Colourful deserts and dizzying cliffs in southern Angola. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival in Lubango; Fenda da Tundavala; On to the Namibe Desert; Desert and Welwitschia mirabilis.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Arrival in Lubango
14:00 — Arrival in Lubango
Transfer to the hotel — Aéroport de Lubango → Lubango
15:30 — Hotel check-in — Lubango
17:00 — Cristo Rei statue, view over the city — Lubango
19:30 — Dinner — Lubango
Day 2 — Fenda da Tundavala
Drive to the escarpment — Lubango → Fenda da Tundavala
09:30 — Tundavala Gap — a 1,000m sheer drop to the plain — Fenda da Tundavala
13:00 — Picnic lunch facing the void — Fenda da Tundavala
Back to Lubango — Fenda da Tundavala → Lubango
19:30 — Dinner — Lubango
Day 3 — On to the Namibe Desert
Drive to Namibe — Lubango → Namibe
12:30 — Coastal hotel check-in — Namibe
13:30 — Fish lunch — Namibe
16:00 — Baía Azul, a fine-sand beach — Namibe
19:30 — Dinner — Namibe
Day 4 — Desert and Welwitschia mirabilis
08:00 — 4x4 in the Namibe Desert — centuries-old Welwitschia plants — Désert du Namibe
13:00 — Picnic lunch in the desert — Désert du Namibe
15:30 — Curoca River canyon — Désert du Namibe
Back to Namibe — Désert du Namibe → Namibe
19:30 — Dinner — Namibe
Day 5 — Return and departure
Drive back to Lubango — Namibe → Lubango
13:30 — Lunch on the way — Lubango
Transfer to the airport — Lubango → Aéroport de Lubango