Hi Great summary. My wife and I went to Cape Town in March and it is such a beautiful city....it reminds me of Norway with the mountains, ocean and beaches :-) Here is my trip report with pictures http://gardkarlsen.com/Cape_Town_trip_report.htm.

completely agreed re Algeria. It will not feel like a holiday as you're likely to worry about your safety - not much tourism there at present. Hopefully there will be in years to comea as its a beautiful country. Morocco and Tunisia - depends on what you're looking for in a holiday. Tunisia is much more geared to resort style tourism. You can get off the beaten track, but most people don't. the hotels in the resorts are pretty grim. For more adventure, I'd go for Morocco. You can play it safe in some of the more well known places - or you can venture south if you have time and really explore the south of the country which is stunning..

Of course all the above responses are absolutely right. The only thing I would say is please make sure you're sensitive. No need for head to toe covering for women or anything like that, but particularly when you head out into the rural areas, be sensitive about the culture. The amount of time I've seen women in skimpy dress in inappropriate places are innumerable, and it just gives western women a bad reputation!.

Victoria falls is located on Zambia. So Lathita is right. You can add Botswana on your destination. You can have a great safari vacation on the month of May or June. That is the best time to safari on Botswana..

African Safari is world famous. I went there by my own car. Generally prefers myself own driving because really enjoy it.By looking at this high usage of cars fuel consumption is also a problem for increasing ratio of cars. But now there is no need to worry people who are spending a lot on fuel can now use a device in their cars which does not requires fuel to make the car run. So it is one of the very good option to save money on useless expenditure on fuels. hydrotechcar.com/.

South africa is a big country ..... There are chances you will see some animals from the car when travelling between cities but i doubt you would see the big five . You would also need to be travelling maybe between nature reserves or between provinces or next to a nature reserve . chances are if you travel from jhb to mozambique you would see some buck from the car maybe some monkeys . But alot of it depends on the area , but not when driving from jhb to pretoria . In my neighborhood i see plenty of squrirels and bird life but nothing serious..

Is it one of those silverbacks? I want to see some silverbacks.

Hi True im in Arusha, but i rarely ese or even go to places where ex-pats gather.The via Via seems to be the place. Also the L Oasis is run by a Ozzie and she know a lot of people :-) Hope this helps.

This is a late reply, but just in case you still need some recommendations. Me and my wife was in Kenay two weeks ago to check out the resorts in Malindi and Safari Camps in Tsavo to offer to our clients. The experience was really great and we were quite impressed. The only sad thing is all the poeple that lost their jobs due to the big slump in the tourism industry. Hopefully poeple will start visiting this beautifull country again and experience all it has to offer. Johan..

Hmm... I would suggest Cape town. It is one of the most spectacular vineyards around the world. You can also include visiting Kirstenbosch Gardens, Waterfront at Cape Town and Cape of Good Hope..

I guess you are now enjoying your stay in Kenya. In terms of clothing, I hope you brought along with you comfortable casual and semi casual clothes that are not bright in colors. And an additional warmer clothes would be very helpful..

Yeah, I guess you need to set aside some money for phone calls. Try to search wikipedia about the communication in Botswana. (Sorry I can't paste the link here.) It says that ADSL has been introduced in the following areas: Gaborone, Tlkokweng, Mogoditsane, Phakalane, Francistown, Lobatse, Palapye, Maun, Kasane, Selibe-Phikwe, Letlhakane, Jwaneng, Orapa.

[quote]what a pity .... unfortunatley these thing happen[/quote] It's unfortunate when there's a fire started by lightning etc, but to me; much worse when these kind of fires are lit by homo sapiens.Sure, it's a way to renew the grasses, but somehow they always forget the air pollution. I'm leaving for Botswana soon, and my biggest worry is to have misty skies due to all that burning of grass..

A fire has been raging in the Zuurberg Mountain area of the Addo Elephant National Park since Sunday afternoon, August 10. The blaze, which is still burning, has destroyed an estimated 7,000 hectares of fynbos and grassland vegetation in the mountainous areas of the park. However, South African National Parks (SANParks) affirms that the regions tourist accommodation and infrastructure have not been affected. This includes the Addo Rest Camp, main game area and Camp Matyholweni. Visitors were evacuated from Narina Bush Camp yesterday afternoon as a safety precaution, although the fire has not reached the area in which the camp is located. The situation is being monitored. The Zuurberg Mountain Village, which is a private resort located on the borders of the park, has sustained considerable damage. Owner, Henri Alant, confirms: The chapel and function venue have been destroyed and 29 rooms burnt out. We estimate the damage to be around R20m to repair.

We went to Marrakech for the first time last xmas. We loved spending an hour or two in the daytime in one of the many cafes overlooking the Jemaa El Fna, watching all the goings-on. Our favourite meal was at Le Marrakchi, overlooking the Jemaa El Fna - excellent food, wine and a visit from Moroccan dancers halfway through our meal. Try and book a window seat for great views of the square by evening. We were recommended to visit the Jardin Majorelle to escape the city hustle and bustle and, although it did provide a pleasant interlude, I wouldn't really go out of my way to see it. We found it far more relaxing just to sit on the roof terrace of our riad, feeding our breakfast crumbs to the birds and gazing up at the storks circling in the clear blue sky above. We were surprised at just how touristy Marrakech is.

Sad news. :(.

I visited Egypt in 2004. I was in Cairo, and then headed to Luxor, took a Nile boat there to Aswan, and visited the temples along the Nile, and then Abu Simbel. It took me 3 hours to get there, leaving early in the morning (night), but it was well worth it..

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the further south in Morocco you go, the better it gets! The Moroccans with a bad attitude to westerners tend to be the ones who have had bad experiences of Westerners - ie package trips where the women wear inappropriate clothing etc. Moroccans are lovely people and I think they get a bad press. For anyone thinking of going - don't be put off, but do dare to venture out of the tourist areas, as you will get so much more out of it..

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