{"id":40759,"date":"2024-11-12T16:44:48","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T15:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travander.nl\/?p=40759"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:46:00","slug":"kolmanskop-namibia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travander.nl\/en\/kolmanskop-namibie\/","title":{"rendered":"Kolmanskop in Namibia: discover this ghost town near L\u00fcderitz"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40759\" class=\"elementor elementor-40759\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc68944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"92627\" data-id=\"cc68944\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06d6f58\" data-eae-slider=\"56346\" data-id=\"06d6f58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f94e0f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f94e0f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>On the edge of the Namib Desert, between huge sand dunes, in southern Namibia you will find an abandoned and dilapidated ghost town called Kolmanskop. A bustling place where diamonds were for the taking a century ago. People lived here in luxury but also worked very hard. Yet Kolmanskop was completely abandoned less than a century ago. The once thriving town of Kolmanskop is being absorbed bit by bit by the desert. It is therefore highly recommended to plan a visit to this ghost town during your trip through <a href=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/en\/africa\/namibia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Namibia<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a6a518 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"78195\" data-id=\"7a6a518\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4b579a\" data-eae-slider=\"91236\" data-id=\"b4b579a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d1d0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0d1d0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmannskuppe-Namibie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40724\" alt=\"Kolmannskuppe Namibia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmannskuppe-Namibie.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmannskuppe-Namibie-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ghost town of Kolmanskop<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2eb8791\" data-eae-slider=\"63334\" data-id=\"2eb8791\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbaff8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dbaff8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmanskop-Luderitz-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmanskop-Luderitz-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmanskop-Luderitz-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Houses full of sand in Kolmanskop<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ceea31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"55065\" data-id=\"3ceea31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-82afde7\" data-eae-slider=\"52663\" data-id=\"82afde7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0219477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0219477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The history of Kolmanskop in Namibia<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The small settlement of Kolmanskop is named after Johnny Kolman who was a freight hauler driving back and forth between Aus and L\u00fcderitz. One day in 1905, he got stuck with his wagon in the sand about 10 kilometers from L\u00fcderitz. Because of a sandstorm, he could only be rescued after two days, but unfortunately his oxen had run away. He therefore left his wagon standing on a sand hill (kuppe). This spot was called \"Kolmannskuppe\" in German and used as a landmark through which to navigate.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d2b887 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"60263\" data-id=\"4d2b887\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce287d1\" data-eae-slider=\"41053\" data-id=\"ce287d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2063850 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2063850\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Once a thriving diamond city\u00a0<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story of Kolmanskop as a diamond town only begins in 1908 when Zacharias Lewala, a railroad worker, found a glittering stone in the sand. A diamond! The news spread incredibly fast, and in no time German miners occupied the area. It's hard to imagine years of mining diamonds in this desolate area, but what a successful period it was. In 1912, the area around Kolmanskop accounted for a production of one million carats. This was almost 12% of the world's diamond production at the time. As prosperity grew, more and more houses were built where the miners lived, but that was not all. The living environment here had to be as comfortable as possible, so a theater, bowling alley and casino were also built. And all in an environment consisting only of a vast expanse of sand. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The year 1914 accounted for a whopping 5 million carats, a staggering number of tons of diamonds. But surely the most bizarre fact we find is that back then workers simply lay on their stomachs on the sand and picked diamonds off the ground with tweezers. A diamond in Kolmanskop was the size of a match head. One worker could find an average of about 400 to 500 carats of diamonds a day. At its peak, about 1,300 people lived in Kolmanskop, including 350 Germans. The rest were locals who did most of the hard work and lived just outside of town. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ab4130 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"55802\" data-id=\"4ab4130\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edb3a0d\" data-eae-slider=\"68728\" data-id=\"edb3a0d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a46156a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a46156a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Restaurant-Kolmanskop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40890\" alt=\"Restaurant Kolmanskop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Restaurant-Kolmanskop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Restaurant-Kolmanskop-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The current restaurant<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b474a6\" data-eae-slider=\"46694\" data-id=\"3b474a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc382f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc382f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bowlingbaan-Kolmanskop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40889\" alt=\"Bowling alley Kolmanskop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bowlingbaan-Kolmanskop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bowlingbaan-Kolmanskop-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">The old bowling alley<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d7ec76\" data-eae-slider=\"60871\" data-id=\"3d7ec76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39b9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b39b9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Theater-Kolmanskop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40888\" alt=\"Theater Kolmanskop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Theater-Kolmanskop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Theater-Kolmanskop-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Old gymnastics props<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7133049 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"39747\" data-id=\"7133049\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba02412\" data-eae-slider=\"29730\" data-id=\"ba02412\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d4f73d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d4f73d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>From everything to nothing<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One setback was the outbreak of World War I in 1914, which caused prices for diamonds to fall. But the real setback didn't come until 1927 when diamonds were discovered along the Orange River. The diamonds were the size of golf balls, making them a lot more attractive. Gradually, the area near Kolmanskop depleted and more and more people left Kolmanskop. By 1936, when there were virtually no diamonds left, the town was falling more and more. The last families left Kolmanskop in the 1950s, and gradually swallowed up by sand, Kolmanskop became a veritable ghost town.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a747d1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"61447\" data-id=\"a747d1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-90f987e\" data-eae-slider=\"6681\" data-id=\"90f987e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbd055 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fbd055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Spookstad-Namibie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40874\" alt=\"Ghost town Namibia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Spookstad-Namibie.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Spookstad-Namibie-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Detail photo Kolmanskop<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfdc0c2\" data-eae-slider=\"77264\" data-id=\"bfdc0c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72644d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72644d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Vervallen-panden-Kolmanskop-Namibie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40877\" alt=\"Dilapidated properties Kolmanskop Namibia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Vervallen-panden-Kolmanskop-Namibie.