Pomona Ghost Town
Pomona
An abandoned mining town inside the diamond restricted area that once produced millions of carats of diamonds, with surviving ruins of a school, bowling alley and diamond factory, visible only on a guided tour.
Pomona lies inside the diamond restricted area, about 60 km south of Lüderitz and 15 km south of Elizabeth Bay. During the diamond boom around 1910, diamonds here were so plentiful that they could be picked up from the ground by hand. Between 1912 and 1914 the mine produced over one million carats, making it the richest diamond mine of its time. Today the town’s remains include a school, doctors’ houses, a bowling alley, a diamond sorting factory, a telegraph station and narrow-gauge railway tracks. It is even more desolate than Kolmanskop. Entry is only possible on a licensed full-day 4x4 tour, which usually combines with Bogenfels. Book in advance and submit your passport details. Taking any stones from the restricted area is strictly prohibited.
Opening hours
With tour group; all day (reservation required)
Nearby sights
- Bogenfels
- Elizabeth Bay Ghost Town
- Kolmanskop
- Lüderitz Peninsula Drive & Grosse Bucht
- Goerke Haus
- Felsenkirche
- Lüderitz Old Town & Railway Station
- Lüderitz Museum