Tours & Prices
open daily from
8:00-13:00
Join us for an hour of magical history in the heart of the forbidden territory. Either join us for one of our scheduled tours departing from the Main Building (where the Coffee Shop is situated) or obtain a Voice Map recording online and take the tour at your own pace.
Permits can be obtained either online or directly at the Kolmanskuppe entrance gate or at Desert Deli in Lüderitz. (Corner of Bahnhof & Moltke Streets)
We advise that visitors download the VOICEMAP APP via our links below and then make use of the opportunity to receive one of our free VoiceMap vouchers at the entrance gate. Should you wish to learn more about Kolmanskop before your actual visit, you are welcome to purchase our voice tour via the appropriate link below.
open daily from 8:00-13:00
Guided tours take place:
- Mondays to Saturdays at 09:30 & 11:00
- Sundays & Public Holidays at 10:00
- A guided tour takes 45-60 min. and and is offered in English and in German.
Groups can join the normal guided tour, or book a private tour which can be arranged for a different time (min. 6 participants, pre-booking required, click “group bookings” to see options available).
The “day pass” gives you access between 6:00 and 19:00 and is ideal if you want to take pictures at sunrise and sunset
Please note
- Kolmanskop is situated in the diamond area (Sperrgebiet / forbidden territory)
- Entry requires a valid permit. Your ticket is your permit.
- Normal permit allows entry until 13:00. Day passes allows entry from sunrise to sunset (amateur photographers only).
- No entry allowed between sunset and sunrise – no night time photography.
- Entry at own risk
- The Kolmanskop permit only allows you to enter the Kolmanskop area only. No people allowed beyond the boundaries into the mining area. Trespassers will be prosecuted.
- Only Ghost Town Tours guides may conduct guided tours through Kolmanskop.
- No drones allowed.
