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LARAMON TOURS

Catamaran cruises and kayaking, our tours depart daily.

Laramon Tours is one of the best known and supported catamaran charter companies in Walvis Bay. We offer a variety of cruises suitable for all ocean-lovers. Namibia’s marine life is sure to provide unforgettable experiences on whichever cruise you decide to depart. We also offer a memorable kayaking experience at Pelican Point, the best location for anyone wanting to get up-close with the Cape fur seal colonies

We have continuously excelled in impressing our guests from when they set foot on our private pier, to when they bid us farewell. It is our mission to have each guest talking about their Laramon Tours experience for years to come. Laramon Tours has also taken many steps to become more eco-friendly and we continue to make policy changes where we can to achieve this goal.

We invite you to explore our site and discover our catamaran cruise tour options and kayaking tours . Take a closer look at our catamarans , and of course, scroll through our gallery  to see what awaits you.

A UNIQUE CRUISE EXPERIENCE

We can assure you that we have the perfect cruise to suit your time constraints, your budget, and your sense of adventure..

PELICAN POINT KAYAKING

Enjoy a unique encounter with the seal colonies at pelican point. this half day trip is one that all ocean-lovers will enjoy., what are you waiting for, why choose laramon tours, if after all that you’re still wondering why laramon tours . . . here are 10 points as to why you should cruise with us.

• We continue to implement strategies to become as eco-friendly as possible.
• We regularly upgrade our equipment to ensure a safe and luxurious cruise.
• We go above and beyond for our clients.
• We are the only company with a private pier where you can relax before a tour.
• We provide complimentary hot beverages before departure.
• We allow for flexible cruise routes depending on animal sightings.
• We’re the market leader when it comes to ‘special events’ cruises.
• We provide complimentary transfers in Walvis Bay and Swakopmund.
• We do our best in supporting local wherever we can.
• Our unquenchable thirst for excellence will resonate throughout your cruise experience.

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Mola Mola Safaris

Beyond epic.

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Since 1995 Mola Mola has been pioneering & sharing the best experiences on sand & sea. When you are at the Namibian Coast, Mola Mola is where you want to be!

Our tours #epicinaday, mola mola day with beach braai.

Mola Mola Day

An exclusive Mola Mola Experience!

Dolphin cruise, beach landing, Beach Braai (barbeque) and Sandwich Harbour 4x4 experience.

The Mola Mola Day allows you to enjoy all the best experiences in one, epic day! The Atlantic Ocean, the beach at Pelican Point sand Peninsula, amazing lunch occasion and the ancient, magnificent dunes of Sandwich harbour.

Marine Dolphin Cruise with Beach Braai

An exclusive Mola Mola Experience! Dolphin cruise, beach landing and Beach Braai (barbeque).

This is the ‘classic’ Mola Mola cruise with an extra flare for lunch. Accompanied by dolphins, seals, pelicans, whales, fresh oysters, sparkling wine and a beach braai (barbeque) on Pelican Point Peninsula! You will have the time of your life, having reached the splendor of the Namibian Skeleton coast, this five hour activity allows you to experience the amazing riches of our Atlantic Ocean and authentic Namibian cuisine, while enjoying the adventure of a fun and friendly cruise in our fast or planing catamarans.

Kayaking Combo with Beach Braai

Kayak Combo with Beach Braai

Adventure boat cruise, beach landing, kayaking with seals, Beach Braai (barbeque) and Sandwich Harbour 4x4 experience.

Our Kayaking Combo with Beach Braai combines (all) the best of Mola Mola Safaris’ experiences in one epic day! Starting with a transfer from the Walvis Bay Waterfront to Pelican Point Peninsula in one of our fast catamarans, you will be surprised with sea and bird life, where pelicans and seagulls greet you and seals often join you on board.

