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- When is the best time to visit Africa?
- Types of Africa tours and adventures.
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So dive in and learn why Africa is the quintessential safari destination of the world, where you can experience amazing wildlife game drives, diverse landscapes, UNESCO World Heritage sites and fascinating cultures.
Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings, Namibia
What makes these Twyfelfontein Rock Engravings so special is that they are about 10 000 years old. They were engraved...
Documented Conquests of Spitzkoppe
A party of climbers from Cape Town led by S. Le Roux first conquered the peak. The second group first attempted to...
The Namib Desert Beetle
This beetle originated in the Namib desert of Southern Africa. With such a small percentage of rain per year (1.4cm),...
A Perfect African Sunrise
“How tough could it be” I think to myself as I’m snuggly warm in my sleeping bag, dreading getting out into the cold...
The Fish River Canyon
The Fish River Canyon is located in southern Namibia and the world’s second largest canyon (next to the Grand Canyon)...
Etosha – ‘Place of dry water’
Etosha, meaning 'place of dry water', is located in northern Namibia and one of the country’s most famous and biggest...
Damaraland, Namibia
One of the most scenic regions in Namibia, Damaraland, has a dramatic landscape of red-hued mountains, enormous...
Caprivi Strip, Namibia
At the top of Namibia, between Angola and Botswana, you’ll find an oddly-shaped panhandle, called the Caprivi Strip....
Windhoek, Namibia
Thanks to a brilliant stroke of German planning, the capital city, Windhoek, is located in the middle of the country....
Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
Home to some truly bizarre forms of life, much of the 80 – 250km-wide Namib Desert is situated within the...
Skeleton Coast, Namibia
The coastline between where the Kunene and Ugab rivers open into the Atlantic, is known as the Skeleton Coast. The...
The San Bushmen
The San Bushmen were traditionally hunter-gatherers obtaining there food from wild plants and animals. These days,...
Namibia
About Namibia Wedged between the South Atlantic and the Kalahari, the beautiful Namibia harbours the world's oldest...
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