Cidade Alta
Cidade Alta
3.5
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Poleinahole
Switzerland2,408 contributions
May 2012
Not much to see until the Fort Museum re-opens. Hard to get to due to military guards because President lives near by. Say you are going to the British Embassy---though they will check that your name is on a list..
Written 5 November 2012
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Teresa H
Texada Island, Canada6,355 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
There are some wonderfully beautiful beautiful buildings but when we were on a tour we were not allowed to take pictures. Luanda seems on one hand to encourage tourism,and then on the other hand not letting photo's is counterproductive. After seeing the 'poor' area which is being torn down slowly for high rises, this area is really nice, but very segregated. But, nothing special and not overly worth going out of one's way to see, other than there is not a lot of interesting things to see in Luanda other than the fort anyways.
Written 14 June 2015
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agusticassa
Girona, Spain1,484 contributions
Apr 2017 • Solo
This part of the city can not be visited completely, the part of the presidential palace it's banned to the visitors, but by the street you can see the parliament building.
Written 19 April 2017
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Arick W
Luanda, Angola8 contributions
Mar 2016
Cidade Alta is where the presidential palace and offices as well as the accommodations and offices of other high-ranking officials. Do not walk around here as a tourist and no pictures. There are military personnel on every corner and they will be very suspicious of anyone looking like a tourist.
Written 15 April 2016
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Joyce J
240 contributions
Sept 2015 • Business
Recommended for those you appreciate old portuguese architecture. Its got a lovely church and you can visit the Fort museum. However, due to high security, it is almost impossible to take pictures of the buildings without getting into trouble.
Written 19 February 2016
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PeterV1
Johannesburg, South Africa304 contributions
Apr 2019 • Business
You will visit this building for the sheer size and imposing nature of the building. It is large and as you get closer you are amazed at the sheer size. It dominates the whole precinct and it bright exterior color makes it well worth a visit.
Written 29 April 2019
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NNasser
Cairo, Egypt32 contributions
Apr 2017
Cidade Alta represents the modern face of Luanda, where roads are good and scenes are pleasant. you can find there the new parliament house as seen in the photo.
Written 20 March 2018
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Damien
Listowel, Ireland4,323 contributions
Oct 2017 • Solo
Nice buildings
One weird thing about Luanda is that there are virtually no taxis on the street except local minibus types
You need to call them
Very awkward for getting around and a very stupid idea
Don't forget to change to kwanchas on the street
50 per cent more
No problem with police
One weird thing about Luanda is that there are virtually no taxis on the street except local minibus types
You need to call them
Very awkward for getting around and a very stupid idea
Don't forget to change to kwanchas on the street
50 per cent more
No problem with police
Written 20 October 2017
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TempleofPeace
Hong Kong718 contributions
Sept 2017 • Solo
Good views of the cidade bassa. Don't take photos around here as it is a high security zone. Some nice old buildings.
Written 26 September 2017
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Ricardo Z
Mexico City, Mexico10 contributions
July 2016
It is worth visiting to get a feel of the colonial past of this country, so rocked by tragedy and wars.
Written 27 July 2016
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How can I find transportation and a guide for a one day stop on ship so that I can see things and shop. Thank you
Written 16 August 2015
We used Eco tur.
Luanda is very pricey and NOT tourism friendly. The sites we saw on the city tour- click on my reviews for all the sites seen are not overly thrilling.
You can walk along the promenade to the fort- about 45 minutes each way and if it is hot it is not pleasant.
The tour we had was arranged as a group on the ship using Cruise Critics group. Paul wanted groups not individuals. Even with groups it was over $100US/person for a half day tour . The ship wanted $200-$500 for city tours - highway robbery in my opinion. We toured in a caravan of vehicles and we were told we could get a police escort if need be which we did not.
Shopping is very poor- No real 'shops', a few rustic road side stands selling poorly crafted hunks of wood for high prices and not interested in bartaring. If you are going to other countries on your itinerary- Namibia, Sao Tome for example, the craft works are far superior and much better pricing. Touristy stuff like t-shirts, ball caps, fridge magnets - we could not find and we were looking. On our ship, no one else found these types of goods.
We paid the high bucks- kind of upset at paying the price but glad we did as we can say we have seen the sites of Luanda, and will not go back.
Written 16 August 2015
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