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Catamaran Dolphin Cruises

Welcome to catamaran dolphin cruises & tours, passion • excellence • purpose, many a guest has rated our morning ultimate marine cruise as the highlight of their visit on the namib coast, and in the whole of namibia for that matter – this is not difficult to believe as we have an absolute passion to take you out on a marine safari to see as many wildlife sightings as possible, and make your experience unforgettable our tours are based in walvis bay and its surroundings, and on the 3-hour and some 2-hour cruises, you may visit the splendid cape fur seal colony of pelican point peninsula., we often make a turn in the open ocean, and at times may visit the longbeach / langstrand area where the desert meets the ocean near walvis bay and swakopmund., our sunset cruises boast some of the most spectacular sunsets in the world the return with marine vessels lighting up together with the town is nothing less than breathtaking., included on each cruise or tour you are treated with beverages and canapes or a snack, which vary depending on which tour you book: there are beverage varieties, sparkling wine paired with fresh namibian oysters, a canape variety including dessert, or even a traditional namibian braai/barbeque onboard the catamaran (please see different cruise types in order to see what is included)..

Walvis Bay is the third-largest town in Namibia, and Namibia’s only deep-sea harbour which is also protected by the Pelican Point sand spit / Peninsula. Walvis Bay is well-known for its high-quality fish, oysters, rock lobsters, etc. The water of the coastal area is very clean. There are many tourist attractions around Walvis Bay, making it a perfect destination for a short fun-filled visit, or an extended stay with much entertainment to offer.

One should not forget to mention the huge salt fields around Walvis Bay. On an area of 3500 hectares, 400,000 tons of high-quality salt are annually produced. We are privileged to have some spectacular and wonderful attractions to visit in Walvis Bay. An excursion on the Sandwich Harbour 4×4 dune tour is also a must: with some of the most contrasting landscapes, you may ever have experienced. Take a look at our combo or half-day tours that will tell you more about this opportunity,

We believe that the ultimate unbeatable attraction in Walvis Bay is a luxury catamaran cruise to view dolphins, seals, whales, sunfish, jackals, pelicans, penguins, flamingos, many various other bird species and other wildlife possibilities. Although no wildlife sightings are guaranteed, our enthusiasm to find as many of them as possible is sure to get you excited to keep your eyes peeled with us as we anticipate maximum sightings every single day.

Our tours exude photographic opportunities for photographers from amateur to professional levels. Apart from the wildlife photography possible, Pelican Point Peninsula with its Light House is just one of many other surroundings making many photographers’ dreams come true.

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With offices in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay, and operating under the new name Catamaran Charters since the merger of Catamaran Charters and Laramon Tours in March 2023, we present 3- to 4-hour sightseeing trips in the calm waters of the Walvis Bay region. The tours include a boat ride to Pelican Point, which is well known for its seal colony and a variety of sea birds.  Each of our 7 catamarans has a special platform to allow seals on board. Sparkling wine, fresh oysters, some snacks and cold beverages as well as mineral water are included in your maritime adventure in the Atlantic ocean offshore the Namib desert. 

Entertainment on the cruise is left to low flying pelicans, sea gulls, cormorants displaying their amazing ability to spot fish and catch them in mid air while in full flight or swoop down and pick it out of your hand without missing a beat. As we glide along, we will be joined by seals and dolphins alongside or surfing in the slipstream of the catamarans motors. Some old friends might join us onboard for their snacks while the dolphins frolic around the catamarans. 

We offer multilingual sailing cruises and tours in English, Afrikaans and German. Please confirm your nationality and preference upon booking.

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We also offer 4-hour pelagic birding excursions as well as 3.5-hour educational dolphin and seal cruises where you can also see Leatherback turtles and Mola (sunfish) or in season whales.

Our 8-hour marine desert adventure is the ultimate combination of viewing our marine life on a leisure sailing cruise on the Atlantic Ocean and exploring our fauna and flora with a ride in the breathtaking Sandwich Harbour Area of the Namib Naukluft Park with its stunning dunes, desert lanscape and animals as well as many photographic opportunities. 

If you are looking for more activity join us at our daily expertly guided morning kayaking in the calm waters at Pelican Point where a Cape Fur Seal colony resides. Closely interact with curious seals, chill on the water or get some exercise by actively kayaking taking in the spectacular coastal scenery. This is the ideal kayaking adventure for the whole family. You can also combine this exciting outdoor activity with our dolphin and seal cruise. 

