At the newly opened Shipwreck Lodge on Namibia's Skeleton Coast, ... the sand dunes are also covered with whale and seal bones from the 19th century, when the whaling industry was going strong.

Africa's Skeleton Coast in Namibia has become a surprising hub for dark tourism over the last few years. This eerie stretch of coast is full of shipwrecks, whale bones and remains of many other ...

Skeleton Coast in Namibia is beautiful but far from a paradise, ... “The Ovahimba people, utilising whale bones for their huts, contribute to the region's unique cultural landscape.

The “Skeleton” in the name, therefore, conjures the rusting wrecks that dot the coast — estimates number from 500 to 1,000 — along with whale and seal carcasses, the detritus of years-ago ...

Why are there shipwrecks scattered across one of the most desolate deserts on Earth? Welcome to Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, one of the eeriest and most haunting places in the world. Stretching ...