Lake Arco / Rock arches | Tourist Attraction

April 13th, 2024 by Landy-Peter

he charged 2000 per person for us, still definitely worth it

March 24th, 2024 by Simbafrica.318

Really beautiful place ! The lake was full of water for us, surrounded by white cliff.
We have been guided by the chef to the arches (you have no choice, but it helps the village to buy food). We paid 3000 for two people and for flying our drone.

October 25th, 2023 by gerdjutta1987

Stunning area, beautiful view, very friendly locals. All as written, but no one ask for entry fee.

August 24th, 2023 by cheekymonkeys_overafrica

Really worth the visit indeed! Even the very short walk through the village is so pleasant.
The double arche itself is beautiful and the views around on the dry lake on one side and on the fields of the village on the other are stunning.
It is just kind of a pity the local guide doesnt speak anything but Portuguese.
Practice your portuguese before coming here and make this visit really special. Or take the benefit of this experience to improve it!
We paid to the soba KZ3,000 for 2 adults and 3 kids (2, 5,8 yo) when he initialement asked for KZ5,000.

July 8th, 2023 by travelburners

Worth the visit if you are in the area :)
Saturday morning, the Soba was here. We paid 1000 pp. Free to walk all around the arcos

May 31st, 2023 by The.Land.Groovers

Short walk to the Arch on your right. Beautiful, in and out we spent maybe 30mins. Did not see the Soba so it was free for us, although 1000kw pp seems absolutely fair.

May 10th, 2023 by QESonTour

Still 1000 pp.
Short 15 minutes walk from where you have to park the car, 4km from the main road on an easy track.
We were welcomed by the guide when we parked the car.

The arches are nice but the walk trough the canyon in itself is worth the detour.

April 4th, 2023 by keziagreen

Soba was getting very upset with people driving straight through the village to the arches. We parked and he guided us for a small fee. He was happy but later when other overlanders drove through and bypassed him he went to tell them off. For a small fee (2000kwz) I think it’s best to let him guide you. He’s very friendly but no English.

March 15th, 2023 by LondontoCapeTown

No lake but great arches and view! Worth a stop. No one asked us for any money. To find the arches, continue driving past this pin and they are on the right side. They are also on Maps.Me.

March 9th, 2023 by marc.saperavi

Still the same price. We paid 1000 kz pp to the "soba/chief" how will show you around and lead you to the arches. We think its a fair price and didnt try to negotiate... The lake is dry for the past 5 years but its still a lovely place to visit. The drive itself is worth coming here.

January 21st, 2022 by African Landers

They told us that from 2018 there is no water there. It's a good stop to see the rock formations. There is a guard that ask for some tip to visit the area. You can negotiate also to sleep there.

December 31st, 2019 by ruth.budge

We camped just to the left of the car parking area. Nice spot, good views and plenty of wood around to make a fire. There are some houses nearby but nobody disturbed us. We paid 2,000 per vehicle (6,000 for 4 people) to camp and to visit the e my Arco. Guys were friendly and also sorted us a crate of beer.

September 1st, 2019 by byctour

we paid 3000kz for 2 and the local people accept we do alone
we stay 2hours around the lac
very beautiful

June 3rd, 2019 by fernwehafrica

An amazing drive down to the oasis! The lake wasn’t full but it was very pretty and so many birds. Unfortunately we were not allowed to enter until we’d paid 5000kwz - we were shown around, but after 30 minutes we were told to leave or pay more money to stay longer. We have nothing against the local community benefiting from tourism, it should be like that. The 5000 wasn’t an issue either, but being told we had to pay more or leave was very disappointing! Despite this it’s worth the visit, hopefully your visit is better than ours!

January 25th, 2019 by maxi.brommer

Still 1.000 p.P. but really worth a visit. Path a bit difficult to find. Friendly people.

November 9th, 2018 by hugmin42

Amazing lake and arches. Definitely a must see when in this area. The lake was full of water when we were there. Entrance was 1000 kwanza per person which is more than worth it.

June 10th, 2018 by martoulenn

2 self-proclaimed "arco guardians" stopped us before the gate and directly asked for 2.000 kwanzas. We asked for the entrance tickets, but they woukd denied. Nor is there a sign or official entrance fee evidence. So we took our time to have lunch, and then we discussed again and agreed for 500 kw entrance fee per adult while kids would have free entrance. Once they got the money, they became much more friendly and escorted us up to the impressive arches. Lake was full of water, but signs unauthorise any bath. Worth both the time and the money.

December 6th, 2017 by trankilo83

nice arcs. we enter the true position of the arc. Probably you can camp in front of the arc or even in the nearby village. aeare of anoying residents they want to get money from your stay.

July 16th, 2017 by afrika-drimslar.de

Beautiful Rock Formations. Lake was also dry when we visited. Villagers now have built a Fence with Gate some Meters before the Arches. Some Kids asked for Money although not to serious. We gave them a little bit.

May 28th, 2017 by ourepictrip.com

Some dude extracted our last 420 Kwz and was not happy with this amount. Our friends visited the day before and was not asked for any money!

May 19th, 2017 by dieda-unterwegs.net

you have to walk from here about 5 min to the Arche. The people living in that smal village are realy friendly and peaceful here. Please help that it will stay like it is.
We did not have to pay entrance.

May 24th, 2014 by Norbert's Adventures

A substantial lake in the Namibe desert that sometimes carries water. Take a stroll and don't miss the large rock arch.