Lubango

Introduction

In 1882 people from Madeira settled in Lubango and it became in 1885 a town, until 1975 called Sa de Bandeira. It is at 1750 metres altitude and has a very pleasant climate.

Sights and Activities

• The Igreja Se Catedral has a interesting Art Deco architecture, some other buildings in the center as well.
• Tunda-Vala, a 2,600-metre tall volcanic fissure near Lubango, affording a spectacular view. Easy to get there with your own car (a well signposted turnoff on the Avenida Senhora do Monte, past the Shoprite supermarket and before the Nossa Senhora do Monte complex, you can do this in about 3 hours), but no public transport is going there.

Getting There

By Plane

Daily by TAAG Angola Airlines from Luanda, 3 times per week from Windhoek.

By Train

In the very early morning is a train to Namibe.

By Car

The road to Namibe is good and quite spectacular, to Santa Clara (Namibia border) it is also good, some burned out tanks and other war material on the way, to Benguela about 100 to 130 kilometers before Benguela are quite some potholes.

By Bus

Macon is appearently the biggest and best organised bus company and goes now to most towns in Angola. You can book online, unfortunately only in Portuguese. Ango-Real is another big bus company. Macon and Ango-Real have their own bus terminals, Macon has 2 stations a bit out of town, the Nambambi station for most directions the Chioco station only for Santa Clara. For to go to Namibe Macon hase uncomfortable arrival/departure times, the smaller, cheaper, more frequent but less comfortable buses from the "Parque dos mini Autocarros" at Praca Joao de Alameida might be the better option.

Getting Around

By Car

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By Public Transport

The blue and white minibus "taxies" go for 150 Kwanza allmost everywhere.

By Foot

The town center is small and walkable.

Eat

The Kimbo do Soba, Nossa Senhora do Monte area, has a good restaurant.

Sleep

In the Nossa Senhora do Monte area in the West of the town are some nice hotels like the Kimbo do Soba or Serra de Chela. In the centre the Grand Hotel looks nice but is under renovation, the Chik Chik hotel, Avenida 4 Fevereiro, is good. The hotel Amigo, Avenida Deolinda Rodrigues is a reasonable option. Only some of the expensive hotels are online bookable.

Keep Connected

Phone

See also International Telephone Calls

The country calling code to Angola is 244.
To make an international call from Angola, the code is 00.

Telephone connections, cellular and landline, are heavily overloaded, making communication difficult at times. International lines are, however, often better.

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