Africa Travel Guide

Africa offers the traveler a wealth of variety, experience and opportunity. It is a continent that many seasoned travelers return to time and again to discover something new or merely to feel the pulse and energy of the great savannah grasslands or the pulsating throb of bushveld. Africa is a continent where one can undertake any type of adventure or holiday, from camping in the wilds, to being pampered in luxurious resorts and spas. Most people, however, come to Africa for a wildlife experience on safari, which can be an affordable self drive safari or a top end fly-in safari to premier wilderness camps and lodges. To help with your decisions, you will find accommodation and safari tour recommendations for each region in this directory.

This Africa travel directory is a comprehensive guide with over 400 pages of detailed information and image galleries covering 115 regions in 11 African countries, including all the premier safari parks and wildlife reserves as well as vacation and holiday destinations from Cape Town to Zanzibar.

Because the great Africa travel regions of Southern and East Africa provide the traveler with quite diverse experiences, we have split these regions into two distinct areas.

Southern Africa provides the ultimate in personalized safari and Africa vacation travel, with a wide diversity of experience and habitat - from the searing beauty of the Namib Desert through the lush waterways of the Okavango, to the magnificent bushveld of Kruger Park and down south to the beauty and sophistication of the Cape Town. Travelers to Southern Africa have a wide variety of safari lodges and camps as well as top rate hotels and guest houses from which to choose. The seven countries in our Southern Africa collection are South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi

East Africa is synonymous with wide savannah grasslands and huge herds of game along with the annual spectacle of the great migration between the Masai Mara and Serengeti. The East African coastline and islands are also a haven for diving, fishing and relaxing. One is slightly more aware of fellow travelers and the thriving safari industry in East Africa. The four countries in our East Africa collection are Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.

Unless time and money permit, it is best to plan your Africa travel within these distinct regions. Click on the map to read more about Southern Africa and East Africa, or use the left navigation to research your country of choice.