Cairo and Alexandria – the ultimate match 2006-01-23 13:11:21
The African Cup of Nations has just begun in Egypt. Peter Davies tells you why you should jump on a plane and give your favourite team some support.Full Story...
Sun City scoops prestigious award 2006-01-24 04:01:53
Sun City Resort has won Best Resort in Africa and Best in South Africa at the 12th annual World Travel Awards, held at the Royal Opera House in London.Full Story...
African tour offers a wild ride 2006-01-24 04:07:59
If you have always longed to see the mass migration of game from Serengeti to Masaai Mara and back, then read on.Full Story...
Marvel at the exotic locations 2006-01-20 09:08:59
Meet for dinner at Cape Agulhas on the evening of Sunday April 30. And then it's up the east coast of South Africa and into Mozambique.Full Story...
The African continent is Dave's office 2006-01-20 09:06:37
Dave van Graan isn't your normal nine-to-fiver. Instead, he is one of the continent's most respected overland off-road tour guides - and he has an office with a view...Full Story...
Learn to be an off-road guide 2006-01-20 09:07:25
Masazane Expeditions is an accredited trainer of off-road guides and Van Graan presents several courses.Full Story...
Swaziland calling 2006-01-14 05:18:09
The Royal Swazi Spa Resort nestles in the Ezulwini Valley where royal custom and quality reign supreme. Sophistication reigns in the Royal Swazi Spa casino, while the 18-hole championship course at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club offers a different mountainscape from every green.Full Story...
Game without frontiers 2006-01-14 06:31:41
Botswana has waged war on poaching and taken the high quality/low tourism option thus ensuring that the country's game viewing facilities rank among the finest in the world. Caroline Hurry got up close, but not too personal, with the wildlife at Lebala and Xakanaxa lodges.Full Story...
Holidays to die for 2006-01-13 09:22:18
Travelling opens you up to new possibilities and lessons in life, but sometimes it can also open you up to all kinds of ailments and infections. Linda Johnson advises tourists to know what kind of illnesses they could land as souvenirs of their trips.Full Story...
Pay more to see Kilimanjaro park 2006-01-07 04:53:21
Authorities have hiked entry fees for foreign tourists at Tanzania's two most famous national parks.Full Story...
Culture comes wrapped for tourists in Zambia 2005-12-24 04:42:04
Songwe Village offers tourists to Zambia the opportunity to wallow in their soap suds 120m above the Zambezi Gorge. Caroline Hurry recounts the experience...Full Story...
Chinese tourists flock to adventurous Africa 2005-12-20 04:51:23
With a booming economy and an openness to world cultures, Chinese tourists are visiting Africa in their droves - guaranteeing that their need for adventure will be fulfilled. Mohamed Ali Bile finds out more...Full Story...
Paradise at the 20 000-star Dune Hotel 2005-12-16 00:32:01
With towering golden sand dunes, ancient art, stunning flora and fauna, and amazing night skies, Angola's Namibe region could be a dream playround for thrill-seeking tourists, write Karen Iley and Zoe Eisenstein.Full Story...
The bare necessities - and plenty of guts 2005-12-10 10:48:22
Armed with just the bare necessities, a map and a lot of guts, an intrepid 23-year-old South African woman ventured through Africa on a bicycle - alone. Melanie Peters reports...Full Story...
Zanzibar's fading glory 2005-12-06 09:01:04
Bit by bit, Zanzibar's fabled Stone Town is crumbling. Every year, a few more buildings collapse, leaving yawning gaps in the narrow, winding alleys lined with Arab palaces, Persian baths, British colonial offices, Indian shops and one-time slave chambers.Full Story...
Centre yourself this New Year's Eve 2005-12-03 05:59:37
If the idea of beginning the New Year in a holistic way appeals to you, then a yoga-and-music break in southern Mozambique might be just the thing.Full Story...
Tourism figures in Mauritius continue to grow 2005-11-24 04:20:10
Tourist arrivals in Mauritius rose by 4,5 percent in the first 10 months of 2005 compared to the same period the previous year, the island's government has announced.Full Story...
The beauty of Victoria Falls is timeless 2005-11-18 02:06:00
Zambia is celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first sighting of the Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world.Full Story...
Eye your feast on Reunion 2005-11-18 02:56:32
When you're living on the enchanting island of Reunion, it gets under your skin, as Sybrandus Adema discovered after staying there for 18 months.Full Story...
