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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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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.
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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-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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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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