Pelican Point Kayaking: Half-Day Guided Tour in Seal Colony
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357 Ratings
Walvis Bay

This excursion allows you to kayak in the presence of a permanent seal colony located at the extremity of the Pelican Point Peninsula, approximately 35 km away from Walvis Bay.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Paaltjies Parking Area - Embark on a tandem kayak adventure at Pelican Point and discover the local seal colony, home to over 60,000 seals. The journey remains on the sheltered side of the peninsula, requiring no prior experience, making it perfect for families. The emphasis is on enjoying the sights and kayaking alongside the seals.
What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Bottled water
  • Breakfast
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • Vegetarian or vegan option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
Location
Jettyshoppe
Atlantic Street
Please meet us at 8h00 in our office above the Jettyshoppe at the Walvis Bay Waterfront. Thank you. NB it takes 45 minutes to reach us from Swakopmund.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Elisabeth
Jan 6, 2026
Kajaking with seals - an exciting ride and amazing adventure! - Row, row, row your kayak, gently down the stream of never ending seals… What an amazing adventure we must say. We’ve gotten to know Pelican Point as if we’d grown up there ourselves - with all the small and interesting notes you need to know to feel like you really know a place. Beautiful weather surrounded our half-day-trip to meet rightly 90.000 seals, or the majority of them. Everything felt right and in time and space - our five year old still talks about the colony, the water, the beach and the exiting ride. Thank you a lot, team of Pelican Point Kayaking
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Nitish_r
Dec 7, 2025
Do not miss this one! - Good and a must do activity in Swakopmund. The guides are helpful and knowledgeable. We had a great time kayaking with the seals at pelican point.
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Coend728
Nov 28, 2025
Beautiful father-son experience - Truly amazing experience. Very friendly staff; CJ was very helpful and knowledgeable. Saw Flamingos, Pelicans, Jackals, a few dolphins, even one whale, and countless seals that you come extremely close too. Absolutely worth it.
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963matteof
Sep 5, 2025
Great experience! - Perfect hike! Great experience! Optimal organization! Highly recommended! They even organized a small breakfast after they finished kayaking!
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Carlo
Jul 18, 2025
Unforgettable halfday - Unforgettable Half-Day Kayaking with Seals! We had a fantastic morning in Walvis Bay. The kayak tour to the seal colony at Pelican Point was an unforgettable experience – hundreds of seals were swimming around us, some even came really close! The tour was well organized, the guides were friendly, helpful, and shared lots of interesting facts. The kayaks felt very stable and safe, even for beginners or kids. One of the highlights of our Namibia trip – highly recommended!
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Climber34693687694
Jun 4, 2025
Full of great!!! - It couldn't have gone any better. Great experience with curious and playful seals. What was just annoying was that a large group of guests was significantly delayed and you had to wait.
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Gioial367
May 29, 2025
Fantastic! - The pelican tour was just fantastic! SJ is an amazing guide and gave us lots of information regarding the animals and location. Would definitely recommend!
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Rebus2008
May 26, 2025
Experience of a lifetime - One of the most amazing experiences of my life. The team at Pelican Point Kayaking are 2nd to none. Our guide SJ regaled us with tales of growing up in Namibia but conveniently stopped along the way to point out interesting places and any wildlife such as the black backed jackal eating on the sand (SJ is worth more money). Once in the water, it was incredible! Hopefully the photos do it justice. All topped of with hot tea/coffee and sandwiches back on the beach. I can thoroughly recommend Pelican Point Kayaking for the experience of a lifetime. I would definitely do this again and again!
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Lisa_p
May 26, 2025
The best way to spend a morning! - Sooooooo manyyyyyyy seals - even if you’ve seen seals or been in the water with them…..not this many! We were on a cruise and the company had good communication, transport and timing. SJ was a wealth of info and v interesting chap himself - ask him questions should you be lucky enough to have him as your driver! The experience was priceless. I’m coming back as a walvis bay Namibian seal if there is reincarnation cause it’s all about playing eating and sleeping :)
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Nancyc1711
Jan 2, 2026
Ech. - Not the best experience. I was a little taken back by all the dead seals that are on the beach along the way. Additionally, our tour guides parked the trucks and set up the tables right by a baby dead seal. Was kind of gross. "Brunch" was a roll with a piece of deli meat. Super disappointing. And still trying to get the stink out of my swim suit because of the water.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).