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Photo: Luanda — Lars Rohwer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Angola at a glance

Angola is a country in Middle Africa; its capital is Luanda. People mainly speak Portuguese. The currency is the Angolan Kwanza (AOA). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 1 UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Capital
Luanda
Region
Middle Africa
Languages
Portuguese
Currency
Angolan Kwanza (AOA)
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Before you go: official information

Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Angola’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.

Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.

Places to see in Angola

12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

  • M'banza-Kongo

    M'banza-KongoUNESCO

    M'banza Congo

    City · Zaire Province

    Mbanza Kongo is the capital of Angola's northwestern Zaire Province with a population of 221,141 in 2024.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Thomas Astley (Public domain). Map

  • Luanda

    Luanda

    City · Luanda Province

    Luanda is the capital and largest city of Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport, and also the capital of the Luanda Province.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lars Rohwer (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Cabinda

    Cabinda

    City · Cabinda Province

    Cabinda, also known as Chioua, is a city and a municipality in the Cabinda Province, an exclave of Angola. It is the administrative capital of Cabinda. Angolan sovereignty over Cabinda is disputed by the secessionist Republic of Cabinda.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: VOA News (Public domain). Map

  • Huambo

    Huambo

    City · Huambo Province

    Huambo, formerly Nova Lisboa, is the third-most populous city in Angola, after the capital city Luanda and Lubango, with a population of 710,000 (2024) in the city and a population of 836,293 in the municipality of Huambo.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Abanul (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Mount Moco

    Mount Moco

    Monte Morro de Moco

    Mountain · Huambo Province

    Mount Moco, at 2,620 metres (8,600 ft), is the highest mountain in Angola. It is located in Huambo Province in the western part of the country, 70 kilometres (43 mi) west of the city of Huambo. Mount Moco was named one of Angola's "seven wonders" in 2014.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Benjamin Stauch (Wikischaaf ) (CC0). Map

  • Kalandula Falls

    Kalandula Falls

    Quedas de Calandula

    Waterfall · Malanje Province

    Kalandula Falls or Calandula Falls are waterfalls in the municipality of Calandula, Malanje Province, Angola. On the Lucala River, the falls are 105 meters high and 400 meters wide. They are one of the largest waterfalls by volume in Africa. The distance from Luanda is 360 km (220 mi).

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Zorglub (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Epupa Falls

    Epupa Falls

    Quedas do Monte Negro

    Waterfall · Namibe Province

    Epupa Falls is a series of large waterfalls formed by the Cunene River on the border of Angola and Namibia, in the Kaokoland area of the Kunene Region.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Hans Hillewaert (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Quiçama National Park

    Quiçama National Park

    Parque Nacional do Quiçama

    Park & nature · Bengo Province

    Quiçama National Park, also known as Kissama National Park, is a national park in northwestern Angola.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: B25es (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Iona National Park

    Iona National Park

    Parque Nacional do Iona

    Park & nature · Huíla Province

    Iona National Park is the largest and oldest national park in Angola. It is situated in the Southwestern corner of the country, in Namibe Province.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alfred Weidinger from Vienna, Austria (CC BY 2.0). Map

  • Ruacana Falls

    Ruacana Falls

    Waterfall · Omusati

    Ruacana Falls is a waterfall located in Ruacana, Omusati on the Kunene River in Northern Namibia. The waterfall is 120 meters (390 ft) high and 700 meters (2,300 ft) wide in full flood. It is among the largest waterfalls in Africa, both by volume and width.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: ImperatoM (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

  • Cangandala National Park

    Cangandala National Park

    Parque Nacional da Cangandala

    Park & nature · Malanje Province

    Cangandala National Park is a national park in Malanje Province, Angola. It is situated between the Cuanza, and two of its tributaries, the Maúndo and Cuije rivers.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Chinsta da Glx Chily (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Bicuari National Park

    Bicuari National Park

    Parque Nacional do Bicuar

    Park & nature · Huíla Province

    Bicuari National Park is a national park in Angola. It is located in the south-west region of the country on the Huíla Plateau, about 120 km (75 mi) southeast of Lubango. The park is an area of sandy hills and shrub thicket character. The climate is tropical semi-arid.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Davi Moura Araújo (Aracaju, Sergipe) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Keep exploring

Also in Middle Africa: Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Congo (DRC) · Congo (Republic) · Equatorial Guinea · Gabon · São Tomé & Príncipe

Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.

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