Diamonds In The Sand

After intense preparations, Kate travels through Namibia’s heartland to reach the start at the Kunene River mouth. Setting off, Kate is exposed to the fierce elements and the unknown. The treacherous Skeleton Coast, notorious for wrecking ships and beaching whales, soon takes its toll.

25min

Anxiety builds as Kate enters the vast range of Namibia’s desert-adapted lions. South of Mowe Bay, the first point of human habitation on her journey, Kate summons the courage to push through lion territory in the face of fear. Heart pounding, she keeps her eyes peeled for potential threats.

25min

Reaching Swakopmund, an old German port, Kate visits one of Namibia’s most horrifying slums. Further south, she enters the Namib Sand Sea, a seemingly impenetrable 320 mile barrier of shifting sands and becomes lost. After exploring the Eduard Bohlen shipwreck, unforeseen challenges arise.

25min

Kate battles some of the highest sand dunes on Earth. She explores towns steeped in diamond mining history, before entering the Sperrgebiet forbidden area, locked to outsiders for over a century. Nearing the end of her journey, Kate discovers Namibia’s most mysterious town, Oranjemund.

25min