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It is difficult to list a top ten African travel wonders list without leaving out a number of other superb sights. Here is my list. How many have you seen?
1. Mountain Gorillas of Central Africa
It is an indescribable experience to spend an hour visiting an habituated gorilla family in the rain forests of Central Africa. [...]
Festival in the Desert is a world-renowned, three-day music festival held in the desert village of Essakane, about 45 miles northeast of the legendary city of Timbuktu in Mali. Music lovers travel from all over the world to experience this exotic, one-of-a kind event in the Sahara Desert.
any Tuareg tribespeople attend Festival in the Desert, [...]
After tumbling off a car on rent one should make certain that the billing starts from that time. This is because there are a number of agencies that charges on 24 hour clock system. This happens even if the renting was finished in less than 24hours per day. Internationally there are discounts that are proffered [...]
Split is the second largest city on the Adriatic Coast and also a good base or starting point if travelling to islands such as Brac or island of Hvar. Apartment rentals are a great way to enjoy a Split vacation. Split apartments and Split beachfront vacation villas can be found in all the most popular [...]
Finding somewhere truly special to stay that whilst travelling is not necessarily something that happens all that often, but the mid-priced Hôtel Mandé is definitely one such spot. Even though it is neither the best placed or the most luxurious accommodation option in the city, spending time at the delightful establishment was a real pleasure, [...]
If you plan to go for a Tuaregcamp by camel make sure the ride is not too long. I’ve had a two hour ride, and it’s more than enough. Camels are very moody, and the seats are very hard. The view from these ships of the desert is very good. At two meters above [...]
Without any doubt, many of Mali’s most attractive and interesting edifices are mosques constructed in the unique Sahel style. Unfortunately, the majority of such buildings in the country are frustratingly not accessible by non-Muslims. Therefore, it was a great feeling to find out that visiting one of Timbuktu’s historic old places of worship was possible, [...]
f you like to go to the cinema to see the latest films, there are a number of cinemas dotted around Bamako of varying degrees of comfort. Last week we went to see the new Harry Potter at the Babemba cinema here in Bamako. This cinema is a good option if you want to see [...]
Mudcloth, or bogolan, refers to a type of rough-woven cotton fabric that has been died using a mixture of mud, tree-bark, and other natural ingredients. The rich earth-coloured cloth is then made into blankets, or items of clothing. Mopti and Segou are centres of bogolan production, but it seems somehow appropriate that some excellent quality [...]
In Bamako I had seen people have their feet henna’d for celebrations such as weddings, Tabaski and big fetes, but I had never had it done myself. I was staying in the rural village of Zebala and one day I talked to my American host, Lucia, and mentioned this. She said that she’d always wanted [...]