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Botswana’s Okavango Delta: Where the Desert Drinks

Every year, the Okavango River flows from the Angolan highlands and disappears into the Kalahari Desert — creating a vast inland delta of 15,000 square kilometres that blooms with life in one of the…

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Ethiopia: The Land of Origins

Ethiopia is unlike anywhere else in Africa — or the world. It was never colonised. It has its own calendar, its own…

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Cape Town: Africa’s Most Beautiful City

Cape Town consistently ranks among the world's most beautiful cities, and it earns that distinction. Table Mountain rises 1,086 metres directly above…

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Climbing Kilimanjaro: Africa’s Rooftop

At 5,895 metres, Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa and one of the world's most accessible high-altitude summits. No technical…

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Zanzibar: Spice Island Escape

Just 35 kilometres off the Tanzanian coast, Zanzibar is the kind of island that ruins you for every other beach. The Indian…

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Morocco’s Imperial Cities: From Marrakech to Fes

Morocco's imperial cities are a sensory overload in the very best way. Labyrinthine medinas, ornate tilework, the call to prayer echoing between…

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Victoria Falls: The Smoke That Thunders

Mosi-oa-Tunya — "the smoke that thunders" — is the Tonga name for Victoria Falls, and it captures the experience perfectly. At over…

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Safari Dreams: A Complete Guide to the Serengeti

The Serengeti is one of the most iconic wildlife destinations on Earth. Stretching across 30,000 square kilometres of Tanzania, this ancient ecosystem…

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