Shipwreck Beach Travel Guide: Top Sights in Angola, Tours & Travel

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Shipwreck Beach- Travel Tips What to See, How to Plan & Tours: Natural Scenery; Angola; 5 Reviews

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Suggested Duration: 2 hours

Located about 25 km north of Luanda on the way to Caxito, Shipwreck Beach offers a striking landscape marked by a series of abandoned ships. This unusual beach, with its wide sandy shore and eerie ship graveyard, dates back to the 1970s when disused vessels from bankrupt companies were towed here. Among the wrecks, the 70-meter oil tanker "Karl Marx" stands out, along with several other ocean liners from the 1960s. Over time, the sea, sun, and tides have weathered these ships, creating a surreal scene that is especially captivating for adventurers and photographers. This hauntingly beautiful destination provides a unique glimpse into a past shaped by both nature and human history.

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Reviews of Shipwreck Beach

Kornélia Küstel

1
Reviewed: 2024-06-13

Not exist anymore
Artur Ciszewski

1
Reviewed: 2024-01-09

I was on this beach in December 2023 and there is nothing left to see. Nothing remains of the shipwrecks. All of them were pulled ashore and the steel was used by the inhabitants of a nearby village or sold for scrap. The beach is full of small rowing boats and the last bits of scrap metal. There is no longer a trace of the ship graveyard :/
Ricardo Ribeiro

5
Reviewed: 2023-11-18

Surreal
English on the Move

5
Reviewed: 2023-06-17

Worth a visit! Stay for sunset and - at least midweek - you'll most likely have the beach and all of the shipwrecks to yourself. Visited May 27, 2022.
João Raposo

4
Reviewed: 2018-01-31

Por ser tão único merece bem, uma visita! A praia é bastante suja, tirando o pequeno resort existente (e não sinalizado da picada) onde se pode usufruir de uma praia limpa e com alguns apoios. Consegue-se fazer uma longa caminhada pela praia para se verem as várias dezenas de navios ali abandonados.