Angola

Iona biosphere

Iona National Park and its surrounding landscapes are a testament to the region’s ecological and cultural richness. Shaped by desert winds and Atlantic fog, its onshore and offshore ecosystems host exceptional levelsof endemism, with reptile, plant, and birdspecies found nowhere else on Earth. Thislandscape is also home to a diverse group of Indigenous communities whose traditions, stories, and ways of life remain deeply woven into the fabric of the land.

Cuatar & Luenge - Luiana

Vast, untamed, and largely unexplored, Angola’s southeastern wilderness is one of Africa’s final frontiers and home to two ofthe region’s most important conservationlandscapes: Cuatir Conservancy and Luengue-Luiana National Park.

Cuatir is a 40,000-hectare conservation area nestled in Cuando Cubango province. Here elephant trails thread through mopane woodland, wild dogs have returned to the riverine corridors, and the Cubango Riverflows unimpeded through a mosaic of savanna and forest. Cuatir offers a rare opportunity to experience one of Angola’s most untouched regions.

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Bordering it to the south and east isLuengue-Luiana, one of the most remoteparks in Angola and a cornerstone of the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA). This vast wilderness forms acrucial migratory corridor for elephantsand other species moving between Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia.

Journey

ARRIVAL – LUANDA - OVERNIGHT HOTEL

DAY 1 TRANSFER BY CHOPPER → IONA - MOBILE CAMP CUNENE RIVER

DAY 2 SKELETON COAST - MOBILE CAMPCUNENE RIVER

Explore skeleton coast by chopper including Cunene river mouth,Ilha de Los Tigres, land-based activities including dune driving and walking along skeleton coast.

DAY 3 VANESSA - COLINAS - MOBILE CAMPCUNENE RIVER

Fly along coast to Vanessa (S of Tombua)- fishing, beach exploration, visit to local fishing villages, return to camp via arches of Colinas.

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DAY 4 TRANSFER BY CHOPPER →EASTERN IONA - MOBILE CAMP

DAY 5 TRIBAL HEARTLAND - MOBILE CAMP

Visits to the Ovahimba, Ovahakaona and Ovatwa people.

DAY 6 TRANSFER BY CHOPPER → CUATIR - FIXED BASE CAMP

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DAY 7 CUATIR - FIXED BASE CAMP

Explore Cuatir - ground and air-based activities including tracking with San, quads, dugout canoes, visits to battle fields by chopper.

DAY 8 CUATIR - ECOLODGE

Explore Cuatir - ground and air-based activities including tracking, quads, dugout canoes, visits to battle fields by chopper.

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DAY 9 TRANSFER BY CHOPPER → LUENGUE-LUIANA NATIONAL PARK - MOBILECAMP

Here you can track wildlife along the Luengue and Luiana rivers, follow game trails and see – on foot and from the air - the wildlife that live and move through this area including buffalo, sable antelope, herds of elephant and a number of predators.

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DAY 10-11LUENGUE-LUIANA NATIONAL PARK -MOBILE CAMP

Explore Luengue – Luiana Nat’l Park, land and air-based activities including tracking, game drives, explore Angola Kavango-Zambezi by chopper.

DAY 12TRANSFER BY CHOPPER → VICTORIAFALLS - DEPART VIC FALLS INT’L

Dwellings

IONA AND LUENGUE-LUIANA

In Iona and Luengue-Luiana, private mobile camps will serve as a base, with safari-style canvas tents, private outdoor showers, and chill-out spots designed in keeping with a local aesthetic. Whether waking up to the gentle flow of the Cunene River, falling asleep underthe shadow of Atlantic dunes, or tucked away in a dry riverbed deepin the miombo woodland, each camp guarantees a tent with a view and a truly wild edge.

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CUATIR

The base camp at Cuatir offers six stylish safari rooms tucked intoa belt of riverine forest, and a treehouse dining-room perched on top of a sand dune, high in an ancient rosewood tree. It’s the perfect blend of comfort and nature - a place to recharge, share stories around the fire, and soak up the kind of silence that comes only from true remoteness.

Signature elements

-World’s Oldest Desert;

–Iona Biosphere: High Endemism;

–Tribal Heartlands of the Namib (Ovahimba, Ovahakaona, Ovatwa);

–KAZA Migratory Corridors;

–Helicopter Access Across Remote Regions;

–Cunene River + Skeleton Coast Flyovers;

–Deep Wilderness Camps.