3rd edition / July 2019 384 PAGES / 27 maps Angola is no destination for
beginners. It has no Starbucks or McDonalds, and there's only one functioning
escalator in the whole country. Only seven years have passed since it emerged
from three decades of armed struggle; the land is littered with 10million
unexploded mines (which, interestingly, the elephants have learnt to detect and
avoid) and there are few tourist facilities. But for the adventurous, this
country offers over 1,000km of unspoilt beaches, excellent fishing and surfing,
tropical forests and magnificent bird life. The first-ever English guidebook to
the country, Bradt's Angola is essential reading for business travellers and
pioneering adventurers alike. ? The first-ever English-language tourist
guidebook to Angola, and the first tourist guide in any language written since
before independence from Portugal in 1975 ?Angola's visitor numbers are soaring
as the government uses its massive oil and diamond wealth to rebuild the
country's shattered infrastructure ?Provides in-depth coverage of the
once-elegant colonial capital, Luanda