It borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Its southern coast is on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean.
It spans the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with the Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and Togo in the east.
This is Cape Verde’s sunniest island with hot and dry miles and miles of sandy beaches that make it a real tropical paradise for those looking to relax by the sea.
It’s bordered by the Gaza Strip (Palestine) and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west..
Taking us away from Libya’s war-torn cityscapes and ancient sites for a spell of the weird and the wonderful, the black-stained tar and rock fields of Waw an Namus are a truly otherworldly sight to behold.
It’s is a gorgeous labyrinth of blue-on-blue buildings with an incredibly photogenic glow and colorful architecture. It’s Morocco's main hiking and trekking destinations.
These poetically beautiful mammoth sand mountains (dunes) are a surreal and gorgeous landscape of huge waves, shaped by the ever-shifting desert sands.
This laid-back town on the Cap Bon Peninsula, with its pretty white buildings, is Tunisia's top sun-and-sea resort, dedicated to easygoing beach vacations.
Capital City: Cape Town (legislative) Bloemfontein (judicial) Pretoria (admin.)
Neighbours Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe; Mozambique, Eswatini and Lesotho. South Africa bears classic African scenery: golden savannah, great gaping gorges, and hauntingly beautiful deserts, as well as an awe-inspiring cast of African creatures — and, as a bonus — all the creature comforts.
It’s a home to the largest red lechwe population, rhinos, and a dense concentration of African wildlife. It was the first reserve in established in 1963.
Besides Tekezé Dam of Ethiopia, it’s the largest of its kind in Africa. Its dramatic wall of concrete and steel remains one of the continent’s real engineering wonders.
They conceal the fascinating historic sites of the Moteng Valley, which have yielded evidence of human habitation in these parts of Lesotho since at least the Stone Age.
Dunes meet sea at the Skeleton Coast and there is a lot to see and do here that makes Swakopmund an ideal break to the vast distance between Sossusvlei and Etosha. Namibia has some beautiful, unique and extraordinary scenery. Attractions abound and activities are limitless.
The park is home to Africa's second largest canyon, as well as a rich diversity of wildlife and plants with lush subtropical foliage, waterfalls, glistening rivers, and lichen-covered rock formations.
Cape Town is one of the planet's most breathtaking cities. Nature surrounds this multicultural city, which nuzzles between a rugged range of mountains and the sea.
Long blond beaches lure swimmers, surfers, and anglers, while the bustling promenade feels like Miami Beach with its high-rise hotels, shops, restaurants, and flashy entertainment complexes.
It’s home to the giraffe, zebra, kudu, jackal, wildebeest, and nyala during day and possibly hyena, genets, servals, and honey badgers during the night.