Angola is waking up to its tourism potential with the untouched regions of the Namibe desert, presenting opportunities for both tourists and investors, according to media reports.
The Namibe desert stretches 2,000 kilometres across three countries.
It runs from the Iona National Park in Angola, through Namibia, to South Africa’s Kalahari Desert.
“This was the last lost paradise of Angola, because no one found this place, because there was no road, no access, and my Crocodile Dundee, my father, the Angolan Crocodile Dundee, arrived here, he made a road, and he found this amazing place,” said Andrea Martins who operates an eco-tourism lodge on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean.
He said they had plans to erect more huts as well as luxury campsites for “glamping tourism”
“We want to make a bigger restaurant, a conference room, more rooms and we want to (do) glamping, to have all kinds of people here,” Martins was quoted as saying by Business Angola.
A South African businessman, Martin Bremer, was said to be operating a glamping company, offering tourists a chance to travel deep into the heart of Namibe province.
He said Angola was ideal for investment in tourism.
“It's open, it's becoming much easier to form partnerships,” said Bremer.
“They've changed many of the laws to make it easier for people to invest. There are great companies in Angola.”
Travel and tourism contributed 3.7% to Angola’s GDP in 2018.
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