely delicious!" Read more about this whole safari

"Sadly, my wife had to swap our car, so it was just I who undertook this trip. Eleanor met me and we picked up an experienced guide (Peter) at his home in Walvis Bay. Peter provided the main focus during the day, and he was a really nice person. We drove around the dunes, but Eleanor (who did all the driving) was quite concerned about getting lost (not on that day, with Peter to guide her, but the next day when she was going out again with a group on her own...), and also of not turning the Land Rover over on the inclines.

A picnic lunch was set out while I climbed a dune at Sandwich Harbour, but I'm not a great one for salads which may have upset my hosts. We then drove back, and took several routes as Eleanor discussed with Peter which would be best for the next day. I really didn't mind, but it was a strange experience with the onus on the next trip rather than looking after me." Read more about this whole safari

"excellent" Read more about this whole safari

"excellent trip - informative, interesting and what a picnic!" Read more about this whole safari

"Our guide, Ernst, and our friendly and interesting companions, made this a very special day. Ernst's knowledge and enthusiasm, and the way he managed to accommodate the many diverse interests of our group, were admirable. The whole area is so beautiful ,with a fascinating history from whaling to beef canning, and absolutely amazing birdlife. We had a wonderful long walk, and watched dolphins swimming by as we enjoyed a lovely brunch, and never met another soul." Read more about this whole safari

"Our guide was Ian Walker and we shared the tour with a French family also staying at Lagoon Lodge in Walvis Bay. The tour was great - Ian is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced. We spent a full day looking at everything on the way to, and from and around Sandwich Harbour. We were able to get out of the car for a few walks, and also to look for lizards, snakes etc. It really was one of the best excursions of our trip." Read more about this whole safari

"The day trip to Sandwich Harbour with Turnstone Tours was terrific. We didn't have the owner as guide, instead we had Ernest (Arentz) who helps out - and he was great.

A very well informed and sympathetic character, who was fascinating on the evolution of the spits and bars there over the distant past, and how it is all changing rapidly now, as well as the ecology of it all and the more recent history of the settlement there.

And his driving to squeeze through just before high tide, then up and over the big dune for us to hear the roaring sands surfing down with the engine off: well, it was so impressive that one of us declined the opportunity on the grounds of vertigo." Read more about this whole safari

"First rate guide (Ernst Ritter) with good all-round ecological knowledge and birding skills. Super lunch. Tide and shore erosion prevented us getting all the way to Sandwich Bay but we had a most fulfilling day nonetheless. Will have to go back another day." Read more about this whole safari

"We were fortunate that Bruno was himself available for this trip. 'Having to make do with' him was anything but second rate. The visit was, of course, fascinating as your brochure description has it. This occasion was exceptional, though, because we were only two, able to benefit exclusively from Bruno's extensive knowledge on every topic under the Namibian sky; hugely entertaining on education and culture in Namibia, the profile and activity of the bay, the history of the country, its wild life and its evolution, the genetics of rhinoceros breeding ..... A memorable day." Read more about this whole safari