Namibia There's beauty in dilapidation.
'Perhaps the most bizarre remnant of German presence is Kolmanskop, a ghost town near Lüderitz. They started building it in 1908 when the first diamonds were found there. It’s a region sometimes refer-red to as the Siberia of Africa: inhospitable, sandy, windy, arid'
From: Gee C.M. Hurkmans. 'Travels with Thimba'. iBooks. https://itun.es/nl/FZQsab.l
From: Gee C.M. Hurkmans. 'Travels with Thimba'. iBooks. https://itun.es/nl/FZQsab.l
Photography Tips
You can buy a so called "photography" ticket, which gives you more time to walk around than the guided tours.
Travel Information
It's a 10 minutes drive from the coastal town of Lüderitz.
Crowd Factor
A decent amount of people
Best Timing
Sunset
Sunrise & Sunset
07:02 - 19:08
| current local time: 17:10
Photo Themes
desert
urban structures
Locations
Kolmanskop
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