Angola is fast emerging as one of Africa’s most compelling new safari frontiers, ideal for adventurous, experienced travellers seeking simple wilderness rather than polished tourism.
Angola rewards those comfortable with overland journeys and limited infrastructure, with highlights centred on vast wilderness areas like the Source Lakes region in the Highlands and Cubango Game Reserve.
The wildlife experience here is not about the big five, but rather about visiting remote wilderness areas, where tourism footfall is hardly seen or heard. Other experiences include 4×4 desert-to-coast expeditions, wild camping, guided cultural encounters with local communities, battlefield tours and visiting dramatic natural features such as Kalandula Falls. It best suits independent-minded explorers wanting to visit uncrowded landscapes and authentic wilderness in the company of fascinating guides and naturalists.
Travel logistics in Angola are expensive mainly due to remoteness, limited infrastructure, and the reliance on aviation to access vast interior regions. With few roads and long distances between key locations, travel often depends on helicopters or light aircraft, which carry high operating costs. Low tourist numbers mean there is little economy of scale, so fixed expenses are spread across very few travellers. Expeditions also need to be fully self-sufficient, requiring the transport of all supplies, staff, and equipment over long distances.
Join National Geographic scientists and long-term field explorers in the Source Lakes region of the Angola Highlands, and gain insight into the ongoing conservation work that is protecting this remarkable aquatic environment. These lakes supply the rivers that ultimately end up in the Okavango Delta, Kwando and the Zambezi. Fly along the winding Cuanavale and Cubango rivers to the Cubango Game Reserve for two nights of remote wilderness exploration, before a final brief visit to Cuito Cuanavale and its historic battlefield areas.
This is an exploratory 7-day journey best suited to a private group of well-travelled wilderness-lovers, seeking depth, context and a sense of genuine discovery. A guide price for a 7 day expedition in Angola is £16,500 with a minimum group size of 4 people.
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