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Vervallen-panden-Kolmanskop-Namibie-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Light in an abandoned house<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b1e80fd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"24319\" data-id=\"b1e80fd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-10fe7c7\" data-eae-slider=\"31975\" data-id=\"10fe7c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714238a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"714238a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A visit to ghost town Kolmanskop<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chance that you might find a glistening stone in the sand makes it quite interesting to visit Kolmanskop, right? Even though this chance is incredibly small. Besides, of course, it is also incredibly cool to walk through the abandoned and dilapidated dwellings of Kolmanskop up to your knees in the sand. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd9e1c4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"85726\" data-id=\"cd9e1c4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b7899d\" data-eae-slider=\"23140\" data-id=\"3b7899d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8be05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef8be05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Where is Kolmanskop located in Namibia?<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will find the ghost town of Kolmanskop about 10 kilometers from L\u00fcderitz. A visit to Kolmanskop is therefore ideal to combine with a stay in this German coastal town. We visited Kolmanskop on our way from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/en\/klein-aus-vista-namibia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aus<\/a><\/strong> to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/en\/what-to-do-luderitz-namibia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">L\u00fcderitz<\/a><\/strong> Since we were driving past it at the time anyway. From Aus it is about a 1-hour drive to Kolmanskop.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-335a9d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"12674\" data-id=\"335a9d9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f8e3bd\" data-eae-slider=\"81707\" data-id=\"0f8e3bd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ad60b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ad60b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmannskuppe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40875\" alt=\"Kolmannskuppe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmannskuppe.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmannskuppe-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Expired details<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5eefc7\" data-eae-slider=\"26924\" data-id=\"c5eefc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7a39d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7a39d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Rondleiding-Kolmanskop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40878\" alt=\"Tour of Kolmanskop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Rondleiding-Kolmanskop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Rondleiding-Kolmanskop-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Meters of sand in the house<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4eec20\" data-eae-slider=\"97487\" data-id=\"b4eec20\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a4d5ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3a4d5ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wat-te-doen-Kolmanskop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40879\" alt=\"What to do Kolmanskop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wat-te-doen-Kolmanskop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wat-te-doen-Kolmanskop-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A dilapidated ceiling<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-484b070 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"43159\" data-id=\"484b070\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fff013\" data-eae-slider=\"2050\" data-id=\"5fff013\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-975bb1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"975bb1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The entrance fee to visit Kolmanskop<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a regular ticket to Kolmanskop, you will pay 180 NAD per person in 2025. In addition, there is a surcharge of 80 NAD per car. You pay both at the entrance to Kolmanskop. This is also where your license plate and name are recorded. You can pay there either in cash or by card.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entrance fee for Kolmanskop includes a guided tour. You can take advantage of this or not. It depends on what you are interested in. We would definitely recommend it as it is a fun way to get more insight into the once bustling life of Kolmanskop. If you prefer to walk around on your own, that's no problem at all.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to visit Kolmanskop at sunrise or sunset, you can also opt for a Photo Permit. This costs 400 NAD per person. The tour is also included in this ticket.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1382b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"12595\" data-id=\"c1382b4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f226c2\" data-eae-slider=\"47280\" data-id=\"2f226c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65dc843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65dc843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmanskop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40882\" alt=\"Kolmanskop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmanskop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmanskop-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A large property in Kolmanskop<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26615f4\" data-eae-slider=\"42872\" data-id=\"26615f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f3507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20f3507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"901\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tips-bezoek-Kolmanskop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40881\" alt=\"Tips visit Kolmanskop\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tips-bezoek-Kolmanskop.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Tips-bezoek-Kolmanskop-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A dilapidated greenhouse<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2301e10\" data-eae-slider=\"88551\" data-id=\"2301e10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4adbbbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4adbbbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"902\" src=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmanskop-Luderitz.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40726\" alt=\"Kolmanskop L\u00fcderitz\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmanskop-Luderitz.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travander.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Kolmanskop-Luderitz-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Another house in Kolmanskop<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd3fc53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"95860\" data-id=\"dd3fc53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6288639\" data-eae-slider=\"57736\" data-id=\"6288639\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6253f0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6253f0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>A tour of Kolmanskop<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays, Kolmanskop is a popular spot among photographers, but also attracts more and more tourists because of the interesting story behind the ghost town. To know as many ins and outs as possible, it is recommended to take the guided tour. From Monday to Saturday, two tours take place in the morning. The first starts at 9:30 am and the second at 11:00 am. On Sundays, only one tour takes place and it starts at 10:00 am. The entire tour lasts about an hour and takes you past several locations such as the theater, the bakery and the bowling alley. 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Some are obvious, but an extra reminder never hurts:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kolmanskop is open from 9 am to 1 pm. So don't arrive in the afternoon, that would be a shame!<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take plenty of water with you. You are in the desert so temperatures here can be quite high.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fancy a coffee or a snack? You can do that at the Kolmanskop Coffee Shop. Here you can pay by cash or card.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring your camera, but don't forget extra batteries, either. Your camera is probably running overtime here.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may enter any premises, but this is at your own risk. Therefore, use your common sense. Almost all buildings are in disrepair. Floors, ceilings, stairs and walls can collapse at any time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wear closed shoes. Rusty nails, barbed wire and wooden splinters can be everywhere.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoy! 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