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Africa is saturated with adventure. Explore Africa’s wildlife galore and some of the world’s most spectacular landscapes.
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Podcast: How music gave a voice to a marginalised community
In Ukerewe, Tanzania, people with albinism are persecuted in devastating and unimaginable ways. Greg Dickinson hears how music is finally giving them a voice.
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Budget Trips: 20 Of The Cheapest Places To Travel
One of the great things about travelling in South Africa is that it’s possible to have a safari experience here – complete with the Big Five – without encountering a budget-breaking bill.
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Why It's Time To Return To Lamu Island in Kenya
With the British FCO lifting the travel advisory on Lamu Island earlier this year, there has never been a better time to visit this historic Swahili town.
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Namibia’s famed desert-adapted elephant and black rhino (Africa’s largest free-roaming population) inhabit the northwest’s Kunene Region. Cheetahs too range the plains of Namibia – in greater abundance here than anywhere else on the planet. During the dry season, stay in one of Wilderness Safaris’ remote lodges, whose proceeds help support the animals’ protection.
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Spotlight On Zimbabwe: Where Sustainable Tourism Is Changing Lives
Using a variety of organic techniques, the children have managed to turn a patch of Kalahari sandveld into a productive market garden full of kale, spring onions, tomatoes and beetroot, which either form part of their school lunches or are sold to help fund the fees of disadvantaged pupils.
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Kwita Izina is Rwanda's annual gorilla-naming ceremony. With under 900 mountain gorillas in the wild, every new birth is something to celebrate.
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In Senegal, Muslims and Christians live in harmony. They live side by side on the islet of Mar Lodj and you can tell which is which by whether they have goats or pigs.
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Whether you admire German colonial architecture in Lüderitz, indulge in fresh oysters at Walvis Bay, marvel at ancient rock art or take a sunset cruise along the Zambezi, The Rough Guide to Namibia covers everything you need to know to make the most of your time in this bewitching country.
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Zimbabwe: Is It Time For Tourists To Return? | Rough Guides
Visiting Zimbabwe is not a decision to be taken lightly. But decide to go, and it’s one that you will never regret.
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10 Of The World's Most Welcoming Countries
1. Ethiopia 2. India 3. Uganda
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A first-timer's guide to Victoria Falls
River sunset, Zambezi. Hippos are a guaranteed sighting, and there are usually a few suspicious-looking crocodiles soaking up the last rays of the day. The undoubted highlight is watching a blood-orange African sun sink slowly into the horizon.
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7 reasons why self-driving in Namibia may be your best trip
Quiver trees in Namibia. Namibia has some truly otherworldly landscapes: here are 15 others to fall in love with.
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How To Plan A Tanzania Safari
If you're itching to do a Safari in Africa, then Tanzania would be the best place to go to and here's why.
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7 places to get off the tourist trail in Morocco
Feel like you've seen it all? Well think again, here's 7 places that are off the tourist trail.
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Ruaha National Park is a sprawling reserve in south Tanzania, barely touched by tourism. Here's why it's worth the journey.