Alternatively, enjoy a sundowner sailing cruise with us. 

We hoist the sails of our sailing catamarans whenever possible, switch off the engines and let you experience true sailing. You can even help in putting up the sails and rigging the lines. 

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Enjoy the stunning panoramic views with Catamaran Charters and spend time with your favourite people. We can host any type of function on our catamarans. Your logistical specifications will determine how we can tailor the experience to your needs. You decide how long you want to spend on board. Cruising, chilling, dancing, eating, drinking - sounds good doesn't it?

You might also want to explore the diamonds "Sperrgebiet" south of Luderitz and the Tsau //Kaeb National Park with our affiliate company Bogenfels & Diamonds Tours .

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The Catamaran Tour can be combined with the Sandwich Harbour Tour from Sandwich Harbour 4x4 (Full Day Combo).

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$43.5M rebuild of Clearwater Beach Marina gets first approval

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CLEARWATER — The city is preparing to begin a rebuild of the dilapidated Clearwater Beach marina, but it will cost 2½ times more than the estimate cited when design started in 2021.

The price to replace the 165-slip marina has ballooned to $43.5 million, well above the $18 million budget set at the beginning of design three years ago, following increases in construction costs and changes to the project’s scope.

Still, city officials are stressing the need to replace the marina that is central to the beach economy, but is in a state of “catastrophic disrepair,” as city attorney David Margolis put it. Although the marina is a focal point of Clearwater Beach tourism, with fishing charters, dinner cruises and excursions, the infrastructure has not been replaced in 59 years.

“Yes, it’s a lot of money, but it’s an investment we have to make,” Mayor Bruce Rector said.

The council voted unanimously on Thursday to approve the price with the project’s construction manager, Kokolakis Contracting of Tarpon Springs. But the project will require a second vote at the council’s July 15 meeting because it includes an $18 million funding shortfall.

The deficit is being covered with a no-interest loan from the city’s capital projects fund, which finance director Jay Ravins expects could be repaid in 10 to 20 years with revenue from marina operations and any grants that can be secured.

Pinellas County’s Tourist Development Council has budgeted a $10 million grant for the marina, which will go toward loan repayment if the funding is ultimately approved, Ravins said.

The remainder of the rebuild is being covered by $23 million in Penny for Pinellas sales tax revenue, $4.7 million from marina revenue and $750,000 from the general fund.

If the construction costs are approved July 15, work is slated to begin in October, with a completion goal of May 2026.

Along with the steady increase in the cost for materials and construction, the project has been affected by changes to the design. The city added a seawall replacement in 2022 at a cost of $4 million. Also that year, then-marine and aviation director Eric Gandy discovered that the marina had been in a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers federal channel since 1960.

In order to legally rebuild, Gandy worked with members of Congress to get one sentence in a 395-page waterway bill to deauthorize the channel in 2023.

Jeff Walker, Clearwater’s senior project manager, said the marina’s utilities are obsolete and have to be turned off at high tide so cables and wiring don’t come in contact with water. The fixed timber docks are cracked and deteriorating and the seawall is failing, he said.

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In the rebuild, the seawall will be elevated to respond to rising sea levels.

The 58 commercial operators will have fixed docks along the new marina’s perimeter, but the remaining recreational fleet will be moored on three floating aluminum docks to further resiliency efforts, Walker said.

The design also includes the creation of a Marina Walk promenade with shade structures, public art and ticket kiosks, which Walker said will help alleviate pedestrian congestion along Coronado Drive.

These ticket kiosks will replace the booths currently in front of individual boat slips for businesses, as those booths haven’t complied with county code since the 1990s.

Demolition and construction will be done in phases, with recreational boats removed during construction to keep commercial vessels in operation, Walker said.

Chad Haggert, captain of the Double Eagle Deep Sea Fishing charter, said while the rebuild is critical, tenants are worried about having enough parking.

To make room for the promenade, the surface lot will lose 38 parking spaces in the rebuild for a total of 366.

