A GROUP of tourists have been banned and set to face a police probe after stripping naked at one of the world's beauty heritage spots.
The nude trio was pictured sunbathing on one of Namibia's top attractions - the Big Daddy sand dune in the Namib desert.
They now face being fined £40 and blacklisted from entering any of the country's parks, a tourism ministry official told local media.
It comes after appalled visitors called for action after running into the naked travellers roaming around the sandy destination.
Vice-Chairman of the Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations Kenneth Nependa warned against drawing tourists who "think anything goes in Namibia".
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He told the Namibian Sun news website: "It is very sickening and it really creates a bad image for Namibia."
Nependa added that the Big Daddy dune is a place for families, not just tourists.
Romeo Muyunda, spokesperson for the ministry of environment, forestry and tourism, condemned the group's "extremely shocking" behaviour.
He said that visitors are generally law-abiding people, but there have been a few exceptions.
According to Muyunda, the ministry is now pleading with people who witness legal infractions or park rules and regulations to report them to the ministry or the police so that appropriate action can be done.
He added: "We condemn this action strongly.
"We can look into the possibility of blacklisting them from entering any of our parks."
In a statement cited by local media, he slammed the "public indecency" act and claimed the tourists violated park rules and regulations.
Muyunda said: "We condemn this type of action as it does not only go against our morals but also violates the country's laws.
"It is a punishable act, according to the country's laws.
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"When this had been brought to our attention, we were shocked at the extent to which people could go."
The unnamed men had reportedly already left Namibia by the time authorities received reports of the naked stunt.
Despite the national backlash, some people on social media asserted that sunbathing was perfectly OK.
One user on X wrote: "Why are they in trouble? They bothered no one."
The Big Daddy dune is one of three largest dunes in Namibia's vast Namib-Naukluft National Park, one of the world's largest.
The dunes are famous with tourists, who trek to the top to take in the beautiful views across the crests.
The National Park is also home to the Namib Sand Sea, one of Unesco's precious Heritage sites.
It is the only coastal desert in the world that includes extensive dune fields influenced by fog.
