Afrka The Vagga af Mannkyn
Tignarlegur 24, 2008 821: er | , vintri Ferast, Afrka, Alsr, Angla, Benin, Botswana, Kamern, Chad, Comores, Frjsa, Djibouti, Egyptaland, Eritrea, Epa, Gabon, Gamba, Ghana, Flabein Sjvarstrnd, Kena, Lesotho, Lbera, Lba, Madagaskar, Malawi, Illgirni, Mritana, Mrtus, Saffan, Mozambique, Namibia, Nger, Ngera, Endurfundir, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Ljnslegur, Smala, Suur Afrka, Sdan, Swaziland, Tansanubi, Togo, Tnis, Uganda, Zaire, Sambubi, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe | Athugasemd Burt
Hvenr flk hugsa af Afrka, eir hugsa af the str fimm leiangur sightings ( ljn, hlbari, fll, vatnabuffall, og nashyrningur) ea the str fimm harmleikari af the heimslfa ( str, jarmor, hungursney, plitskur sispilling, og the HIV/AIDS farstt). En Afrka umkringja mikill fleiri en nttrulf og hernaur.
Afrka er grarstr. ess’ fjrir sinnum the str af the Sameinaur Stjrnvitringur. ess’ um a bil 5,000 mlusteinn langur og 4,600 mlusteinn breiur. Afrka brabirga- upp 20% af the jarskin’ flmi.
“there’ a heild heimslfa fyrir handan the klisja essi frjun til lxus ferast og hrddur vintramaur eins” Andy Alpa-, co- skkva af Srstakur Ferast (SpecialtyTravel.com). “The ljsmynd leiangur er enn a str draga, af coursewhere– annars the verld geta reynsla the sjn af a ljn stngull ess br ea the strfenglegur gnr flutningur yfir Serengetis’ endalaus slttubi? ) rekja spor einhvers nttrulf srhver land Afrka og enn ekki f reyttur af a. En there er a rkur felustaur af Afrkubi reynsla essi margir flk don’t uppgtva anga til eirra second feralag til Afrka– sumir mega sj yfir a a llu leyti”
Srstakur Ferast hundra af Afrkubi fr fr sumir af Afrka’ bestur karlmannafatasali einn gilegur til sigla vefur staur. Ferast umbosmaur og ferast geta rngur dnn eirra val vi land og vi tegund af feralag me a par smellur.
Villutr’ a lta rttltur feinir af the draumur- af-a- vi Afrkubi ferast reynsla fr lkur karlmannafatasali essi geta vera stofna www.specialtytravel.com og the tmarit/ skr Srstakur Ferast :
Ghana arts & Menning
Ghana er a kviksj af arts. Hll Ferast’ sj dagur list og menning langfer af Ghana gefa safnari og menning daufgulur litur a einstur og upp- loka menningarlegur reynsla. Ferast heimskn a heimamaur askja ger b til sj a safn af askja skera t the lgun af msir mtmla lsing hefbundinn tr lf eftir daui (the “ myndunarafl Lkkista” af Teshie Nungua hafa been lgun jlegur - geographical og sningarsalur alheims-).
eir taka tommuleikari og dans kennslustund Kokrobrite Fjara og lra til gera fufu, jr hneta spa, rauur rauur, og skeggrur ssa a Ghanian kex verksti. ess’ til the Skmmustulegur in villagesPankrono–, hvar leirkerasmiur skapa colorful hnd- innbyggur lt; Ahwiaa, ekktur fyrir konunglegur kollur, gangandi stafur og frjsemi bra; Ntonso hvar handverksmaur hnd- stapp mynstur bmull fataefni til gera adinkra vefnaur gatslitinn fyrir jararfr og annar htlegur tilefni; og Bonwire hvar the frgur Kente fataefni er handunninn vefstll, a tmi-honored hef fara framhj dnn gegnum kynsl. Ef inn ferataska isn’t efni me list vi , a vilja vera eftir the Kumasi Milgur Markaur ( einnig ekktur eins og Kejetia Markaur), the rlti opinn- loft markaur Vestur- Afrka, hvar fleiri en 10,000 smsali selja rttltur ur allt ) rf ea vilja fa, dkur, fatnaur, hsggn, fegur vara, og handunninn handverksmaur.
