Angola

This new third edition of Bradt's Angola remains the only dedicated English-language guide to this increasingly popular southern African nation. Thoroughly updated, it includes full practical and background information, everything you need to know about the capital city, Luanda, plus coverage of the rest of the country in 16 chapters. Also featured are 38 maps, including detailed city maps for all 18 provincial capitals, plus a specific section devoted to the sometimes-tricky process of applying for a visa. Bradt's Angola is written by expert author Oscar Scafidi who lived and worked in Angola for five years, has travelled to all the country's provinces, and who has successfully completed a record-breaking kayak trip along the length of Angola's Kwanza River. Thanks to his knowledge, Bradt's Angola is ideal for everyone from independent surfers and bird-watchers on organised tours to fishing enthusiasts, conservationists, surfers, NGO workers and overlanders, not to mention adventurous travellers simply wanting to discover this intriguing country. Angola continues to change at a rapid pace and offers everything from colonial Portuguese ruins to $100-a-plate sushi bars, landscaped waterfronts to grand public buildings, Portuguese and Brazilian heritage to frontier diamond towns, tropical rainforests to desert, and relaxed coastal resorts on 1,000km of unspoiled beaches. It's also the site of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Mbanza Kongo, once the centre of power for the Kilukeni dynasty, who founded the city almost 100 years before the arrival of the Portuguese. Whether wildlife watcher or surfer, business traveller or pioneering adventurer, Bradt's Angola provides all the information you will need to get the most out of this vast country.

'Another fabulous guide to an intrepid destination by Bradt.'

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Vorwort
. The only dedicated English-language guide . Angola's tourism master plan runs to 2020; visitor numbers are increasing every year . Increased competition means more airlines now fly to the capital, Luanda About Bradt Travel Guides . Founded in 1974, Bradt is now the largest independent guidebook publisher in the UK with over 200 titles in print . WINNER of the Gold award for Best Guidebook Series in the Wanderlust Reader Travel Awards 2018 . Bradt guides are written by authors who really know their destinations. Many are resident there, or have been visiting regularly over a number of years. . Each new Bradt guide is backed by a dedicated press and social media campaign

Autorentext

Oscar Scafidi is originally from the UK and Italy and spent five years living and working in Luanda as a history teacher. Before this he was based in Khartoum, Sudan. In 2016, Oscar and his friend Alfy completed the first ever source-to-sea navigation of Angola’s longest river, the Kwanza, a journey of over 1300km. When not teaching, Oscar also writes travel journalism focusing on difficult destinations, such as Somalia, Afghanistan, Liberia and East Timor. Some of his work can be found on Sean Rorison’s website Polo’s Bastards (www.polosbastards.com). A book and documentary film of his kayaking expedition through Angola can be found at www.kayakthekwanza.com. Oscar is currently based in Antananarivo, Madagascar.   

Zusammenfassung
Angola Travel Guide - Expert travel tips and information on everything from Luanda hotels and restaurants to colonial sites, architecture, art and culture. Also featuring wildlife, birdwatching, national parks, reserves, Pungo Andongo, Tchitundo-Hulo rock paintings, Cabo Ledo, M'banza Congo, Kissama National Park, Soyo and Kalandula Waterfalls.

Inhalt

Introduction

PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION

Chapter 1 Background Information

Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Government and politics, Economy, People, Language, Education, Religion, Culture

Chapter 2 Practical information

When to visit, Highlights, Suggested itineraries, Tour operators, Red tape, Embassies, Getting there and away, Health, Safety and security, What to take, Money, Budgeting, Getting around, Accommodation, Eating and drinking, Public holidays, Shopping, Activities, Photography, Media and communications, Business, Living in Angola, Cultural etiquette, Travelling positively

PART TWO LUANDA PROVINCE

Chapter 3 Luanda

History, Orientation, Getting there and away, Getting around, Local tour operators, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, Entertainment and nightlife, Sports, Shopping, Other practicalities, What to see and do, Around Luanda

PART THREE WESTERN PROVINCES

Chapter 4 Bengo Province

History, Caxito, Ambriz, Barro do Dande, Catete, Sangano Beach, Cabo Ledo, Muxima, Kissama National Park

Chapter 5 Kwanza Norte Province

Getting there and away, N’dalatando, Golungo Alto, Dondo, Kambambe, Massangano, Lucala, Camabatela

Chapter 6 Kwanza Sul Province

History, Getting there and away, Sumbe, Porto Amboim, Binga Waterfalls (Cachoieras de Binga), Conda, Seles, Gabela, Quibala, Calulo, Ebo, Cubal River Gorge, Rio Longa, Suggested itineraries around Kwanza Sul from Luanda

PART FOUR NORTHERN PROVINCES

Chapter 7 Uíge Province

History, Getting there and away, Uíge, Encoje, Béu Forest Reserve, Negage, Bombo Falls

Chapter 8 Zaire Province

Getting there and away, M’banza Congo, Soyo

Chapter 9 Cabinda Province

History, Getting there and away, Cabinda, Buco Mazi, Montanha Sao Luis, Fútila, Cacongo, Malongo, Maiombe Forest Reserve

PART FIVE SOUTHWESTERN PROVINCES

Chapter 10 Benguela Province

History, Getting there and away, Benguela, Around Benguela, Catumbela, Lobito

Chapter 11 Namibe Province

History, Getting there and away, Namibe, Tombua, South from Tombua, Arco, Pediva hot springs, Tchitundo-Hulo prehistoric rock paintings, Iona National Park and Namibe Reserve

Chapter 12 Huíla Province

History, Getting there and away, Lubango, Around Lubango, Bicuar National Park

Chapter 13 Cunene Province

Getting there and away, Ondjiva, Xangongo, Mupa National Park, Ruacana Falls, King Mandume’s memorial

PART SIX SOUTHEASTERN PROVINCES

Chapter 14 Huambo Province

Getting there and away, Huambo, Caála, Livongue, Bailundo, Mount Moco (Morro de Moco)

Chapter 15 Bié Province

Getting there and away, Kuito, Camacupa, Cuemba, Chinguar, Munhango, Tchikala-Tcholohanga, Pedras Candumbo and Pedras do Alemao

Chapter 16 Moxico Province

Getting there and away, Luena, Cameia National Park and Luizavo Forest Reserve

Chapter 17 Cuando Cubango Province

Getting there and away, Menongue, Cuito Cuanavale, Longa, Caiundo and Savate, Missombo, Mpupa Falls, Luengue–Luiana and Mavinga Reserves, Nankova

PART SEVEN EASTERN PROVINCES

Chapter 18 Malanje Province

History, Getting there and away, Malanje, Capanda Dam, Evangelical Church at Quéssua, Kalandula Waterfalls (Cachoeiras de Kalandula), The

Black Rocks at Pungo Andongo, Cangandala National Park

Chapter 19 Lunda Norte and Lunda Sul Provinces

History, Getting there and away, Lunda Norte, Around Lunda Norte province, Lunda Sul

Appendix 1 Language

Appendix 2 Further Information

Index