Newsletter - September 2001

AFRICA GUIDE UPDATE

New additions to The Africa Guide

New Section - African Features and Articles

	We have developed a new separate section specifically for features and articles from the world of specialist travel magazines. Travel Africa is a leading international magazine focusing on African travel destinations, wildlife and culture. With subscribers in over 100 countries, Travel Africa has been bringing the world's most exciting continent to traveller's door steps since 1997. Please browse through our new Africa Features & Articles section - new articles will be added on a regular basis

Africa Shop

Since it was established The Africa Shop has proved very popular ... we've recently added many more Art and Craft items including Jewelry and Musical Instruments as well as many other new items that would make lovely gifts. Over the next couple of months we shall be adding our festive stock... so keep returning Why not go shopping or just have a browse...

Internet Access/Cyber Cafes

Details of Internet Access in the individual African countries can be found in the Visitor Information of each country section. Recent additions include:

Ghana | Morocco | Tunisia

please keep checking back for more listings

Tourist Offices/Embassies

We continue to add listings of Tourist offices and/or Embassies located worldwide, for individual countries and have now uploaded details in respect of the following countries:-

Eritrea | Zimbabwe | Morocco | Mozambique

We have also added several more to the Malawi and Kenya listings.

Again, you'll find it useful if you keep checking back for new listings

Banks

Within the individual country section under Visitor Information we have started to add links to bank websites within that country. Hopefully this will help you when trying to find out where foreign currency and travellers cheques can be exchanged and where ATM's are located. Please visit the Visitor Information section of the country you are interested in. We will be adding new banks regularly.

African Facts and Figures

Many of you have asked for certain facts and figures, such as the largest country, highest point, longest river etc. We have now developed our Facts and Figures section dedicated to these and many more lesser known facts about the continent of Africa.

New Photographs

In this Newsletter we would like to thank Phyllis Rajaniemi and Numan GÜR, who have kindly donated photographs on Uganda and again Villiers Steyn for new photographs of wildlife. New photographs include scenes from Uganda and wildlife photographs - they are marked with a "new" label in our photo library See also Uganda Photo Library

Our Forums

Please don't forget to make use of the forums if you are looking for particular information or if you would like to pass on some useful hints and tips that you have discovered during your travels

We have recently incorporated a feature whereby, if you wish, you can select if you wish to be notified by email when a new message is posted to your thread

Join in become a part of the Africa Forums community.

New Listings to The Africa Guide

Botswana Travel - Botswana
Specialises in lodge and camping safaris for independent travellers in the Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Chobe National Park, Kalahari Desert, Tuli Block and other distinctive areas. Our expertise includes travel for birders, photographers and families. We offer wing safaris, mobile safaris, horseback, elephant and walking safaris. Itineraries for the 2002 eclipse now available.

Gateway to Ancient Egypt - Egypt
An excellent website about ancient Egyptian history, their dynasties and pharaohs, religious and funerary beliefs, gods, temples and tombs.

Cultural Tourism Programme - Tanzania
Local people designed tours in their villages. Visitors get an insight in culture and daily life. Local guides and womengroups provide all services required. In this way tourism is creating employment and generate income which is used for improving living conditions. A Village Development fee is charged for the benefit of the whole community.

Accraonline Internet Cafe - Accra New town
12 Computers, 2 Scanners,4 Printers and internet conference facilities. Good atmosphere and friendly staffs makes your visit worthwhile.

Phylum Tours - Madagascar
Phylum Tours leads individuals and groups to the remote and beautiful regions of Madagascar with customized tours to meet your particular interests.


Game World Ltd., Travel & Tours - Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda
Full service Destination Management Company for Incentives, Conferences, Meetings, Special Interest Tours, Wildlife Safaris and Package Tours in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

African Treks - South Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zimbabwe.
African Treks custom designs tours and safaris for leisure, adventure and business travelers, and special interest groups. Destinations include South Africa, Namibia, Botswana & Zimbabwe.

Gambia News - Gambia
A website packed with all possible information on Gambia, including News, and over 3000 photos.

Dagara Music - Ghana
Watch the music video online! Dagara Bewaa Culture Group featuring Bernard Woma (Traditional West African dance and music). Bernard Woma, master xylophonist and drummer of the Ghana National Theatre, and his Dagara Bewaa Culture Group perform West African xylophone music and dance.

