Drive Africa and experience our vast and beautiful continent. Whether you wish to explore the coastal roads of the Garden Route in South Africa, the desert roads in Nambia, or the wildlife-rich planes of the Serengeti, a self-drive safari in Africa is a must for travellers with time on their side and a sense of adventure. Rent, buy, beg or borrow a car and come driving in Africa.
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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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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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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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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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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Richtersveld National Park - the last untouched nature reserve in South Africa, is part of the recently declared Richtersveld/Ais-Ais Transfronteir Park straddling the Orange River border between South Africa and Namibia
This is one of South Africa’s most rewarding holiday destinations for ultimate relaxation and getting back in touch with nature.
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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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African wildlife safaris have become the most popular way to spend a holiday in Africa, with many countries offering superb safari tours and game viewing opportunities.
The word ’safari’ originates from the Swahili word for…
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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 best time of year to visit Addo Elephant Park in the Eastern Cape of South Africa is mid-season, but game viewing is always good.
The Eastern Cape climate, influenced by the nearby Indian Ocean, provides rain in Addo Park evenly distributed throughout the year. Winters days are pleasant…
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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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Choosing when to go to Botswana is not too tricky, as it experiences less seasonal variation than other destinations in Southern Africa. Botswana is considered to be a year-round destination, but certain times are better suited for specific trips and you may want to avoid the rainy season.
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| Trying to decide when to go to Namibia depends on where you are going and what you want to do in Namibia. If you are heading for the coastal region you can go year-round, but for other regions it depends on the weather. | |
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Sun City is internationally renowned as Africa’s premier holiday resort. Sun City offers a myriad of different entertainment and relaxation opportunities, as well as enough attractions and activities to keep everyone busy.
Sun City Resort has a unique heartbeat and an African rhythm of its own and is unlike any other Resort destination in the world. […]
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| Mozambique’s top scuba diving sites offer divers amazing opportunities to dive pristine reefs in ideal diving conditions. You will experience some of the best diving in Africa, with abundant marine life but without the crowds, in Mozambique. Here are some of Mozambique’s top diving sites: |
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Cape Town presents adrenaline seekers a wide variety of thrilling extreme sports activities, from diving high up in the skies overlooking the city to plunging into the depths of the cool waters of the Cape Peninsula.
Rock spiders, high flyers and water babies searching for excitement will come away equally satisfied by the exhilarating activities that the cape has to offer.
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To experience something out of this world brave the Little Karoo’s Matjiesfontein village, about 260 km from Cape Town.
This little oasis offers the perfect retreat from the hustle and bustle of modern living, great for an intimate or thoroughly relaxing get away.
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Shark Alley of Dyer Island off South Africa’s west coast is reputed to be the best place in the world to go cage diving with Great White Sharks. Dyer Island is one of two unique areas in the world, where the chances of viewing Great White sharks, are exceptionally high.
The shark cage diving takes […]
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Cape Town is known as the mother city of South Africa and watching this video you will see why. Cape Town is one of the most vibrant and stunning cities in the world.
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If you are thinking of visiting Zimbabwe, you are probably asking yourself whether it is safe to travel to the troubled African country of Zimbabwe at present. Here is some of the latest travel advice for safe travel to Zimbabwe:
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Meet Ewan McGregor on his bike trip across Africa in this chat with others overlanding in Africa.
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Take a look at the 10 Best things to do on holiday in Africa:
To experience the best of Africa you can soar in a hot air balloon over Namibia’s dunes, bungee at Vic Falls, scuba dive in Mozambique or …
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This wildlife video shows the Big Five up close, relaxing in their natural habitat. See the Big Five of Africa - lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo in Djuma Game Reserve, South Africa.
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Lucky enough to capture The Big Five on video in 24 hours at Nkorho Lodge, South Africa.
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Mozambique takes the following measures to prevent yellow fever:
All travellers entering Mozambique from any of the 43 countries where yellow fever has been diagnosed must present a valid certification of vaccination against the disease.
The decision has been taken jointly by the Ministry of Interior and Health. Any passenger who cannot […]
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