ITINERARY

 

Day 1, Thursday 26th August

Arrive in Luanda by International flight with private transfer to the hotel provided (1hr).

Group members gather in the lobby of the Thomson Art Hotel at 17:30 for a tour overview, briefing and Q&A session. We have the option to go to Cafe del Mar Seafood Restaurant afterwards.​

• Accommodation at Thomson Art Hotel (All costs this night are at own expense).

 

Day 2, Friday 27th August

Morning at leisure with private transfer to the airport (1hr). Your guide will meet you on arrival at Lubango and take you to the hotel

(dinner at Casper Resort).

• Accommodation at Casper Resort – Full board

 

Day 3, Saturday 28th August

After breakfast, we depart for Hoque market to see the Ovahanda ladies. From Hoque, we drive back to Lubango and continue to the Bibala area, where we will visit the Ovanguendelengo tribe. From here, we continue to Namibe for lunch. Afternoon at leisure in Namibe, where there are great street photography opportunities and colourful Portuguese architecture. Dinner at a seaside restaurant in Namibe.

• Accommodation at Chik Chik Hotel – Full board

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Day 4, Sunday 29th August

After breakfast, we depart from the hotel and stop briefly at the Cine-Studio before leaving town and traveling into the desert.

We set up camp near an Ovakuvale village in the Virei area, the tribe's heartland. Lunch in camp and in the afternoon we photograph the Ovakuvale. Dinner in camp.

• Accommodation in our private mobile safari camp – Full board

 

Day 5, Monday 30th August

Morning photography with the Ovakuvale people. We depart back to the main road and continue to Tombua for lunch.

Driving through Iona National Park, continuing to Angola's Skeleton Coast for our first dune camp. Dinner in camp.

• Accommodation in our private mobile safari camp – Full board

 

Day 6, Tuesday 31st August 

Early morning coffee and sandwiches before we continue along the Skeleton Coast at low tide. We arrive at our launch point and embark by boat to Ilha Dos Tigres (10km trip). We photograph Sao Martinho dos Tigres, a ghost town, abandoned in 1974. En route, we may encounter flamingos, seals and whales. Back on the mainland for lunch at our new dune camp.

Afternoon at leisure, with opportunities to photograph the dunes, and later dinner in camp.

• Accommodation in our private mobile safari camp – Full board

 

Day 7, Wednesday 1st September 

In the morning, we drive along the beach to Tombua and photograph the old ship wreck Vanessa, close to where we leave the National Park. Lunch at Tombua. After lunch, we drive to Colinas de Curoca to see clay canyons created by flash floods. In the evening light, the canyons take on a red hue. Dinner in camp.

• Accommodation in our private mobile safari camp – Full board

 

Day 8, Thursday 2nd September

We continue to Namibe and on the way stop to photograph the Welwitchia Mirabilis plants of the Flamingo river, some of the oldest plants on earth. We then travel through the Leba pass to the top of the Chela mountain range. Lunch in Lubango. At sunset, we visit the spectacular Tundavala escarpment. Return to Casper Resort for dinner.

• Accommodation at Casper Resort – Full board

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Day 9, Friday 3rd September

We drive to Cahama in the morning, stopping at the small market at Quihita, where we may see Ovangambwe ladies. Lunch when we arrive at camp, near an Ovadhimba village, which we visit in the afternoon.

• Accommodation in our private mobile safari camp – Full-board

 

Day 10, Saturday 4th September

Early morning visit to the local Ovadhimba village, then depart for Humbe. and setting up camp near the village. Afternoon visit to a village where Ovankhumbi girls are near the end of their Fico (coming of age) ceremony. After sunset, we return to camp.

• Accommodation in our private mobile safari camp – Full board

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Day 11, Sunday 5th September

Early morning visit to the Ovadhimba village, then depart for Oncocua and set up camp near an Ovahakaona village. Afternoon visit to the Ovahakaona.

• Accommodation in our private mobile safari camp – Full board

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Day 12, Monday 6th September

Early morning visit to an Ovangambwe village, then on to Curoca village and the old market. In the afternoon, we visit an Ovatwa village.

• Accommodation in our private mobile safari camp – Full board

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Day 13, Tuesday 7th September

Today we spend photographing the local villages of the Ovahimba.

• Accommodation in our private mobile safari camp – Full board

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Day 14, Wednesday 8th September

In the morning, we visit an Ovahakaona village, then drive onwards to Lubango, stopping at a market to photograph the Ovamwila ladies. Lunch in Lubango and afternoon at leisure. In the late afternoon, we may have the option to visit the Tundavala viewpoint.

Here we might also see some young girls of the Ovamwila tribe who live in the mountains.

• Dinner and accommodation at Casper Resort – Full board

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Day 15, Thursday 9th September

Today we have the option to visit another Ovamwila village, with lunch in Lubango. We continue having access to our rooms at Casper Resort to rest and prepare for the flight. Late afternoon flight to Luanda and transport to the hotel.

• Dinner at hotel or Cafe del Mar and accommodation at Thomson Art Hotel – B&B (own expense)

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Day 16, Friday10th September

After breakfast, there is the option of a half-day city tour including lunch if your flight departs this afternoon or evening.

After lunch, transfer to the airport for your international flight home.

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End of photo tour!

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I will send out medical forms, gear lists, additional tribal information, and travel liability forms at a later stage.

If you have any questions, contact me by email trevcole1@me.com or telephone +3538 72825851

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