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people think of an African safari the images of the savannah with all of the animals comes to mind like something that looks like a show on the Discovery channel. In some ways it will look familiar to people, but there is so much more to see in real life that will change a person forever. When booking a savannah safari and Africa in general, expect to see many of the savanna plains animals. Included in this group are elephants, giraffe, antelope, water buffalo, and many unique birds. Other savannah safari and African wonders will include seeing the big cats including the lions and cheetahs. If the timing is right, people might catch the glimpse of a leopard. Other animals to see will include the...

ermanus Whale Festival, the only Enviro-Arts festival in South Africa is held annually in September to celebrate the return of the Southern Right Whales to the waters of Walker Bay, Hermanus which is the best land based whale watching destination in the world. This is a fantastic addition to a South African travel itinerary (especially for those visiting Cape Town) and is a popular attraction for families. From early June until November, the whales come so close to the Hermanus shoreline (within 200 meters) that they can be viewed from the strategically positioned boutique hotels situated along the coastline. The town even employs a whale crier who walks through the town announcing the places where...

South Africa is an interesting place, not only does it have incredible scenery and sights, along with natural interesting wild animals that attract people from around the world. But here, you will also find the most incredible un-influenced unique African Art. The most popular Art form from Africa is African Jewelry. People from around the world travel to South Africa and other African countries and usually leave with some form of art or jewelry. However, there are some people who cannot get to South Africa, or afford to travel such a long distance; this is where you can buy unique African Art and Jewelry directly from African artists over the internet. Companies specialising in African Art and...

Several agencies of the US government support departments that have mandates to help you increase your export sales and minimize risks with regard to the sales of products and services to Africa. These departments exist within US agencies such as the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Department of Commerce, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. All are supported by a relatively recent law called: The African Growth and Opportunity Act. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) was signed into law by President Bush on May 18, 2000 as Title 1 of The Trade and Development Act of 2000. The Act offers tangible incentives for African countries to continue their efforts to open...

Do you want a vacation within a vacation? If so, then you should consider taking a thrilling safari in Botswana. However, selecting one may at first seem like a daunting task-because so many safaris are available! Botswana has the perfect environment for safaris. It is a little smaller than the U.S. state of Texas, with about 221,600 square miles. Compared to other popular safari destinations such as South Africa and Kenya, Botswana offers more wild animals and fewer observers. In fact, the government has reserved 17% of the nation as parkland. If you are interested in an environment-friendly vacation, then you should certainly consider a safari in Botswana. These trips have a low impact on the...

Egypt and Kenya represent 2 very different sides of Africa in terms of travelers' attractions. This is true in all aspects - history, culture and the people. On the one hand is Egypt, rich in history and archaeology and on the other hand is Kenya, famous for the Safari. At tour of Africa combining the African wildlife Safari experience of Kenya and the sojourn into the ancient civilization of Egypt is a not so resistible to serious travelers Getting the right flow of Your Egypt and Kenya Tour program You can never have enough time off your work schedule to see enough of Egypt. And to add an African Safari to it makes it appear like an impossible task to accomplish. But it can be done. To enjoy this...

The biggest event in the sporting calender takes place this summer in South Africa. Why not travel to Africa to be where the action is. If like most of us you don't have a ticket, here are a few reasons why Africa is still the place to be this summer. Volunteering overseas has always been a popular option with a wide variety of people whether you want to offer your services as a volunteer in Kenya working with schools or local communities volunteering abroad is a great, productive way to spend your summer This is a momentous occasion for everybody in Africa and although nearly all of the tickets have been sold out there is still good reason to travel over. Remember South Africa isn't the only...

Most people travel to Africa to catch a glimpse of the abundant game. An experience in Africa is not complete without visiting some of their wildlife refuge areas. While in South Africa be sure to tour the De Wildt Cheetah Center. The Cheetah Center is about a 50 minute drive from Johannesburg whether driving there by private car, bus, or taxi. Once at the Center, a tour guide drives visitors all around the park in a large green safari truck. The tour lasts about 3 hours and you can join a group or take a private tour once there to enjoy the park. You must call and book in advance, expect to pay about 35 US dollars for the basic group tour. Tours are available in the morning or afternoon on most...

