Its civil war long over but its legacy still apparent, this Portuguese-speaking country in southwest Africa has a fledgling tourism industry heavy on ecootourism and beaches; capital Luanda, meanwhile, is part hotspot and part dumpy.

 

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Angola´s top 10 beaches

David Stanley This southern African country´s mostly arid coastline runs 994 miles (1,600 kilometers) along the Atlantic Ocean, so that leaves plenty of room for a bevy of beautiful – even stunning – strands. They range widely in amenities, from full service to wild and practically deserted. Here are the top 11 worth noting, running from nearest to farthest from capital Luanda:read post 

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Kissama National Park, a phoenix of Angola

The story of the southwest African country of Angola‘s only remaining nature and wildlife park, along the Atlantic coast just 70 kilometres (42 miles) south of capital Luanda, is an extraordinary one – a story of birth, death, and rebirth that can sirve as an inspiration in these increasingly environmentally fraught times.  The game-hunting reserve originally founded in 1938 under the then colonial administration of Portugal, the 9,960 square km (3,845 sq. mi.) that in 1957 was converted…

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Is Luanda the Monaco of Africa?

In recent years, the capital of Angola – the southern African country which has long left the devastation of its civil war behind and whose annual growth rates of late have rocketed as high as 20 percent – has become this continent’s most thrusting boomtown (some have gone so far as to dub Luanda “the Monaco of Africa“). While much of this is due to petroleum (which despite the drop in world market prices is still the main moneymaker for this country), there’s also a nascent tourism industry is…

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  • UNESCO World Heritage geek here, and I recently noticed that Angola has precisely one UWHS: The town of Mbanza Kongo, up in the far northwest, which was according to UNESCO "the political and spiritual capital of the Kingdom of Kongo, one of the largest constituted states in Southern Africa from the 14th to 19th centuries": https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1511
    Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo
    The town of Mbanza Kongo, located on a plateau at an altitude of 570 m, was the political and spiritual capital of the Kingdom of Kongo, one of the l…
  • Interesting...looks like Angola is finally making more of a push to attract tourists, opening up visa-free travel to more than 90 countries: https://www.africanews.com/2023/10/06/angola-opens-up-puts-in-place...
    Angola opens up, put into place visa-free entry to nationals from over 90 countries | Africanews
    Fourteen African nations are on the list for the visa-free entry. They include Tanzania, Eswatini, Morocco, Lesotho, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Equatorial Gui…
  • Benguela on the Atlantic coast is Angola´s most popular holiday destination, and South Africa´s Mail & Guardian explains why: https://mg.co.za/africa/2021-09-15-welcome-to-benguela-angolas-top-...
    Welcome to Benguela, Angola’s top holiday destination
    Benguela exists in the country’s collective psyche in a way no other city does. It’s a place that’s inspired poets, musicians, writers and artists
  • Angola has 1,025 miles of coastline, and that includes some great beaches; a site called TheTravelHackingLife.com lays out some of the best: https://thetravelhackinglife.com/the-best-beaches-in-angola/
  • While looking into the current tourism scene in Angola, I came across this short but interesting piece on food in Luanda - published in, of all places, the Cyprus English-language site Cyrprus-Mail.com: https://cyprus-mail.com/2022/11/19/whats-eaten-where-luanda/
  • A little over a week ago, this video started racking up massive views on YouTube. Who knew that a city in Africa has become the world's priciest? Yep, it's Luanda. Have a look. https://youtu.be/f66GfsKPTUg
  • A pretty interesting 2021 report from Euronews on some fantastic ecotourism destinations in Angola - including one I did not expect - did you know that the magnificent dunes of the Namib desert reach into southwest Angola from tnieghboring Namibia? https://youtu.be/Lwt8WJdVUKw
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