Africa
Oh Africa, if only the world had not treated you so badly! What an amazing place this magnificent continent is. The nature, wildlife, scenery, vastness, the feeling of simply living, is overwhelming. Where to start with such a huge continent? The wildlife viewing on safari is unique to Africa. Parks such as the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Kruger, Kgaligadi, Masai Mara, Okavango Delta, Chobe, Etosha are out of this world. Then there are the specialist mountain and forest parks to see endangered species such as lemurs, chimpanzees and gorillas.
The scenery can be breathtaking, with such places as Mount Kilimanjaro, the Rift Valley, Table Mountain and the Cape Peninsula, Blyde River and Fish River canyons, Sossusvlei sand dunes, Victoria Falls, Lake Malawi, Rwenzori and Hoggar mountains, Tundavala, Avenue of the Baobabs. Along the immense coastline there are such mesmerising wonders as the Red Sea, Mauritius, the Seychelles, Reunion and Cape Verde. What’s more the entire continent is a melting pot of different cultures, from the bushmen of the south to the Bedouin of the north. Africa has also influenced the world with such cultures as that from ancient Egypt.
Sub-destinations
EGYPT
Recent African Articles
What Makes Red Sea Diving So Special?
Ask one hundred divers what makes diving the Red Sea at Egypt and Sudan so special and you’ll get a hundred different answers! The Red Sea boasts some of the most thrilling and awe-inspiring dive sites in the world making it popular even with the most discerning and...
Super Einsparungen an der Sinai-Halbinsel mit Sea Serpent
Zuletzt aktualisiert am: 21. Oktober 2011 Sparen Sie bis zu US$ 394 pro Taucher! Spezielle Rabatte auf ausgewählten Reisen im Jahr 2011! Sie suchen das gesamte Paket? Aussehen, Leistung und Ihren Geldbeutel schonend? MY Sea Serpent wird Ihr Herz gewinnen mit ihrem...
Ecological Disaster Averted In The Red Sea
Early in May the governor of South Sinai in the Red Sea issued a decree that allowed fishing in the formerly protected Ras Mohammed National Park. This decree was not only illegal it also violated the sanctity of environmental regulations. The decision spelled...
Red Sea Diving World Record Attempt
This summer, on the 26th of July 2011, divers from all over the world will attempt to break the world record in carrying out the largest collective dive ever! This will take place, in Hurghada, in the Red Sea, Egypt. The “Egypt Scuba Challenge” wants to...
HEPCA’s Important Red Sea Mooring Work
In their continued efforts for environmental conservation and protection, particularly of the Red Sea dive sites and reefs, Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) have been busy this month of April carrying out mooring maintenance. As...
Latest Unrest News from Hurghada, Egypt
As everyone knows, Egypt has been going through a period of civil upheaval, a popular uprising. However it is always difficult to appreciate what facts are like on the ground. Modern news media often does little to reflect the actual experience and truth. We thought...
HEPCA Campaigns to Free Dolphins in Egypt
Have you ever dived with dolphins in the Red Sea? Can you even imagine them confined in a swimming pool smaller than 9m x 9m x 4m, with visibility less than 20cm! On 3 October 2010, Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) arranged a...
New Red Sea Liveaboards For You
Are you thinking about packing your scuba gear and heading out to the Red Sea for a diving holiday? You are just in time for the best of the 2010 Red Sea diving season and we have added a whole range of new liveaboards. It was not easy sailing for the hardened...
Red Sea Emperor Fraser Sinks – Everyone Safe
The MY Emperor Fraser has sunk at Dunraven near Sharm El Sheikh. The incident occurred during the second dive on the afternoon of 16 Dec 2009. A change in wind direction caused the Red Sea liveaboard to break free of her mooring lines and head towards the reef. The...