Ghana Tours Ghana tourism is growing. This intriguing country is well known for historical tours, cultural tours and ecological tours. Ghana's pristine beaches provide fun and rest for those holiday makers who prefer to relax. Ghana's colorful marketplaces are a thrill for those bargain hunters who are on their West African vacation. From the warm friendly "Akwaaba" (welcome) on arrival to departure and all activities in between are a real treat. Excursions and activities for a Ghana tour are numerous. Cosmopolitan Accra provides the visitor with an open door to the wonders of this ancient land. In the western region lies one of the many mysteries of this nation, Nzulezu, a village on stilts. Some...

The sultry heat of Africa hit us as we stepped off the Kenya Airways flight at Dar es Salaam and it was only 8:30am, some 23 hours after leaving home in Spain, so it was with some relief that we entered the delightfully cool foyer of the Royal Palm Mövenpick Hotel an hour later. Our rooms were a good size, the hotel pool was clean with waiter service and a poolside restaurant so all that a weary traveller could wish for. The in-hotel Italian restaurant was excellent and we all indulged in the enormous local prawns, which could have been mistaken for small lobsters. We made the most of this meal as we had no idea what to expect on our safari to two of the largest and remotest game reserves in...

Ever wanted to get away form it all and cut yourself off from the outside world, then the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania, Africa is the place for you. Ngorongoro is not actually a crater but a Caldera. A Caldera is formed when a Volcano collapses in on itself and this happened here millions of years ago. This massive crater like feature is 20 kms in diameter and 600 metres deep; it is the largest, unflooded and completely preserved caldera in the world. As you peer over this vast expanse from the cliff like edges you would think it is a baron landscape with no life. However pick up a pare of binoculars and take a look around at the floor 600m below and you will see signs of life. What you may be seeing...

Greetings from a country which many fondly refer to as the "Pearl of Africa". Uganda had often been portrayed as a land of broken dreams and dictators, but of recent there is something more than that. Uganda is now a land of dignity and determination. It is home to the famous Rwenzori Mountains, also known as the Legendary Mountains of the Moon, the virgin rolling hills of the Eland commonly referred to as Lake Mburo National park and to the source of the Nile, the majestic Murchison Falls, Africa's largest lake, tree climbing lions and the largest flocks of skimmers. A travel to Uganda is a reminder of where we have come from. While here, you can take time and visit Bwindi Forest National park...

In Africa Bantu-speaking populations began moving into southern Africa from the center of the continent around A.D. 500. In the process, they encountered the generally peaceful San and Khoikhoi populations who had preceded them in southern Africa by at least several centuries. Warfare and the desire for better land had been among the causes for the gradual southern migration, and some of these early chiefdoms routinely seized cattle from their neighbors. But warfare was not central to their culture or traditions. Most of southern Africa was sparsely settled, so fights over land were relatively rare. Ambitious men sought to control people, more than land. For example, during the seventeenth-century...

Situated against Signal Hill. The houses of Bo-Kaap are bright and colourful - and many reckon the area will soon be one of Cape Town's trendiest areas. De Waterkant is a fine example: situated just next to Bo-Kaap, the neighbourhood has been transformed into one of Cape Town's most trendy and expensive areas. Some of Cape Town's finest restaurants and wine bars are situated here. Start your walk on the corner of Buitengracht and Wale Street in town. Walk up in Wale Street towards Signal Hill into Bo-Kaap. This neighbourhood holds the most number of buildings in South Africa dating back before the year 1840, and has miraculously survived through the apartheid years. Time has almost stood still in...

The Castle of Good Hope is the oldest building in South Africa. Built between 1666 and 1679 by the Dutch East India Company, better known as the VOC (Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie), this pentagonal fortification replaced a small clay and timber fort built in 1652 by Commander Jan van Riebeeck, founder of the maritime replenishment station at the Cape of Good Hope. In 1664 there were renewed rumours of war between Britain and the Netherlands and they feared a British attack on the Cape. During that same year Commander Zacharius Wagenaer was instructed to build a five-pointed stone castle. On 26 April 1679 the five bastions were named after the main titles of Willem, the Prince of Orange. The...

