Angola
Travel Reports
Angola: beautiful people, beautiful landscapes, wild camps
13.12.17 – 9.1.18 Encounters From Virei we wanted to go to Caraculo. The earth track is outlined on all our paper and electronic maps and even signposted on-site with new signposts. Nevertheless, the trail ends [...]
Slide Shows
Landscapes to dream off
In Angola we saw impressive landscapes and met very likeable people. The desert in the southwest towards Namibia was full of shapes the wind has blown into the sandstone and the coast south of Luanda [...]
Video
Impressive mountain roads in Angola
You can also cruise on mountain roads in Angola. The famous Serra da Leba with its many hairpin bends and Tundavala with its cobblestones are shown in this video. Between them the big city Lubango [...]
Even in the lowlands, slopes can be dangerous
The area around Lake Arco is unique. The rock formations are so impressive that we visually could not get enough. Although the village was very far away from our overnight location, we did get some [...]
Along the coast 2/2
In Angola, we really experienced the police as our helper; for tasks we would never have assigned to the police. The path that led us to the place of our turn of the year could [...]
Along the coast 1/2
We drive along the coast, but not always with sea view, often through the jungle. That's how we found Gabela, a lost town. The truck accident a little later was hefty, but apparently without injured [...]
The Midwest 3/3
If the diesel arrives, queuing up with a potential requirement of 1'000l is not really appreciated. The Angolan way of mending our tire holes was very impressive in terms of both efficiency and durability! Some [...]
The Midwest 2/3
Currently in Angola the complete infrastructure is obviously being rebuilt. Since Globi does not drive by train, mainly the roads were interesting for us, of course. In addition to the partially endlessly long construction sites, [...]
The Midwest 1/3
From one beautiful place to the next, we often drive on ordinary roads in Angola. The traffic may need getting used to compared to European conditions, but it is our normal everyday life on the [...]
Itinerary
Infrastructure is being rebuilt
The main roads we were driving were in very poor condition and are being re-built by Chinese construction companies; sometimes over 100km at the same time. The "bypasses" are not prepared and totally destroyed by [...]
Information
Information about Angola
As at January 18 Food In the larger towns there are shopping malls with a range of European goods. In contrast to the surrounding countries, the goods are mostly from Portugal and therefore more [...]
Met on the way
Gloria and Renato from Ticino
17.12.17 in Tundavala, Angola On the road with Nimbus, a MAN TGS 18.360 with a cabin from action mobile Gloria and Renato have been traveling with their Nimbus since 2014. It was always clear [...]
Ruth and Walter from Nidwalden
16.12.17 in Tundavala, Angola Travelling with Suri 2, a Toyota Landcruiser HZJ 79 with a cabin from Alpha-cab Ruth and Walter have been traveling with their Suri 2 since 2009. After selling their bakery [...]
