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Naama Bay   Sharm El Sheikh

Naama Bay, Sharm El Sheikh

 24 Reviews  Na'ama bay is the centre of all action in Sharm-el-Sheikh. Everything lives to tourism and from tourism. The beach is segmented in several private concessions, with a band of less than 20 meters... 

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Egyptian Museum   Cairo

Egyptian Museum, Cairo

 238 Reviews  One of "must see" places, regardless there are more findings in other countries museums (f.e. British). It is good idea to take official guide trough museum. There are experts and there are not to... 

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Djamaa El Fna - Square   Marrakesh

Djamaa El Fna - Square, Marrakesh

 136 Reviews  We just returned from a phenomenal trip of Marrakesh. Al Moussika was our base to explore the medina and for trips to the coast and to the Atlas mountains. The riyad is a carefully and tastefully... 

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Table Mountain   Cape Town

Table Mountain, Cape Town

 195 Reviews  Wherever you go in Cape Town, Table Mountain dominates the skyline, so what could be more natural than finding out what the city looks like from the top? The cablecar ride to the top of Table... 

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Snorkeling   Hurghada

Snorkeling, Hurghada

 29 Reviews  Hi, I visited Makadi Bay (south of Hurghada with my wife in September 2010 mainly for snorkeling. The experience was really nice. Here is a link to a portfolio of pictures and videos of the below... 

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Game Reserves   Johannesburg

Game Reserves, Johannesburg

 33 Reviews  De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre Besides 'normal' cheetahs, De Wildt has a number of King Cheetahs, distinguished by the different coat pattern. There is also a healthy population of African wild... 

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Valley of the Kings   Luxor

Valley of the Kings, Luxor

 150 Reviews  I was stupid not to figure out at first what's VOK or Q means, like seriously it inhabits me for 5 minutes. The valley necropolis was the burying grounds of the Pharaohs for 500 years during the... 

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Montazah palace and gardens   Alexandria

Montazah palace and gardens, Alexandria

 27 Reviews  Muntaza is the western-most part of the city that lies along the coast. It has a number of hotels and restaurants, and benefits from the fact that it is close to the former King’s palace. The district... 

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Hassan II Mosque   Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca

 78 Reviews  One of the main attractions Casablanca has is the Mosque of Hassan II, the 7th largest mosque in the world. Besides being so huge, it is also unique in that it is built so that part of it hangs over... 

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Giraffe Center   Nairobi

Giraffe Center, Nairobi

 18 Reviews  Giraffe Center is situated about 15 kilometres far from Nairobi and not easy to reach there unless you take the taxi. Make sure to stipulate the price for a ride before departure, in both directions,... 

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Museum   Addis Ababa

Museum, Addis Ababa

 18 Reviews   St George Church Museum is located inside the St. George’s Church compound. It was established in 1975 to preserve not only ecclesiastical items, but also significant historical treasures from... 

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Bird Valley   Agadir

Bird Valley, Agadir

 5 Reviews  The Birds Valley or Vallée des Oiseaux is not only an aviary, but also a small zoo. This zoo with mouflons, lama's and monkeys is as zoo itself not really a very interesting and exciting 'must see',... 

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Big 5   Kruger National Park

Big 5, Kruger National Park

 40 Reviews   The African Elephant is easily distinguished from Asian Elephants as they have larger ears. The fact that you are in Africa is also a give away. They guys are massive. They are the largest land... 

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Desert and dunes   Namibia

Desert and dunes, Namibia

 85 Reviews  This is brilliant fun! Basically you climb to the top of a dune, sit or lie on a board, and slide down. The higher the dune, the more fun it is. The only drawbacks are that if you want to do it again... 

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Excursions   Sharm El Sheikh

Excursions, Sharm El Sheikh

 43 Reviews  It was a great day! St. Katherine, Coloured Canyon, Blue Hole, were the highlights of a day trip that included the usual performance of a jeep bogging in the desert, with tourists pushing it under a... 

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Gizeh Pyramids   Cairo

Gizeh Pyramids, Cairo

 352 Reviews  We have just returned from our honeymoon in Egypt and we only spent two days in Cairo, and believe me, it was more than long enough! The moment I saw a poor dog lying dead at the side of the road... 

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Majorelle Gardens   Marrakesh

Majorelle Gardens, Marrakesh

 45 Reviews  We loved Marjorelle Gardens. Please check out my travelogue for the full story. I enjoyed it because of the vibrant colours, cactus gardens, water lily pond and quaint shady paths. The best way to... 

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Penguins / Boulders Beach   Cape Town

Penguins / Boulders Beach, Cape Town

 84 Reviews  However often we visit Cape Town, we never tire of Boulders Beach. The main visitor centre with the wooden boardwalks down into the penguin colony are great, and lots of other tourists have written... 

