Sandwich Harbour, located 56km south of Walvis Bay in Dorob National Park, historically served as a commercial fishing and trading port. Some historians suggest that the name may be derived from an English whaler, the Sandwich, whose captain produced the first map of this coastline. Still, others contend that the name may also be a corruption of the German word sandfische, a type of shark often found here. History aside, at present the harbour is a total wilderness devoid of any human settlement.
Dunes up to 100m-high slope into the Atlantic which washes into the picturesque lagoon. Bird-watchers will have a field day and Sandwich Harbour 4x4 facilitate half- and full-day (N$1050) trips down here.
