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Africa Travel Newsletter - August 2009


CONTENTS:

** New Itineraries

** Featured Destination - Ghana

** Special Offers/Late Deals

** Independent Travellers

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TRAVEL CENTRE

Africa is such a unique destination for a holiday and our Travel Center is the perfect place for you to have a browse through to get some ideas. There is the choice of over 900 individual, varied itineraries, taking in the wildlife and culture that makes Africa so different. The are itineraries to suit all budgets, throughout the African continent. Click to view the whole selection.

If you are planning on spending Christmas/New Year in Africa then you should start making plans now as many places get booked up early on.

Here are some ideas to tempt you...

New Itineraries

Okavango Classic Boat Safari - Botswana
4 days: Enjoy a visit to Botswana's Okavango Delta, unique combination of land and water. Camp on the islands deep in the Delta, with boat trips and game walks.
 
Christmas Serengeti Tour - Overland
23 days: Starts in South Africa and travels up to Tanzania and back. The annual expedition to Serengeti is becoming a firm favourites with families and those that enjoy travelling in friendly groups. This year clients may choose self drive or a fully guided option.
 
Honeymoon Safari, Cultural Experience and Beach - South Africa
11 days: A unique honeymoon package with wildlife safari, Zululand Cultural Experience and stunning beaches. A flexible itinerary including, whale watching, hot air ballooning adventure and canoeing experience
 
Wheelchair Friendly Big 5 Safari & Adventure - South Africa
8 days: Luxury Wheelchair friendly Big 5 Safari in Umfolozi /Hluhluwe Game Reserve situated in the largest and most spectacular ecotourism region in South Africa combined with stunning coastlines and close wildlife interaction and Zululand Cultural Experience.
 
2010 Trans Africa - Overland
66 days: Either self drive or fully guided. Adventurers may join for 1,2 or all 3 legs of this expedition.
Stage I North Bound South Africa to Algeciras, Spain
Stage 2 Link Algerciras, Spain to Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt
Stage 3 South Bound Sharm el Sheikh (or Cairo if flying in), Egypt to South Africa
 
Waterberg Volunteer Project 4 week program - 2010 -South Africa
28 days: The Waterberg biodiversity and wildlife project is an educational and conservation program. The project combines serious hands on biodiversity and practical conservation work, game farm management and education of not only the wildlife and habitats but also of wider South African conservation issues.
 
Mali Sangha Tour - Mali
8 days: starts and ends in Burkina Faso but the main focus of the tour is in Mali, one of the largest African Cultural crossroads. Hundreds of authentic, mystical and beautiful sites will fill you with wonder as you travel round the country.
 
Mali Dogonland Tour - Mali
7 days: starts and ends in Burkina Faso, but the main interest is Mali, experiencing the history and culture of the country and visiting cliffs of Bandiagara where you will trek to experience the fascinating, rich and mysterious Dogon culture.
 
Benin Sombaland Tour - Benin
8 days: experience Benins' varied splendid landscapes, various cultures. The dimension with its broad fine sand beaches strewn with coconuts, bordered on the lagoons of the lake cities. The plates with its raised savanna occupant the interior of the country.
 
Burkina Faso "Sahel" Tour - Burkina Faso
8 days: Burkina Faso wins the heart of travelers with its relaxed pace of live, friendly people and wealth of interesting sights. From the deserts and unrivalled Gorom-Gorom market in the north, to the green countryside and strange rock formations of the country’s southwest, Burkina spans a rich variety of landscapes.
   
Burkina Faso Lobi and Kassena Country - Burkina Faso
8 days: this tour visits Lobi is located in the South- West of Burkina Faso, where we learn a little about the culture of the people living in the area. It also includes a visit to the Nazinga reserve which has the highest population of elephants in West-Africa
 


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Featured Destination - Ghana

Ghana is situated on the southern coast of the West African bulge and is bordered to the east by Togo, to the west by the Ivory Coast, to the south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and northwest by Burkina Fasso.

Ghana is safe and one of the most interesting countries in West Africa to visit. The country has got many aspects that make it appealing to any traveller; friendly people, profuse vegetation, colourful festivals, vibrant music, lively markets, great beaches and a distinctive way of life that is truly Ghanaian.

Our travel center has over 45 very varied itineraries in Ghana, many just recently added. There is bound to one that appeals to you. We have selected a few below to tempt you

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Ghana Country and Culture Tour
15 days: spend 15 thrilling days in Ghana just to enjoy pure nature, mixed with experiencing the history and culture and added adventure.
 
Ghana Beach and Hill Country Tour
8 days: Spend 8 thrilling days on the tropical beaches of Accra, the capital of Ghana, charging up in a nice hotel and checking out the immediate surroundings.
 
Beach Holiday on the Coast Line of Ghana
8 days: Spend 8 days on Ghana’s serene, palm fringed coastline - just chilling out.
 
