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kentishgirl Says: The reason to come to Cape Cross is to see the seals - they are amazing and you will get as many great photos as your memory card allows!The smell is vile - but the seals are fabulous.Look not only on the beach, but also in the sea and you are sure to see many of them...
kentishgirl Says: At the time of year we were here (late Nov early Dec), there were a lot of pups.Not all of them were a pretty sight either. As there are so many seals living on this beach, sometimes as our guide told us, the mother will forget who her pup is, not so many of them survive....
kentishgirl Says: Visiting Cape Cross is a must visit in Namibia.When we visited I had never seen seals in the wild before and I was totally amazed and so excited!In fact, even now, living here in New Zealand where there are plenty of seals along the coast, I still have not seen this many all...
Gili_S Says: Where there are baby seals, there will be also the jackals. Those small desert predators are very smart and will be waiting for their chances to snack a young seal.
Gili_S Says: There were also some seagulls but not that much, just a few and they will just try to get the leftovers from the jackals
Gili_S Says: There are many thousands seals in this colony and you do not need to look for them, they are just on the rock or on the sand by the beach.
gonzo747 Says: At Cape Cross there are many sea lions. It's great to see em, but a bit less great to smell em. Prepare yourself for a very intense smell.Also stay behind the small wall. If you step over it some of the animals might attack you because you're getting too close to their kids.
Dodo22 Says: Of course, if you have made the trip out here, you have come to see the seals - just remember to bring some smelly salts or a perfumed handkerchief as you can smell them a mile away. This area is the breeding ground for the Cape fur seals and is literally home to thousands...
Gili_S Says: This Cape Cross Lodge situation just by the seal colony, we did not stay here as we were here in the morning and continued to Damaraland for the night.
Gili_S Says: I am not sure if this is the nightlife spot, it looks closed during the day, I wonder if it is open at night, I did not stay here to check it, so maybe next time ;-)
See Thousands of Frolicing Seals, Hold Your Breath
Waxbag Says: Even though the Skeleton Coast of Namibia brings to mind endless stretches of sand where nothing lives and death is the only certainty for grounded ships and their crew, its cold waters are bursting with marine life. The Artic Benguela Current is plankton rich attracting...
Gili_S Says: Before entering the site there is a station where you pay the small fee as well as you can buy nice souvenirs. Toilet available as well in this spot.Cape Cross
Mickey95 Says: Check out all the fur seals at Cape Cross, you can find thousands of them.
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Check out all the fur seals at Cape Cross, you can find thousands of them.
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Cape Cross if the famous Seal Colony by the west coast where there are many thousands of seals in this colony and you do not need to look for them, they are just on the rock or on the sand by the...
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Cape Cross - Home of the Seals....
Ah, Cape Cross. No the name doesn't make me long to be back there. This was the smelliest beach I ever visited! The Seals are so cute, and it is an incredible sight seeing them all strewn along the...
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The Spectacle Will Amaze, the Stink Will Disgust
Cape Cross is lococated on one of the driest and barron stretches of land in the world, the "Skeleton Coast". This names isn't thrown around for just any reason. It is the grave yard for many ships......
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