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Kolmanskop Ghost Town

Posted on 6/4/25

Kolmanskop is located in the Namib Desert, about 10 kilometres inland from the port town of Lüderitz.

Established in 1908 during the diamond rush the town was a thriving diamond mining settlement, but after the diamond deposits were depleted, it was abandoned in the 1930s and 1950s

Since then the buildings have slowly been reclaimed by the sand with the buildings being slowly buried. It’s an eerie place with creaking roofs and floorboards and the feeling of being watched. With snakes and various desert creatures around every corner its a place that has to be visited to appreciate.

These are the images taken over an 12 hour visit to the town taking in both sunrise and sunset.

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