HLL Ferast
Gudmlegur the Rauahaf
The Rauahaf, hvar the eyimrk hitta the thaf, er einn af the planet’s tfrandi nttrulegur sjr umhverfi. There ert ur 200 af krall tegund og yfir a sund tegund af fiskur, fleiri tegund en hver sem er af vatn ess str. Margir msir huga the Rauahaf er the bestur gudmlegur the verld verld. Ltusblm Aljlegur’ Djpur Dnn the Rauahaf gudmlegur langfer byrjun Steindys og gefa msir the tkifri til kanna the Vera til miklu mli Dabab Rif, Elephinstone Rif, Hfrungur Rif (3 afkla me the hfrungur), St. Klsett, Fliland Alam, og Vestur- Abu Dabab. LTUSBLM ALJLEGUR Langfer
Ljsmyndari’ Leiangur
There skhalli’ vera kveinn greinir ensku hugamaur ea faglegur ljsmyndari lifandi essi hasnt’ fantasa ur the handtaka a skot af ljn cubs leika the grpa, a hlbari a tr, ea a lna af fll. A faglegur ljsmyndari leia ltill (10 ea fewer) ljsmynd- hungraur hpur daglega leikur veiimaur– a ljsmyndari skref– opinn kutki og bushwalks gegnum persnulegur leikur skilja sr og Kruger jgarur. Ljsmyndari vilja blettur leikur a ofan kveinn greinir ensku fgafullur ljs flug og taka a btur gegnum the verld’ riji rlti rgljfur fyrir niurdreginn og hekl skot. the kvld, gestur bera saman skot the tr hs stll hs. AFRKA VILLTUR Leiangur
Kanna the Kalahari
Fir landshluti af Afrka geta jafningi the seimagn af Botswana’ Kalahari Eyimrk. ess einstur og slandi umhverfi, og ess feiknastr og einangrun, leyfi a varanlegur far allur gestur. samlagning til exploring ess brothttur vistkerfi, Ferast me Fjall Ferast drukkinn’ Kalahari Eyimrk persnulegur vintri geta reynsla the menningarlegur glsileiki af the innfddur San ( bskmaur) flk, hver lifandi heill samrmi me eirra umhverfi. Fr Tjakkur’ Tjaldbir, kveinn greinir ensku glsilegur, hefbundinn Austur African–style tjaldbir (the bestur the Kalahari!), youll’ kanna the saltptur quad reihjl, leita a the visjll brnn hena, og taka a ganga me a Bskmaur og lra hvernig the San flk hafa lifa af fyrir ld this hrkulega fallegur umhverfi.
FJALL FERAST drukkinn
Rekja spor einhvers Str Leikur Ftur Str Fimm Svi
kveinn greinir ensku umhverfis-- vingjarnlegur strekkingargrind tjaldbir the Timbavati Persnulegur Nttran skilja sr, Bateleur Eco Leiangur er the hjarta af Str 5 svi. Mynd a hluti af the Mikill Kruger jgarur, allur tilbinn hindrun milli the skilja sr hafa been fjarri, leyfa the nttrulf til reika frjls. Sightings af ljn, hlbari, fll, buffali, nashyrningur, blettatgur, antilpa, og 350 fugl tegund ert sameiginlegur. Fylgja framkoma daglega runni ganga, hver kenna gestur til rekja spor einhvers str leikur ftur og afla a tfrandi innsn inn dr atferlis-. Til tryggja kveinn greinir ensku reianlegur nttrulf reynsla, Bateleur Eco Leiangur fletta ofan af gestur til a fjlbreytni af athafnasemi svo sem eins og bushcraft og a a lifa af kunntta, uppeldi loka til nttran en alltaf ur.
