Old Pelican Point shipwreck near Walvis Bay, Namibia, southern Africa

An old shipwreck near Walvis Bat Pelican Point Lodge and Lighthouse, Namibia, southern Africa.

Explore up to the Cape Fur Seal colony at Pelican Point
Pelican Point is home to a great array of wildlife, including a Cape Fur Seal colony. This tour to Pelican Point is ideal for nature lovers and photographers looking for some subject material. You will see the Lighthouse and other structures erected by the settlers of Walvis Bay, and learn a little about their history. As you can see from the photos on this page, the wildlife around Pelican Point is pretty photogenic.

The sand spit

The sand spit that forms the protective barrier of Walvis Bay harbor is changing constantly. On some days with very high tides it is covered in water, making for an adventurous journey to Pelican Point. Other times it is bone dry, and you can see the salt roads that forms naturally on the flats on the way to Pelican Point.

The shape of the coastline here is constantly changing with the ocean eating away at some places, and depositing the sand in others. At Donkey Bay, or “Skeleton Bay” as it is known in the international surfer community, the erosion was once so bad that it was once thought that the area around the lighthouse was turning into an island. The remnants of a service road to try and stop this is still visible up to where it was washed away.

When the lighthouse was constructed at Pelican Point in the early 1900’s, it was built at the tip of the sand spit. The spit is still growing even today, and every few years a radar reflector was added to warn vessels approaching in the fog where the spit had grown to. The tip of the sand spit is where the bulk of the Cape Fur Seal colony is hanging out.

Shipwreck – Norwegian whaler

This little shipwreck near to the Lighthouse of Pelican Point lays bare a part of the history of Walvis Bay that is quite sad and disturbing. The name of the wreck is unknown, but what is known is that it was part of a Norwegian 14 killer whaler fleet employed to hunt the Wales at Walvis Bay to near extinction. It is very sad that in a town with a name that is literally “Whale Bay” it is extremely rare to have a whale sighting. You can still see whale bones dotted around Walvis Bay to this day, and there is no escaping this part of the history of Walvis Bay.

Whales were hunted by small and very maneuverable ships like this one, harpooned and brought to shore. The death of the whales were horrendous and lasted hours. Later large floating factory ships rendered Walvis Bay obsolete.

Due to the worldwide conservation efforts, whale sightings are becoming more common in this area. It is a very slow process due to the slow gestation and reproductive cycle of whales.

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