Swakopmund - Sophia Dale Base Camp | Established Campground

December 16th, 2023 by politecalico33

Close to swakopmund, camp site is nice the owner is super friendly.
I paid 180N$/p stay one night.

January 24th, 2023 by monika.tschirner

Is very nice Campsite. We stay 4 Nights her. Is near tow Swakopmund . The Owner is very friendly and the Restaurant is very good ❤️

June 6th, 2022 by Africa360

Price is now 170N$ppn. A decade or 2 ago this was probably a nice place, but everything feels a bit dated and overpriced now. Basic ablutions and almost impossible to get the right temperature in the shower (or way too hot, or ice cold). Small camping sites with some trees but not so easy for rooftop tents or bigger rigs. Quite some noise from cars on the main road to Windhoek a bit further. Might be better than the other options in town, but we won’t go there anymore.

January 11th, 2022 by CharlieCos

150 nad pppn. Shared ablutions, clean. Lots of shade, some areas have room for roof top tents to fit under shade. Electricity at sites. WiFi only really works at reception (sites 9/10/11 can get a little) mtc signal okay. Friendly owner and three friendly dogs :)

November 6th, 2021 by patricia_muilenburg

After driving through a foggy, cold and windy Swakobmund, we were so happily surprised this campsite was warm and sunny. Restaurant has good food for a fair price. Owners really friendly. Only minus: It's feels like a city camping cause you don't have a view, but it is green and shady. And it is close to the main road.

October 31st, 2021 by M

fine camp, we are alone although a lot of sites camp empties. ablution block ok. we paid 150 ppn. pleasant location and environnent. a lot of birds...

August 6th, 2021 by Wilde Weite Welt

Nice campground with big sandy sites suitable for big rigs. Restrooms are ok. Weather is much better here than closer to the ocean. Road noise is acceptable. 4G MTC Signal. 140 NAD p.P.

July 5th, 2021 by wrangy_ontour

great campsite just a little outside Swakopmund - very friendly & helpful owners (& dogs), nice shady and anti-fog sites and clean, lighted abolutions. Mostly sunny if the city is foggy and awesome fish dinner served. We stayed two nights during our visit in Swakopmund, and would definitely recommend both the Restaurant and campsite. German speaking as well. Nice cottages available too, although we didn't stay in one. Road is rather close but was not noisy at night. Price still 140 pp, restaurant approx 400 NAD dinner for two (would have been enough for 3-4, very delicious).

May 29th, 2020 by @ala.in.africa

We stayed here as campsites in Swakop were too cold to stay at. Nice camping spot, ablutions rather industrial but very clean. Owner very friendly (so are the 2 dogs on site :). Plenty of shade. Rate still at 140 NAD pppn. Noise from road is quite high in the night.

December 31st, 2019 by tresElefantos

We stayed there for four nights in one of their chalets because the campground was fully booked. Really good location a little bit outside of Swakopmund. Well, the B2 mainroad could become a little bit noisy but in sum Sophia Dale is a very good base if you want not to stay in the town. Also the German owners are very friendly and there restaurant is really good!

December 13th, 2019 by leamanuvoyagent.wordpress.com

price raised at 140 NAD ppn
Le prix est passé à 140 NAD par personne. camping relativement calme mais proche de la route principale et ses camions.

October 13th, 2019 by frederik.qsdf

Very good campground. WiFi at reception and the spots closest to it. Excellent restaurant!

December 26th, 2018 by mypinkbumper.com

Camping is still 130 pppn.

I camped on an extra plot because it was already fully booked.
Nice owners running the camp.

The main road is indeed noisy.
But therefore a good spot to escape from
Chilli & foggy swakop.

Wifi is slow and Access is only close to the reception building. Running from 07.00 to 20.00.

September 10th, 2018 by sofi.dottori

Cool camping with fences of bamboo! Comunal toilet with hot hot hot shower (in all over Namibia is a challenge fibd the right temperature hahaha), site 20 doesn't have electricity and water! Free wifi at reception. You can also buy beers (20N and so on) and wine (from 88N) at the restaurant in case is sunday and all liquors are closed! No windy no foggy! 130pppn! Nice staff!

June 20th, 2018 by mathew.d.joiner

Free wifi from 7am to 8pm. Own table, sitting area and light. Fire spot. Covered areas. $130pppn. A lot of noise from the main road. It was good for a nights stay away from Swakopmund and the high prices there but wouldn’t have wanted to stay any longer. Hot water. Clean facilities. No views or anything spectacular about it.

May 16th, 2018 by bayamakumpika

All good things are said already and there's really nothing bad to say. If Swakop and Walvis is covered with heavy fog the whole day, then it's sunny weather here.

February 18th, 2018 by RundP

Big places for truckcamper also, small shaded sittingplaces, clean ablution, hot shower, dishwashingplace and a good restaurant.

January 6th, 2018 by wildlifemargrit

Nice camp about 11k outside of Swakop. Cooler than other places in the desert which is why we came. The site with the bamboo cover just barely fits our Landy with rooftop. Can access reception WiFi from here. None elsewhere available. Good food at restaurant. $100pppn when you stay a week.

April 26th, 2017 by thepioneeringspirit.com

Clean campsites. Some have water and electricity. Wifi at reception. Toilets and showers clean. Restaurant onsite. Owner is a German butcher and sells game salami and meat cuts vacuum sealed.

Please note that not all water taps are potable. We were at a sight with no water so went to fill our tank near the ablutions, to find out it is salt water. Had to fully empty our tanks and start over. It was not marked that it was different water from the rest of the water offered on the property. Otherwise a very nice stay!

March 18th, 2017 by info

Nice spot, large sites. Prices are now @ ND130 a person/night.

March 9th, 2017 by wanderwheels.wordpress.com

Dusty spots. Very clean. Restaurant quite ok. Very friendly staff and owners. The nearby main road can be a little noisy in the early morning, but still we recharged our own batteries.
Internet very slow.

December 15th, 2016 by andreudoi

better to stay at manni on sophia dale than in cold and foggy swakopmund campsides. very good and cheap restaurant, manni is a german butcher!

May 30th, 2016 by Norbert's Adventures

The owner is a German butcher and stocks quite a variety of meat at fair prices. We went for delicious smoked oryx and game salami.

November 12th, 2015 by 4ever2wherever (Margriet & Jan)

Pitches with screen for wind protection and picnic table on well maintained sandy terrain with trees.

January 1st, 2013 by morgansafari.com

just outside of town, nice camping spots but limited hot water! (N$180)