From the vibrant capital of Luanda, one of the oldest cities in sub-Saharan Africa, to verdant, volcanic Lubango and onto the desert beaches of Namibe, this is a weeklong journey through a country in the midst of an epic rebirth. A nation rising out of hardship, bondage, and civil war to become one of the most alluring destinations on the continent—with culinary and cultural scenes punching far above their weight.
Guided by Chef Helt Araújo, one of the country’s great culinary minds and a leader of its current reinvention, we will dine in open-air markets and elegant urban restaurants, taste Angolan wines at a private chef’s dinner on the beach, and join an indigenous tribe for a whole-goat roast. We will meet renegade farmers and sommeliers, kitchen-savant aunties, and visionary chefs on a quest to revive food traditions that predate the Portuguese conquest. Joined also by the Angolan writer Cláudio Silva and Roads & Kingdoms co-founder Nathan Thornburgh, we will traverse this righteous land from mountain to coast and meet the people rewriting its destiny.