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Scuba Diving   Hurghada

Scuba Diving, Hurghada

 22 Reviews  Hurghada is idealistic for scuba diving, since the water is so clear and the are so many different kinds of fish, plants and corals. I never tried to scuba dive myself but I was recommended by... 

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Gold Reef City   Johannesburg

Gold Reef City, Johannesburg

 22 Reviews  Gold Reef City is a Johannesburg institution and as my kids have been nagging me to go for months, I finally succumbed early in the New Year. I have to declare my bias: I hate theme parks, I dislike... 

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Karnak Temple   Luxor

Karnak Temple, Luxor

 201 Reviews  On left side of the Hypostyle Hall, there is an exit that will lead to the Open-air Museum. There is also an exit point at the Great Court where you can access this site. This museum requires a... 

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new Library of Alexandria   Alexandria

new Library of Alexandria, Alexandria

 44 Reviews  The Bibliotheca Alexandrina or Library of Alexandria is a huge complex situated on the Mediterranean Sea. It was inaugurated on October 16th, 2002. In 1974 a plot of land was chosen by the Alexandria... 

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Old Medina   Casablanca

Old Medina, Casablanca

 20 Reviews  The old part of Casablanca, within a set of city walls and known as the Medina, is surprisingly easy to miss. You could wander around the city centre for a few hours, then take a taxi out to the big... 

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National Park   Nairobi

National Park, Nairobi

 23 Reviews  This modest monument in Nairobi National Park commemorates the founding of the park in 1946 - the first national park in Kenya, which opened the door for the subsequent proclamation of iconic parks... 

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Mercato   Addis Ababa

Mercato, Addis Ababa

 6 Reviews  The Mercato market is actually a part of a district with many buildings and street scattered around. The location is in the area close to the main bus station. It is said to be the largest outdoor... 

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GHANA, forts and castles

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At the coast of Ghana are still remains of the trading forts, erected between 1482 and 1786. The forts were built and occupied by the European traders and adventurers from Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Holland, Germany and Britain to safeguard the trading posts. The forts changed hands on numerous occasions. Some forts are restored and have a variety of uses. Some forts are ruins. Most are accessible for the public. They are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.The most impressive fort is the Castle of Cape Coast. In 1980 it was the first slave trade fort I visited. Underground are dark dungeons, from where for slaves no escape was possible. There was only one way out, to the sea, to the ships for deportation. It's shocking to stand there and try to imagine....Upstairs in the fresh air again there is a nice courtyard with a good view at the beach and the fishermen boats. I was there at...

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ETHIOPIA, Aksum

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Aksum is one of the most important attractions in Ethiopia. Once the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The remains of the ancient city of Aksum, dating from between the 1th and 13th century AD, include giant stelae, monolithe obelisks, underground royal tombs, ruins of ancient castles and palaces. Still 98% of ancient Aksum is unexcavated.In the past the town was part of the Aksumite Kingdom. Now it's an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The northern Stelae Park with 120 stelae is the largest in Aksum. King Ezana's stele with its 24 M is the biggest standing one. Some Stelae, as this one, imitate multi-storeyed buildings with carved small windows and doors.For more information and pictures have a look at my Aksum page.

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MALI: Timbuktu

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For many people in the world Timbuktu has an air of mystery. Many people think about this legendary city in Mali more as a mythical place than as a city with a real history. Timbuktu is often used as a metaphor for a remote and distant place beyond a person's experience.Timbuktu was founded around 1100 C.E. as a Tuareg nomad camp at a strategic place on the southernmost edge of the Sahara desert and about eight miles from the bend of the Niger River, gate to subsaharean Africa. From the thirteenth century, Timbuktu became a prosperous center of trade in Africa. The long distance trans-Saharan trade routes brought great wealth to the city. The geographical setting of the town made it a natural meeting point for people in West Africa, Berber and Arab people from the north and also traders from the Middle East and Europe. The wealth of the city attracted not only merchants and traders but...

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EGYPT, Sinai & St Katherina's Monastery

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The Sinai peninsula is a wonderful world of rock and sand, of solitude and silence. In this magical world of barren mountains, sanddunes, deep wadis and colourful rocks lies the St Katherines Monastery. The rugged mountaineous landscape is a perfect backdrop to the monastery.This ancient monastery is founded in 330 AD by Helena, the mother of the Byzantine emperor Constantine. She was impressed by the sacredness of the place, where Moses saw the burning bush.The entire area is sacred to the three religions Christianity, Islam and Judaism. The monastery is the oldest monastery still in use for its initial function. The walls and buildings have great importance for studies of Byzantine architecture. In the monastery are some outstanding collections of early Christian manuscripts and icons. The monastery with its surrounding area is declared Unesco World Heritage site. The official UNESCO...