BATELEUR ECO Leiangur
Vagga af Vdtr
The vintri Sent tilbo a fer af ystur gegnum sumir af Afrka’ minna- heimskn land: Togo, Benin, og agga niur Faso. Ferast gegnum rr mjg lkur j, ferast reynsla fjlbreyttur menning og hefbundinn tr, furulegur nttrulegur adrttarafl, einstur byggingarlistar- stll, vingjarnlegur flk og lflegur heimamaur tnlist. Fr the Fli af Gnea til the fjarlgur hiringja- landslag the norur af agga niur Faso, ferast heimskn skurgo markaur og kyrkislanga musteri, eya a ntt a hefbundinn stulta orp, vitni eldur- dans og grma vihafnarsiur og kanna the grarstr vtta af the Burkinabe Sahel. Stundum, eir ert jafnvel leyfishafi kveinn greinir ensku horfendur me Konungur Maiga Belko Arabi. vintri Sent
Maasailand Leiangur
Einn af jlegur - geographical Ferast’ “50 Langfer af a vi”, this er the tkifri til kanna the Afrkubi hitabeltisgresja ftur me Maasai strsmaur, hluti sgufrgur me embtti safnaarldungs, ra verld tlubla af sameiginlegur umhyggjusemi, lra ur nttruvernd og bfjrrkt, womens’ tlubla, helgiathfn af lei, og uppgtva the fagrar listir af perluskraut, hefbundinn lkna, tnlist og dans, allur fr a undirstaa af srstaklega innbyggur gestur einlyft barhs the Maasai orp af Merrushi. NTTRULF vintrakona
Smfugl Egyptaland
Egyptaland er a br milli heimslfa tilbo far- tegund the fullkominn lei fyrir eirra rbk flug fr Evrpa og Asa. A breiur fjlbreytni af Egypti vaxtarstaur svi fr high rugged mountains to desert and tropical style jungle along the Nile basin, give it a unique character plus the diversity needed to attract an extremely wide range of bird life– over 430 species of birds are found in Egypt. Travel Egypt, in addition to Nile cruises classic Nile Valley tours, operates a tour during the anticipated peak of migrations to afford birders a vacation with the maximum chance to view and photograph the widest variety possible. Birders visit to important antiquity sites and oasis in both upper and lower Egypt and the Sinai Peninsula with its beautiful beaches, incredible undersea life, and bountiful collection of bird life. TRAVEL EGYPT
Spotting Gorilla and Chimps in Uganda
Uganda’s longest operating Safari provider (operating since 1959), Kimbla-Mantana African Safaris, combines luxury tent camps with real beds, comfortable furniture, thick rugs, and fully stocked dining and bar tents (this isn’t roughing it), with game viewing tin a private fleet of 4×4 Land cruisers. Lake Mburo Camp is set in a beautiful game park that has a wide range of Africa’s wildlife; Bwindi Forest Camp is the base for mountain gorilla treks; and Kibale Forest Camp is the forested base for chimpanzee spotting. Kimbla-Mantana African Safaris
These, and many other African experiences (as well as a myriad of special interest and adventure travel adventures), can be found in Specialty Travel Index and on www.SpecialtyTravel.com
STI is easy to use, on the web site with the “Find Your Adventure” search mechanism indexing tours by both interest/activity (Yacht Charter, Wine Tours,) and destination (Costa Rica, France) and in the magazine using similar choices. Subscriptions to the magazine cost $10 per year (Canada $15; other foreign $25) for two issues: July (Fall/Winter) and January (Spring/Summer). Send orders to: info@specialtytravel.com or order online at www.specialtytravel.com
Great African Adventures and Mountains of Africa
August 15, 2008 on 10:09 am | In Adventure Travel, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Books Guidebooks, Botswana, Cabinweb, Cameroon, Chad, Comores, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe | Comments Off
Struik Publishers is pleased to announce two new books bringing the adventure of outdoor Africa to readers: Great African Adventures: A Guide to the Mother Continent’s Ultimate Outdoor Adventures and Mountains of Africa. Both are available for your consideration for review.
