Diaz Point
Diaz-Spitze
Where Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias erected a stone cross in 1488. Walk across a small wooden bridge to the replica cross for views of seals and the penguin colony on Halifax Island.
Diaz Point lies at the western tip of the Lüderitz peninsula. In 1488, Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias set up a stone cross here during his voyage around the southern tip of Africa. The original has been moved to a museum, and the current cross is a replica. From the parking lot, cross a small wooden bridge up to the high rocks, where you can look out over the wind-whipped Atlantic, seal colonies on nearby reefs and, in the distance, penguins on Halifax Island. A lighthouse and a small café that doubles as a campsite stand on site. The drive from town covers about 25 km of gravel road, and admission is a small fee.
Opening hours
Sunrise to sunset
Nearby sights
- Halifax Island
- Shark Island
- Lüderitz Museum
- Felsenkirche
- Goerke Haus
- Lüderitz Old Town & Railway Station
- Lüderitz Waterfront
- Agate Beach