Angola Uncharted Safari Expeditions

Extraordinary experiences in Angola

As a conservation driven tourism company, Angola Uncharted Safari expeditions aims to show the extraordinary country of Angola and all its hidden gems to our clients and thereby assist in the protection and conservation of our unique landscapes for future generations. No two safaris are ever the same and you never know what to expect.

At Angola Uncharted Safari, we tailor all our expeditions according to our client’s available time and field of interest. Going on a safari with our expert guides is like stepping into a real-life encyclopaedia that is filled with countless unexpected facts. A few of the highlights you could consider when planning your next exploration includes the following:

Expeditions

Ethno Expeditions

We give great importance to immersing deeply into the culture of the different ethnic groups and nomads of Angola.Our Uncharted Angola Ethno Expeditions are the ultimate in “meet-the-people” experiences. Providing you with memorable insights into their traditions and values.

We will bring you in touch with the people of Huíla, Namibe and Cunene provinces in South West Angola experiencing their warmth and hospitality. You will learn how different ethnic groups organize different ceremonials and experience their village lifestyle. These beautiful people make for exceptional photo portraits and is a very rewarding experience.

The communities you will visit include the Himba and Kuvale people as well as the small-scale communities that gravitate around these two pastoralist populations which include the Twa, Hakaona, Tjimba, Kwisi and Kwepe communities.

Observe the Giant Sable (Hippotragus Niger Variani)

A truly unique experience! To watch these animals undisturbed in their natural habitat.

Visit the area where Dr Pedro Vaz Pinto and his team devote their lives to protect the most iconic animal in the world. The income generated through tourism contribute to the well-being of the shepherds that protect these majestic animals and preserve them for future generations all under the watchful eye of Dr Vaz Pinto!

Explore the Source Lakes

Visiting the amazing Miombo Forrests of the Moxico Province, where you will experience the spectacular Cuanavale Source Lake.

Explore the watery wonderland of the Source Lakes, discovering its fascinating inhabitants travelling from source lake to source lake flying over the Cuito, Cuembo, Limpula and Cuando Source Lakes.

You can also visit the Lisima Foundation’s Tempue basecamp to gain first-hand experience of the project that the Wild Bird Trust of Dr Steve Boyes together with his brother Chris, John Hilton and the Costa siblings of Angola started in 2015.

Iona Park

Visit this astonishing region of Angola where the northern part of the Skeleton Coast extends into Angola. The coastal plain area is between 100 to 180 km wide and home to a variety of wildlife including Hartman zebra, oryx antelope and springbok gazelle.

The ghost town of São Martinho dos Tigres is situated on Ilha dos Tigres, who used to be a fishing village and boasted a healthy population of 1068 people in 1974. The Northern Benguela shelf around Tigres Support considerable biomass plankton, fish and other marine life. When the tides are right a drive down the Corridor of the tides is a breathtaking experience.

Luengue Luiana and Mavinga National Parks

This pristine area offers a true bush expedition with plenty of wildlife to be seen after the winter and just before the rain season starts at the end of October. Our expert guides will explain many intricacies of the bush and you will interact with the diverse vegetation that sustains Angola.

Here we follow the Luengue and Luiana rivers to track wildlife and also to the dry Macamucha river, learn about game trails and spoor identification and try to get a glimpse of the Buffalo, Sable antelope, Elephant and other species of this area.

Visit the Battlefields

The battlefields of the Cuando Cubango and Cunene provinces form part of our destinations that we regularly visit. Rich in the history of how the continent’s destiny changed in the late 1980’s, this is a must see for tourist interested in the history of Southern Africa.

We are actively promoting the conservation of all the battlefields and are currently in the process of mapping newly found fields and expanding our knowledge of the existing fields. Offering our information free of charge to all veterans of the war that wish to visit the battlefields with self-drive trips, and whenever it is possible and we have time available we offer to guide these trips.

One of our projects is to capture the Angola Armed forces’ history at these battlefields in book form and make sure that all the untold stories stay preserved for the generations to come.