Luanda   is  a beautiful  seaside  city  on the West  Coast of Africa, the Island  or  "Ilha"  is known for its beautiful beaches and fantastic  local foods and drinks..  For  a full  day  trip  a  little  bit  out of the ordinary  try  going to  Mussulo  Island  some 3kms  offshore  by  boat  or  "ferry"  called  Kapossoka, (not  always  safe nor indeed running currently),  or  try to go to the  Praia  de Palmeirinhas ("little palms")  some 40kms south on the  the way  to the  river  Kwanza.  You  can  cross   by  four  wheel  drive vehicle,  and go  to  the  island of  Mussulo that way.  It is one of the greatest  of paradises  in the country of Angola.  Beautiful  beaches,  great  fishing, great  swimming and great  accomodations,  by  african  standards......     also  as  another  day trip  go  on  further on the same  road to  the  estuary of  Kwanza  river, another  30kms on or so,  and  the road is not  bad.  two lane  roads but  it is  asphalted all the way  to the river. there is a  restaurant or two that serve  some  great  European and African food. 

On the other side of the river  further south there is an enormous animal  reserve (National Park) , called  Quissama, they have re-stocked it  with new  animals , even some  elephants donated by the South African  government (a project known as Noahs Ark).  Still further on (125 kms south of Luanda) is Cabo Ledo the famous surfing beach, enjoy fresh seafood, sparkling warm atlantic ocean with white sands and often clear blue skies. If  you want to go  to the North, out of town, and see some  coffee  ranches,  you need to go  to the  Ambriz  and  Nambuangongo  areas,   about  100 kilometers   from  the capital.  In January  (hot weather and  very  humid,  with lots of rain)  you can  see  the white  flowers al  over the  coffee plants.  Then  you can  go back  in  June (dry weather and  a  cool  70  degrees), you will be  enchanted  by  the  little  red  berries  all over  the place.  Kwanza Sul (Gabela / Quibala) was also traditionally a coffee growing area.  Check out Sumbe and the Cachoeiras Falls as well in Kwanza Sul.  For the more adventurous try the spectaular 100m Kalandula Falls and Pedras Negras (Pungo Andongo) on the way to Malange in the east.