Tourism to breathe life into war-torn Angola 2005-11-15 05:38:58
After decades of civil war, Angola is looking to reduce unemployment and poverty levels by luring foreign travellers to its beaches, tropical forests and starkly beautiful mountains.Full Story...
Hedonism and healing 2005-10-31 11:09:53
Beatric Larco savours the serenity offered by an ayurvedic spa on the African coast.Full Story...
Eagle-eyed book on the majesty of birds 2005-10-24 04:03:06
One of Africa's most distinctive wildlife sounds is the cry of the Fish Eagle. A new book on raptors aims to capture the splendour of these birds of prey, writes Deon Delport.Full Story...
Heaven is just over the horizon 2005-10-22 05:57:00
Leon Marais finds a totally different culture, gastronomic surprises galore, better beer than you ever tasted in South Africa and tropical waters an impossible shade of turquoise while backpacking in Mozambique.Full Story...
Kenya smiles as tourism revenue jumps 2005-10-21 08:27:18
Elated Kenyan officials have hailed a nearly 20-percent jump in tourism revenue from a boom in foreign visitors in the first six months of the year over the same period in 2004.Full Story...
An imperial quartet 2005-10-16 05:31:48
Graham Howe takes a trip across Morocco with the sultans of swing.Full Story...
A great break on the other side of the border 2005-10-09 08:14:25
Louise Palmer heads for the ski slopes of Lesotho and, as a bonus, discovers the Free State countryside...Full Story...
Romance lingers in busy Casablanca 2005-10-08 05:40:13
You can buy anything while doing lunch in the casbah, Graham Howe discovers as he watches a colourful hawkers' pageant with barrows laden with olives, dates, vegetables, bread, yoghurt, strawberries, cherries and melons.Full Story...
Kenya offers tourists affordable quality 2005-10-06 12:40:10
Kenya is hoping that quality services and high-spending visitors will extend the countries boom in tourism, which has made a healthy recovery since 2002.Full Story...
Such a great honeymoon we did it again 2005-10-03 06:08:27
Bob Harrison, a regular reader, returns to Mauritius for a second honeymoon after 28 years.Full Story...
Pack your bags and see the world 2005-10-03 06:10:30
You're young, you want to see the world but you have a limited budget. Then think backpacking. It's the easiest and cheapest way of seeing your own country and the rest of the world. Travel Editor Carol Lazar reports.Full Story...
Kenya presents a new game plan 2005-09-24 07:55:15
Meru National Park where Elsa, the lioness of Born Free fame, is buried, is getting a fresh start after having been decimated by poaching, writes Tom Malita.Full Story...
Chobe vying to be one of Africa's greatest 2005-09-26 05:34:58
Jan de Beer takes a cruise through Chobe in northern Botswana but finds that it is very different to a Kruger National experience.Full Story...
Far from the tourist trail 2005-09-19 03:07:19
Christina Gallagher encounters whales and pansy shells on a trip to beautiful Benguerra Island.Full Story...
'Born Free' Kenyan park gets a new start 2005-09-17 06:10:44
Meru National Park - the place where Born Free conservationists George and Joy Adamson began their work with orphaned lions - has begun to recover after decades of poaching.Full Story...
Marvellous Mauritius has so much to offer 2005-09-13 04:19:05
Travel writer Carol Lazar walks among the frangipani trees in Mauritius and finds that there's more to this famous island than sun and surf...Full Story...
Travelling back in time in Tunisia... 2005-09-12 03:49:54
Graham Howe went on a Tunisian odyssey, searching for Dido and Hannibal... and what did he find? A thriving country full of historic charm.Full Story...
Watch the sun vanish in Egypt 2005-09-12 03:51:28
Travel Editor Carol Lazar tells you why you should be in Egypt next year to witness the total eclipse of the sun...Full Story...
Explore the rural, laid-back Transkei coast 2005-09-15 07:06:14
Thousands of foreign travellers are aware that South Africa is a backpacker's delight, yet many locals remain oblivious to this organised and well-run component of our tourism industry.Full Story...
Maputo, train travel and all that jazz 2005-09-15 07:06:08
Often it's not wise to revisit places where you've had a good time. But Maputo today is as magical as it was 35 years ago, writes Sylvia Gill.Full Story...
SA's passport to pleasure 2005-09-03 05:01:37
South Africans will soon be funning and sunning themselves on the golden beaches of the Comores, says Brian MacMahon of Passport to Pleasure.Full Story...
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