Is Walvisbaai safe? Namibia travel risk
Is Walvisbaai safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Walvisbaai scores 44/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Namibia Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 May 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Walvisbaai scores 44/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Namibia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Walvisbaai: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: crime and scams (61/100) and security (43/100).
A score of 44 is higher than the scores of 57% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Namibia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Walvisbaai belongs to Erongo (Namibia), centered at coordinates 22.9494° S, 14.5069° E. Distance to Windhoek is 267.5 km towards the E.
Erongo
22.9494° S, 14.5069° E
Lowland
UTC
102,704
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Namibia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Namibia travel advice & laws.
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