Ghana Eco and Wildlife Safari tour
11 days: Journey to the remote Upper West region to Lobi and experience daily life of the community who originated from Burkina Faso. This tour offers a rustic taste to Ghana life.
 
Ghana Eco and Cultural Adventure
11 days: Our amazing adventure takes us to Ghana's smallest and most culturally diverse region, Upper East. Join our hospitable friends in Sirigu and search the caves for the oracle in the Telensi community.
 
Ghana - Learn to Surf
9 days: Ghana is a great place to learn how to surf. The waves that hit the coastline of Ghana travel great distances to reach the beaches producing some of the cleanest, most orderly and thus rider-friendly waves on earth. The West-Coast of Ghana creates the ideal place for learning how to surf. The surf lessons are guided by professional instructors.
 
Ghana Surfing Holiday
9 days: An excellent surfing holiday at Busua the west-coast of Ghana on 250 km west of Accra. Busua Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches of Ghana and always has waves for the beginner and experienced. Busua is a wonderful mix of traditional Ghanaian coastal village and a tourist destination. In day-time you will be busy catching some awesome breaks and in the evening it’s time for party or relaxing.
 
Ghana Big Game Fishing
7 days :Fishing with us in Ghana, you will get the ultimate, true African experience. Imagine the excitement and intrigue of fishing amongst canoes and travelling through native African villages minutes from the house. It will be an adventure and experience like no other!
   
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Special Offers / Late Deals
There are currently over 50 different itineraries currently on Special Offer. Below are a few of them to tempt you

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 Cultural History Adventure in Ghana
10% discount on this tour commencing 12th September 2009.

11 Days: Trek the hills of the Talensi in search of the cave of the Oracle. Meet the chief and his 17 wives during exploration of the many regions of Ghana.
 
  Big 5 Safari and Zululand Cultural Experience - South Africa
Special offer R14411 per person (minimum 2 people)

8 days: highlights of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa with Safari and World Heritage Site, beaches, Whale watching, Zulu Cultural Village and Elephant Interaction Experiences.
 
South Africa & Mozambique Explorer
SAVE £100 on the 20th September departure from Johannesburg
23 days: Travelling through South Africa, Swaziland and the beaches Mozambique this tour gives you a mix of the old and the new and great photographic opportunities.
 
South Africa : Kruger 10-day adventure
15% Discount: September 2009 departure
10 days: This safari is undeniably the most well organised once-in a-lifetime opportunity for African wildlife enthusiasts to visit the world’s most prolific big African game reserve.
 
South Africa : Private Small Group Kruger safari
10% Discount: 12 October 2009 departure
5 days: 5-star service, friendly and fully inclusive (complete with private chef and safari guide) in South Africa’s most prolific big game viewing area. Perfect itinerary for families
 
Nairobi to Cape Town Overland
FREE 3 Day Masai Mara Safari & FREE 3 Day Cape Town City Package
42 days: From the east coast of Africa to the southern trip of South Africa, will see you travel through eight different countries so diverse, so different in terrain and custom. Extensive game viewing, leisurely enjoying the local scene, maybe a bit of diving in Zanzibar, visiting a wildlife sanctuary, poling through the Okavango Delta in a dugout canoe, racing through the sand dunes on buggy’s, sky diving in Swakopmund. The choice is yours!
 
Botswana Classic Semi-Luxury Mobile Safari 2009
4 or more booking together - 20%, 3 or more booking together - 15% 2 or more booking together - 10% discount
10 days: Visit Botswana's premier game viewing parks and reserves, Moremi Game Reserve and Chobe National Park, including Savute, plus a fly-in visit to the Okavango Delta, unique combination of land and water
 
Tanzania Safari: Serengeti, Ngorongoro & Zanzibar
Free 3 day Masai Mara Safari
10 days: This trip starts in Dar Es Salaam, visits Zanzibar, Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater and ends in Nairobi
 
Victoria Falls, Botswana & Kruger NP family safari
Free 3 day Hwange Safari.i
10 days: Travelling from the mighty Victoria Falls we enter Botswana and explore Chobe NP, experience hands on the Okavango Delta before entering South Africa and the famed Kruger National Park
 
We can't include all the itineraries that are on special offer in this Newsletter so click here to view all
 
 
TRAVELLING AFRICA INDEPENDENTLY

Although this Newsletter is mainly dedicated to what's in our travel center - the Africa Guide has so much useful information for travellers who wish to see Africa independently. Before embarking on a trip to Africa, research is key to getting the most out of your experience, there are very few websites that cover the whole of Africa with up-to-date, useful and comprehensive information. For those of you who wish to travel independently, The Africa Guide website has the following sections that will prove to be invaluable for making your plans.

Please visit our Africa Countries Index and select the country you are interested in .
 

We hope you have enjoyed this Newsletter. Please let you family, friends and colleagues who are thinking of visiting Africa know about The Africa Guide where they will be able to find all the information they need to plan their travels.

Happy Travels

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