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Added by Jopie, at 26 April 2014
Opening Hours
- Monday 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Tuesday 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Wednesday 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Thursday 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Friday 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Saturday 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
- Sunday 8:00 AM – 7:30 PM
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6 Reviews
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30 April 2018
Madi sissoko
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19 December 2017
Maravilhoso! !
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06 December 2017
O safári de um dia para o Parque de Kissama foi maravilhoso. Valeu cada dólar investido. Começa por uma visita ao Miradouro da Lua, depois pequeno almoço (café da manhã) no Kwanza Lodge seguido de passeio de lancha pelo Rio Kwanza, delicioso almoço onde você pode conhecer a cozinha angolana e enfim o ponto alto, nosso safári fotográfico na "caça" aos animais (herbívoros somente: girafas, zebras, gnus, antílopes, veados, elefantes no dia que fui não apareceram) pelos meandros da floresta. O guia Edson foi gentilíssimo. Mais detalhes na postagem "VIAGEM A ANGOLA ou SORRIA, VOCÊ ESTÁ NA ÁFRICA!" que você poderá ler no blog SOPA NO MEL (procure no Google). Uma dica: pagando cash em dólar sai mais barato.
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18 October 2017
Bom
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11 September 2016
The Owner, Paul, who seemed all too helpful at first, started to become a bit sketchy after he wanted to have a phone conversation regarding obtaining a visa (all which could have been easily discussed via e-mail, but nonetheless). This seems harmless, but what should have been a simple 10 minute conversation turned into 30, and when I said I needed to go, he seemed sheepish. I've applied for 25 visas at least, as I'm aiming to travel to every country in the world alone as a woman, and have never experienced A) having to speak to them over the phone in order to obtain the visa and B) them not providing the visa materials IF we didn't continue to speak over the phone.
What seems like such a simple matter, really cost me a lot of anguish, as I had to spend $400 flying to/from DC, plus a hotel in order to go to the Angola Embassy to apply for the visa in person (since they need to take your fingerprints). He only provided a Letter of Invitation along with his ID but failed to notarize the LOI, which I told him, they'd likely require (because in my experience they always have with these difficult visas). He said that "in all his visa experiences with tourists, Americans, women, etc etc. it's worked without it being notarized." blah blah blah. I'm wondering who would know more about obtaining a visa as an American. An American who's at the embassy in person, or someone who owns a tour company from Angola? I'll let you take a guess.
After I relayed to him in a professional manner, exactly what the embassy told me they needed to provide me, he replied, "you have a short memory it seems" blah blah, a.k.a. an insult to a customer? Not a big one, but he had no right to throw me an insult when I was just telling him what I needed to complete the visa process via what the woman at the embassy told me. He then said, "we can discuss all this over the phone" (several times in that one e-mail). When I told him that I'm traveling abroad, and have limited phone access and all of this can be handled via e-mail anyways, he must have taken it as an insult responding, "I can't work this way, I'm refunding you the $200 for the visa LOI". P.S. $200 for a letter of invitation, the woman at the Angola embassy said was a rip off, and that she's seen many Americans come into the Angola DC embassy the past few weeks with having paid this company, Eco Tur an insane amount *before* they even obtained the visa. She in her own words said, "this has to stop with these companies". This was AFTER I already paid the $160 for the visa.
I'm really chill when it comes to obtaining visas, and when the embassy tells me what I need, I just relay it back to the company and they must supply whatever the embassy needs to get the visa. If they don't, I've learned that the company isn't legitimate in some way. The weird thing is, my (male) friend from Denmark went through this company and he had a great experience. But after he was CC'd on the e-mails (per the Owner's discretion), he said that how I was treated was "absolutely horrible". Just comes to show that women might not have a great experience with this company, especially those traveling alone. I'm traveling as a peace ambassador on this 196 country journey, and I've dealt with a few agencies like this one (owned by males). It seems as this one is just another bad egg, with the male owner wanting to be in complete charge, thinking that he knows the way it goes when he obviously does not.
All in all, I wouldn't recommend this company in general, but specifically if you're a woman traveling alone and maybe an American too. The owner must think he's the be all-end all to control peoples visa process like that, but it's just not worth your time dealing with this company (just ask the woman at the Angola DC Embassy!). I'm heading there next week after having found a great tour company which I'm not going to mention in case the owner of this company sees this and starts throwing insults at them, too, for no reason.
Thankfully, he paid back the $200 plus the $160 I lost for the visa.
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03 May 2014
Conakry
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