Porto Amboim is a small fishing town on Angola's Atlantic coast, roughly halfway between Luanda and Lobito. It sits near the mouth of the Queve River and has a quiet, unhurried character that most larger Angolan towns have lost.
The main draw is the beach — wide, sandy, and usually uncrowded, with good Atlantic surf. The colonial town centre has a small cluster of Portuguese-era buildings around the market, where fresh fish arrive from the boats each morning. There is not much in the way of organised tourism here, which is part of the appeal for travellers who want to see an ordinary Angolan coastal town rather than a tourist enclave.