Angola – 10 days tour

Itinerary

Day 1 – Luanda

• Arrival in Luanda, airport pick-up by your guide.
• Highlight: Fortaleza de São Miguel (army museum), including the famous North Korean-style propaganda drawings at the entrance.
• Iron Palace, a famous and mysterious building about which many stories are told. Rumour has it that it was designed by Gustav Eiffel.
• Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré, an old colonial church built on 4 de Fevereiro Avenue.
• Mausoleum of the former President Dr António Agostinho Neto
• 1 May Square, one of the most important squares in Luanda.
• Overnight stay in Luanda.

Day 2 – Luanda – Namibe

• Free morning, until departure to the airport.
• Flight to Namibe.
• Highlight: Explore the art deco centre of Namibe. Here you will find many beautiful buildings from times gone by.
• Overnight stay in Namibe.

Day 3 – Namibe – Tchitundo Hulo – Virei

• By 4×4 we drive to Tchitundo Hulo, here you can find old rock paintings.
• See the famous welwitschia plant. This plant is mainly found in the desert.
• Highlight: Visit the village of Virei where the Mucubal tribe lives.
• Walk over to the local market.
• Overnight stay in a tent near the Mucubal.

Day 4 – Virei – Tombwa

• We continue by 4×4 in the direction of the Tombwa region, on the coast.
• Pink sand dunes.
• Arco Oase.
• Red Canyon.
• Overnight stay in a tent.

Day 5 – Tombwa – Namibe

• Visit to the desert ship Vanessa.
• Walk through the coastal town of Tombwa.
• Highlight: Visit to the fishing village of Rocha, where we learn more about the lives of the fishermen in this region.
• Overnight stay in Namibe.

Day 6 – Namibe – Lubango

• Ride to Lubango.
• On the way we see a famous zebra print on a stone.
• We stop at the Serra da Leba Pass. One of the most famous places in the country.
• Visit to the famous Christo Rei statue in Lubango
• Drive to Tundavala Gap, a special viewpoint on the edge of the Serra da Leba slope.
• Overnight stay in Lubango.

Day 7 – Lubango – Cunene

• We are heading south, towards the province of Cunene.
• Highlight: In this region we are trying to find different tribes, such as the Muhimba, Macahone, Vatwa and Mundimba.
• Overnight stay in a house of the Himba tribe.

Day 8 – Cunene – Chibia – Lubango

• Drive to Chibia.
• Highlight: Visit the local market and some villages, here you can meet many regional tribes, including the most famous one: Mumhila.
• Overnight stay in Chibia.

Day 9 – Chibia – Lubango

• Visit to the Huíla Waterfall.
• See one of the oldest churches in the region.
• Local Museum.
• Drive to the airport for the flight to Luanda.
• Overnight stay in Luanda.

Day 10 – Luanda

• End of tour.