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Ever wondered where on earth Timbuktu really is and what it is actually like as a place?
Timbuktu is a sandy city on the edge of the Sahara Desert in Mali, in the bulge of Africa near the Niger River. In times gone by this mysterious West African city was a famous intellectual and educational centre […]
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So you are visiting Cape Town or returning to South Africa from abroad and wondering how to get around without cheap and extensive public transport being readily available 24 hours a day.
Well, it is easy enough in Cape Town. As a woman walking is a great option in the daytime, especially in and around the […]
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The Cape Town International Convention Centre has added yet another acronym to the already long list of abbreviations: CTICC.
The CTICC is a world-class conference centre and it is seriously user friendly and Feng Shui compatible. The ergonomy of this state-of-the-art architectural triumph is so slick that you can drive straight from the Convention Centre or […]
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After much time spent travelling and selling tours into Africa, I decided to write this page as a rough idea and some tips on how to prepare for your Africa Travels. This page should be useful to the independent traveller and to the group traveller.
I am not going to suggest tours, operators, car hire […]
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Crossing borders in Africa as a South African traveler is easier in Africa. The South African passport may not be the golden key that magically opens the doors to countries worldwide, but it definitely is your easy ticket to much of Africa.
As many South Africans may well have experienced, travel as a South African national […]
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Kloofing - Suicide Gorge
Kloofing otherwise known as canyoning, is a uniquely Western Cape experience. It involves getting yourself down a river gorge; one that is fast-flowing; but with too little water for kayaking
Get a whole new perspective on hiking with this exhilarating day in the mountains, where you will hike as well as “kloof” (jump) […]
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Robertson valley is on the well-known Western Cape Wine Route which is one of the top wine producing areas in Africa and it’s only a stones throw from Cape Town.
The excellent wines and spectacular setting make Robertson Wine Valley a pleasure to visit. Robertson is a short hour and a half drive from Cape […]
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We recently took a leisurely drive through Bontebok National Park and were pleasantly surprised by how close we managed to get to the various kinds of wild animals and birds in the bush.
The Bontebok National Park is situated near the historic town of Swellendam, about two hours drive out of Cape Town. This nature lovers […]
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Thinking of driving Miss Daisy under the African sun, then head for the Postberg National Park in the Western Cape of South Africa to smell the Namaqualand flowers.
Spring is the best time for driving in the Namaqualand daisies along the west coast of South Africa. September also happens to be the best time for birdwatchers […]
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Africa is also a nice place to go sky diving. To do a tandem sky dive in Cape Town is one of the “must do” things while on holiday or just visiting. Operates 7 days a week weather permitting. On arrival at the drop zone you will get a 15 minute briefing from your instructor […]
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Get the right stamp for the River rafting on the Orange River
Two weeks ago I went with a friend of me to Namibia. We went river rafting on the Orange River. It’s was the best time I ever had!
But here are some interesting facts when you are planning to do a river rafting trip on […]
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A few weeks ago I did a really nice trip in Namibia, we went River rafting on the Orange River.
We didn’t have so much time so we decided to drive our self’s to Namibia. Here are some great tips if you are planning to drive to Namibia:• Don’t drive after 10 pm• The roads […]
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Due largely to the effects of the slave trade, colonialism, the international trade regime, geopolitics, corrupt governments, despotism, and conflict, Africa is the world’s poorest inhabited continent. According to the United Nations’ Human Development Report in 2003, the bottom 25 ranked nations (151st to 175th) were all African nations.
