Backpacking Africa is quite different to backpacking in most other parts of the world. The travelling distances are vast, the transport irregular, the roads of an inferior standard and the vast cultural differences can make you feel like a punk-rocker at a Britney Spears concert. But these are all good things if you are backpacker at heart! Throw in a Big 5 Safari, cheap accommodation, unique modes of transport and all of a sudden backpacking in Africa sounds like a dream come true! Africa Travel Guide will help you plan your Africa backpacking trip with backpacker hostel reviews, travelling advice and tips from the locals.
Some recent but ‘not well publicized’ changes to Zambian Visa costs has resulted in a few travelers being caught short on arrival. The most recent information from the Zambian Home Affairs Department states the current visa costs are…
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The latest Africa travel guide edition is available in pick and mix chapters that you can download online from the Lonely Planet website.
Ever been on the road and found yourself with several different guide books weighing you down?
Or worse still carrying that one giant multi-destination whopper although you’ve already visited half the places in it and its even too big to be a pillow?
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The news on Zambia visa cost and requirements changes from the African Travel and Tourism Association is that the government of Zambia has recently made significant changes to the visa waiver system and visa costs.
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Having fun and getting your adrenaline rushing at Victoria Falls is as easy as spotting rushing water. Here are some top adrenaline activities to be had on both sides, Zambia & Zimbabwe.
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Addo Elephant National Park in the rustic Eastern Cape province of South Africa is the ideal place for observing elephants at close quarters in the African bush. Visitors can get up close and personal with the largest land mammal in the world, in the malaria-free authentic African bushveld of Addo Park.
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Here are 10 quick facts about Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania’s natural wonder and one of Africa’s major attractions to many a traveller wanting to summit its slopes.
Klimanjaro can be climbed in about a week by anyone in reasonably good shape and is one of the world’s famous top 7 summits. Read about it…
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Eritrea, the ancient land of Africa - once a dangerous place, Eritrea has won its independence and is rebuilding rapidly into a ideal tourist destination in East Africa. Asmara is one of the safest capitals in Africa, while the Dahlak Archipelago offers some of the best coral diving an ecotourist could hope for.
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Djibouti, Red Sea Paradise - scarcely 100 years old this tiny, but ambitious country, tries hard to be recognised as a little Dubai in the Red Sea despite its lack of natural resources.
The capital, also called Djibouti, is…
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Visitors and locals are truly spoilt for choice when it comes to things to do in Cape Town and its surrounds. This list of fun things to do in Cape Town and the Western Cape is by no means exhaustive, but offers some quick tips and ideas for sightseeing in the Cape of South Africa.
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When travelling in Africa, be it on your dream African safari or cultural experience, there are several essential items not to be forgotten…
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Blogging South Africa - visiting top blog sites for local news and current trends is a great way to get to know the country and local culture.
Blog sites show you what people are actually talking about and getting up to, giving you insight into South Africa. A new community page that popped up 2 months ago tracks the popularity of thousands of blogs in South Africa helping you to find the hottest blog posts.
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About Uganda’s Gorillas and Chimpanzees and travel advice for Uganda.
About the Gorilla:
A gorilla is the largest living primate. Half of the world’s population of Mountain Gorillas are found in Uganda. A gorilla is a ground dwelling omnivore animal and largely dwells in the forest. An example of such forest is the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in […]
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Find out more about Uganda and its top game parks and great lakes.
Uganda is well known for its gorillas in the misty forests and chimpanzees. Read about the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Murchison Falls National Park and Bwindi National Park, three of Uganda’s best game parks.
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You must make it up Table Mountain in Cape Town at least once!
| And now is the time to go, because the summer specials on cable car tickets have just started (as of December 1). Go up after 6pm and you pay half price. This makes it R65 for a return ticket in the cable car instead of R130, a nice saving. | 
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The new South African day tours website made in Cape Town, shows holidaymakers and day-trippers the way, taking them on exciting trips to great places nationwide. This neat travel website focuses on day trips in South Africa, with super pictures, videos and trip ideas galore. It has Google maps for its tour destinations and…
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Destination Africa is a topic that covers a lot of ground. Here is part 2 of many, called Preparation is not only for the Food , which is about preparing for your travels in Africa. What to do, before you go…
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This week Google added a new feature to the online Google maps available. This new map view layer shows you the place you choose in geographic detail.
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It has arrived - Afrika Burns, the Burning Man festival of South Africa!
This arts festival is a collaborative event and participants are encouraged to make creative contributions. The Africa Burns festival is based on the US Burning Man festival held annually in the Nevada Desert. It is run as a non-profit venture at which buying […]
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An aggressive rhino charged a car of Dutch tourists on a game drive in Addo Elephant Park over this past weekend.
It seems that is not only in peak-time traffic that you need to be careful about road rage, but in the bush too!
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Robben Island off the tip of the South African shores of Cape Town is famous for being the place where Nelson Mandela spent 27 years as a political prisoner under the apartheid regime.
During the apartheid era Robben Island housed a maximum security prison for political prisoners. Most notably Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first democratically elected president.
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Interested in bungee jumping in South Africa - watch this
YouTube video of some brave fellow taking the plunge off Bloukrans Bridge.
Wow! Not for the faint hearted and weak kneed!
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Go bungee jumping in South Africa for the ultimate adrenaline rush!
South Africa is officially home to the world’s highest bungee jump and offers stunning settings for rushing towards the ground head first from a bridge (if that is your kind of thing).
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What is a Wild Card?
The Wild Card is a loyalty card system that makes national parks, nature reserves and resorts in South Africa more accessible to locals and visitors.
Using the Wild Card regularly works out cheaper and easier in the long run, than paying the conservation fees cash each time you visit a park or nature reserve.
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Get your catch of the day sustainably by checking the seafood consumer chart for Southern Africa.
The Southern African Sustainable Seafood Initiative (SASSI) provides consumer guidelines on which species have healthy populations and which species should be avoided:
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Green travel in Africa is about - Taking only photos and leaving only footprints.
You don’t have to be a hairy hippie or eco-warrior to tread a little more lightly and travel more politely in Africa and elsewhere. When you travel in Africa remember to:
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The Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape is not just about elephants; Addo offers plenty of options when it comes to accommodation, wildlife viewing and activities.
At Addo Park you can see the Big 7 or the dung beetle; camp or lodge in luxury; and horse ride or take a game drive.
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The Salesian Institute in Green Point, Cape Town, is helping hundreds of street children to reintegrate into society. Their aid programs are aimed at improving the lives of street children, by educating and training them to become self-sufficient.
There are currently 200 disadvantaged youths being trained under the Learn to Live Project at the institute. According […]
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Hire a 4×4 in South Africa, Namibia or Botswana and take a drive into the vast Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa.
The Kalahari Desert is made up of a huge sand basin that stretches from the Orange River in South Africa up to Angola, through Namibia and a large part of […]
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| Take an amazing wildlife photography course in Kenya this month for stunning game viewing opportunities on the plains of Africa, whilst developing your photographic skills.
You can do an excellent photographic course with renowned South African photojournalist Christopher Scott in Kenya. |
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