Africa
Travel companies cancel water sports after shark attack
British holiday companies today cancelled all water sports and boat trips in an Egyptian resort following shark attacks that have left several people seriously injured and one woman dead.
Inside Africa
See sales in the Seychelles
Saturday, 4 December 2010
Don't just fly and flop. Head for the market in bustling Victoria, says Cass Chapman.
Where the weird things are: Meet the pangolin, the mammal that thinks it's a reptile
Saturday, 27 November 2010
A 15kg walking artichoke? A metre-long ant-eating pine cone? Even though the pangolin is fairly widespread in savannah woodland right across sub-Saharan Africa, it's hard to describe in animal terms. For a start, this bizarre mammal is the only warm-blooded creature on the planet that is completely covered in scales.
Trail of the unexpected: The Pyramids on horseback
Saturday, 20 November 2010
Trotting through the desert near Giza is the perfect way to see the Pyramids, says Jonathan Hart.
Kenya: At home with the Maasai
Saturday, 13 November 2010
Daniel Howden takes on tracking and archery with an adventurous stay in the wilderness of a Kenyan game reserve
Back from the brink: Kenya's Samburu National Reserve
Saturday, 13 November 2010
But the locals are still waiting for the tourists to return ...
Travel By Numbers: Kenyan coast
Saturday, 13 November 2010
The nation's shoreline has a lot to offer, from tropical beaches to Swahili heritage.
Set off for a secret shore
Wednesday, 10 November 2010
Up the coast from the Morroccan resort of Agadir, there's a village full of surfers riding the waves. Andrew Eames takes a break
Sierra Leone: Wildlife, white sands, and a new wisdom
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Nick Redmayne returns to this formerly war-torn West African country to find that it now welcomes tourists with open arms...and cold beers.
Guide: Cape Verde
Saturday, 30 October 2010
This isolated archipelago offers an adventurous take on the tropical island experience.
Luxor, no longer a luxury
Wednesday, 27 October 2010
The city that is the cradle of civilisation is now a no-frills flight destination. Simon Calder enjoys this Nile gem that offers culture and pleasure in equal measure
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