A country · 22 places · 7 regions
Angola, all of it.
22 curated places across 7 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Luanda Province, Huíla Province, Cuando Cubango Province and Malanje Province — read below as chapters, with 3 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Luanda Province · 9 places
Luanda Province
Angola's Atlantic capital pairs a curving bayfront promenade with the 16th-century São Miguel Fortress and the striking mausoleum of Agostinho Neto. The Ilha do Cabo sandspit lines the bay with beach bars and seafood restaurants popular at sunset.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter II · Huíla Province · 4 places
Huíla Province
The Serra da Leba escarpment splits open near Lubango in a sheer volcanic fissure dropping roughly 1,000 meters to the coastal plain below. On clear days the view stretches toward the Atlantic, and the surrounding plateau grasslands invite short hikes along the rim.
✦ May to September, for the clearest escarpment views · $
Chapter III · Cuando Cubango Province · 2 places
Cuando Cubango Province
A vast conservation area in Angola's southeast, part of the Kavango–Zambezi transfrontier region, whose miombo woodland and rivers are slowly recovering elephant and antelope populations. Sandy tracks cross remote wilderness.
via Wikimedia CommonsChapter IV · Malanje Province · 2 places
Malanje Province
One of Africa's largest waterfalls by volume, the Lucala River spills over a 105-meter, 400-meter-wide horseshoe of cliffs wrapped in rainforest mist. Viewpoints above and a rough trail to the base offer very different perspectives on the thundering curtain.
✦ February to April, at the end of the rains when flow peaks · $
Regions of Angola
Every place in Angola
22 places, one country.
Luanda
Luanda Province, Angola
✦ May to October, the dry and cooler cacimbo season · $$$
Kalandula Falls
Malanje Province, Angola
✦ February to April, at the end of the rains when flow peaks · $
Quiçama National Park
Bengo Province, Angola
✦ May to October, during the dry season · $$
Tundavala Gap
Huíla Province, Angola
✦ May to September, for the clearest escarpment views · $
Benguela
Benguela Province, Angola
✦ May to October, during the mild dry season · $$
Fortaleza de São Miguel
Luanda Province, Angola
✦ May to September · $
Cathedral of the Holy Saviour, Luanda
Luanda Province, Angola
✦ May–September · $
Mbanza Kongo, Vestiges of the Capital of the former Kingdom of Kongo
Zaire Province, Angola
✦ June–October · $$
Serra da Leba
Huíla Province, Angola
✦ May to September, when skies are dry and clear
Iona National Park
Namibe Province, Angola
✦ May to September, avoiding the extreme summer heat
Cangandala National Park
Malanje Province, Angola
✦ May to September
Bicuar National Park
Huíla Province, Angola
✦ May to September
National Museum of Slavery
Luanda Province, Angola
✦ May–September · $
Ilha do Cabo
Luanda Province, Angola
✦ May–September · $$
Kinaxixi Square
Luanda Province, Angola
✦ May–September · $
Fortaleza de São Pedro da Barra
Luanda Province, Angola
✦ May–September · $
Palácio de Ferro, Luanda
Luanda Province, Angola
✦ May–September · $
Cristo Rei, Lubango
Huíla Province, Angola
✦ May–September · $
Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Remédios, Luanda
Luanda Province, Angola
$
Luengue-Luiana National Park
Cuando Cubango Province, Angola
Mavinga National Park
Cuando Cubango Province, Angola
Binga Falls
Cuanza Sul, Angola