The Benguela region in 5 days
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Faune and flora, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time, Relaxation / Well-being.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne, Hiver.
Petit Futé
Where to stay - Luanda ?
The map of your stay "The Benguela region in 5 days"
Detail of the stay : The Benguela region in 5 days
How to get there - Luanda
First steps in Luanda
Steps: Luanda
Visit of Fortress S. Miguel followed by Cidade Alta and Cidade Baixa. Visit of museums and churches. Walk late afternoon on Marginal from the port of Luanda. Dine in one of the many restaurants in the city centre.
Places of interest : FORTALEZA DE SÃO MIGUEL
Talatona, international district
Steps: Luanda
Visit of the Agostinho Neto Memorial and the Talatona district. Go (or return) by boat from the commercial port of Luanda, and take the other route along the long Rua da Samba to discover all its shops and "house" signs. Depending on the time dedicated to the visit of Luanda, the season (cacimbo or rainy season), your tastes (beach or no beach), integrate on Day 1 or 2 the visit to the Ilha do Cabo during the day or in the evening, or even better, both.
Places of interest : MAUSOLÉU DR. ANTÓNIO AGOSTINHO NETO
Lobito
Its beautiful beaches invite you to bathe and to relax. If you want to discover the heart of Lobito with its avenues and old colonial houses, head to the peninsula of Rastinga.
Catumbela
Take the road to Lobito to reach Catumbela, a former municipality of Lobito. There are many beaches but you will have to take a car or transport to get there according to where you stay. Scuba diving enthusiasts will visit Caota beach.
