Angolan Visa is not required for Zambians
Stay Duration: 30 days
Entry Requirements
- Zambians can visit Angola without a visa and stay for up to 30 days per visit.
- A passport valid for at least 6 months with 2 blank pages and a minimum of one year before expiration is required from visitors.
- Visitors must provide receipts for hotel reservations and/or proof of accommodation.
- Travelers should make their hotel reservation well ahead of time especially in Luanda as it becomes overbooked and might be difficult to get a good hotel on arrival.
- Proof of sufficient funds that covers your stay in Angola is required.
- You are allowed to bring in and exit the country with no more than $160.
- Visitors will be required to present a ticket reservation with a return trip ticket at the port of entry.
- A credit/debit card or a PayPal account is needed for the Angola pre-visa payment.
- Visitors will be required to present relevant travel documents along with their printed e-receipt on arrival into Angola.
- Valid certificates of Vaccination for Hepatitis A, Polio, Tetanus, Typhoid and Yellow Fever are needed.
- Emirates is the most common airline to fly from Zambia to Angola.
- The estimated flight time from Lusaka to Angola is 2 hours, 45 minutes.
- Visitors are not allowed to possess firearms, ammunition, or explosive materials.
- Visitors are expected to respect existing rules and customs as they go about their tourism-related activities.
- In Angola, the power plugs and sockets are of type C. The standard voltage is 220 V and the standard frequency is 50 Hz.
- Religion in Angola consists of about 1,000 religious communities in the country, with 47% of the population rooted in indigenous beliefs and the majority being Christians.
- Angola currently uses the West Africa Standard Time zone (GMT+1) making Zambia 1 hour ahead of Angola.
- Public transportation consists of railways, buses, taxis, and harbors.
- The Angolan Kwanza is the currency of Angola and it is symbolized as AOA.
- Portuguese is the only official language and it is known by 80% of the population as the primary or secondary language.
- Angolan local dishes are based mainly on fish, cassava products and spicy stews.
- Rucana falls in Angola is one of the largest waterfalls in the continent, measuring 2,300 feet wide and 390 feet high.
- Angola is a Southern African nation with varied tourist spots which include the tropical Atlantic beaches, a labyrinthine system of rivers and Sub-Saharan desert that extends across the border into Namibia.
- Travelers should never step beyond the red and white HALO Trust posts as they denote minefields.
- Taking photographs of sites and installations of military or security interest, including government buildings, may result in arrest or fines.
- Travelers should generally avoid using their camera in front of a police officer.