And because the existing parking lot will be used for construction staging, Walker said the city has received permission from the Florida Department of Transportation to use the west end of the Clearwater Memorial Causeway for 200 temporary parking spots.

The project does not currently include a parking garage, but Marine and Aviation Director Michael MacDonald said staff is now conducting a traffic study to pursue one.

“The marina not only is in dire need of reconstruction, which is going to be a good thing, but it’s been in dire need for decades of additional parking,” Haggert told the council.

Tracey McManus is a reporter covering Clearwater and the Church of Scientology. She can be reached at [email protected].

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Marine Desert Adventure

Experience leasure sailing on the south Atlantic ocean in search of the marine Big 5 and a thrilling 4x4 ride through the majestic dunes to the breathtaking Sandwich Harbour. – all in one day!

We set sail between 08h45 and 09h00 (check-in 08h30) every morning from our Jetty at the Walvis Bay Waterfront for a marine educational sailing excursion in the bay area in search of the Marine Big 5:  Whales, Dolphins, Mola, Leatherback turtle and seals.  While serving hot coffee and tea, our initial route takes us past oyster farms as we approach Pelican Point with its landmark lighthouse and 60,000 resident Cape Fur Seals. 

In season (July to November), larger mammals such as the Southern Right Whale and Humpback Whales are often spotted, while other whale species, such as the Gray whale and the Pygmy Right whale have made appearances.  We have an excellent chance of seeing at least one of the more common members of the Marine Big 5 as we are often accosted by Bottlenose, Heaviside and Dusky dolphins who look to satisfy their curiosity.  Sunfish and Leatherback Turtles are occasionally spotted.  Accompanying our four catamarans throughout are a variety of seabirds, such as the Kelp Gull, Hartlaub’s Gull, Pelicans, Skua and Cape Cormorant.              

Our journey from Pelican Point takes us past some of the more interesting ships and oil rigs in the bay as we serve fresh oysters with sparkling wine, savoury snacks and desserts together with light drinks, cooldrinks and water.  We return to the Waterfront at about 12h30, where your Sandwich Harbour 4x4 guide will meet you for your afternoon Sandwich Harbour excursion. 

Our first stop long the way to the Sandwich Harbour Area the Walvis Bay lagoon, one of five RAMSAR sites located in Namibia. The lagoon forms part of the larger Walvis bay wetland area that is home to thousands of migratory birds. We will have the opportunity to observe large number of Greater and Lesser Flamingoes during out brief stop here.

From here our journey takes us to the Walvis Bay salt pans where 50 million tons of seawater is processed to produce 700 000 tons of high-quality salt. These pans form part of the larger Walvis Bay wetland area and measures 4,500 hectares. Moving past the salt processing facility, we pass through the Kuiseb River Delta in the direction of Sandwich Harbour. If the tide is low enough, we’ll approach the lagoon driving along the beach. In the event of the tide being too high, we will approach our destination by means of a route over and through the dunes. This exciting dune ride will bring guests to a lookout point on top of one of the high dunes overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. From here guests will have an unobstructed view of the entire Sandwich Harbour Lagoon. Once a trading port, the Lagoon is currently a protected area and another of Namibia’s five RAMSAR sites.

We have lots of time to stop along the way for photography.   The shapes, colors and textures of the Namib dunescapes make it a most unique and beautiful landscapes that should not be missed by anyone looking for that special holiday photo. Both amateur and professional photographers are welcome and there is ample time to stop and take photographs. This area is one of the most scenic places on earth to photograph, so make sure to bring your camera and favourite wide-angle lens.

We stop along the way to enjoy our world famous oysters, sparkling wine, drinks and cooldrinks. Depending on the weather condition, we do this on top of a high dune overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, on the beach, or amongst the dunes.  The route homeward will take us past the area’s typical fauna and flora, including the endemic !Nara plant.  Animals which have developed ways to adapt to the desert include the black-backed jackal, fog-basking beetle, dancing spider (‘white lady of the Namib’), golden mole, shovel-snouted lizard, palmato gecko, springbok, oryx, brown hyena and ostrich. 

We return to Walvis Bay at 16h30.