Some areas, notably Botswana and South Africa, […]
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Resident RatesSometimes “volunteers” in certain parts of Africa can get resident rates, if they are helping or working around the country. Usually this takes filling out a bunch of bureaucratic paperwork and proving that you actually do work there, other times it takes slipping the guy an extra 5 bucks as a “present” on the […]
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There are four major language families native to Africa:
* The Afro-Asiatic languages are a language family of about 240 languages and 285 million peoplewidespreadthroughout East Africa, North Africa, the Sahel, and Southwest Asia. * The Nilo-Saharan language family consists of more than a hundred languages spoken by 30 million people. Nilo-Saharan languages are mainly […]
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Africa is still one of the cheapest countries in the world to visit.Paying in forex, makes the trip affordable. Everybody can do the things they like here in Africa! For example Africa has the world’s biggest golf courses! You can go on safari tour to see the big 5 in real life!
If you like to […]
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Rent Your Own VehicleIn some countries (and you might want to check the laws before you arrive), you can bypass using a guide and rent a safari vehicle on your own. This can sometimes save you the cost of using a guide and will give you more autonomy on where you go, what you do, […]
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History of the name Africa
The name Africa was in the antiquity (ancient times) first reserve to the area of the now days called Tunisia. Many times later the whole coast line was called Africa and in the days of the voyage of discovery they were talking about the whole continent.
Africa’s largest country is Sudan, […]
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In many parts of Africa, safaris can be pretty expensive. Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana are all countries that charge a lot of money to go searching for animals.In Tanzania, a typical safari will run about $100 per day per person – and that’s pretty average to low end. That safari can end up biting a […]
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Interesting history of Africa.
At the end of the Ice Ages, estimated to have been around 10,500 BC, the Sahara had become a green fertile valley again, and its African populations returned from the interior and coastal highlands in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, the warming and drying climate meant that by 5000 BC the Sahara region was […]
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Africa is besides Asia the biggest continent on Earth. It takes up 30.244.050 square kilometers (main land and islands together), this is 20,3% off the total land surface off the earth. There are living over 800 million people, that is roughly one on seven of the world population.
Africa is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean on […]
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Hi everybody, I like to introduce myself. My name is Roxanne I am 22 years old. My hobby’s are travel and horseback riding. I have traveled all over Europe. I have been to places you may never have heard of and now I arrived in South-Africa, Cape Town for a once in a life time […]
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Bringing your laptop on your overland travels to Africa; good idea or not? A laptop has definitely certain uses while traveling overland through Africa: you can download your photos, empty your memory stick and off you go, ready to snap away again. Take your laptop to a local internet café and use the web. A […]
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I stumbled upon the following article on how Google, one of the largest and most successful companies of the early 21st century, are approaching the trend of “going green”.
Read more about their endeavours to go carbon neutral…
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Gone have the days where you used to go on holiday to Africa, travel and leaving civilization and its technology behind. Overland travelers still leave civilization behind but technology is brought along for the ride!
My suggestion: leave your mobile phone at home for that complete: “Yay, I’m on holiday, no stress!”-feeling. However, if you […]
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Have you just finished high school, college or are you just bored with your work and want to take some time off? Grab your chance and expend your horizon by working with the magnificent animals and cultures that Africa has to offer.
When you are in a rut and really want to get out, you […]
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AIDS, one of the main problems in Africa. But who did go deeper in the information before coming to Africa than just knowing that there are a lot of HIV/AIDS carriers in Africa? Don’t think that a lot of people know the exact details. So I thought it would be smart to inform you about […]
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Something that is very popular among tourists visiting South Africa is doing the Garden Route, so here is a small itinerary which you can follow.
The Garden Route takes you to the most amazing places in the Western Cape and will show you a lot of different sides of South-Africa. The best way to do this […]
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A SURVEY determining the exact impact the Cape Town International Jazz Festival (30-31 March 2007) has on the Western Cape’s tourism industry kicks off today. The survey, conducted by a consortium of Western Cape universities and commissioned by Cape Town Routes Unlimited, will look specifically at how many people visit the city and province over […]
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There are plenty of things to do in South Africa, here is a list of 20 Best Things To Do in South Africa. The list highlights some of the activities that adventure tourists, backpackers and locals love to do. The things to do list covers the major ‘must do’ activities and sights that should not […]
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