Quiçama National Park Park

Address: Quiçama (Kissama) National Park, Bengo Province, Angola

Hours: Open year-round

Quiçama National Park is a coastal national park in Bengo Province, Angola, protecting a mix of savanna, woodland and riverine habitats along the lower Cuanza River. It was created in the mid-20th century and is one of the country’s principal protected areas.

The park offers wildlife viewing across extensive plains and river flats and includes coastal wetlands and beaches. Game-viewing is the main attraction, with opportunities to see large mammals and waterbirds in season from roads and tracks that cross the reserve.

Quiçama was established in the 1950s and has been managed as a national park since then, with periods of limited access during the late 20th century. Management and conservation activities have continued intermittently as security and funding allowed.

The park lies southwest of Luanda in Bengo Province on Angola’s Atlantic coast, incorporating stretches of shoreline and the lower reaches of the Cuanza River delta.

• Location note: Sits along the Atlantic coast and includes riverine and coastal habitats around the lower Cuanza River, making it one of Angola’s largest protected areas.

• Book a visit from Luanda with a registered operator and confirm park permits in advance-most wildlife viewing and vehicle access in Quiçama is organized through tour operators based in the capital.
• Plan for the dry season (roughly May-October) when animals concentrate at water sources and are easier to spot; vehicle access is also easier than in the rains.
• Ask your operator about river or estuary birding options-Quiçama's coastal and Kwanza estuary habitats are good for waterbirds and are often missed by visitors focused only on land safaris.