ANGOLA stay 3/Dec/2004.. 25/Dec/2004 outlook The public language is Portuguese. The hotels are very expensive. But you cannot bush-camp because of the land mines. The road condition is very bad. You cannot drive a long distance per a day because you have to avoid many big pits on the road. The police is unreliable. You should think they demand money when they see you especially in Luanda. I got a visa at Libreville (GABON). CFA40,000, CFA60,000 (refer to 'Gabon.doc'). A certain tourist couldn't get it at Point-noire (CONGO). Japanese tourists got visas at Lusaka (ZAMBIA) in June/2005. note; Dec?/2005 ANGOLA embassy in Libreville (GABON) issued double entry visa. money $1=kz89 (Dec/2004) (reference: 6 months before, $1=kz85) No ATM (In Lusaka you can find ATM but they are not for international credit card.) To exchange money by the street changers is dangerous. When you exchange money by them, policeman runs up to you and takes the money. To buy US$ is difficult for tourist. petrol; 34/L, light oil; 25/L (standardized price) Petrol is cheap, but a shortage of stock. The price one year ago was 12/L, 6 months ago was 20/L. So the price of petrol has been rising. can of beer, soft drink (340ml); 50..100, bread; 10..25, mineral water (1.5L); 100..200, stick beef; 50, milk (500ml); 150, wine (1L); 160 You can use US$ for shopping, too. motorcycle parts: ESPLANADA Longa Vido (S08°49'42.3" E013°13'19.6") diplomatic Luanda extension of 15 days transit visa (adding other 15 days) (commission) 4350 + (document) 670, interview, it took about　5 days. immigration (S08°48'45.2" E013°13'23.3") behind the fortress, near UK embassy border leaving from CONGO No money is required. entry into ANGOLA No money is required. Your motorcycle number will be checked. There are many street changers at the ANGOLA side. (accommodation) Still now there are many land mines. You never bush-camp. Cabinda Feliciano R. da Costa (S05°33'26.4"E012°11'23.1") W$40 shower (hot), refrigerator, TV, air-conditioner Soyo LANCHONETE Yete Yete (S06°07'31.5"E012°21'29.4") S$10 (by negotiation) shared toilet&shower The GPS point is at the restaurant of the same owner, though which has gone under. N'zeto Pencion Ana-A-Costa (Filho da Costa) (S07°13'54.4"E012°51'43.8") W$20 or kz 1600 shared toilet&shower / They cannot understand English. Luanda Club Naval de Luanda (S08°47'53.8"E013°13'27.3") tent free shared toilet&shower It's just a marina. But they allowed you to pitch a tent inside. Sumbe SABON DA NOTTE (S11°11'57.8"E013°50'35.3") W 1800 kz shared toilet&shower(bucket) If your motorcycle is big, it's difficult to enter and park inside. Benguera Pension O Escondidinho (S12°34'36.1"E013°23'56.8") W$40 or kz3500 shared toilet&shower(hot), TV, air-conditioner Quilengues Hotel (ruin?) of Mr. Luciano Domingo (S14°04'28.1"E014°04'26.8")　(S 4000 kz) shared toilet&shower, No key for the room / He said it's free, but later required money. Casa Comunica (S14°04'29.1"E014°04'24.3") W 1500 kz shared toilet&shower(bucket) / (by hearsay) The owner of the restaurant offers you a duty room. Lubango Conplexo Habitacional e Social do Lubango (S14°55'32.4"E013°30'10.7") S$30 or kz2700 shower(hot), TV, fan, Xangongo Pension Escola (S16°44'43.1"E014°58'30.6") S 1500 kz shower(bucket) / restaurant (road) Basically only 'Caxito - Luanda' and 'Namibe - Lubango' are paved, you should think. Other sections are pits or earth road. road 1 'AAA' paved road 2 'VVV' paved road with big pits 3 'vvv' paved road with small pits 4 'FFF' flat earth road 5 'RRR' rough earth road (border) RRR,AAA (Cabinda) (Cabinda) A---A (Soyo) shipping. But not a ferry. They require some money for shipping. Big motorcycle is difficult for shipping. (boat office) "GIRACAB"(S05°33'35.1"E012°12'29.0"), (port entrance) (S05°33'07.9"E012°11'39.0") (Soyo) AFFF (Manglan) FFF (Mucula)(junction) FF (junction) VVV (N'zeto) (divergence at Mucula) (S06°58'17.1" E012°50'11.3"), (next divergence)(S07°00'34.2" E013°03'46.7") (N'zeto) FRFF,vFvF (Caxito) AAA (Luanda) (Luanda) AAA,FAFA,F (PortoAmboim) FA (Sumbe) tollgate; (motorcycle)40 (Sumebe) AAA,VFvF (divergence) AAA (Lobito) AAA (Benguela) (Benguela) A,VFVF,AA,VFVF (Catengue) RR,VFVFvv (Chongoroi) FF,VVV (Quilengues) (Quilengues) VRVR,RR,VVvv,FFF (Cacula) VRVR,FR (Toco) FFF (Lubango) (Lubango) AAA (SerraDeChela) SerraDeChela view is printed on 5 kwanza note. (Lubango) AAvAAv,VVvv,FVFV,AAA,FVvvFV (Cahama) AAA,FFF (Humbe) FFF (Xangongo) (Xangongo) vvv,AAA (Ondjiva) AAA (border) At Ondjiva, turn right the junction in the town. ************************************************************ (End) (English Home) http://www.seagulljapan.info/index2.html / (Japanese Home) http://www.seagulljapan.info/index.html All Rights Reserved: (c) seagull (seagulljapan@gmail.com) Copying is free as far as my copyright is specified. That's welcome to leave the copy at accommodations.