Geographic Description
Angola is located on the western coast of southern Africa. It is bordered to the north by
the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to the east by Zambia and to the south by Namibia. The non-contiguous province of Cabinda, located north of mainland Angola, is bordered to the south and east by the DRC, to the north and east by the Republic of Congo and to the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The geography of the country is diverse, with over 1,650 km of Atlantic coastline, exotic woods, savannahs and elevated plains.
Tourism Policy Environment
The tourism sector in Angola is regulated by the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism, which was established under the Decree Law no. 5 of 1996.
Decree no. 62 of 1997 established the Institute of the Progress of the Tourism (INFOTUR), with the goal that INFOTUR would
implement the government’s tourism development programme.
In 2003/2004, the Ministry of Hotel and Tourism released a document called “The Tourism in Angola”, which provides an overview of the tourism sector in Angola, including information on legislation, arrivals/source markets and international co-operation.
From 2009 onwards, the Ministry plans to revitalise existing hotels and increase national and international investment in tourism, with the goal of increasing tourism’s positive contribution to the national economy and to local economic development. This will be achieved in part by professional training and improved tourism planning.
Current Certification / Award Programmes
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TFCAs
Angola participates in the following established or proposed TFCAs:
- lona-Skeleton Coast Transfrontier Park (TFCA) – Namibia
- Kavango-Zambezi TFCA – Namibia, Zambia, Botswana and Zimbabwe
- Liuwa Plain – Kameia TFCA – with Zambia
- Maiombe Forest TFCA – DRC and Congo
