It has 500 shipwrecks, lions prowling the beaches and 11 types of shark.
But the sand dunes behind the shore are natural and apart from the shipwrecks Namibia's 1,570 kilometer coastline offers something different for those visiting.
The Skeleton Coast, goes against anything you thought Africa should look like.
Civilisation is almost "non existent" and CNN Travel describes it as the mythical "end of the Earth."
Its reach takes in the German colonial town of Swakopmund and Angolan border, but the travel guide says its coast "uninhabited and thoroughly untamed"
It takes its name from the animal bones and the hundreds of wrecked vessels left there over hundreds of years.
But if wildlife is what you consider Africa to be, you can spot Lions, hyenas and other predators scoping the shore for food from the sea.
Other giants including Elephants are occasionally seen taking to the surf which is home to 11 species of shark.
There are few human beings, but leopards, cheetahs and caracal cats, giraffe, gemsbok (oryx) and springbok can be seen along with neon-pink flamingos and thousand of Cape fur seals.
Surfers enjoy the waves while others enjoy pristine sand dunes where no-one else has beachcombed and yours are the only footsteps in the sand.
Visitors can hop aboard a flight for a spectacular aerial view.
"Flying the coast is insane," says Jan Friede, a longtime ranger at Skeleton Coast National Park and now a bush pilot for African Profile Safaris.
"You don't want to swim out too far," warns one local.
"The current will take you 200 kilometers out."
But this, for surfers, is heaven and will see brave boarders seeking endless summer waves.
Based in Swakopmund, Element Riders offers surfing safaris up the Skeleton Coast plus surfing lessons and even competitions.
Based in Swakopmund, Element Riders offers surfing safaris up the Skeleton Coast plus surfing lessons and even competitions.
"Surfing this high-energy coastline, one of the least crowded on the planet always includes sharing waves with marine mammals," says longboarder Rod Braby, former head of the Namibian Surfing Association.
"Respect the locals (Cape fur seals and dolphins) and you will be accepted in the line ups of the best waves on the Skeleton Coast.
"Marine mammals know the waves far more intimately than us."
Sea Ace Fishing Adventures in Henties Bay offers expeditions along the coast with wrecka huge attraction.
Around 500 ships are scattered from wooden Portuguese galleons steel-hulled vessels.
They are part of the unexpected coastline which most people would not consider they would encounter on the African continent.
The Skeleton Coast is not without threats, including the possible development of an industrial harbor at Angra Fria, commercial overfishing, wildlife poaching, mineral extraction
But given its extreme geography and harsh environmental conditions, Namibia's forbidding shore will likely lie at the "end of the earth" for some time to come.
