Your day, step by step
08:30
Off the ship. Take the shuttle or a taxi from the pier rather than walking through the port. Have your passport and visa paperwork as the ship instructs.
09:00
Taxi to the Walvis Bay Lagoon. Walk along the Esplanade to see flamingos and pelicans in the shallows.
10:15
Taxi to Dune 7 (about 15 min). Pay the entry fee at the gate and climb as far as you like; the sand is soft and steep.
11:30
Taxi north along the coast road to Swakopmund (30–40 min).
12:15
Lunch with a sea view, for example at The Tug by the jetty.
13:30
Walk the Swakopmund jetty and the Mole seafront, then visit the Swakopmund Museum below the lighthouse.
15:30
Leave Swakopmund for the port.
- Latest you can leave Walvis Bay town centre16:20
16:30
Back on board, an hour before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Walvis Bay day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Walvis Bay town centrePort shuttle or taxi, about 10 min16:20
- Walvis Bay Lagoon (Esplanade)Taxi, about 10 min16:20
- Dune 7Taxi, about 15 min16:15
- SwakopmundTaxi or private driver, 30–40 min on the coast road15:30
Where people get Walvis Bay wrong
Not sorting out a Namibian visa before the call, since many nationalities have needed one since April 2025.
Built from our Walvis Bay guide, checked against 22 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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This is one port. The Cruise Pass times every port of your cruise.
You just timed Walvis Bay to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
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