The city of Cape Town is situated on the south western tip of the African continent, in one of the most beautiful natural locations in the world. The Cape Malay Quarter, or 'Bo-Kaap' which sprawls along the slopes of Signal Hill, bordering our city, presents a scenario of enduring historic and cultural significance. It's certainly worth taking the time to explore the area when you come to Cape Town. The establishment of the Cape Malay people evolved with the Islamic influences which became their religion and culture during the years of slavery in Cape Town in the 18th century and beyond. The 'Malay' term is understood to have been used by the Colonial settlers to describe this growing Islamic faith...

Visitors are advised that the Kruger National Park and adjoining areas fall within the malaria zone, and precautionary measures should be taken when entering this region. Recent surveys have suggested that the chance of an average visitor getting malaria is roughly 1 in 24,000. In South Africa you can only get anti-malaria tablets from a doctor. Safety measures for visitors: Most malaria cases occur in the wet season between October and May, with the months February to May being the peak risk period. During these months visitors are advised to use anti-malarial medication. Minimize the contact with mosquitoes by applying repellent substances such as Tabard or a number of other products, burning...

South Africa has a dual agricultural economy, with both well-developed commercial farming and more subsistence-based production in the deep rural areas. Covering 1.2-million square kilometres of land, South Africa is one-eighth the size of the United States and has seven climatic regions, from Mediterranean to subtropical to semi-desert. This biodiversity, together with a coastline 3 000 kilometres long and served by seven commercial ports, favours the cultivation of a highly diverse range of marine and agricultural products, from deciduous, citrus and subtropical fruit to grain, wool, cut flowers, livestock and game. Agricultural activities range from intensive crop production and mixed farming in...

The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape was inscribed in 2003 as a cultural heritage site. Located in Limpopo province, Mapungubwe is set hard against the northern border of South Africa, joining Zimbabwe and Botswana. It is an open, expansive savannah landscape at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers. Mapungubwe - "place of the stone wisdom" - was South Africa's first kingdom, and developed into the subcontinent's largest realm, lasting for 400 years before it was abandoned in the 14th century. Its highly sophisticated people traded gold and ivory with China, India and Egypt. What survives are the remains of the palace sites and also the entire settlement area dependent upon them, as well as...

"Stock fairs" had it's being in the Eastern Cape in the early 19th century. What started as a simple savings solution has today grown into a fascinating range of stokvels for every possible need in life, ranging from joyous occasions such as the Christmas stokvel (saving for a generous December food shopping spree), to a hybrid of the stokvel, which lends financial and social support to families. A Stokvel is group savings scheme, where members contribute a fixed amount of money to a common pool monthly. Money is drawn either in rotation or when a particular need or occasion arises. A stokvel is a group of friends who contribute an amount each month, say R 500.00. In a stokvel of 12 friends, each...

In 1795 the British occupied the Cape as a strategic base against the French, controlling the sea route to the East. After a brief reversion to the Dutch in the course of the Napoleonic wars, it was retaken in 1806 and kept by Britain in the post-war settlement of territorial claims. The closed and regulated economic system of the Dutch period was swept away as the Cape Colony was integrated into the dynamic international trading empire of industrializing Britain. A crucial new element was evangelicalism, brought to the Cape by Protestant missionaries. The evangelicals believed in the liberating effect of 'free' labor and in the 'civilizing mission' of British imperialism. They were convinced that...

There seems to be general agreement among scholars that humankind had its earliest origins in Africa. South Africa is rich in fossil evidence of the evolutionary history of the human family, going back several million years. From the discovery of the skull of a Taung child in 1924 to the latest discoveries of hominid fossils at Sterkfontein caves, recently declared a World Heritage Site, and the ground-breaking work done at Blombos Cave in the Southern Cape - all have put South Africa at the forefront of paleontology research into the origins of humanity. Modern humans have lived in the region for over 100,000 years. The small, mobile bands of Stone Age hunter-gatherers, who created a wealth of rock...

