Kenya’s coastal Town Mombasa

Mombasa Kenya’s oldest town is a place steeped in history. Vasco de Gama, the famous Portuguese explorer, first landed at the site where Mombasa now stands in 1498.

The island of mombasa is connected to the mainland by bridges and ferries. The town over looks a wide harbor, where commercial shipping mingles with traditional sailing dhows. Read more

Southern Africa

Southern Africa offers an wide variety of attractions and landscapes from the enormous dunes of the Kalahari to the quasi-Siberian highlands of Lesotho where you can even go skiing in winter. There is also Wildlife viewing, and beautiful sandy beaches.

Southern Africa’s national parks and reserves rival those of East Africa and are also considered relatively cheaper. Among the most famous of these are Kruger National Park, Botswana’s Chobe National Park and the Okavango delta and Namibia’s Etosha Pan. Read more

Seychelles Islands

An island nation, the Seychelles is located in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar and about 1,600 km (1,000 miles) east of Kenya. The number of islands in the archipelago is often given as 115 but the Constitution of the Republic of Seychelles lists 155. Of these islands 83 are named and 46 are permanently uninhabited. Mahé is the principal island comprising of 142 sq km, with the islands of Praslin, La Digue and Silhouette being the next important . Situated about 1,600 km off the east coast of Africa, Mahe extends 27 km north to south and 11 km east to west and has a beautiful coastline of 127 km. Read more

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