Atlantic desert landscape south of Luderitz
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Lüderitz and Kolmanskop experience

Drive to Bogenfels and Pomona

Enter the restricted Sperrgebiet on a controlled excursion to an abandoned diamond settlement and a 55-metre rock arch over the Atlantic.

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The experience

Cross controlled diamond country to the Atlantic arch

South of Lüderitz, Tsau //Khaeb protects a century of restricted diamond land, including Pomona's ruins and the immense Bogenfels limestone arch.

The full-day concession journey is as important as the endpoints: mining relics, untouched desert and Atlantic fog appear inside terrain closed to independent vehicles.

Journeys

Journeys into Lüderitz and the Sperrgebiet

Experience FAQ

Drive to Bogenfels and Pomona

Q01Can we drive to Bogenfels ourselves?

No. Access is controlled through the authorized concession and requires advance arrangements.

Q02What can prevent the tour?

Permit requirements, minimum numbers, weather, vehicle conditions or concession operations can change the date; the journey needs a fallback day around Lüderitz.

Plan with Alex

Plan the Sperrgebiet day

Cross Deadvlei at dawn, follow desert wildlife tracks near Swakopmund and wait beside an Etosha waterhole as elephants emerge through the dust.

We will begin with your dates, your pace and the image that brought Namibia into your mind. From there, I will draw the journey that belongs to you.

Portrait of Alex

I want Namibia's defining moments at their best: Deadvlei before the heat, the living desert while tracks are still sharp, Etosha as elephants approach the water. Around them, we make time for the guides, makers and conservationists who turn a beautiful road into a journey you understand.

Alex

Journey designer