Portuguese seafarers, who pioneered the sea route to India in the late 15th century, were regular visitors to the South African coast during the early 1500s. Other Europeans followed from the late 16th century. In 1652, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) set up a station in Table Bay (Cape Town) to provision passing ships. Trade with the Khoekhoe(n) for slaughter stock soon degenerated into raiding and warfare. Beginning in 1657, European settlers were allotted farms by the colonial authorities in the arable regions around Cape Town, where wine and wheat became the major products. In response to the colonists' demand for lab our, the VOC imported slaves from East Africa, Madagascar and its...

Ancient cultures in Africa revered the giraffe, as some modern cultures do today, and commonly depicted it in prehistoric rock and cave paintings. Unknown outside of Africa, early written records described the giraffe as "magnificent in appearance, bizarre in form, unique in gait, colossal in height and inoffensive in character." The Giraffe [Giraffa Camelopardalis] moves about the semi-arid regions in groups. Its height allows it to keep in contact with other giraffes over large distances as well as spotting predators from afar. It is not uncommon to see other animals following a giraffe using it as an early predator warning system. The Giraffe is vulnerable when drinking. It is a quiet species...

Durban is not renowned for being a seat of culinary invention but we have made at least one major contribution to world cuisine in the shape of the Bunny Chow. The Bunny Chow is a very simple affair consisting of a hollowed-out quarter, half or full loaf of bread filled with any available curry including beef, mutton, chicken or beans. The Bunny Chow should be freshly made out of mature curry and the piece of bread, or virgin, which was removed to make room for the curry should be placed on top of the Bunny before it is wrapped. Some chefs add sambals to their Bunnies but many feel that this is an unnecessary elaboration. The exact origins of the Bunny Chow are shrouded in myth and legend but one...

The Transkei area of the Eastern Cape has become a regular destination for tourists. The Transkei is especially attractive to tourists who seek an "African experience". Coffee Bay and Port St. John's are two of the main tourist towns. Backpackers' lodges are readily available relatively cheap. The smoking of marijuana is popular and draws many tourists to the area. Cannabis of varying qualities are also extensively harvested in the Transkei and grown in the gardens of many of the local inhabitants. South African legislation prohibits these activities for non-registered users and producers (like sangomas). The smoking of marijuana or cannabis is illegal in South Africa. The Transkei (meaning 'across...

The town of Knysna is along the Garden Route in South Africa between Mossel Bay and Storms River, the Garden Route runs parallel to a coastline which features lakes, mountains, golden beaches, cliffs and dense indigenous forests. The Garden Route has a Mediterranean Maritime climate, with moderately hot summers, and mild to chilly winters. It is one of the richest rainfall areas, most of which occurs in the winter months, brought by the humid sea-winds from the Indian ocean. This natural wonderland is home to the largest and smallest of creatures, from the Knysna seahorse to the Knysna elephants, rare delicate butterflies and the endemic Knysna Loerie, a colourful forest bird. Over 200 species can...

A national coat of arms is the highest visual symbol of the State. The coat of arms is also a central part of the Great Seal, traditionally considered to be the highest emblem of the State. Absolute authority is given to every document with an impression of the Great Seal on it, as this means that it has been approved by the ruler of a country. A new coat of arms now replaces one that has served South Africa since 17 September 1910. The change reflects the aim of Government to highlight the democratic change in South Africa. THE DESIGN OF THE NEW COAT OF ARMS: The new Coat of Arms is a series of elements organised in distinct symmetric oval shapes placed on top of one another. THE LOWER OVAL SHAPE...

The Comores is a group of three main islands of volcanic origin, namely Ngazidja (formerly Grande Comore), Nzwani (formerly Anjouan) and Mwali (formely Moheli) and several islets. The island of Mayotte is a French territory, that is claimed by the Comores. An underdeveloped tourist industry and intermittent political coups and crises have made the Comores one of the least visited Indian Ocean destinations. However, the Comores offer a particular charm that mixes French style, Swahili and Arabic architecture, spectacular sunsets and a colourful history with a lingering aroma of vanilla and ylang-ylang. Beaches host natural palm trees said to be the highest in the world and are mostly white, although...