Namibia condemns tourists posing naked in dune safari

The authorities successful Namibia person condemned tourists who posed bare successful 1 of the country's apical attractions - the Big Daddy dune successful the Namib desert.

Visitors told a section paper they were shocked by the behaviour and called for enactment against the tourists.

The unnamed foreigners mightiness beryllium blacklisted from entering immoderate of Namibia's parks, a spokesperson from the tourism ministry told section media.

Photos and a video person been wide shared, sparking crisp reactions.

Kenneth Nependa, vice-chairperson of the Federation of Namibian Tourism Association, told the Namibian Sun quality website that the behaviour risked attracting tourists "who deliberation thing goes successful Namibia".

"It is precise sickening and it truly [creates] a atrocious representation for Namibia," Mr Nependa said, adding that the Big Daddy dune was not conscionable a relaxing spot for tourists but for families too.

It is not wide who took the photos and the video of the 3 antheral tourists, who are seen stark bare successful the sandy dune, adjacent to their clothes.

The authorities did not instantly respond to BBC enquiries astir the individuality of the tourists.

Romeo Muyunda, spokesperson for the ministry of environment, forestry and tourism, termed the behaviour "extremely shocking" successful a connection cited by section media.

He said it was nationalist indecency punishable by Namibian law.

"We entreaty to that conception of tourists to summon the conscience truthful that they bash the close things," Mr Muyunda added.

The tourists had near the state by the clip authorities received the reports, helium said.

He appealed to Namibians to study violations of parkland regulations instantly for swift action.

But immoderate societal media users said determination was "nothing incorrect with sunbathing".

"Why are they successful trouble? They bothered nary one," an X idiosyncratic posted.

The Big Daddy dune is 1 of the 3 largest dunes successful Namibia's tremendous Namib-Naukluft National Park, 1 of the largest successful the world.

The dunes are fashionable with tourists who hike to the apical to person a stunning presumption crossed the crests.

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