Great African Adventures: A Guide to the Mother Continent’s Ultimate Outdoor Adventures by Jacques Marais Click photos to order these books.
Africa may rate as uncharted territory to the majority of mainstream travellers, but an advance guard of intrepid adventurers has long been exploring this intriguing continent. If you have yet to experience the countless adventures brimming between Cape Town and Cairo, this D.I.Y. guide contains all the information you need to trip confidently onto the Mother Continent.
Tales of high adventure, in-your-face photography, destination overviews, maps and contact details make this the ultimate adventure primer to Africa. Join the author and a handful of respected contributors as they river-board the Nile, climb Mali’s Hand of Fatima and run the ‘Marathon des Sables’ in Morocco, to name but a few of the adventures. An edgy style, up-to-date content and award-winning photography make this a must-have book for everyone from armchair adventurers to card-carrying members of the outdoor tribe.
Jacques Marais is a respected adventure writer and extreme sports photographer, and was selected as one of only 50 finalists in the prestigious Red Bull Illume Sports Photography Competition. He regularly contributes to premium travel magazines around the world, and this is his fifth book on outdoor adventure. He shares a house on the Cape Peninsula with his wife, two boisterous children, a ragtag of rescue pets and a serious selection of adventure toys.
Mountains of Africa by Duncan Souchan
A visual celebration that takes the reader on glorious visits to Africa’s magnificent mountains:
the holy ones, the prominent and fabled ones, and those we see and hear of all the time … the volcanic highlands of the Drakensberg/Maluti, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Mount Kenya, Tsodilo Hills, Mount Sinai, the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, and of course Table Mountain, the jewel in South African tourism.
Mountains of Africa is a journey of both historical and modern travel: walk alongside great explorers of bygone eras while reading about modern-day activities available for mountain enthusiasts.
Also covered are people’s interactions with the mountains from the perspective of the people living in the surrounds, as well as information found in geological, geographical and pioneering history, and substantial reference is made to particular mountains that are natural sanctuary to certain endangered animals, and to the vegetation and protected parks and areas.
Duncan Souchon is a respected South African mountaineer as well as content manager of SuperSport’s SuperClimb web section. He is an adventurer at heart, a storyteller and also a man who is passionate about mountains, their people and creatures living in the area around them.
Top-Flight Africa With Free Air
August 8, 2008 on 9:28 am | In Adventure Travel, Africa, Airlines, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Cabinweb, Cameroon, Chad, Comores, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe | Comments Off
African Travel, Inc. Offers Two Luxury Specials
Glendale, CA- African Travel, Inc. specialists in luxury African safaris, is offering free round trip air fare to Africa — worth more than $1,500 — on a pair of safari itineraries from October through December. Travelers can choose from a 12-day South Africa and Victoria Falls trip or 13 days in Northern Tanzania, both offering topflight accommodations and services. Designed for individual parties, both safari packages depart any day of the week and can be customized with optional extensions and other arrangements. Prices are per person, double occupancy.
The Great Migration, 13 Days Tanzania, from $11,195 per person
This safari combines northern Tanzania’s finest wildlife viewing with luxury lodgings. Highlights include 4 nights in the Serengeti with daily wildlife viewing, the famed Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most unique caldera in the world; Tarangire, one of Tanzania’s “secret” wildlife havens and home to a large elephant population; and Manyara National Park in the Great Rift, with its hippos and flamingos.
Beginning and ending with a night in Arusha, the itinerary spends two nights each at Tarangire and the Ngorongoro Crater, one night at Manyara National Park, and four nights in the Serengeti. Included are roundtrip air fare from New York, luxury accommodations, 29 meals, and daily game drives and other wildlife activities with highly trained guides. Accommodations are “Wildebeest” level, and include Arusha Hotel, Tarangire Tree Lodge, Lake Manyara Tree Camp, Crater Lodge at Ngorongoro and – for maximum wildlife viewing — Mobile Migration, a mobile camp in the Serengeti.
