Situated in the National West Coast Recreational area, Henties Bay offers the nature lover an attractive and sensitive natural environment with diversified fauna and flora and many sites of interest.

The Welwitschia mirabilis grow amongst the hills of the Messum Crater.

In 1929 Major Hentie van der Merwe, a motor dealer in Kalkveld, discovered a fresh water spring in an old delta of the Omaruru River while on a rhino hunt expendition in the desert. He fell in love with the place and for years it was his private haven to which he escaped every December.

Henties Bay has since become an increasingly popular proposition for holiday and retirement property investments, due to the relatively affordable property prices and the town’s popularity as a holiday resort. Its peaceful atmosphere and remote setting along the Skeleton Coast is one of its greatest assets.

This wonderland can be explored along various 4x4 routes to destinations such as the Messum Crater, Brandberg-West, the Ugab Menhir, Spitzkoppe, Omaruru River and various mineral mines. Lichen fields occur at Mile 30 south of Henties Bay.

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