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PORT ELIZABETH
The city is situated 260 km from Knysna and +- 800km from Cape Town. It is known for its sunshine and safe sandy beaches .
For the tourist wanting a total South African experience, Port Elizabeth is the perfect complement to the Garden Route, Settler Hinterland, Sunshine Coast and Cape. Located on the South Eastern coast […]
Wallet-Friendly Luxury Beach Vacations
From forbes.com by Lauren Sherman, 11.13.07
In winter, escaping to warm beaches can prove pricey. But deals can be found–even for luxury properties.
“Our clients expect that we’ll drive the best bargain,” says Ron Luczak, director of platinum services (read: luxury) for the Travel Team, a Buffalo, N.Y., agency affiliated with American Express. He and other experts […]
Zanzibar - Things To Do
Zanzibar???s charm lies first and foremost in its beautiful bounty beaches, its tropical waters with fantastic coral reefs and its perfect atmosphere for complete relaxation. However, it has much more to offer than just beaches and often just in half-day or day trips. For example:
spice tour to some of the many plantations in the Island???s […]
Tanzania - Lake Eyasi Hadzabe
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The Hadzabe are an ethnic and linguistic group based in central Tanzania. In 2000 the Hadzabe population was estimated to number 800. The Hadzabe speak the Hadza language. Until recently, the genetic origin of the Hadzabe was a mystery; traditionally, they were considered as a remnant of Khoisan people in East Africa, but modern […]
Tanzania - Ngorongoro Crater Nationa Park
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The main feature of the NCA is the Ngorongoro Crater, which is the world’s largest unbroken volcanic caldera. The crater is 610m deep and the floor is 260km?. The steep sides of the crater mean that it has become a natural enclosure for a very wide variety of wildlife, including most of the species […]
Tanzania - Lake Manyara National Park
Stretching for 50km along the base of the rusty-gold 600-metre high Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as ???the loveliest I had seen in Africa??.
The compact game-viewing circuit through Manyara offers a virtual microcosm of the Tanzanian safari experience.
From the entrance gate, the road winds […]
Kenya - Tsavo National Park
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The park can be accessed by three main gates, from Voi through the Manyani gate, from Mombasa through the Bachuma gate or from Malindi through the Sala gate. There are also several airstrips in the park that allow chartered light planes. Inside the park, the Athi and Tsavo rivers converge to form the Galana […]
Kenya - Lake Turkana
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Lake Turkana, formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world’s largest permanent desert lake and the world’s largest alkaline lake. The water is potable but not palatable. It supports a rich lacustrine wildlife. The climate […]
Mount Kenya National Park
At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa. It is an ancient extinct volcano, during whose period of activity (3.1???2.6 million years ago) it is thought to have risen to 6,500 m. There are 12 remnant glaciers on the mountain, all receding rapidly, and four secondary peaks that sit at the […]
Maasai
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The official Maasai colour is red. The Maasai themselves are very distinctive as they are always wearing some form of red, however little. Their society is patriarchical in nature with the elders deciding most matters for each Maasai group. The laibon or spiritual leader acts as the liason between the Maasai and God (the […]