Depending on the month of departure, prices begin at $8,795 per person, based on double occupancy for November. October and December prices are slightly higher. Single supplement begins at $2,595. Round trip economy air fare from New York to Kilimanjaro is free for travel from October through December; Business class air fare is available upon request. Taxes, fuel surcharges and security fees are additional. Travelers can spice up their trip with an optional extension to Zanzibar.
Southern Explorer, 12 Days: South Africa & Victoria Falls, from $9,975
Capetown, Kruger National Park and Victoria Falls combine on this 12-day odyssey. Two days are spent at the legendary falls with three days each in Cape Town and Kruger National Park, plus an overnight in Johannesburg en route from Kruger to Victoria Falls and prior to departure. Two full days touring Cape Town plus a dinner with a Capetonian family are followed by a stay at Singita Private Game Reserve, including morning and afternoon wildlife drives. At Victoria Falls a walking tour and an evening sundowner cruise on the Zambezi provide various vistas of one of the world’s highest falls.
Top-of-the-line accommodations for “Ebony Class” departures are at the Cape Grace in Cape Town, at Singita Boulders/Ebony in the Sabi Sands, the Saxon in Johannesburg, and the River Club at Victoria Falls. Price includes 20 meals, accommodations, all transportation, sightseeing and safari drives in an open vehicle.
“Ebony Class” departures from October – December are $9,975 per person, based on double occupancy. Single supplement is $2,875. Economy class air fare from New York to Cape Town with return from Johannesburg is free for departures from October through December (black-out dates apply). Flights to Victoria Falls and Kruger National Park are additional. Business class air fare is available upon request. Taxes, fuel surcharges and security fees are additional. Travelers can extend their trip to savor more of South Africa with optional tours to South Africa’s renowned Cape Winelands or Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve.
About African Travel, Inc.
Since 1976 African Travel Inc, under the leadership of its Founder and Managing Director, Dave Herbert, has designed custom-tailored, luxury vacation experiences to the African continent and beyond for discerning travelers. African Travel Inc.’s offerings stretch from Cape Town to Cairo, the Seychelles islands, Mauritius, Madagascar and Dubai. Travel + Leisure magazine named African Travel, Inc. one of the top ten tour and safari operators in 2007.
In keeping with its philosophy, African Travel encourages preservation and economic development through a number of activities, including donating a portion of profits to wildlife conservation and cultural preservation.
For more information on African Travel Inc.’s custom-tailored trips, see your travel agent, phone (800) 421-8907 or (818) 507-7893. Information is also available at http:/www.africantravelinc.com/ or by emailing ati@africantravelinc.com
Crew Wanted For 600 BC Sailing Expedition
June 16, 2008 on 10:20 am | In Adventure Travel, Africa, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Benin, Comores, Congo, Djibouti, Dubai, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, London, Madagascar, Mauritius, Middle East, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Reunion, Sailing, Saudia Arabia, Scotland, Scuba Diving, Senegal, Seychelles, Sharjah, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Syria, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Wales, Yemen, Zanzibar | Comments Off
Phoenicia Fact Sheet The search is on for keen sailors to take part in an ambitious expedition which aims to recreate the first circumnavigation of Africa believed to have been completed by Phoenician mariners almost 3,000 years ago.
The Phoenician Ship Expedition will set sail this summer from the ancient Syrian port of Arwad, which is where the 70 ft replica vessel is being built.
Led by Philip Beale who successfully headed the Borobudur expedition in 2003-04 sailing a replica 8th century Indonesian trading vessel from Indonesia to West Africa, this latest venture is more ambitious and will see the ship cover 17,000 miles over 12 months before she arrives in London.
“You don’t have to be Ellen MacArthur to take part in this project, although she’d be most welcome. We’re looking for people who have a sense of adventure and curiosity to be part of a small team in what will inevitably be challenging circumstances. We want a multination crew and obviously not everyone can take so long away from work and family commitments so we’d welcome applications from people who could come for part of the voyage” said Beale.
The Phoenicia team are in need of specialist skills such as medical, culinary, IT and photographic expertise as well as experienced and novice sailors. Applications forms are available to down load from the projects website www.phoenicia.org.uk