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AFRICA
Africa
Positive results for South Africa
Visitor arrivals to South Africa increased 16% in the first quarter of this year. This betters results in 2005, when arrivals increased by 10.2%, according to World Tourism Organisation data. There was growth across all sources, says South Africa Tourism.
Expanding western markets for Uganda
Visitor arrivals from Uganda’s target leisure markets increased in 2005 – with UK up 26% and the US up 16%. However, total arrivals fell 9% in 2005 to 468,000, due primarily to a fall in arrivals from neighbouring Kenya and Tanzania – Uganda’s largest visitor sources.
Safari news from southern Africa. The Mantis Collection is adding a family lodge at its flagship property Shamwari. It will have four rooms (accommodating eight guests), pool, lounge, dining and viewing deck, and it has its own chef and game ranger. It is due to be ready in late 2007.
Centenary celebrations at Namibia’s flagship national park. Namibia’s Etosha national park, which attracts around half of all visitors to the country, celebrates its 100th birthday next year.
- BOTSWANA The history of Botswana does much more than cover a gap between the histories of neighbouring South Africa and Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola, and Zambia. In prehistoric and very recent times the Kalahari...
- CAPE VERDE The Cape Verde islands consist of two small (volcanic in origin) archipelagos, about 400 miles off the western coast of Africa. These once uninhabited islands were first discovered by...
- EGYPT Egypt has everything: Expert and very charming guides: Watch the magic of Egypt unfold by felucca: on a Nile cruise boat: On a quad bike !! Or by air...
- ETHIOPIA Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com Ethiopia is truly a land of contrasts and extremes; a land of remote and wild places. Some of the highest and most stunning places on the...
- GAMBIA Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com The Gambia has a population of over 1.5 million people belonging to eight ethnic groups as well as fairly large communities from...
- GHANA Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com Ghana is located on the southern coast of the West Africa and has as its eastern neighbour Togo, on the west, the Ivory Coast, on the south...
- KENYA Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com Kenya lies astride the equator on the eastern coast of Africa. It is a medium-sized country by continental standards, covering an area of...
- LIBYA Libya. Warm sun, warm hearts. A great country with a great history, a country of breathtaking beauty. High mountain chains are just one of the beauties of its fabulous landscape with green fields and...
- MALAWI Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com The Great Rift Valley runs across eastern Africa like an ancient scar from the Red Sea in the north to the Zambezi valley in the south....
- MALI Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com Although it cannot compete with the major safari countries for sheer natural spectacle, Mali is a nation of unusual interest and charm....
- MAURITIUS Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com Of volcanic origin and generally sheltered by barriers of coral reefs forming natural, safe, crystal clear lagoons, Mauritius has long been...
- MOROCCO Strategically situated with both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines, but with a rugged mountainous interior, it stayed independent for centuries while developing a rich culture blended from Arab,...
- MOZAMBIQUE Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com Many of the cultural traditions of the Mozambican people survived centuries of colonialism. The Makonde in the north are renowned for their...
- NAMIBIA Namibia The Republic of Namibia is a vast, sparsely populated country situated along the south Atlantic coast of Africa between 17 and 29 degrees south of the Equator. With its surface area of...
- REUNION Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com Reunion, overseas department and administrative region of France, largest of the Mascarene island group in the Indian Ocean, southeast of...
- SEYCHELLES Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com The Republic of Seychelles comprises 115 islands occupying a land area of 455 km² and an Exclusive Economic Zone of 1.4 million...
- SIERRA LEONE Welcome to Sierra Leone Sierra Leone is located on the West Coast of Africa between latitudes 7 and 10 degrees North and longitudes 10.5 and 13 degrees west. The Republic of Guinea is to the north...
- SOUTH AFRICA South Africa, on the continent's southern tip, is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west and by the Indian Ocean on the south and east. Its neighbors are Namibia in the northwest, Zimbabwe and...
- SWAZILAND Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com The smallest country in Africa is also one of the most easy going - laid-back Swazis are more likely to celebrate for fun than demonstrate...
- SUDAN Sudan, the largest country in Africa, is an independent republic which lies to the south of Egypt and forms part of the North East African Region. The capital city is Khartoum. Other major cities are...
- TANZANIA Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com With such a perfect Location, perched on the edge of the African continent, and facing the Indian Ocean, Tanzania’s weather and...
- TUNISIA For such a tiny country – the smallest in North Africa – Tunisia packs a lot in. It is a truly kaleidoscopic nation, ranging from Mediterranean beaches to the Sahara desert, from ancient...
- NIGERIA With a population of almost 140 million people comprising of over 250 ethnic groups, Nigeria is a blend of exciting cultural diversity that has produced a land of unparalleled opportunities with...
- UGANDA Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com Uganda’s great natural beauty led Winston Churchill to call it ‘the pearl of Africa’. From the moment the visitors lands...
- ZAMBIA Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com The Republic of Zambia is in Southern Africa. Neighbouring countries are Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia,...
- ZIMBABWE Image courtesy of Roger de la Harpe www.africaimagery.com Zimbabwe, like Botswana, is a landlocked country at the base of the African continent. Its neighbours are Mozambique (to the east), South...
- Old Canvas Expeditions - Specialist African Workshops WILDERNESS WITH OLD CANVAS EXPEDITIONS – SPECIALISTS IN AFRICAN WORKSHOPS. If you considering an African safari, make sure that your journey is booked with Old Canvas Expeditions. We offer...
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