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Anything you have in mind

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• While in Cameroon,there are soo many things you can do depending on your likeness.-Cultural Tourism including the oudjilla palace in the far north, the Bamoun Sultanate, the Bandjoun chief’s palace in the western region, the Fon’s palace of Bafut in the North west Region.Cameroonian arts and crafts include weaving, sculpture, forge and casting, pottery and embroidery.Museums and various sacred places include the Mont Febe Museum in Yaoundé, the National Museum in Yaoundé, the Negro art Museum in Yaoundé, the Bafut Museum, the Museum of Bali, the Museum of Bamungo, the Museum of the Sultans Palace in Foumban, the sacred museum of Djisse and the Jadis Museum all in Foumban.Monuments include– the New Liberty Monument at the Diedo roundabout in Douala, the General Leclerc’s statue in Bonanjo, the Charles Atangana Monument in Yaoundé, the Monument of Reunification in Yaoundé Sea Side...

Anything you have in mind

by amouramio

• While in Cameroon,there are soo many things you can do depending on your likeness.-Cultural Tourism including the oudjilla palace in the far north, the Bamoun Sultanate, the Bandjoun chief’s palace in the western region, the Fon’s palace of Bafut in the North west Region.Cameroonian arts and crafts include weaving, sculpture, forge and casting, pottery and embroidery.Museums and various sacred places include the Mont Febe Museum in Yaoundé, the National Museum in Yaoundé, the Negro art Museum in Yaoundé, the Bafut Museum, the Museum of Bali, the Museum of Bamungo, the Museum of the Sultans Palace in Foumban, the sacred museum of Djisse and the Jadis Museum all in Foumban.Monuments include– the New Liberty Monument at the Diedo roundabout in Douala, the General Leclerc’s statue in Bonanjo, the Charles Atangana Monument in Yaoundé, the Monument of Reunification in Yaoundé Sea Side...

THE CRAZIEST ZOO IN AFRICA - BURUNDI

by DAO

You could call this place either completely crazy or even fun. Either way you will never see a zoo like this one. The Musée Vivant was once a full zoo before the civil war and many of its prized animals disappeared. It still has some interesting collections. When I arrived I was ushered in a by my friendly guide and the first building we came to contained fish tanks with no lights, making the fish very hard to see. There was also a large cage with Guinea Pigs inside. When I asked about the Guinea Pigs they explained they were there to feed the crocodiles and alligators. Next stop was a crocodile. Well 2 eyes sticking out of the water anyway. When I walked around the other side of the enclosure the crocodile came completely out of the water. When I asked why it had jumped out of the water towards me the reply was “He things you have a Guinea Pig for him. You want to feed him a Guinea Pig...

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Read this book

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If you are only going to read one book on Africa make sure it is this one. The former Times and Independent journalist and now director of the Royal African Society Richard Dowden has written this excellent book and writes of his experiences and observations of Africa starting with his first encounter with the African continent as a teacher in Uganda in 1971. Michael Buerk says of this book:"At last a book about Africa the way it is. Richard Dowden is the Africa experts Africa expert. Drawing on more than thirty years of extraordinary experiences the length and breadth of the continent he shows us an Africa of light as well as darkness, engaging as well as horrifying. The real Africa."

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Visit Madagascar to see more than Africa...

by Norali

"Why Madagascar?" would you ask. It is probably one of greatest trips in current era. Go there for stunning geographical and human diversities.North-west cities use to house mosques, shores that still remind you of past sea adventures. In center, highlands and plateaux, ricefields remind you of Asia and South-American andes. Eastern rainforests, sometimes, adjoin with bush and desert areas, those of Southern parts.On top of that, endemic fauna and flora... say 5 of 6 baobab species in the whole Africa. Lemurs (endemic species), gigantic butterflies and chamilions of all kinds. Thousands of medicinal plants (even the very one used in cancer treatments, that is common in Tana gardens).This unique and varied nature is, however, under threaten. Man, unaware of the Island uniqueness, used to burn steppes, forests, chop trees for profit and, therefore, exterminate endangered species... Thanks...

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SEND MR. LIEW A POSTCARD !

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SL Liew is a great man and an institution on VT. He wanted to get a postcard from every country in the world, and he is well on his journey. I was actually inspired by him to go to several countries because of his quest. So far they include: Yemen, Somalia, St Martin, and this lovely island – Grenada. If you are going to Africa please check Mr. Liew’s Homepage for countries he still needs a postcard from. If your destination is on his list - please send Mr. Liew a postcard! Mr. Liew lives in on Penang Island in Malaysia and you can find his fascinating homepage here:MR. LIEWS HOMEPAGE!

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