E-Gnu
One stop travel planner in Southern Africa

Caravan-Serai, Inc
Unique trips for small groups of travelers, under 20 people to feel, taste and really be in the country they are visiting. We offer tours to Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Tanzania and Tunisia

GamLinks - Gambia
GamLinks is a comprehensive directory of Gambia-related websites. This website is dedicated solely to Gambia websites and is updated regularly.

Somanga Country Lodge - South Africa Western Cape
Welcome to the rustic elegance and luxurious comfort of Somanga Country Lodge. The perfect location to discover tranquillity in the fresh mountain air. Just 20 minutes from George lies this gem of the Garden Route in the Southern Cape.

Wildland Adventures - throughout Africa
Wildland Adventures, worldwide cultural, natural history explorations for active, inquisitive travelers. Leading experts in family trips, group trips, honeymoon trips and independent ecotourism since 1986.

Science on Safari - South Africa & Zambia
Special interest customised safaris take you into the heart of some Africa's premier wildlife destinations. Experts interpret wildlife, ecology, culture, history, and geology

Stonecutters- Mpumalanga, South Africa
Venue of exceptional quality for corporate conferences, celebratory get-togethers for friends and family, or outstanding trout fishing

Beat Around The Bush- South Africa
Small and personalised company offering expert travel advice and a unique meet-and-greet service for visitors to South Africa

Marloth Park Accommodation - South Africa
Bush Cottages for Rent in Marloth Park. Two self-catering cottages. The cottages are situated in Marloth Park, which lies on the southern end of Kruger National Park. View from cottage looks out over the Crocodile River into KNP. You are only 20 - 30km away from the Crocodile Bridge and Malelane Gates into KNP respectively.

New Travelogues on The Africa Guide

Cycle to the Summit
In November 2001 four people set off to cycle from London to the Earth Summit 2002 in Johannesburg to raise awareness and funds for the charity WaterAid. Follow their progress as they will be producing a video diary and regular updates to their website along the way.

Andy Raggett's Botswana 2001 trip
Tour of Botswana's National Parks and Game reserves, July / August 2001: Moremi, Chobe, Nxai Pan, Makgadikgadi, Central Kalahari

Matz Lonnedal Risberg -
South Africa to Kenya by Train and Boat (April - June 2001)
An interesting and very different ten week railway journey through Southern and East Africa, arriving and leaving Africa by freighter .

A trip to South Africa 2000 -
Stellenbosch, Port Elizabeth and Capetown by Pierre Malraison

Latest Travel Advice

Particularly, in view of the recent atrocities, we strongly recommend that if you are planning on travelling to Africa, you visit one of the following websites to get the latest travel information and advice.

The Foreign Office in London The Foreign Office has notified us that they have recently updated the advice on the following countries: Algeria | Angola | Benin | Cape Verde | Egypt | Guinea Bissau | Kenya | Lesotho | Mali | Morocco | Nigeria | Senegal | Sudan | Uganda | Western Sahara | Zimbabwe

The U.S.Department of State Travel Warnings
Has recently updated their Consular Information Sheets in respect of the following countries:-
Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Niger, Mauritania, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda Zimbabwe, South Africa

This Newsletter is sponsored by:

Safari Magic
Offers private and escorted safaris (for a minimum of 2 guests) in Kenya and Tanzania that have been carefully designed for your complete comfort, convenience and enjoyment. They range from 6 to 16 days, are available in 3 levels of accommodation comfort, visit the best game-viewing parks and reserves, are virtually all-inclusive and guarantee daily departures PLUS a window seat! Read all about them at www.SafariMagic.com

Rainbow Tours
Offers tailor-made tours and safaris for the independent traveller in South Africa, Botswana, Madagascar, Namibia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania and the Indian Ocean islands. Specialities include tours for birders, wildlife enthusiasts, photographers, ecotours, and cultural tours. In South Africa, we promote distinctive, small, owner-run hotels and lodges in superb locations. We arrange fly-in, mobile, walking, riding and family safaris in Botswana - some well off the beaten track. In Madagascar, we offer the widest range of destination, English-speaking Malagasy guides and extensive knowledge of this unique island.

AfricanConservation.com
the project, has had a very successful first year and is now looking for funding to develop and extend it's services - volunteer web workers also welcome! With four free websites for conservation groups under our belt, and two massive ones in the pipeline, we're going to need all the help we can get.

As many of you know, The Africa Guide's new features and developments come about from your feedback - we try to incorporate what our visitors would like to see, so please keep sending us your feedback.

Remember, we have a lot of information in our database that will be added to The Africa Guide in the future - if you do not find what you are looking for just let us know and we may do some research for you.