Namibe (antiga Moçâmedes) é uma província de Angola, dividida em 5 municípios. Tem área de 57 091 km² e sua população aproximada é de 314 000 habitantes. A capital da província é a cidade homônima.,
Os cinco municípios são: Namibe, Bibala, Virei, Camucuio e Tômbua.
At night, in days of
clear skies and with the absence of any artificial light, it may lose
hours watching the night sky and count shooting stars.
The Flamingo Lodge is
situated in a scenic setting, almost prehistoric recreation, where the
bones were used for making pots, here are a decorative function.
The accommodation is
"recessed" part of the cliffs on the beach, near the mouth of the River
This area of coast is the northern extension of the Namib Desert and is
practically devoid of other tourist activity.
The Flamingo Lodge
consists of seven rustic bungalows with comfortable beds, showers and
bathrooms and can accommodate 30 people (although many more may be
housed in tents if necessary). Dinner and drinks are
served in a beach cover. There are 7 bungalows
right on the beach, a place where nothing exists around a radius of
several kilometers.
It is located in the
middle of 70 km of coastline and is almost uninhabited, is diversified
with desert landscapes and some areas of special beauty.
Frequented mainly by
anglers in search of "big fish"
The Flamingo Lodge in
southwest Angola, organizes excursions and is equipped with vehicles
It is approximately 150
km south of the city of Namibe, on the road connecting this town to the
Iona National Park, Foz do Cunene and Border Calueque on the border with
Namibia.
The OMAUHA is a small
lodge with about 5.000h, fully fenced and whose purpose beyond beyond
tourism is to create wildlife species which once inhabited this region.
Situated in a region of
sub-features with beautiful desert landscapes of plains between enormous
granite, which gave name to this lodge OMAUHA, which means stone in
regional dialect.
In addition to support
tourism, the lodge organizes various activities in Namibe, such as:
- Visits to the Namib
Desert
- Contact with the tribe
Mucubal
- Visit the cave
paintings of about 20,000 years
- Visit the world's
largest Welwitchia mirabilis
- Visit the oasis and hot
springs where you can swim
Photographic Safaris in
Iona National Park with various destinations, such as:
- Tours to the river and
Foz do Cunene
- Tours along the coast
- Tours in the dunes
- Visits to buildings of
archaeological interest of unknown origin
- Contact with the Himba
tribe
It is still possible to
organize fishing and hunting underwater. It should make a
reservation a week in advance, at least.