Tourism studies implementation of radical sports at Tundavala

Lubango - The Culture and Tourism Office in Huila is finalizing a study to implement radical sports support equipment in the Tundavala Slit Zone, on the outskirts of Lubango City, thus responding to one of the main requests for foreign tourists.

The goal is to streamline another of Huila's main tourist destinations, Tundavala's slit, with the implementation of radical sports such as zip lines, wing, paragliding, among others and attracting more visitors to the site. These are modalities that are already being studied by technicians, which in addition to Tundavala, the program is extended to Cristo Rei and Serra da Leba.

He said that the idea is to create a space for the hot air balloon and provide tourists with an appreciation of various parts of the city, which is why there has been a visit of at least six businessmen from Brazil, Portugal, Namibia, South Africa and China who put their technicians to study the area to better serve.

“Investors have been identified. These are preliminary studies and we believe that within this year we will have new developments and be able to enjoy these extreme sports projects”, he stated.
It guaranteed institutional support, which is why it is waiting for the technical side of investors to present the environmental impact and to be able to move forward with the necessary support, in addition to the main Rift, there are others on site, each with its own particularity.

He made it known that in the tourist perimeter of Tundavala, the area for the construction of infrastructures to support the site has not yet been defined, but it is vast and for all investors who want to invest in the site, as long as they meet the Government's interests.
He highlighted that there are already some restaurant services on site and a restaurant will soon open, a national private initiative, to better serve internal and external tourists, they also have a campsite, as well as a waterfall and in the existing conditions to attract investors, he pointed out that there is water nearby, energy that still needs some improvements.

In turn, the director of the Office for Integrated Economic Development of Huíla, Domingos Kalumana, stated that the Tundavala area has tourist potential that needs to be harnessed to attract more national and foreign tourists, many of whom are also investors who can invest their capital to promote the economic sector.
He highlighted that there is a strategic objective of working with the United Arab Emirates embassy, where after a visit in 2024 there was a commitment to greater coordination with Dubai, in order to be able to discuss issues that may be unfeasible and promote investments in the main tourist attractions.

The Tundavala Rift, classified as national heritage, is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Angola.
It is located between 1000 and 1200 meters above sea level, 18 kilometers from the city of Lubango.
It has a perimeter of eight thousand 258 hectares, with a surrounding that displays unique landscape values and varied itineraries.
It has flora and fauna cataloged by the Lubango Science and Technology Center, which contains 43 species of rare and exclusive plants, birds and insects endemic to this place, waterfalls, a natural lagoon, family farmers and small agricultural farmers.
"Atundavala", is an expression in the local language, with the meaning of "The water comes out by itself", and has the final spelling Tundavala. EM/MS