Angola

Getting there & away

According to the Angolan tourist ministry, all of the country’s land borders are now open, though savvy travellers should think twice before negotiating the roads and bureaucracy between Angola–Zambia and Angola–DRC. The border with Namibia, on the other hand, is a relative formality. At the time of writing you could enter at either Santa Clara (Angola) from Oshikango (Namibia) or at Calai (Angola) from Rundu (Namibia), visa permitting.

Air

Direct flights from Europe are possible from Paris (Air France), London (British Airways), Brussels (SN Brussels Airlines) and Lisbon (TAP), with prices starting at around US$1800 return.

International flights fly into Aeroporto 4 de Fevereiro in Luanda. There are also twice weekly flights from Windhoek in Namibia into Lubango.

Your best bet for a cheaper deal is with Ethiopian Airlines, which flies to Luanda from Europe via its African hub of Addis Ababa twice weekly. Deals can be scooped for as little as US$800. Try an online booking agent, such as Holiday Genie (www.holidaygenie.com).

From inside Africa you can fly to Luanda from Brazzaville (Congo), Harare (Zimbabwe), Johannesburg (South Africa), Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo) and Windhoek (Namibia). There are also twice-weekly flights from Windhoek to Lubango.

The following international airlines are based in Luanda and fly to/from Angola:

Aeroflot (222-33 04 26; Av 4 de Fevereiro, 114)

Air France (222-33 54 16; Av 4 de Fevereiro, 123)

Air Gabon (222-31 06 14; Largo 4 de Fevereiro, 8)

Air Namibia (222-33 67 26; Rua Assalto Q Moncada, 12) Note that TAAG shares some routes.

Air Portugal (222-33 16 92; Av 4 Fevereiro, 80)

British Airways (222-30 92 70; Av Murtala Mohamed, La Ilha)

Ethiopian Airlines (222-31 06 15; Largo 4 de Fevereiro, 10)

South African Airways (222-39 18 58; Rua Clube Maritimo Africano, 2-4)

TAAG (222-39 25 41; 5th fl, Rua Missão, 123)

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