Tourism information

Several airports and airfields. Luanda airport has one of the most intense air traffic in Africa. The national airline TAAG (Angolan Airlines) has, of late, embarked on a program to improve its services. The most important airline is TAP (Air Portugal) with everal flights per week.

There are a considerable number of privat companies providing charter flights and rental services eg. Sonangol Aeronautica and Sal (Aviação Ligeira). The national airline TAAG, now offers a service on a par with that of good international companies.

Terrestrial
Road an Rail transport are very restricted due to several years of war. For security reasons terrestrial movement is not recommended.

Maritime
Luanda, Lobito and Namibe are the biggest harbours. There are many others that serve only navigation by the coast and are thus very crucial to the southern African sub-regional trade.

Telecommunication
The phone network is currently being modernized and the national company (Angolan Telecom) through digitalization of the entiere network and conversion of the present analogue mobile system to GSM. The transmission of the national television station TPA (Public Television of Angola ) is received seen throughout the country.

Health
The state run hospitals are ill-equipped and ill-manned at all levels, however there are a number of private clinics wiht modern facilities and qualified staft that provide quality medical services. Notable amongst these is the Clínica Sagrada Esperança, on the island of Luanda.

Public Holiday	Working hours Private service
1 January (New Yar's Day)	Mon. - Fri.:08 - 12Hrs and 14 - 18Hrs
4 February (Beginning of the Armed Struggle for National Liberation)
Carnival (every year on 25 to 27 March)	Banks
2 March (Angolan Women's Day)	Mon-Fri.: 08 -1.30Hrs and 14-15.30Hrs
1 May (May Day)
17 September (National Hero's Day)
11 November (Independence Day)
25 December (Christmas)

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